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Unique and powerful combination of deep science and business immersion

Profile Summary

With a Ph.D. from the National University of Singapore and an MBA from the Quantic School of Business, Akshay has a unique blend of technical skills and business immersion and has co-authored several top-notch research publications. Previously, he co-founded FalconBio, a drug delivery start-up creating 'smart bacteria', that could precisely localize and target solid tumors. As the CEO, he established partnerships with hospital conglomerates and global CROs through seed-round fundraising efforts by negotiating with prospective venture capitalists, government agencies, and angel investors at his first venture. From 2020 onwards, Akshay worked as an Alternative Protein SciTech specialist at the Good Food Institute India, creating a thriving ecosystem for entrepreneurs, researchers, and investors.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Microbiology
• ☆ Microbiome Research
• ☆ Phycology/Algae
• ☆ Mycology/Fungi
• ☆ Biostatistics
• ☆ Molecular Biology
• ☆ Biomarkers
• ☆ Genetics
• ☆ Microarrays
• ☆ Chromatin
• ☆ Epigenetics
• ☆ PCR
• ☆ Molecular Cloning
• ☆ Next Generation Sequencing (NGS)
• ☆ DNA Sequencing
• ☆ Gene Expression Analysis
• ☆ Genome Sequencing
• ☆ Microinjection
• ☆ Exome Sequencing
• ☆ Recombinant DNA
• ☆ RNA Sequencing
• ☆ DNA/Gene Synthesis
• ☆ DNA Damage & Repair
• ☆ ChIP-Seq
• ☆ Cell Biology
• ☆ Cell-Based Assays
• ☆ Cytochemistry
• ☆ Cell Signaling Pathways
• ☆ Membrane Biology
• ☆ Gene Regulation
• ☆ Stem Cell Research
• ☆ Mycology
• ☆ Marine Biology
• ☆ Biotechnology & Bioengineering
• ☆ Recombinant Protein Expression
• ☆ Biomedical Engineering
• ☆ Biological Systems Engineering
• ☆ Microscopy
• ☆ Cryosectioning
• ☆ Light Microscopy
• ☆ Electron Microscopy
• ☆ Fluorescence Microscopy
• ☆ Scanning Probe Microscopy
• ☆ Food Engineering
• ☆ Nutrition Science
• ☆ Food Microbiology
• ☆ Food Safety
• ☆ Flavor & Fragrance Chemistry
• ☆ Food Processing
• ☆ Dairy Science
• ☆ Plant-Based Protein
• ☆ Vegetarian & Vegan Nutrition
• ☆ Nutritional Analysis
• ☆ Primary Cells
• ☆ Cell Banking
• ☆ Cell Line Engineering
• ☆ 3D Cell Culture
• ☆ Blotting
• ☆ Immunohistochemistry
• ☆ Cytometry
• ☆ Cell Aging

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Writing Technical Writing, Business & Legal Writing, Copywriting, Creative Writing, Newswriting

Research Market Research, User Research, Meta-Research, Technology Scouting, Fact Checking, Gap Analysis, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review

Data & AI Data Visualization

Product Development Formulation, Product Evaluation, Product Validation, Concept Development

Work Experience

SciTech Specialist

Good Food Institute

August 2020 - March 2023

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Entrepreneur First

February 2019 - March 2020

Research Associate

National University of Singapore

October 2018 - January 2019

President's Scholar

National University of Singapore Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine

August 2014 - August 2018

Research Associate

Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

October 2010 - March 2014

Education

MBA (Business Administration)

Quantic School of Business and Technology

June 2019 - November 2021

Ph.D. (Physiology)

National University of Singapore Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine

August 2014 - August 2018

M.Sc. Medical Biochemistry (Biochemistry)

Manipal University

June 2007 - May 2010

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Behera AK, MANOJ KUMAR, Shanmugam MK, Bhattacharya A, Rao VJ, Bhat A, Vasudevan M, Gopinath KS, Mohiyuddin A, Chatterjee A, et al. (2019). Functional interplay between YY1 and CARM1 promotes oral carcinogenesis . Oncotarget.

Bhat AV, Monica Palanichamy Kala, Rao VK, Luca Pignata, Lim HJ, Suriyamurthy S, Chang KT, Victor Lee Kwan Min, Guccione E, Taneja R (2019). Epigenetic Regulation of the PTEN-AKT-RAC1 Axis by G9a Is Critical for Tumor Growth in Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma . Cancer research.

Bhat AV, Monica Palanichamy Kala, Rao VK, Luca Pignata, Lim HJ, Suriyamurthy S, Chang KT, Victor Lee Kwan Min, Guccione E, Taneja R (2019). Epigenetic Regulation of the PTEN-AKT-RAC1 Axis by G9a Is Critical for Tumor Growth in Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma . Cancer research.

Bhat AV, Hora S, Pal A, Jha S, Taneja R (2017). Stressing the (Epi)Genome: Dealing with Reactive Oxygen Species in Cancer . Antioxidants & redox signaling.

Bhat AV, Hora S, Pal A, Jha S, Taneja R (2017). Stressing the (Epi)Genome: Dealing with Reactive Oxygen Species in Cancer . Antioxidants & redox signaling.

Selvi RB, Amrutha Swaminathan, Snehajyoti Chatterjee, Shanmugam MK, Li F, Ramakrishnan GB, Siveen KS, Arunachalam Chinnathambi, Zayed ME, Alharbi SA, et al. (2015). Inhibition of p300 lysine acetyltransferase activity by luteolin reduces tumor growth in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) xenograft mouse model . Oncotarget.

Rahul Modak, Das Mitra S, Vasudevan M, Krishnamoorthy P, Kumar M, Bhat AV, Bhuvana M, Ghosh SK, Bibek Shome, Tapas Kundu (2014). Epigenetic response in mice mastitis: Role of histone H3 acetylation and microRNA(s) in the regulation of host inflammatory gene expression during Staphylococcus aureus infection . Clinical epigenetics.

Rahul Modak, Das Mitra S, Vasudevan M, Krishnamoorthy P, Kumar M, Bhat AV, Bhuvana M, Ghosh SK, Bibek Shome, Tapas Kundu (2014). Epigenetic response in mice mastitis: Role of histone H3 acetylation and microRNA(s) in the regulation of host inflammatory gene expression during Staphylococcus aureus infection . Clinical epigenetics.

Karthigeyan D, Siddhanta S, Kishore AH, Perumal SS, Ågren H, Sudevan S, Bhat AV, Balasubramanyam K, Subbegowda RK, Tapas Kundu, et al. (2014). SERS and MD simulation studies of a kinase inhibitor demonstrate the emergence of a potential drug discovery tool . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.

Karthigeyan D, Siddhanta S, Kishore AH, Perumal SS, Ågren H, Sudevan S, Bhat AV, Balasubramanyam K, Subbegowda RK, Tapas Kundu, et al. (2014). SERS and MD simulation studies of a kinase inhibitor demonstrate the emergence of a potential drug discovery tool . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.

Jayasha Shandilya, Parijat Senapati, Dhanasekaran K, Bangalore SS, MANOJ KUMAR, Kishore AH, Bhat A, Kodaganur GS, Tapas Kundu (2014). Phosphorylation of multifunctional nucleolar protein nucleophosmin (NPM1) by aurora kinase B is critical for mitotic progression . FEBS letters.

Rahul Modak, Basha J, Bharathy N, Maity K, Mizar P, Bhat AV, Vasudevan M, Rao VK, Kok WK, Natesh N, et al. (2013). Probing p300/CBP associated factor (PCAF)-dependent pathways with a small molecule inhibitor . ACS chemical biology.

Rahul Modak, Basha J, Bharathy N, Maity K, Mizar P, Bhat AV, Vasudevan M, Rao VK, Kok WK, Natesh N, et al. (2013). Probing p300/CBP associated factor (PCAF)-dependent pathways with a small molecule inhibitor . ACS chemical biology.

Chaturbedy P, Snehajyoti Chatterjee, Selvi RB, Bhat A, Kavitha MK, VIVEK TIWARI, Patel AB, Tapas Kundu, Maji TK, Eswaramoothy M (2012). Multifunctional carbon nanospheres with magnetic and luminescent probes: probable brain theranostic agents . Journal of materials chemistry. B.