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Hire Dr. Dr Sree Sankar D.

India

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Bioinformatics & Microbiome Scientist | Multi-omics Data Analysis Expert | 16S, WGS, scRNA-seq, Nanopore and PacBio

Profile Summary

I am a Bioinformatics Scientist and Human Microbiome Researcher with a PhD in Bioinformatics and extensive expertise in multi-omics data analysis. I specialize in 16S/ITS sequencing, shotgun metagenomics, whole-genome sequencing, PacBio and Nanopore long-read analysis, single-cell RNA-seq, and methylation/epigenomic workflows. Currently, I serve as an Assistant Professor at Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), leading research projects, supervising students, and developing multi-omics analytical pipelines. Previously, I worked as a Project Scientist at the Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology (CCMB) (2021–2022) and the Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology (CMLRE) (2022–2024), where I contributed to human, environmental, and marine microbiome projects. My technical skillset includes QIIME2, DADA2, Kraken2, HUMAnN3, MetaPhlAn, Cell Ranger, Seurat, Scanpy, MinKNOW/Guppy, Nanopolish, PacBio SMRT Link, genome assembly tools, QUAST, BUSCO, and advanced statistical analysis using R and Python. I offer consultancy services for: (i) 16S/ITS, WGS, shotgun metagenomics & long-read (PacBio/Nanopore) analysis (ii) Genome assembly, polishing, and annotation (iii) Single-cell RNA-seq QC, clustering, annotation (iv) Epigenomics & methylation data analysis (v) Multi-omics integration, visualization & reproducible pipelines (vi) Manuscript, grant, and technical report support I deliver publication-ready analyses, reproducible workflows, and actionable insights tailored to research, biotech, and clinical projects.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Genomics
• ★ Bioinformatics
• ★ R
• ☆ Molecular Biology
• ☆ Omics
• ☆ Data Analysis
• ☆ Systems Biology

Services

• Research

Research Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Work Experience

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Yenepya Deemed to be University

December 2024 - Present

Assistant Professor

Yenepoya University

December 2024 - Present

Project Scientist II

Center for Marine Living Resources and Ecology

November 2022 - October 2024

Project Scientist

Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology

November 2022 - October 2024

Project Scientist

CENTRE FOR CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, HYDERABAD

October 2021 - September 2022

Project Scientist I

Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology

October 2021 - September 2022

Project Technician

Central Tuber Crops Research Institute

December 2012 - October 2014

Technical Assistant

Central Tuber Crops Research Institute

December 2012 - January 2014

Project trainee

University of Kerala

October 2011 - January 2012

Project Assistant

Unversity of Kerala Department of Bioinformatics

December 2010 - June 2011

Education

PhD

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

September 2014 - September 2020

M.Sc. Bioinformatics

Kerala University

July 2008 - August 2010

Certifications

• Accel IT academy CCNA and Hardware and networking

  Accel It academy

  August 2011 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Sree Sankar Darveekaran Nair, Pengfei Zhu, Yogendra Bhaskar, Fei Teng(2021). Influence of DNA extraction methods and 16S rRNA targeted hypervariable regions on microbial diversity profiling of dental plaque and saliva . ScienceAsia. 47. (5). p. 567. Science Society of Thailand

Sree Sankar D, PhD(2020). Role of biochar and organic substrates in enhancing the functional characteristics and microbial community in a saline soil . Journal of Environmental Management. 269. p. 110737. Elsevier {BV}

Fei Teng and Sree Sankar Darveekaran Nair and Pengfei Zhu and Shanshan Li and Shi Huang and Xiaolan Li and Jian Xu and Fang Yang(2018). Impact of DNA extraction method and targeted 16S-rRNA hypervariable region on oral microbiota profiling . Scientific Reports. 8. (1). Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}

Fei Teng, Sree Sankar Darveekaran Nair, Pengfei Zhu, Shanshan Li, Shi Huang, Xiaolan Li, Jian Xu, Fang Yang(2018). Impact of DNA extraction method and targeted 16S-rRNA hypervariable region on oral microbiota profiling . Scientific Reports. 8. (1). Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}

Sree Sankar D, PhD (2017). Life-table of Odoiporus longicollis Oliver (Coleoptera: Dryophthoridae) under varying temperature ranges, an in-vitro study. Entomon.

Vishnu Sukumari Nath and Vinayaka Mahabaleswar Hegde and Muthulekshmi Lajapathy Jeeva and Raj Shekar Misra and Syamala Swayamvaran Veena and Mithun Raj and Darveekaran Sree Sankar(2015). Morphological, pathological and molecular characterization of Phytophthora colocasiae responsible for taro leaf blight disease in India . Phytoparasitica. 43. (1). p. 21--35. Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}

Vishnu Sukumari Nath and Moochatil Rajitha and Sree Sankar Darveekaran and Vinayaka Mahabaleswar Hegde and Muthulekshmi Lajapathy Jeeva and Raj Shekar Misra and Syamala Swayamvaran Veena and Neetha Soma John and Indira Parameswaran Anjanadevi and Mithun Raj(2015). Identification of Phytophthora colocasiae genes differentially expressed during infection on taro (Colocasia esculenta) . Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology. 89. p. 78--86. Elsevier {BV}

Sree Sankar D, PhD (2015). Genetic diversity of Phytophthora colocasiae causing taro leaf blight: analysis using start codon targeted (SCoT) polymorphism. Journal of Root Crops.

Vishnu S. Nath and Vinayaka M. Hegde and Muthulekshmi L. Jeeva and Raj S. Misra and Syamala S. Veena and Mithun Raj and Suresh K. Unnikrishnan and Sree S. Darveekaran(2014). Rapid and sensitive detection ofPhytophthora colocasiaeresponsible for the taro leaf blight using conventional and real-time PCR assay . FEMS Microbiology Letters. 352. (2). p. 174--183. Oxford University Press ({OUP})