Team Members
Interns
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Project
Area of Interest
Date of Joining
Ameya N. Parkar
Comparative studies between Doxirubicin and Gemcitabin using Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles
Drug delivery systems such as Nanoparticle caught his attention. He is interested to work with such nanoparticles to deliver anti-cancer drug at targeted site using Mesoporous silica nanopartilce.
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Date of Joining
Mihir H. Rajhansa
Fabrication of Solid Dissolving Polymeric Microneedles for Transdermal Drug Delivery
Microneedles was the topic alloted to him for his project and he was successful in synthesizing a flat Polymeric Microneedle patch. Further after completion of his project he worked on the same topic, aiming for a publication and also for patenting the same.
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Project
Area of Interest
Date of Joining
Ashika S. Singh
Design and Development of Vitamin B12 Lateral Flow Assay.
N/A
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Tanvi S. Kaku
Carbon nanomaterials for biomedical and bioimaging applications
Development of carbon nanomaterials for various biomedical applications such as photodynamic therapy, bioimaging, and phothermal therapy. '
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Area of Interest
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Shweta. R. Shinde
Development of Solid Lipid Nanoparticles for Targeted Cancer Nanomedicine
Drug delivery, cancer nanomedicine, biomaterials
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Area of Interest
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Pooja Manoj Sonawane
Design and Development of IL6 Lateral flow assay. Development of point of care devices (for micronutrients).
Nanoparticles, Developement of diagnostic kits and point of care devices.
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Project
Area of Interest
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Kavina K. Shah
Design & Development of biodegradable plasmonic nanoshells for cancer nanotheranostics
Photothermal therapy, drug delivery, cancer theranostics
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Area of Interest
Date of Joining
Nishtha Pathak
Synthesis and characterization of biocompatible nanocomposites for breast cancer photothermal therapy
Nanomedicine has been her constant area of focus, where in drug delivery and theranostics are her major interests. She want to engage her efforts in translational medical biosciences that can render clinical justice to some of the most challenging therapeutics and will improve public health. Also, as an avid writer, it is her adamant goal to contribute in Scientific Journalism and Medical Writing.
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Project
Area of Interest
Date of Joining
Pavithra Sathishkumar
Synthesis, characterization and cellular uptake studies of Zein polymeric nanoparticles and quantum dots
Development of nanoparticles and quantum dots from organic and natural sources with good biocompatibility for cancer theranostics, bioimaging and targeted drug delivery.
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Project
Area of Interest
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Jinal M. Mehta
NIR light Responsive Biodegradable Nanoparticles for Image Guided Cancer Theranostic
Synthesis of nanoparticles, Nanoformulation development, Regenerative medicine, Drug delivery
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Samarth Uttam
Design and Development of Point of Care Devices
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