Sri Rama Koti Ainavarapu

About

2014- Present: Associate Professor - TIFR, Mumbai, India
2008-2013: Reader in Chemistry - TIFR, Mumbai, India
2003-2007: Postdoctoral Research Scientist with Prof. Julio Fernandez - Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
1997-2003: PhD (Physical Chemistry) with Prof. N. Periasamy - TIFR, Mumbai, India
1995-1997: MSc (Chemistry) - University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India
1992-1995: BSc (Maths, Physics, Chemistry) - Arts College, Rajahmundry (affiliated to Andhra University), Andhra Pradesh, India

Employment

• Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Associate Professor
  2014 - Present
• Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Reader
  2008 - 2013

Education

• Columbia University Post-doctoral Research Scientist
  2003 - 2007
• Tata Institute of Fundamental Research PhD
  1997 - 2013

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (95)

• Cosolutes Modulate Polyubiquitin Fibrillation
  ACS Omega 2026 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.5c11883
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• Redox-modulated bacterial deubiquitinase ElaD: Target recognition and suppression of K63-linked polyubiquitin accumulation in yeast
  2026 DOI: 10.64898/2026.06.26.730077
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• Protein Stability Regulated by Tag- and Site-Specific Ubiquitination and SUMOylation
  The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 2026 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.5c03707
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• Electrostatics Govern Protein Orientation on Citrate-Capped Gold Nanoparticles
  2025 DOI: 10.1101/2025.11.07.687172
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• Circular permutants of azurin exhibit molten globule intermediates not observed in WT azurin
  2025 DOI: 10.1101/2025.10.10.681544
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• Ionic Liquid-Induced Modulation of Ubiquitin Stability: The Dominant Role of Hydrophobic Interactions
  Langmuir 2025 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c03886
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• Protein Silencing with Self-Peptides
  The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 2025 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.4c08265
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• Cover Feature: Platinum Stabilises a Molten‐Globule Conformation of a Small Globular Cytosolic Protein SUMO1 (Chem. Asian J. 2/2025)
  Chemistry – An Asian Journal 2025 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202580202
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• Platinum Stabilises a Molten‐Globule Conformation of a Small Globular Cytosolic Protein SUMO1
  Chemistry – An Asian Journal 2025 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202400971
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• Ionic Liquid-Induced Modulation of Ubiquitin Stability: The Dominant Role of Hydrophobic Interactions
  2024 DOI: 10.1101/2024.12.07.627332
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