Malla Padidam, Ph.D., President
Malla is a biotechnologist and entrepreneur with more than 25 years of experience in commercial biotechnology and molecular biology R&D operations. Malla has been recognized for leadership in managing projects, business development, and taking products to the market. Previously he worked at RheoGene, Rohm and Haas, The Scripps Research Institute, and Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. Malla has a Ph.D. in genetics from University of Saskatchewan, Canada.
Karuna Lakkineni, Ph.D., Chief Technology Officer
Karuna is a biochemist and information technologist with 20 years of experience in research and development. After his postdoctoral fellowship at Ohio State University Department of Molecular Genetics he worked at academic institutes and industry in India and Canada. He has extensive expertise in assay developement, biochemistry, molecular biology, and informatics.
Executive Consultants
Ram Pulumati, B.S.
Ram is CEO and Founder of Interface+ Technologies, Hyderabad. He held senior management positions in marketing and sales at four Indian and multinational companies that focused on specialty chemicals and international trade before founding Interface+. Ram is helping HELP Dx in business development.
Zerina Kamichetty, M.A.
Zerina is a social scientist and for many years lead a program of vocational education at Auroville, Puducherry to empower rural women through a growing sense of security, increased self-awareness, and employment. Zerina's expertise is being used for rural outreach of diagnostics products.
Yateendra Joshi, M.S.
Yateen wrote a well-received book “Communicating with Style” and published many articles. Currently he is a member of European Association of Science Editors and edits technical papers, conducts training programmes on communication skills, and writes on a freelance basis. Yateen is responsible customer education and corporate communications at HELP Dx.
R. Sivaram Reddy, M.A.
Sivaram is a Partner at SGP & Associates, a firm that provides financial and accounting services to technology companies. He helped several startup companies establish and grow in Indian market. Sivaram manages HELP Dx accounting and financial functions.
Advisory Board
Lalitha Koppuravuri, M.D.
Lalitha is co-founder of Sruthi Kidney Care Specialty Hospital, Hyderabad and a high rated practicing Gynecologist and Urologist. She obtained her MD in gynecology from Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Chandigarh and the second specialization in Urology from Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad.
Srinivasa Pallerla, M.D.
Srinivasa directs Andhra Pradesh Right to Sight Society's anti blindness activities in the state of Andhra Pradesh (80 million population) to achieve the objectives of global initiative of vision 2020. Srinivasa held his medical degree from Andhra University and practiced general ophthalmology in Iran and Oman for many years before returning to India.
Subrata Tripathi, M.D.
Subrata is a Professor at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai. He worked at Cambridge University, UK and Yale University, USA after receiving his M.D. from Patel Chest Institute, University of Delhi. His research in human physiology has been well recognized by his peers.
Upendra Kamalapuri, Ph.D.
Upendra has been managing private equity funds and hedge funds in US, Europe, and Asia at Jarir Invesments, Saudi Arabia for more than 15 years. Prior to Jarir, Upendra worked in Mumbai for several years concentrating on capital markets and venture capital. He obtained Ph.D. from Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore.
