Avadhesha Surolia

Avadhesha Surolia is a glycobiologist from Rajasthan, India. His work with lectin structure and carbohydrate receptors aims to study how cells recognize and communicate with their environment, influencing immune responses and pathogen interactions. His work with protein folding has relevance to neurodegeneration and cancer, where misfolded proteins disrupt cellular homeostasis. 

Some of the notable accomplishments he has made to the field of cell biology include discovering novel blood group and tumor antigen-specific lectins, contributing to the understanding of the mechanism of protein-sugar recognition, and genetically re-engineering lectins to impart T-antigen tumor-recognizing ability to peanut agglutinin. He is one of the most highly accomplished biologists from India.


-Akhil