Narain Karedla

Dr. Narain Karedla leads the Quantitative Immunodynamics Laboratory across the Rosalind Franklin Institute and the Botnar Institute of Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, UK.

The Karedla Group sits at the interface of physical sciences and immunology, developing advanced optical microscopy and spectroscopy methods to probe immune-cell biology. We are interested in the fundamental physical forces that govern biological processes, with a particular emphasis on the emerging role of nanoscale electrostatics in immune function. By building high-resolution biophotonic tools, we aim to uncover the physical principles that shape immune-cell behaviour and to generate quantitative insight in complex biological systems.

• Integrated MSc (2007 – 2012), Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India
• PhD (2012 – 2016), Biophysics, III. Institute of Physics – Biophysics, University of Göttingen, Germany
• Postdoc (2016 – 2018), III. Institute of Physics – Biophysics, University of Göttingen, Germany
• Postdoc (2018), HFSP Cross Disciplinary Fellow, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
• Postdoc (2019 - 2020), Feodor Lynen Fellow, University of Oxford, UK
• Postdoc (2021 – 2024), The Rosalind Franklin Institute, Harwell Campus. Didcot, UK
• Staff Scientist (2024-2025) The Rosalind Franklin Institute, Harwell Campus. Didcot, UK
• Principal Investigator (2026 – Present) Rosalind Franklin Institute and Botnar Institute of Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, UK