She holds a Master’s degree in Biotechnology from Kongunadu Arts and Science College and a Diploma in Bio-informatics. Her expertise spans molecular biology techniques, clinical microbiology protocols, and bio-informatics analysis using R and Python. She currently works in IVDD Genomics, where her research focuses on Microbiome Profiling to characterize microbial communities across tissues and clinical samples using high-throughput sequencing and advanced bio-informatics approaches. She is also actively involved in Gut–Spine Axis research, exploring how gut microbiota influence spinal health and disease progression.

He is a PhD Scholar with an academic background in Microbiology and Genomics. He holds an M.Sc. Degree in Genomics from Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai. He has worked as a Junior Research Fellow at Pondicherry University, Pondicherry; SRF at KMCH Research Foundation,Coimbatore and Visiting Research Student at SRIHER, Chennai and NIMHANS Bangalore. His research experience includes stem cell isolation and characterisation, small animal models, gut–brain axis studies, marine biomolecule identification, and toxicology research from which he has acquainted experience in molecular biology, cell culture, metabolomics techniques. At GOREF, he works on early biomarker discovery using quantitative proteomics in tissues and plasma, employing in-solution tryptic digestion and TMT-based quantitative mass spectrometry approaches and proteomics data analysis. His PhD research work focuses on mitochondrial dysfunction in IVD pathogenesis using proteomics and in vitro model approaches.

She is a Project Assistant with a background in Biotechnology and Biochemistry. She completed her Master’s degree at the Central University of Kerala, India. Her research work at GOREF focuses on primary nucleus pulposus cell culture models to study the infectious etiology of intervertebral disc degeneration. Her work explores how microorganisms can persist and contribute to pathology within the traditionally considered sterile environment of the intervertebral disc. In addition, she is involved in metabolomics research to investigate the role of immunometabolites in disc degeneration, particularly focusing on alterations in tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle metabolites. Her research also aims to assess the redox status of the intervertebral disc by quantifying thiols and their complexes using targeted LC–MS/MS–based quantification.

He is a Project Assistant and completed his postgraduate studies in Biotechnology at Alagappa University. His research background is rooted in molecular biology, with hands-on experience in proteomics and metabolomics. At GOREF, he contributes to research on Post-translational modifications (PTMs) and their functional implications in disease biology. He is particularly interested in the molecular mechanisms underlying Intervertebral Disc Disease (IVDD), including alterations in cellular metabolism, inflammatory signaling, and protein modifications that contribute to disc degeneration.

He is a graduate of the Ganga Institute of Health Sciences, holding a B.Sc. in Medical Laboratory Technology. He completed his clinical internship at Ganga Medical Centre and Hospital, where he gained extensive hands-on experience in Histopathology, cytology, Phlebotomy, Microbiology, Blood bank operations, and Biochemistry. In his current role at GOREF as a Laboratory Technician, he manages sample collection, aliquoting, and microbiology processing, alongside laboratory administrative operations.