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Prof. Soumya Lipsa Rath

PhD (Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India)

Assistant Professor Gr-I

Department of Biotechnology

Room No: Room No. 403, Department of Biotechnology   +91-870-246
slrath@nitw.ac.in Edit Profile Bio Sketch

Research Areas

 AR/VR for Biomedical research  

 Computational Biophysics  

 DNA based simulations 

 Drug designing 

 ML and Diagnostics 

 Molecular Modelling 

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  • Additional Responsibilities
  • Biology for Engineers(BT1161)
  • Design Thinking(BT1101)
  • Structural Biology(BT305)
  • Microbiology and Biochemistry Laboratory(BT205)
  • Biophysics(BT263)
  • Neurobiology(BT462)
  • Biology for Chemical Engineering(BT131)
  • Bioengineering(BT231)
  • ORC ID: 0000-0003-0767-3016
  • SCOPUS ID: 55882233700
  • Google Scholar ID: MozTSZQAAAAJ


  • Multiple Reaction Monitoring coupled with in silico drug repurposing identifies multitarget drug candidates against high-grade gliomas., By A. Verma, R. Patel, A . Mahale, R. V. Thorat, S. L. Rath, E. Sridhar, A. Moiyadi and S. Srivastava*, Mary Ann Liebert, OMICS:A Journal of Integrative Biology, vol., pp., 2024
  • Platinum(II) Based Macrocyclic Host for Recognition of Aromatic Hydrocarbons., By D. Tripathy, S. L. Rath, N. B. Debata, A. K. Pal, D. K. Chand and G. S. Hanan, Elsevier, Journal of Molecular Structure, vol., pp., 2023
  • MoS2 nanosheets effectively binds and destabilizes the SARS-CoV-2 Spike spike protein and human ACE2 receptor interactions., By D. Bisht, S. L. Rath* , S. Roy and A. Jaiswal*., RSC, Soft Matter, vol., pp., 2022
  • How does temperature affect the dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 M proteins? Insights from Molecular Dynamics Simulations, By S. L. Rath*, M. Tripathy* and N. Mandal, Springer, Journal of Membrane Biology, vol., pp., 2022
  • Molecular Insights into the Differential Dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern (VOC), By N. Mandal, A. K. Padhi and S. L. Rath*, Elsevier, Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling, vol., pp., 2022
  • Scanning the RBD-ACE2 Molecular Interactions in Omicron Variant., By S. L. Rath*, A. K. Padhi and N. Mandal, Elsevier, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, vol., pp., 2022
  • Accelerating COVID-19 Research Using Molecular Dynamics Simulation., By A. K. Padhi, S. L. Rath and T. Tripathi*, ACS, Journal of Chemical Physics B, vol., pp., 2021
  • Investigation of the effect of temperature on the structure of SARS-Cov-2 Spike Protein by Molecular Dynamics Simulations. , By S. L. Rath*, Kishant Kumar, Frontiers, Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, vol., pp., 2020
  • Identification of Factors Promoting HBV Capsid Self-Assembly by Assembly-Promoting Antivirals., By S. L. Rath, H.Liu, S. Okazaki, W. Shinoda*., ACS, Journal of Chemical Information and Modelling, vol., pp., 2018
  • Mechanism of p27 Unfolding for CDK2 Reactivation, By S. L. Rath, S. Senapati*, Nature Publishing Group, Scientific Reports, vol., pp., 2016

To Develop a strategy for drug repurposing studies to combat AMR using bioinformatics tools for alternative lead molecules focusing on inhibitor resistant TEM Beta-Lactamases

  • Role Co-Principal Investigator
  • Type Research
  • Sponsor GSBTM, DST (Government of Gujarat)
  • Duration 36 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 9168712
  • Status Completed

Mechanistic underpinnings of antibody-glycoprotein complex formation of emerging pandemic potential viruses for vaccine development

  • Role Co-Principal Investigator
  • Type Research
  • Sponsor PSC (DE Shaw Research and NIH, USA)
  • Duration 11 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 400000
  • Status Completed

Dependence of Structure and Dynamics of Novel SARS-CoV-2 on Temperature and Humidity in the Atmosphere

  • Role Principal Investigator
  • Type Research
  • Sponsor Covid-19 HPC Consortium Project
  • Duration 45 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 6600000
  • Status Completed


Pavani Tella

  • Area of Research: Computational Biophysics

Pratibha Singh

  • Area of Research: Alzheimer's related protein study

Swathi K

  • Area of Research: Computational Biophysics
  • B.Tech 2nd year Faculty Advisor (Continuing from July, 2025)
  • Coordinator for COE on AR/VR (Continuing from July, 2025)
  • Department Academic Review Committee (UG) [Convener] (Continuing from July, 2025)
  • GEM I/C, Department (Continuing from July, 2025)
  • In-charge Coordinator for COE on AR/VR (May, 2025 - June, 2025)
  • PIC- Information (Department) (Continuing from February, 2025)
  • B.Tech 1st year Faculty Advisor (July, 2024 - June, 2025)
  • Warden (Rajendra Prasad and Visvesvaraya HOR) (January, 2023 - December, 2023)
  • Institute Newsletter committee member (June, 2022 - July, 2023)
  • PIC Annual Report from Department (Continuing from June, 2022)
  • Member, STUTI DST (January, 2022 - January, 2023)
  • GEM I/C, Department (August, 2021 - August, 2023)
  • Software I/C, Department (August, 2021 - August, 2023)
  • Member, Institute Research and Professional Practice Working Group, NIT Warangal (July, 2020 - January, 2021)
  • WSDC Coordinator, Department (June, 2020 - June, 2022)