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Bioinformatician & Scientific Writer with 8+ Years of Experience

Profile Summary

Experienced Bioinformatician and Scientific Writer with over 8 years of experience driving impactful research and publication in the life sciences. Proficient in advanced protein and enzyme analysis using cutting-edge bioinformatics tools (PyMOL, ChimeraX, & Discovery Studio) and databases (NCBI, RCSB-PDB, UniProt, & ExPASy), coupled with a strong foundation in drug discovery methodologies (AutoDock & PyRx). Proven ability to manage publication workflows and produce high-quality scientific content, ensuring clarity and precision in complex research topics. Also, committed to advancing knowledge and innovation in bioinformatics through meticulous research and effective communication.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Molecular Docking
• ★ Bioinformatics
• ★ Structural Bioinformatics
• ☆ Molecular Modeling
• ☆ Biotechnology & Bioengineering

Services

• Writing
• Research

Writing Medical Writing, Audio Transcription, General Proofreading & Editing

Research Gray Literature Search, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review

Work Experience

Senior Researcher

IonCure Pvt Ltd

June 2025 - Present

Principle Investigator

Quick IsCool, Aitelle Research LLP

July 2022 - October 2024

Senior Researcher

ToxiVen Biotech Pvt Ltd

March 2020 - December 2021

Junior Scientist

Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research

December 2018 - January 2020

Education

Ph.D Bioinformatics (CAS In Crystallography & Biophysics)

University of Madras

June 2010 - October 2017

Master (Bioinformatics)

Karpagam Arts and Science College

June 2007 - April 2009

Certifications

• EF SET English Certificate - C1 Advanced

  EF Education First

  https://cert.efset.org/LDQvYD

  September 2024 - Present

Publications

REVIEW

Lakshminarayanan Karthik, Shreya Das, Jhansi Kompala, Kyle Laney, Sneha Pathak, Ravi Nayar, Sukant Khurana, Alfredo Ghezzi, Abhijit Banerjee (2026). Emodin‑induced cell cycle arrest: A promising approach for cancer therapy (Review) . Medicine International.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Guha, Gorky, Das, Shreya, Kompala, Jhansi, Korlagunta, Sohith Reddy, Khurana, Sukant, Ghezzi, Alfredo, Karthik, Lakshminarayanan, Banerjee, Abhijit G(2026). Targeting Apoptotic Pathways in Cancer with Emodin: Intrinsic, Extrinsic, and Caspase-Independent Mechanisms . Botanical Drugs. 1. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 77–92.

Lakshminarayanan Karthik, Manohar Radhakrishnan, Kanal Elamparithi Balu, Raghavendra Sashi Krishna Nagampalli, Eswar Kumar Nadendla, Gunasekaran Krishnasamy (2025). Exploring the Antibiotic Potential of a Serine Protease from Solanum trilobatum Against Staphylococcus aureus Biofilms . Infectious Disease Reports.

LAKSHMINARAYANAN KARTHIK, BRIAN BASTO FRANCO, PANDIYARAJAN AGILANDESWARI (2024). COMPUTATIONAL SCREENING OF POTENT ANTI-INFLAMMATORY COMPOUNDS FOR HUMAN MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE: A COMPREHENSIVE AND COMBINED IN SILICO APPROACH . International Journal of Current Pharmaceutical Research.

Lakshminarayanan Karthik -, Swathi Nataraj -, Shristi Saini -, Oruganti Amsu Madhu Deepika - (2024). Exploring Aspartate Semialdehyde Dehydrogenase as a Prospective Drug Target for Fungal Pathogens: An Extensive Molecular Modeling Studies . International Journal For Multidisciplinary Research.

Lakshminarayanan Karthik, Manohar Radhakrishnan, Malathy Palayam, Ammar B. Altemimi, Gunasekaran Krishnasamy, Francesco Cacciola, Lakshmanan Govindan (2022). Leucine-Rich, Potent Anti-Bacterial Protein against <i>Vibrio cholerae, Staphylococcus aureus</i> from <i>Solanum trilobatum</i> Leaves . Molecules.

Vijayakumar Balakrishnan and Karthik Lakshminarayanan(2021). Screening of FDA Approved Drugs Against SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease: Coronavirus Disease . International Journal of Peptide Research and Therapeutics. 27. (1). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 651--658. Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}

Lakshmanan Govindan and Sathiyaseelan Anbazhagan and Ammar B. Altemimi and Karthik Lakshminarayanan and Sivaranjan Kuppan and Anubhav Pratap-Singh and Murugesan Kandasamy(2020). Efficacy of Antimicrobial and Larvicidal Activities of Green Synthesized Silver Nanoparticles Using Leaf Extract of Plumbago auriculata Lam . Plants. 9. (11). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 1577. {MDPI} {AG}

Harry J. Layfield and Harry F. Williams and Divyashree Ravishankar and Amita Mehmi and Medha Sonavane and Anika Salim and Rajendran Vaiyapuri and Karthik Lakshminarayanan and Thomas M. Vallance and Andrew B. Bicknell and Steven A. Trim and Ketan Patel and Sakthivel Vaiyapuri(2020). Repurposing Cancer Drugs Batimastat and Marimastat to Inhibit the Activity of a Group I Metalloprotease from the Venom of the Western Diamondback Rattlesnake, Crotalus atrox . Toxins. 12. (5). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 309. {MDPI} {AG}

karthik lakshminarayanan, Vijayakumar Balakrishnan, Vijayakumar Balakrishnan, Vijayakumar Balakrishnan (2020). Screening of anti-cancer properties of beta-sitosterol and its derivatives against microtubules: molecular modeling approach . International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Phytopharmacological Research.

WORKING PAPER

Regulating Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition and Cancer Metastasis: The Multifaceted Role of Emodin .