معرفی
Dr. Ram Bhusal is an NHMRC Investigator Fellow in the Biomedicine Discovery Institute (BDI) at Monash University. His research focuses on tick salivary proteins (evasins) and their role in inhibiting human chemokines for anti-inflammatory therapeutic development. He also explores evolutionary mechanisms of evasins to understand protein sequence-structure-function relationships. Dr. Bhusal holds a PhD in Chemical Biology from the University of Auckland (2014–2018), a master’s in Medicinal Chemistry from Wonkwang University (South Korea), and a bachelor’s in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Pokhara University (Nepal).
Research interests include structural biology of chemokine interactions, protein engineering for therapeutics, and tuberculosis metabolism. He leads projects like 'Harnessing ticks' tricks to develop therapies for inflammatory diseases' and collaborates internationally. Awards include NHMRC Fellowships and travel grants for conferences. Dr. Bhusal accepts PhD students and has contributed to over 24 publications since 2010, spanning structural biology, drug discovery, and food science.
- Education:
- PhD (Chemical Biology): University of Auckland (2014–2018)
- MSc (Medicinal Chemistry): Wonkwang University (South Korea)
- BSc (Pharmaceutical Sciences): Pokhara University (Nepal)
- Awards:
- NHMRC Investigator Fellow (Monash University)
- Australian Peptide Conference Travel Award (2022)
- BDI ECR Support Fund (2022)
- Biomedicine Discovery Institute Travel Grant (2021)
- Projects:
- Suppression of Treg Recruitment in Cancer Immunotherapy (2025–2028)
- Harnessing ticks’ tricks for anti-inflammatory therapies (2024–2028)
Research outputs highlight structural studies of evasins, probiotic effects on food systems, and tuberculosis enzyme mechanisms. His work bridges basic science and translational medicine, addressing global health challenges like inflammatory diseases and antimicrobial resistance.
