Faculty Directory
Global Faculty of the International Liquid Biopsy Consortium
Researchers and clinicians driving innovation in liquid biopsy, biomedical engineering, computational biology, public health, and related disciplines across leading institutions worldwide.
Earu Banoth
Assistant Professor, NIT RourkelaIndia
Biomedical Instrumentation
Key Research Areas
Opto-Microfluidics, Flow-Cytometry, Point-of-Care Diagnostics, Medical Devices
Notable Projects & Achievements
Microfluidic Absorption Flow-Cytometer, AI-Enabled Autofocusing Microscope for Disease Detection, SERB Funded Projects
Rupa Haldavnekar
Assistant Professor, University of OklahomaUSA
Biomedical Engineering & Nanotechnology
Key Research Areas
SERS-ML Liquid Biopsy, Cancer Detection, Nano-material Design, Machine Learning
Notable Projects & Achievements
Cancer Stem Cell Analysis, Liquid Biopsy Platform for Early Cancer Diagnosis, Raman Spectroscopy Research
Deeptha Ishwar
Faculty, University of Montreal, I-BEST TorontoCanada
Biomedical Engineering
Key Research Areas
Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, Breast Tumor Analysis, Biomarkers
Notable Projects & Achievements
Profiling Breast Tumor Heterogeneity, Cell Characterization, DNA Methylation Studies
Bala Chakravarthy Neelapu
Assistant Professor, NIT RourkelaIndia
Medical Image Processing & Deep Learning
Key Research Areas
ECG Analysis, Sleep Apnea Detection, AI in Medical Imaging, Deep Learning Models
Notable Projects & Achievements
Cephalometric Landmark Detection, Kidney Stone Detection, Atrial Fibrillation Classification, 1175+ Citations
Ayyappasamy Sudalaiyadum Perumal
Faculty Lecturer, McGill UniversityCanada
Bioengineering & Nanotechnology
Key Research Areas
Bio-inspired Information, Biological System Repurposing, Interdisciplinary Research
Notable Projects & Achievements
Novel Biodevices Development, Cutting-edge Nanotechnology Applications
Annie Shuk-On-Leung
Assistant Professor, McGill UniversityCanada
Gynecologic Oncology & Cancer Research
Key Research Areas
Cervical Cancer Biomarkers, Circulating Tumor DNA, Cancer Detection
Notable Projects & Achievements
Protein Marker Detection, ctDNA Analysis, Translational Laboratory, Cancer Prevention Research
Dan V Nicolau
Professor, McGill UniversityCanada
Bioengineering & Computational Biology
Key Research Areas
Hybrid Nanodevices, Motor Protein Dynamics, Lab-on-Chip, Biosensors
Notable Projects & Achievements
Molecular Motors Research, Smart Micro/Nano-surfaces, High-throughput Screening, 5250+ Citations
Chamundeeswari G
Dean, Saveetha Engineering CollegeIndia
Pattern Recognition & Image Processing
Key Research Areas
Gesture Recognition, Image Fusion, Trajectory Data Mining, Deep Learning
Notable Projects & Achievements
Hand Gesture Recognition for HMI, Mineral Deposit Mapping, Road Surveillance Systems, 345+ Citations
Amrita Singh
Assistant Professor, NIT RourkelaIndia
Computer Vision & Deep Learning
Key Research Areas
Biomedical Image Analysis, Scale-Invariant Object Detection, Point Cloud Analysis, Self-Supervised Learning
Notable Projects & Achievements
Virus Patch Detection, 3D Scene Understanding, Weakly Supervised Learning, Deep Learning Models, 956+ Citations
Prasoon Kumar
Assistant Professor, NIT RourkelaIndia
Biomedical Device Engineering
Key Research Areas
Microfluidic Devices, Blood Microsampling, Molecular Diagnostics, Innovative Medical Solutions
Notable Projects & Achievements
Blood Microsampler Development, BIRAC Funding, SIDBI Startup Award, Patent Holder
Dan Nicolau Jr
Professor, King's College LondonUK
Mathematical Biology & AI
Key Research Areas
Immune Network Computation, Disease Mathematics, Inflammation Modeling, Complex Biological Systems
Notable Projects & Achievements
Immune System Modeling, AI in Medicine, Mathematical Approaches to Biology
Pallavi Shukla
Associate Professor, AIIMS New DelhiIndia
Public Health & Cancer Prevention
Key Research Areas
Cancer Epidemiology, Non-Communicable Diseases, Screening Programs, Health Promotion
Notable Projects & Achievements
Cancer Care Research, Preventive Oncology, Visual Impairment Research, National Health Programs
Jeffery Zuccato
Assistant Professor, University of OklahomaUSA
Neuro-Oncology & Brain Tumor Research
Key Research Areas
Brain Tumor Biomarkers, Liquid Biopsy, DNA Methylation, Skull-Base Surgery
Notable Projects & Achievements
Brain Metastasis Prediction, DNA Methylation Signatures (Nature Medicine), Cancer Genomics