Assoc. Prof. Anil Annamneedi is the Associate Dean of School of Technology at Sai University. He holds a PhD in Neuroscience, specializing in exploring the synaptic (neuron-neuron communication site) proteins’ contribution towards synaptic maturation and brain functions such as learning and memory, cognition as well as neuropathology. He has more than 8 years of post-PhD experience in Neuroscience research and teaching in domains of neuroscience, biotechnology and genetics across Germany, France and India.

Dr. Annamneedi completed his PhD in Neuroscience from Leibniz Institute of Neurobiology (LIN) and was awarded with an academic degree “Dr. rer. nat” by Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany in 2018. He completed the Master of Engineering (M. Eng) in Biomedical Engineering from Martin-Luther University, Halle-Wittenberg and Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, Koethen, Germany in 2013. During this period, he started his scientific career at the Center for Molecular Neurobiology Hamburg (ZMNH) in Parkinson's disease research. Prior to this, Dr. Annamneedi also completed a Master of Science (M.Sc) in Human Genetics from Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, India in 2009. During his undergrad education he studied Environmental Studies, Chemistry, Zoology and Biotechnology and was awarded with Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) from Andhra University in 2007.

Dr. Annamneedi has built his research in the field of neuroscience around understanding how genes, synapses, and neural circuits contribute to cognition and neurodevelopmental or neuropsychiatric disorders, particularly autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and schizophrenia. Dr. Annamneedi has received laurels as Center for behavioral brain sciences (CBBS) fellow (2019), a research grant and fellowship funded by European Regional Development Fund and Federal state of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. He has also received an institutional seed grant called LINSeeds (2020). Dr. Annamneedi recently received the LE STUDIUM Visiting Researcher Award (2026) to conduct autism research in France. During his tenure as post doctoral researcher at Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology and subsequently at Otto-von-Guericke University (Germany), his research further deepens the understanding of synaptic signaling role during neurodevelopmental conditions such as autism.

Further, at CNRS and INRAe research institute in France, his contributions as a post doctoral researcher are valuable in exploring the therapeutic potential of GPCR proteins in treating the autism symptoms. Prior to joining Sai University, as Research Assistant Professor in Biotechnology at SRM Institute of Science and Technology (India) he contributed towards teaching and establishing ASD model systems to study synaptic signaling. Dr. Annamneedi is contributing as scientific reviewer and as associate editor for several reputed journals. Having extensive research experience in neuroscience and as program director of neuroscience at Sai University, Dr. Annamneedi’s research broadly focuses on three major domains: Neurogenetics and synaptic signaling; Neural circuits and cognition; and Brain disorders.