Kutumbarao is a Beamline Scientist (MX) supporting the I04 and I04-1 beamlines.
Email: kutumbarao.nidamarthi@diamond.ac.ukTel: +44 (0)1235 395385
Kutumbarao Nidamarthi
Tel: +44 (0)1235 395385
Protein crystallography, Intensity statistics, Phasing, Direct methods, Laue diffraction, Instrumentation.
Current Biography
Kutumbarao Nidamarthi is a Beamline Scientist at Diamond Light Source supporting beamlines I04 and I04-1. He completed his PhD in Crystallography and Biophysics under Professor D. Velmurugan from University of Madras, and then went on to work at RIKEN, Japan, in the laboratory of Dr. Kam Zhang as a research scientist from 2018-2021. At RIKEN he mostly worked on new model building methods and quality metrics for Cryo-EM maps. Following this, he spent a year working as a postdoctoral fellow at ITbM Nagoya University with Dr. Florence Tama, before joining Diamond Light Source as Beamline Scientist (MX).
Research Interest
Kutumbarao has a strong interest in both theoretical and experimental aspects of crystallography.
On the experimental front, his focus lies in protein crystallography, particularly in conducting Laue diffraction experiments. He is also actively involved in the development of beamline instrumentation and optimization of beam delivery systems.
Theoretically, he is keen on investigating novel mathematical approaches to better understand diffraction and scattering phenomena. His research also explores intensity statistics and the development of innovative phasing techniques.
