Siddardha Bathula

About

Research scientist with experience in human and medical genetics, genomics, and bioinformatics across academic and industry settings. Skilled in variant interpretation, NGS data analysis, cell culture, and molecular genetics workflows.

Experience

• Genome Analyst
  GeneInsight Informatics
  Jul 2026 – Present
• Genome Analyst - 1
  MedGenome Labs Ltd
  Sep 2025 – May 2026
• Senior Studies Researcher
  United Arab Emirates University
  Aug 2024 – Apr 2025
• Senior Executive Sales
  Barcode Biosciences Pvt. Ltd.
  Jan 2024 – May 2024
• Junior Research Fellow
  Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD)
  Jul 2020 – Feb 2023

Education

• Master of Science
  Andhra University
  Human Genetics · 2018 – 2020
• Bachelor of Science
  Andhra University
  Biotechnology, Biochemistry and Chemistry · 2015 – 2018

Skills

• Bioinformatics
• Cell Culture
• PCR
• Confocal Microscopy
• Western Blotting
• Microbiology
• Genomics
• Fluorescence Microscopy
• Variant Interpretation
• Nextflow
• NGS

Projects

• DBT City/Regional Clusters for Covid-19 Testing Phase II

Courses & certifications

• CSIR · 2025
• GATE · 2021

⚽ Extracurricular activities

• Workshop Resource Person

  Resource person for workshops on cytogenetics, molecular genetics, and nanopore sequencing at CDFD.

• Student Supervision

  Supervised three master's students and two PhD students in the laboratory.

📚 Publications

• Cytogenomic Characterization of a Novel de novo Balanced Reciprocal Translocation t(1;12) by Genome Sequencing Leading to Fusion Gene Formation of EYA3/EFCAB4b · 2022
• Recurrent Skin Ulcers with Facial Dysmorphism and Sinopulmonary Infections: Thinking Beyond Hyper-IgE Syndrome · 2022
• A novel homozygous synonymous splicing variant in SELENOI gene causes Spastic Paraplegia 81 · 2023
• Integrative genome and transcriptome analysis of a balanced t (2; 5) translocation reveals a novel lncRNA fusion gene associated with neurodevelopmental disorder · 2026