Bharath Ananthasubramaniam
Theoretical and Computational Biologist
Institute for Theoretical Biology
Humboldt Universität zu Berlin
I bring a theoretical biologist’s perspective to the study of rhythms in biological systems. Rhythmic phenomena in biology occur over time scales of ms to hours to months. I focus mainly on the circadian clock that produces near 24-hour rhythms in most organisms to cope with the day-night cycle on earth.
My work aims to (i) understand the mechanisms behind the distribution of the clock rhythms to other processes (i.e, regulation of clock outputs) (ii) use clock outputs to better understand the human circadian clock for translational and clinical applications.
The tools of the trade of a theoretical biologist are data analysis, mathematical modelling and utilizing generic design principles (often termed Systems Biology).
Interests
- biological dynamics (rhythms)
- chronobiology
- signal processing and machine learning
- mathematical modeling and systems analysis
Education
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PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of California, Santa Barbara
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MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of California, Santa Barbara
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BTech in Electrical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India