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Dr. Suvendu Ojha

Institute of Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Sambalpur University, Udayanath Autonomous College of Science and Technology, Cuttack

ORCID iD 0000-0003-0439-5065
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About

I am a microbiology researcher focused on antimicrobial resistance, bacterial physiology, and antimicrobial drug discovery, with a primary research focus on multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

My work explores how bacteria adapt and survive under antibiotic and physiological stress, particularly through efflux-mediated resistance, regulatory networks, antibiotic tolerance, biofilm-associated survival, and bacterial persistence. I have also worked on drug repurposing, efflux-pump inhibitors, antibiotic potentiators, and combination therapies aimed at restoring antibiotic efficacy against resistant pathogens.

My broader research interests include polymicrobial interactions, bacterial metabolism, nucleotide signalling, host-pathogen interactions, biofilm physiology, and the links between metabolism, stress responses, virulence, and AMR. I am particularly interested in understanding these mechanisms in physiologically relevant infection settings and translating them into new strategies to overcome antimicrobial resistance.

My research combines mechanistic microbiology, molecular biology, antimicrobial susceptibility and synergy testing, biochemical and biophysical approaches, microscopy, flow cytometry, and in vivo infection models.

I am interested in interdisciplinary collaborations spanning microbiology, AMR, bacterial pathogenesis, and antimicrobial discovery, with the long-term goal of developing an independent research programme focused on bacterial adaptation, persistence, and therapeutic resistance.

Employment

  • Institute of Life Sciences Research Associate-I
    2025 - Present
  • Institute of Life Sciences Senior Research Fellow
    2021 - 2025
  • Institute of Life Sciences Junior Research Fellow
    2019 - 2021

Education

  • Institute of Life Sciences PhD
    2019 - 2025
  • School of Life Sciences, Sambalpur University Master of Science
    2016 - 2018
  • Udayanath Autonomous College of Science and Technology, Cuttack Bachelor of Science
    2013 - 2016

Projects & Funding

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