Vaishnav P Varma

Vaishnav P Varma

he/him

Project Associate-I at CSIR-IGIB working on ONT genomic surveillance, host-pathogen genomics, methylation profiling, and infectious disease bioinformatics.

Patent

Granted Indian Patent

An Apparatus for Collecting Tree Sap

Patent No. 520964, Intellectual Property India, Government of India. Granted on 06 Mar 2024.

Inventors

Vaishnav P Varma, Dr. S. R. Madhan Shankar, and Iswarya B.R

Context

The apparatus was designed to support safer tree sap collection practices and reduce exposure pathways associated with Nipah virus transmission risk. The work reflects an early focus on zoonotic viruses, epidemic preparedness, and practical public-health-oriented innovation.