Our Leadership
Guided by scientific excellence and strategic experience across India and South Africa.
Directors
Dr. Lorna Madurai
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
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
Consultants & Advisors
Dr. Sharana Mahomed
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.
- Scientific review
- Clinical-study guidance
- Research methodology
- Protocol development support
- International research perspectives
- Study-design and implementation advice
Dr. K. Lakshmi, MD Pathology
Dr. K. Lakshmi provides clinical pathology consultation and professional guidance for laboratory services and research projects.
- 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, MD Pathology
Dr. Noor Mohammed contributes clinical pathology expertise and advisory support to BIORAMS laboratory and research operations.
- Pathology consultation
- Technical review
- Clinical interpretation
- Laboratory quality guidance
- Diagnostic workflow assessment
- Support for research and assay-validation studies
BIORAMS also draws on a wider multidisciplinary network of clinical, laboratory and international scientific advisors supporting individual studies and research programmes.
Work directly with our scientific team.
BIORAMS works with diagnostic manufacturers, research institutions, hospitals, universities and global-health organizations to generate dependable clinical and laboratory evidence.