Chaithanya Madhurantakam

Biography

Chaithanya Madhurantakam is a structural biologist and a protein biochemist. He has a Doctoral degree in Biotechnology from the Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, India. His research work focuses on structural characterization of proteins through X-ray crystallography. His research work over a period of 15 years include around 7 years of post- doctoral experience (Karolinska Institute, Stockholm; University of Zurich, Zurich and Vrije University, Brussels) covering 18 international peer-reviewed publications, 2 invited book chapters and 3 international publications in proceedings of conference.

Research Interest

1. Structural Studies on Proteins Involved in Synthesis and Processing of Mycolic Acids in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Funding Agency: Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. Of India Grant: Ramalingaswamy Re-entry Fellowship 2. Molecular Characterization of Mammalian Allergens Collaborator: Dr. Parveen Goyal, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden 3. Structural and Biophysical Basis for Biofilm Formation Collaborator: Prof. Adnane Achour, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden 4. Structural Studies on Designed Armadillo Repeat Proteins (dArmRPs) Collaborators: Prof. Andreas Pluckthun, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland Dr. Peer Mittl, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland