Prof. Srinivasa Murty Srinivasula,
Director, IISER Thiruvananthapuram, &
Professor, School of Biology, IISER Thiruvananthapuram
director[at]iisertvm[dot]ac[dot]in

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About Director

Srinivasa Murty Srinivasula is a distinguished scientist and academic leader who took charge as the fourth Director of Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram (IISER TVM) on July 09, 2026.

Originally hailing from Andhra Pradesh, Prof. Murty Srinivasula obtained his PhD degree from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi in 1993. Presently he is a HAG-Professor at IISER TVM and has served the institute in several administrative leadership roles for over a decade, including as Deputy Director, Registrar, Dean of Administration, Dean of Student Welfare,and Chairman of the School of Biology. He also served as the Chairman or member of several statutory bodies.

Before joining IISER TVM in 2012, he spent more than 18 years at leading research institutions in the United States of America, including a nine-year tenure as Principal Investigator at the National Cancer Centre, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland. An accomplished biologist, his research has provided important insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying diverse physiological processes, ranging from programmed cell death (apoptosis) to cell survival. His scientific contributions have received widespread recognition, with his work being cited more than 57,000 times in the scientific literature. He is a recipient of the Sidney Kimmel Scholar Award and a Special Fellow of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. His laboratory (the Laboratory of Immune Cell Biology – LICB) at IISER TVM continues to investigate fundamental mechanisms of cell signalling, with particular emphasis on organelle homeostasis, ubiquitin signalling, and host–pathogen interactions.