Surekha Surendranathan

Surekha Surendranathan is a Research Scientist at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, specializing in virology within BSL2 and BSL3 environments since January 2020. Responsibilities include the development, execution, optimization, and validation of assays to measure and detect viral replication in cell lines and animal tissues, funded by NIAID. Prior experience includes serving as a Research Officer in Microbiology at Kanchi Kamakoti Childs Trust Hospital, where responsibilities involved managing a Tier 3 NSSEFI project funded by the Melinda Gates Foundation and analyzing pediatric clinical data. Surekha's earlier role as a Postgraduate Researcher at Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research involved laboratory techniques in molecular biology, bacteriology, virology, and serology. Educational qualifications include a postgraduate degree in Medical Microbiology and applied molecular biology from Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research and a Bachelor of Science in Advanced Zoology with Biotechnology from Ethiraj College for Women.