Rahul Bhat is a Senior Research Associate with over 9 years of experience in microbiology, anti-infective drug discovery, and product development. He holds an M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Microbiology and has expertise in microbial compounds, enzymes, biopolymers, clinical microbiology, and molecular diagnostics. With experience across pharmaceutical and hospital laboratory environments, Rahul has contributed to multiple scientific publications and research innovations. He was also awarded the prestigious ICMR Senior Research Fellowship (SRF) project grant for 2022-2025.