Shrikrishnan Sankaran Email & Phone Number

Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany

I am a junior group leader heading the Bioprogrammable Materials group at INM-Leibniz Institute for New Materials in Germany. We explore a young multidisciplinary field combining synthetic biology and biomaterials. It focuses on the development of materials with genetically programmed functionalities capable of biosensing, stimuli-responsive long-term drug release and manipulation of cell behavior. Synthetic biology tools are used to program proteins and microbes to perform smart and beneficial functions. These engineered biological entities are then incorporated in appropriately developed polymeric matrices, resulting in composite materials with highly versatile functionalities, a wide range of tunability and in situ controlability.

Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany

Enschede Area, Netherlands

Supramolecular Bacterial SystemsIn this dissertation, I explore the possibilities of developing dynamic and stimuli-responsive systems by combining supramolecular chemistry with bacteria by performing experimental studies using three major strategies – 1) producing recombinant proteins with supramolecular motifs, 2) developing stimuli-responsive pathogen detection platforms and 3) genetically engineering supramolecular addressability into living bacterial cells.

Master Of Science (Hons), Bachelor Of Engineering (Hons), Biological Sciences, Electronics And Instrumentation Engineering, 7.76/10

Major Courses: BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES: Molecular Biology of the Cell Instrumental Methods of Analysis Genetics Genetic Engineering.

High School, Higher Sec School Certificate Exams (Hsc): 95.67%