Anand Srinivasan
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Anand Srinivasan is a leading researcher in microbial bioengineering, with a primary focus on high-throughput platforms for studying fungal pathogens. His most influential work centers on the development of a novel *Candida albicans* biofilm chip, a groundbreaking microarray platform that miniaturizes biofilm assays using robotic printing of yeast cells in a collagen matrix. This innovation, detailed in his 2011 paper (cited 47 times), enables the rapid, parallel screening of antifungal compounds and biofilm formation at nanoliter volumes, dramatically reducing reagent costs and experimental time. By creating this high-density nano-biofilm system, Srinivasan has provided the scientific community with a powerful tool for investigating drug resistance and pathogenicity in *C. albicans*, a major cause of hospital-acquired infections. His contributions bridge materials science and microbiology, offering scalable solutions for antifungal drug discovery. This work has established him as a key figure in advancing biofilm research, with his platform serving as a foundation for subsequent studies on microbial community dynamics and therapeutic interventions.
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- 1Development of a High-Throughput Candida albicans Biofilm Chip47 citations · 2011