Anirudh C R
Chemistry Faculty
Anirudh is a Chemistry Faculty at Prayoga.
He holds a BS-MS Dual Degree in Chemistry from the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, specializing in Computational Biochemistry. He also completed a Post Graduate Program in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning from UT Austin (April 2022 - April 2023).
Before joining Prayoga, Anirudh gained experience in both industry and academia. He worked as a Data Scientist at 4good.ai, an AI-based tech startup in Bangalore, and was a Research Associate in the Computational Chemistry Team at the Center for Chemical Biology and Therapeutics (CCBT), inStem, NCBS, Bangalore. He also worked as a Graduate Trainee at the Integrated Structural Biology Lab, NCBS.
Anirudh has teaching experience from Michigan State University, where he taught General Chemistry courses (both theory and practical) to first-year undergraduate students for two years.
His academic achievements include being a KVPY Scholar, an IAS Summer Research Fellow, and a GATE Chemistry (CY) 2021 qualifier.
Outside of work, he enjoys reading non-fiction, watching thriller movies, and is a fitness enthusiast, engaging in both indoor and outdoor activities
