Konda Reddy Karnati
Education
- Research Associate/Instructor at Albany State University, GA, USA (2016-2020)
- Research Associate at the National University of Singapore, Singapore (2014-2016)
- Ph.D. Bioinformatics at Alagappa University, India (2014)
- M.Sc. Bioinformatics at Pondicherry University, India (2009)
- B.Sc. Biotechnology, Botany, and Chemistry at Sri Venkateswara University, India (2006)
Areas of Expertise
Bioinformatics, Molecular Modeling, Artificial Intelligence
Biography
Dr. Konda Reddy Karnati is an Assistant Professor of Bioinformatics in the Department of Natural Sciences at Bowie State University. He obtained his Master of Science in Bioinformatics from Pondicherry University (Pondicherry, India) and Ph.D. in Bioinformatics from the Alagappa University, India. He has done his first postdoctoral research work at the National University of Singapore, then worked as a Research Associate/Instructor at Albany State University, USA. His main research interest lies in structural bioinformatics and biomolecular simulations, and his lab focuses on HIV-1 drug resistance and viral-host protein-protein interactions. He has published over 20 research articles in peer-reviewed journals and three book chapters in different Bioinformatics books.
Dr. Karnati is the Bioinformatics Program Coordinator at BSU. He is also a Topic Editor for Molecules Journal and XSEDE Campus Champion for Bowie State University.
Research Interests
- Structural Bioinformatics
- Computer-Aided Drug Design
- Biomolecular Simulations
- Protein-Protein Interactions
Awards & Honors
- XSEDE Campus Champion
- Topic Editor – Molecules Journal (Impact Factor: 3.2)
- Council of Scientific & Industrial Research Senior Research Fellowship
- Indian Council of Medical Research Travel Grant
Memberships & Affiliations
- International Society for Computational Biology
- Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment (XSEDE)