Dr.M.Sharanya, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Bioinformatics, Stella Maris College (Autonomous), Chennai from 2019- until. Previously worked at Vels Institute of Science, Technology and Advanced Studies, Chennai, 2016-2019. She has completed the Doctor of Philosophy in Bioinformatics at Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, India (2010-2016). Her undergraduate is Microbiology and completed Masters in Bioinformatics. She has additional degrees are PG.Diploma in Nanotechnology (2014), Genome Technology (2009) and also a certified course in Tissue Culture (2005). She has published 21 research articles in reputed, Scopus indexed journals and 4 book chapters in Apple Academic Press. She has presented her research contribution in national and international conferences and has attended several seminars.
Dr. M.Sharanya research focuses include Transcriptomics, Metagenomics, Text mining concepts and utilization of Bioinformatics tools for drug discovery and molecular dynamics. Her expertise also includes in vitro analysis on fungal skin infections and isolation, purification and identification of bioactive components from medicinal plants.