Biography and academic profile
Dr. Rahul Modak obtained his MSc. in Biotechnology from IIT Bombay and PhD in Molecular Biology and Genetics from JNCASR, Bangalore, India. He had postdoctoral training at JNCASR, India and at the Institute of Molecular Biology at Mainz, Germany. Currently, he is an Associate Professor at School of Biotechnology, KIIT, Bhubaneswar. He teaches enzymology and downstream bioprocessing for undergraduate students and Biomanufacturing for postgraduate students.
Dr. Modak’s research group is studying epigenetic regulation of mammalian host response during bacterial infection. They have established cell line and mouse infection models for gastrointestinal bacterial pathogens. They identified multiple bacterial deacetylases and studying their role in pathogenesis.
