Avinash Manjula-Basavanna obtained his PhD on Bioinspired Molecular and Materials Engineering at Jawaharlal Nehru Center for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bengaluru, India. He then moved to Harvard University as a Wyss Institute Postdoctoral Fellow to work on Engineered Living Materials, wherein he genetically engineered Microbes to produce sustainable materials with Integrated life-like properties. Subsequently, he has worked at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and he is currently working as a Senior Research Scientist at the Department of Bioengineering, Northeastern University, Boston. He is also a Visiting Scientist at the Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech, USA.
On September 10, 2025 at 3PM (CET), he will present on Engineered Living Structural Materials. He will showcase recent advances in controllably tailoring their properties, featuring Microbial Ink, Aquaplastic, and Paper-like Plastic.
To all interested scientists who are not a member of the priority program, please register till September 9 here.
