Mr. Srinivas Rao is currently working as a Scientist/Technical Supervisor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis and Central Instruments Facility (CIF), National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research-Guwahati (NIPER-G). Mr. Rao completed his Master’s degree from Bangalore University in the year 2011.
Before joining here to the NIPER-G family, he was associated with the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), a part of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Bangalore. He has more than 7 years of experience in handling Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS and GC-MS/MS) specializing in the extraction and analysis of natural products from the field and lab conditions, Different sampling techniques, Assessment of phytochemicals from the plant samples using derivatization techniques using Mass spectrometry. Teaching and hands-on techniques for academic researchers on analytical instruments.
When he is not in the lab, he prefers cooking with trying different recipes in his kitchen, in addition, he is a potential Pilgrim and Hodophile in exploring the least explored beauty of Northeast India.