Our Leadership

Dr. Lorna Madurai provides technical and scientific leadership to BIORAMS.

She is an experienced virologist, molecular diagnostics specialist, clinical laboratory professional and quality assessor with extensive involvement in international clinical research and public-health programmes.

Her experience includes leading molecular and HIV diagnostic laboratories, supporting clinical trials, implementing quality systems and advising multidisciplinary research programmes. She has also worked as a technical assessor for medical laboratories against South African accreditation standards and has supervised postgraduate and doctoral researchers.

Her professional experience includes heading molecular and HIV diagnostic laboratories, supporting international HIV-prevention trials, assisting external-quality-assurance programmes and advising multiple South African and international studies.

Areas of expertise

Mr. Nanduri Sai Krishna Kumar provides strategic, administrative and operational leadership to BIORAMS.

He brings more than two decades of experience in business administration, business development, relationship management, regulatory compliance and organizational planning.

His expertise includes establishing operational systems, developing strategic partnerships, identifying growth opportunities, coordinating stakeholders and strengthening internal controls. His academic qualifications include an MBA in Marketing and Human Resource Management, a Bachelor of Law and a Bachelor of Commerce.

At BIORAMS he oversees

Dr. Bhavani M. is a Clinical Microbiologist and translational research professional with over 14 years of experience across diagnostics, infectious diseases, molecular biology and clinical research.

Her expertise includes molecular diagnostics, antimicrobial resistance, diagnostic assay validation and laboratory quality systems. She has led clinical validation studies involving TB diagnostics, IGRA, immunoassays and molecular platforms, working to quality frameworks aligned with ICMR, ICH-GCP and ISO 20916.

She has contributed to an international WHO-linked research project, including specialized training in South Africa and qPCR-based analysis of cohorts from South Africa and Ghana. Her work bridges diagnostic innovation, translational research and laboratory excellence.

Areas of expertise

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Dr. Sharana Mahomed supports BIORAMS as an external scientific consultant, contributing expertise in clinical research, HIV pathogenesis and the conduct of internationally relevant biomedical studies.

She is currently identified by CAPRISA as its Head of HIV Pathogenesis. CAPRISA has also described her previous work as a research clinician and principal investigator, and documented completion of her PhD research involving broadly neutralising monoclonal antibodies in young women in Africa.

Her contribution to BIORAMS

• Scientific review
• Clinical-study guidance
• Research methodology
• Protocol development support
• International research perspectives
• Study-design and implementation advice

Dr. K. Lakshmi provides clinical pathology consultation and professional guidance for laboratory services and research projects.

Responsibilities

• Clinical interpretation of laboratory findings
• Pathology consultation
• Review of laboratory processes
• Guidance on pre-analytical, analytical and post-analytical practices
• Support for diagnostic-method evaluation
• Clinical correlation and professional oversight

Dr. Noor Mohammed contributes clinical pathology expertise and advisory support to BIORAMS laboratory and research operations.

Responsibilities

• Pathology consultation
• Technical review
• Clinical interpretation
• Laboratory quality guidance
• Diagnostic workflow assessment
• Support for research and assay-validation studies