Sankirthana Pochampalli

Sankirthana Pochampalli is a research scientist at Oxitec Ltd since June 2022, with prior experience as a scientific data lead at UK Biocentre and as a bioinformatician at Dante Labs. An earlier role as a system engineer at Infosys laid the groundwork for a research career that began with a position as a research student at CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology. Sankirthana's academic background includes a Master of Science in Medical Microbiology from The University of Manchester and a Bachelor of Technology in Biotechnology from Osmania University. Additional educational qualifications include intermediate studies in Botany, Zoology, Physics, and Chemistry from Sri Chaitanya College of Education and GCSEs from St Anns High School.