Dr. Shankar Srinivas

Biography

Shankar Srinivas is a Professor of Developmental Biology at the University of Oxford, where he leads research in understanding the mechanisms of embryonic development. He completed a BSc at Nizam College in Hyderabad, India, followed by a PhD on molecular genetics of kidney development at Columbia University, New York. His early career included a Fellowship at the National Institute for Medical Research in London, contributing to key discoveries in the anterior-posterior axis of early mouse embryos. Since starting his independent group at Oxford in 2004, Shankar has focused on the physical forces that shape early mammalian embryos and the mechanisms underlying cardiac development. His multidisciplinary research combines molecular genetics, light-sheet confocal time-lapse imaging, and single-cell approaches. Shankar is also dedicated to public engagement in science, actively contributing to science festivals and developing educational models and resources that inspire and inform the public about developmental biology.

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