I am a postdoctoral researcher in the lab of Professor Jon Pokorski and am serving as MRSEC Trainee Leadership Group Representative (IRG2). My current research focuses on fabricating biosynthetic materials by integrating genetically engineered cells into polymer composites.
Prior to joining the Pokorski lab, I received my Doctoral degree from the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India. During my PhD research I developed biocompatible gelators from short self-assembling peptides for applications in drug delivery and tissue engineering. In my spare time I enjoys photography, traveling, writing and painting.
The combination of Biological science with Chemistry and Physics amazes me and has been the subject of my passion owing to its plethora of possibilities. My research interest lies in the design, modelling and synthesis of functional nano-materials. My current project involves, but is not limited to, the development of peptide based hydrogels which finds its applications in bio-medicine (as drug delivery vehicles and scaffolds in tissue engineering), material science and electronics. The synthetic approach is also combined with computer aided molecular dynamics simulation to probe into the underlying mechanism principles in this bottom-up nano fabrication technique.
GPA 8.0
Grade First Class
DGPA 8.62/10