Anagha M

Biography:

Ms. Anagha M is a doctoral researcher in the Department of Biotechnology, M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore, India. Her research focuses on probiotic microorganisms, particularly psychobiotics capable of producing gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), and their potential role in functional foods and mental health. She has successfully isolated and characterized potent psychobiotic strains from breast milk, evaluating their probiotic attributes, including acid and bile tolerance, antimicrobial activity, and safety profiling. Her work also emphasizes optimization of fermentative parameters for enhanced GABA production, combining kinetic and thermodynamic approaches to understand microbial metabolism. She has presented her research findings at national and international conferences. Her broader research interests include microbiome–gut–brain interactions, postbiotics, and the development of nutraceutical formulations. She aims to contribute to the advancement of safe and effective probiotic strains for applications in food biotechnology and human health.