Vishnu Prasoodanan is postdoc in Björn Schröder lab. He analyzes sequence data obtained from gut microbiomes within the context of dietary patterns and their influence on mucus function.
Vishnu holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees from the Department of Biological Sciences at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal (IISER Bhopal), India. During his master's thesis, he focused on reconstructing bacterial and viral genomes from multiple metagenomes. He also conducted extensive curation and analysis of NGS 16S rRNA and whole metagenomic data from various environments, including rivers, human gut, oral cavity, and skin microbiomes.
His passion for large biological sequence data analysis led him to continue his academic journey. Vishnu pursued his doctoral studies at IISER Bhopal, where he conducted a comprehensive investigation into the composition, diversity, and functional role of Prevotella species in the global gut microbiome. His study included the largest healthy cohort from the Indian population, primarily composed of individuals with plant-based diets. Additionally, he explored the impact of tobacco consumption on oral microbiomes in both healthy individuals and those with oral cancer.
For more comprehensive information about the scientific projects he participated in, see his google scholar profile.
In November 2022, Vishnu joined Björn Schroder’s group at Umeå University as a Post-doctoral fellow. His current work primarily focuses on analyzing sequence data (host-gene expression data, microbial metagenomics data and microbial genomics data) obtained from gut microbiomes within the context of dietary patterns and their influence on mucus function.