NIT Warangal

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Room No: Room No. 403, Department of Biotechnology +91-870-2464205 slrath@nitw.ac.in https://sites.google.com/view/soumyalipsa/ Bio Sketch

Key Notes

Journal(s): 10
PhD: Current - 3 Awarded - 1
Event(s) Organized: Conference - 1

10

PUBLICATIONS

4

DOCTORAL STUDENTS

3

PROJECTS

1

PATENT

Research Areas

AR/VR for Biomedical research

Computational Biophysics

DNA based simulations

Drug designing

ML and Diagnostics

Molecular Modelling

EDUCATION QUALIFICATION

Degree	Institute	Year
Doctor of Philosophy	Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India	2015

COURSES HANDLED

Course	L-T-P	Credit	Degree Level
Structural Biology(BT305)	3-0-0	3	UG
Biology for Engineers(BT1161)	2-0-0	2	UG
Bioengineering(BT231)	2-0-0	2	UG
Neurobiology(BT462)	3-0-0	3	UG
Engineering Biology(IC309)	1-0-0	0	UG
Biophysics(BT263)	3-0-0	3	UG
Biology for Chemical Engineering(BT131)	2-0-0	2	UG

RESEARCH IDs

PUBLICATIONS

Journal(s)

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

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

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

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

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

Patent(s)

A DIAGNOSTIC METHOD FOR EARLY DETECTION OF ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE VIA FERROPTOSIS-RELATED GENE SIGNATURES AND RISK FACTOR INTEGRATION (202541088716)

PROJECT / CONSULTANCY

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)
Project Cost (INR): 9168712
Date of Commencement: 14-03-2022 Date of Completion: 14-03-2025
Duration: 36 Months
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)
Project Cost (INR): 400000
Date of Commencement: 01-12-2023 Date of Completion: 30-11-2024
Duration: 11 Months
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
Project Cost (INR): 6600000
Date of Commencement: 15-04-2020 Date of Completion: 14-01-2024
Duration: 45 Months
Status: Completed

RESEARCH FELLOWS / PhD STUDENTS

Current PhD Students

Pavani Tella

Area of Research: Computational Biophysics

Pratibha Singh

Area of Research: Alzheimer's related protein study

Swathi K

Area of Research: Computational Biophysics

Previous PhD Students

Nabanita Mandal (2024)

Area of Research: SARS-CoV-2 protein simulations

CONFERENCE / WORKSHOP / SYMPOSIUM / SHORT TERM COURSE / FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

National Conference on Emerging Trends in Structural Biophysics

09-Jan-2026 → 11-Jan-2026

Event Type: Conference
Role: Convenor
Funding Agency: ANRF and DBT

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

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)

Last updated on March 18, 2026

Prof. Soumya Lipsa Rath

Assistant Professor Gr-I

Department of Biotechnology

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Current PhD Students

Previous PhD Students