Pradeep Sathyanarayana

Pradeep hails from Bangalore, in the southern part of India. He completed his Bachelor in Engineering in Biotechnology from Sir. MV Institute of Technology, where he was interested in developing green systems for nanoparticle synthesis. He later joined as a Graduate student at the Centre for BioSystems, Science and Engineering in the Indian Institute of Science. Here he was jointly advised by Prof. Sandhya Visweswariah and Prof. Ganapathy Ayappa. He was interested in understanding the mechanisms associated with membrane damage by pore-forming toxins and applied artificial membrane systems, single-molecule imaging and spectroscopy to address these questions. In the Loparo Lab, he is  studying the mechanism of pathway choice to resolve eukaryotic DNA double strand breaks. Outside the lab, Pradeep is a big fan of Football (soccer) and is a big Arsenal fan. He enjoys books, stand-up comedy and exploring the city.