Dr. Prabhavathi H

Assistant Professor

Dr.Prabhavathi.H is an Assistant Professor of Genetics at Dayananda Sagar University, Bengaluru and she is a Bioscience professional with a Ph.D. in Biotechnology (Bioinformatics) from Tumkur University. She has extensive experience in research, cytogenetics, molecular genetics, and computational drug discovery. Her research expertise includes in-silico drug discovery, molecular docking, molecular dynamics simulations, drug-likeness and ADMET analysis, and phytocompound-based therapeutic research, particularly in breast cancer.

She has professional experience in academic institutions, clinical genetics, and research laboratories, Genetics department, Manipal Hospital, Dr Lal PathLabs and Tumkur University. Worked as project associate at the Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Bengaluru. She also contributed to the ICMR-Thalassemia Project at the Department of Medical Genetics, Manipal Hospital, where she gained experience in prenatal diagnosis, genetic counselling, risk assessment of rare genetic diseases and cancer prognosis study. She has authored and co-authored research publications and book chapters in areas spanning computational biology, drug discovery and genetics. Her research interests focus on molecular genetics and computational drug discovery.

Qualification: Ph.D. in Biotechnology (Bioinformatics), Tumkur University; M.Sc. in Bioscience, University of Mysore.

Area of Expertise: Cytogenetics, Molecular Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Drug Discovery, including molecular docking, molecular dynamics simulation, drug-likeness, and ADMET analysis.

Research Interests at DSU: Computational drug discovery, molecular genetics, cytogenetics, and in-silico screening of phytocompounds for therapeutic applications.

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