Sandhya Mardhekar

Dr. Sandhya Mardhekar serves as a Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces in Potsdam, Germany, within the Department of Biomolecular Systems and the specialized Automated Glycan Assembly research group. Her work integrates chemical engineering and molecular biology to advance synthetic methodologies for complex carbohydrates.

Her primary research focuses on glycochemistry and glycobiology, specifically developing automated platforms for glycan assembly. This interdisciplinary work bridges biomolecular engineering and carbohydrate chemistry, aiming to streamline the production of structurally defined glycans for therapeutic and diagnostic applications. Current efforts emphasize precision synthesis techniques to overcome challenges in glycan heterogeneity and scalability.

Based in laboratory K-2.173 at the institute's Am Mühlenberg 1 campus, Dr. Mardhekar collaborates within the Automated Glycan Assembly team to pioneer instrumentation and protocols for high-throughput glycan manufacturing, contributing to broader initiatives in biomolecular systems engineering.