PhD Opportunity – Actinomyces Bioprospecting Lab, SASTRA

September 15, 2025

Job Overview

Job Description

I am delighted to announce a PhD intake in my lab at SASTRA University, focusing on:
πŸ”Ή Drug Discovery – Antifungals and resistance modulators
πŸ”Ή Pathogen Biology – Klebsiella and Candida spp.

Our Actinomyces Bioprospecting Lab is dedicated to advancing antimicrobial resistance research through molecular biology, genomics, and translational drug discovery.

I am privileged to mentor a talented team of scholars:
1. Jananishree S – Fungal genomics, drug formulation, PK studies
2. Aravind M– Fungal & bacterial genomics, antifungal drug discovery, infectious models
3. Jayasree K – One-Health approach in AMR
4. Harini A.C – Resistance modulators

We are now inviting motivated students passionate about drug discovery and antimicrobial resistance to join us.
πŸ“Œ Application link: SASTRA PhD Admissions 2025 (https://lnkd.in/gZSXY5ra)
πŸ“š Know more about our work: Google Scholar – Prof. R. Jayapradha (https://lnkd.in/gFk6xXRM)

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/prof-jayapradha-ramakrishnan-1b455437a_phdopportunity-drugdiscovery-antimicrobialresistance-activity-7373217523166752768-d12X