Sid Venkatesh

Institute for Systems Biology, Seattle, Washington, USA

● Associate professor in the Institute for Systems Biology
● Earned his PhD in Virology at the Rockefeller University (NY, USA, 2014) and PhD in Chemical Engineering at the Auburn University (AL, USA, 2008)
● Member of the Rowan Biomedical Engineering Medical and Industrial Advisory Board, Rowan University, NJ, USA
● Has co-authored numerous published papers, including the paper selected as a finalist for “Breakthrough of the Year” by Science in 2019
● Daniel Wolf Prize, Annual Retroviruses Meeting at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
● 2007 Harry Merriwether Award, Auburn University
● The long-term goals of his laboratory are to define general principles of molecular recognition in the gut and to elucidate mechanisms by which microbial metabolites impact human physiology and health. These efforts are
expected to enhance our understanding of the pathophysiology underlying many disorders, and to improve human health and quality of life.