Athira Mohanan

Athira Mohanan has held a variety of roles in the scientific field. Athira began their career in 2011 as a Summer Researcher at the Raman Research Institute. Athira then moved on to become a Research Assistant at Trent University in 2012. In 2016, Athira became a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Saskatchewan. In 2020, they took on the role of Food Scientist at Noblegen Inc. and is currently a Senior Scientist Strain development and Protein Biochemistry at Air Protein since 2022.

Athira Mohanan received a PhD in Materials Science from Trent University in 2015, with a focus on controlled crystallization of lipids, thermodynamics and kinetics, and mechanism of additives. From 2009 to 2011, they obtained a Master's degree in Physics and Materials Science from Mahatma Gandhi University. Athira also earned a Bachelor's degree in Physics from MES College, Nedumkandam, Kerala, India from 2006 to 2009. Additionally, they have obtained certifications in Radiation safety level-1, WHIMS for everyone etc. from Trent University.