PEOPLE

People behind the research

Principal Investigator, confirmed collaborators, research advisors and future team members.

Principal Investigator

Dr. Vikas Sharma
GROUP LEADER

Dr. Vikas Sharma

Associate Professor Grade 1 · School of Biosciences and Technology · VIT-AP University

Dr. Sharma leads SIBES. His research spans integrated and autonomous bioprocessing, microfluidics, nucleic acid therapeutics, smart biochips, process analytics and computational bioengineering.

Education: Ph.D. Biotechnology (2022), NIT Raipur; M.Tech. Biotechnology (2015); B.Tech. Biotechnology (2012), Kurukshetra University.

Experience: Postdoctoral Researcher, POSTECH, South Korea (2022–2026); VIT-AP University (2026–present).

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Collaborators

Digvijay Dahiya

Digvijay Dahiya

NIT Andhra Pradesh, India · Enzyme biotechnology, membrane separation, data-driven bioprocess optimization.

Dr. Raman Rao

Dr. Raman Rao

Sustainable materials, resource valorization, bioproducts and life-cycle assessment. Affiliation to be reconfirmed before publication.

Dr. Shraddha Chauhan

Dr. Shraddha Chauhan

Associate Professor Grade 1, VIT-AP University · Molecular diagnostics, microfluidic and electrochemical biosensors, synthetic biology and epigenetics.

Research Advisors — PhD to Postdoctoral Journey

Acknowledging the mentorship that informed the Principal Investigator’s research journey. These advisors are not represented as current SIBES team members.

Dr. D. Vasanth

Dr. D. Vasanth

PhD Research Advisor · NIT Raipur, India · 2016–2021.

Prof. Dong-Pyo Kim

Prof. Dong-Pyo Kim

Postdoctoral Research Advisor · POSTECH, South Korea · 2022–2025.

Prof. Luke P. Lee

Prof. Luke P. Lee

Postdoctoral Research Mentor · K-BIGHEART, POSTECH · 2026.

Research Scholars & Students

Recruiting interest

Future group members will be featured here. There are no alumni to list at present.

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