Anirban Ghosh

About Anirban Ghosh

Head of the multifunctional research group at IISc, Bangalore with projects dealing with novel prokaryotic signal transduction pathways, genetic basis of antimicrobial resistance and anti-infective drug discovery.• 15+ years of work experience in leading European universities such as Uppsala University, K U Leuven and biopharmaceutical company AstraZeneca with a strong track record of high-quality research in international environments and diverse cultures.• Working knowledge of deep research to identify and validate previously unexplored key genes and pathways with molecular mechanistic details in 3 different organisms such as E. coli, Salmonella and Mycobacterium sp.• Demonstrated experience and expertise in key areas with significant advancement in fields such as bacterial stress response, nucleoid dynamics, antibiotic tolerance and second messenger signaling.• Successfully implemented multiple collaborations and coordinated interdisciplinary research projects with teams from India, Europe, and the USA (10 till date).• Recipient of several prestigious fellowships: Erasmus Mundus (for Ph.D.), the Wenner-Gren fellowship (for post-doctoral studies), and the DBT-Ramalingaswami fellowship (as Principal Investigator).• Secured multiple research grants as PI and co-PI from the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India with a total award value of 2,11,87,880 INR.• Contributed to 20+ publications in high-impact journals including Nucleic Acids Research (NAR), the EMBO journal and Nature Scientific Reports as first authors and corresponding authors.• Attended conferences such as ASM Microbe, FEMS Microbiology Congress, EMBO-BacNet, and Analytical Genetics. Delivered oral talks and invited speeches.• Awarded several recognitions such as the Best Poster Presenter award at the Federation of European Microbiological Societies (FEMS) Congress, Leipzig, Germany, the Best departmental thesis award at K U Leuven, Belgium and the Best Junior Scientist award at AstraZeneca, India.• Mentored 2 Ph.D. students (co-guide), 3 Postdoctoral scientists and 9 research assistants (till date).Contact details: email- a••••••••@gmail.com; Phone-+91••••••••95.

Experience

1. Principal Scientist

   Jivanu Therapeutics

   Nov 2024 — Present

Education

• University Of North Bengal

  Bachelor’s Degree, Microbiology

  2002 — 2005

• Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, Narendrapur

  High School

  1994 — 2002

• Bangalore University

  Master’s Degree, Microbiology

  2005 — 2007

• University of Leuven (K U Leuven)

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Microbial Genetics under stress response

  2010 — 2014