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M.Sc. Anjana Prasad
Doctoral student
Department of Ecology
School of Biology/ Chemistry
University of Osnabrück
Barbarastrasse 13
49076 Osnabrück, Germany
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Research interests
My research focusses on understanding how differences in metabolic network architecture shape metabolite secretion and microbial cooperation. A central goal of my work is to identify when and why metabolic trade-offs promote synergistic interactions between microbes. To address these questions, I use a combination of growth assays, metabolomics and metabolic modelling.
Education and Scientific Career
2023 Ph.D. student, Department of Ecology, University of Osnabrück
2020-2022 Research assistant, Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine (inStem), Bangalore, India
2020 Master of Science Microbiology, St. Joseph’s College, Bangalore, India. Master thesis “Mechanisms of desiccation tolerance in mosquito eggs”
2018 Bachelor of Science Biotechnology, Parvatibai Chowgule College of Arts & Science, Goa, India
2020-2022 Research assistant, Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine (inStem), Bangalore, India
2020 Master of Science Microbiology, St. Joseph’s College, Bangalore, India. Master thesis “Mechanisms of desiccation tolerance in mosquito eggs”
2018 Bachelor of Science Biotechnology, Parvatibai Chowgule College of Arts & Science, Goa, India
Posters
2025 Mechanisms of microbial synergy: How metabolic fluxes shape inter specific cross-feeding. Alma Dal Co School on Collective Behavior, Venice, Italy.
2025 Mechanisms of microbial synergy. How nutrient diversity shapes cross-feeding. Münster Evolution Meeting, Münster, Germany.
2025 Mechanisms of microbial synergy. How nutrient diversity shapes cross-feeding. Münster Evolution Meeting, Münster, Germany.
Publications
2023 Prasad A, Sreedharan S, Bakthavachalu B, Laxman S. Eggs of the mosquito Aedes aegypti survive desiccation by rewiring their polyamine and lipid metabolism. PLoS Biol. 2023 Oct 24;21(10):e3002342. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002342. PMID: 37874799; PMCID: PMC10597479.
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