Professor
University of Toronto
Radhakrishnan Mahadevan is Professor at the University of Toronto department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry. He also serves as Associate Chair, Graduate Studies and Principal Investigator, Laboratory for Metabolic Systems Engineering and BioZone – Centre for Applied Bioscience and Bioengineering. Mahadevan’s research Interests span systems biology, synthetic biology, metabolic engineering, gut microbiome, microbial communities. Applications include bioproducts including renewable chemicals and fuels, environmental engineering, and bioprocess optimization. He holds a B.Tech. from the Indian Institute of Technology and Ph.D. from the University of Delaware.