Post-doctorate, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Israel
Ph.D., Institute of Biophysio Sensor Technology, Pusan National University, South Korea
M.Tech., U.P. Technical University, Lucknow, India
Education
Professional Experiences
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Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, India (2022-Present)
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Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, India (2019-2022)
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Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, India (2015-2019)
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Visiting Assistant Professor, Institute of Biophysio Sensor Technology, Pusan National University, South Korea (2017)
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Visiting Scientist, Institute of Biophysio Sensor Technology, Pusan National University, South Korea (2015)
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Postdoctoral Research, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology (IIT), Haifa, Israel (2014-2015)
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Assistant Professor, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India (2013-2014)
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Senior Research Associate, Institute of Biophysio Sensor Technology, Pusan National University, South Korea (2013-2014)
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Lecturer, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India (2008-2009)
Administration
External Administration
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EXPERT MEMBER of the AICTE Expert Visit Committee (AVC) for conducting physical visits to AICTE-approved Institutions/ Universities.
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INVITED MEMBER of the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Regional Medical Research Centre Northeast Region Dibrugarh, Assam.
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EXPERT MEMBER in the PARAKH program of All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi
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Co-Chairman of the Technical Evaluation Panel of BIG-BIRAC-21 (Theme - Diagnostics).
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MENTOR in the NIDHI Scheme (NATIONAL INITIATIVE FOR DEVELOPING AND HARNESSING INNOVATIONS) of the Department of Science & Technology, Gov. of India at CoE, KIIT Technology Business Incubator.
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Committee Member for the DST-NIDHI’s PRomoting and Accelerating Young and ASpiring technology entrepreneurs (PRAYAS) PROGRAM.
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Screening Committee Member for the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology [MeitY], under TIDE 2.0 [Technology Incubation & Development of Entrepreneurs] Scheme.
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Expert member Scheme for Transformational and Advanced Research in Sciences (STARS)
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EXPERT of the selection committee for the BIRAC initiative-Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development Fund ("SEED Fund")
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EXPERT of the selection committee for BIRAC Launching Entrepreneurial Driven Affordable Products Fund ("LEAP Fund")
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MENTOR for Elvikon India Pvt Ltd, Hyderabad, through KIIT-TBI, under BIG-BIRAC.
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EXPERT MEMBER Scheme for Transformational and Advanced Research in Sciences (STARS).
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EXPERT MEMBER in Central Government Funding Agencies
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Member of the Technical Evaluation Panel (TEP) of the Biotechnology Ignition Grant (BIG) under the Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council.
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Expert Reviewer of Indo-French Centre for the Promotion of Advanced Research (IFCPAR/ CEFIPRA) under the Department of Science and Technology (DST), GoI and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), France.
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Expert Reviewer for Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) German Research Foundation Kennedyallee 40 53175 Bonn, Germany
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External Expert for Project evaluation for Kerala State Council for Science, Technology, and Environment under the “back to lab” women scientist division.
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External Expert for Jammu and Kashmir Science & Technology Innovation Council, Department of Science and Technology, Gandhinagar, Jammu- 180004
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External Expert for PhD evaluation Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, 400076 Mumbai, Maharashtra
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External Expert for PhD evaluation in Biotechnology, Faculty of Science (FOS) Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Ref: UBD/FOS/N3(i), April 2019.
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External Expert for PhD evaluation in Bioengineering, Sathyabama Institute of Science & Technology, Chennai, India.
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External Expert for PhD evaluation in School of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, SASTRA University, Tamil Nadu, India.
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External Expert for PhD evaluation for Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow, India
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External Expert for PhD evaluation for Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi - Uttar Pradesh 221005, India
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External Expert for PhD evaluation for Assam University (Central University), Silchar Assam, India
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Expert Reviewer of the R&D Proposals under the CSIR-Fundamental & Innovative Research in Science of Tomorrow [CSIR-FIRST] Scheme.
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Expert Reviewer of the various R&D Proposals for the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India.
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Expert Reviewer for the project under the Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences (BRNS) under the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Government of India.
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Expert Reviewer of projects under the Israeli Ministry of Science and Technology, Israel.
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Expert Reviewer for the Sree Padmavathi Venkateswara Foundation Vijayawada Grant
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Expert Reviewer of grants under DBT/Wellcome Trust India Alliance
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External Expert for Biosensor syllabus design of MTech (Medical Devices) course at NIPER-Guwahati.
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External Examiner for setting the question paper for Central University of Haryana.
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External Examiner for setting the question paper for the National Institute of Technology.
At IIT(BHU), Varanasi
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Senate Member, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi: March 2021- March 2023
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Convener: Departmental Postgraduate Committee (DPGC) September 2022 - till date
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Member: Department Faculty Affairs Committee (DFAC) January 2023 - till date
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Chairman: PhD Admission BCE 2022-2023 ODD Semester
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Chairman: M.Tech Admission BCE 2022-2023 ODD Semester
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Chairman: M.Tech Admission BCE 2021-2022
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Member: Institute level IPR Committee 2022- till date
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Expert Member in the Project Assessment Panel (PAP) under the "Design Expertise to Manufacturing MSME Sector", IIT(BHU). Implemented through the office of Development Commissioner, Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME), Government of India. 2021- ongoing
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Dean's (Research and Development) nominee for institutional purchase
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Nodal Member, BCE Institute Annual Report 2020-21
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Nodal Member, BCE Institute Annual Report 2021-22
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Member Secretary, Purchase Committee, School of Biochemical Engineering. 2020- 2021
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Member, Purchase Committee, School of Biochemical Engineering. 2020- till date
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Member, Departmental Undergraduate Committee (DUGC). 2020- ongoing
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Member, Departmental Postgraduate Committee (DPGC). 2020- ongoing
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Member, School of Biochemical Engineering Representative in the Institute Library Committee. 2020- 2022
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Exam Convener, School of Biochemical Engineering. 2020- ongoing
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Joint - Convener, Website Maintenance, School of Biochemical Engineering. 2020- ongoing
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Organizing Secretary, I-DAPT HEALTH-TECH HACKATHON, IIT (BHU), Varanasi (July 2022).
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Deputy Presiding Officer (Year 2022-2023) for Election duty for Student Parliament.
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Presiding Officer (Year 2023-2024) for Election duty for Student Parliament.
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Co-chairman of the organizing activities of TECHNEX' 2023.
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Member, Management cum Advisory Committee, Super Computing Center, IIT (BHU), Varanasi (2023- present)
At IIT Guwahati
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Member, PhD Admission 2015-2019
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BTP Coordinator, 2016 – 2018
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Faculty Advisor, 2018 M.Tech BT batch
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Member, IPDF shortlisting committee for BSBE
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Member, Department Postgraduate Programme Committee (DPPC) 2018 - 2019
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Faculty coordinator of the course Nanobiotechnology
Awards, Accolades, Invited Talks & Presentations
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Awarded "Shakuntala Amir Chand Prize 2020" by the INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH (ICMR).
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Selected for the prestigious Prof. B.K. Bachhawat Memorial Young Scientist Lecture Award - 2022 by the National Academy of Sciences - NASI, Prayagraj, India.
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Elected as FELLOW of Indian Chemical Society (FICS) http://indianchemicalsociety.com/
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Received EAT RIGHT RESEARCH AWARD-2022 by FSSAI - FDA Bhawan on the "World Food Safety Day" from the Honorable Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya.
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Selected for the Indian Society of Chemists and Biologists (ISCB http://www.iscbindia.com/) YOUNG SCIENTIST AWARD In BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES Section for the Year 2022.
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Selected for the Prof. Sushil Kumar Innovation Award - 2023 (SKIA -2023) by the Flora Fauna Science Foundation (FFSF).
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Selected as a Member of the Indian National Young Academy of Sciences (INYAS) (https://inyas.in/), a body of INSA, New Delhi.
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World Number 17 Biosensor Scientist (*Prior Five Years) 2023 by ScholarGPS™, California, USA (https://scholargps.com/).
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Advisor for the Biomedical Sensors Domain and Sensor Networks Systems at the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), Michael Faraday House, Six Hills Way, Stevenage, LONDON, United Kingdom
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Editors-in-Chief: Handbook of Nano bioelectrochemistry: Application in Devices and Biomolecular Sensing, Springer Nature
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Book "Diagnostic Strategies for COVID-19 and other Coronaviruses" has been Listed among TOP 10 (No. 5 position) in the area of #Medicine > Medical Science Books (Virology) #Worldwide to read in 2022, as featured on CNN, Forbes and Inc – Book Authority, United States. LINK
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Book "Advanced Micro and Nano Manufacturing Technologies Applications in Biochemical and Biomedical Engineering" has been Listed among TOP 10 (No. 7 position) the area of #Medicine > Biomedical Engineering #World Wide to read in 2022, as featured on CNN, Forbes and Inc – Book Authority, United States. LINK
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INVITED MEMBER of the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Regional Medical Research Centre Northeast Region Dibrugarh, Assam.
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INVITED MEMBER of the International Center for Sensor Science and Engineering, Chicago, United States.
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Associate Editor, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Lausanne, Switzerland (Specialty Section: Biosensors and Biomolecular Electronics) (Indexing in Scopus / SCIE etc: Impact Factor: 5.89), 2021.
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Editorial Board Member of "Scientific Reports, Nature Publication Group (Indexing in SCI, etc: Impact Factor: 4.37), 2021.
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Associate Editor, Sensors International, CAS-Elsevier Science (Cite Score: 10.2)
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Associate Editor, Exploration of Digital Health Technologies
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Guest Editor along with Prof. Akiyoshi Taniguchi National Institute for Materials Science, Japan, and Prof. Yen Nee Tan Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK in the Journal MOLECULES (Indexing in Scopus, Impact Factor: 4.41), 2021.
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Guest Editor of International Journal of Biological Macromolecules on the theme: Nano-bio-engineered macromolecules and surfaces fabrication for biosensing applications. (Impact Factor: 8.02), 2022.
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Editorial Board Member of Microchemical Journal, Elsevier Science (Impact Factor: 5.30)
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Editorial Board Member of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Reviews (Impact Factor: 4.20)
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Editorial Board Member of Material Science for Energy Technologies, CAS-Elsevier Science (Indexing in Scopus) (2018-2023)
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Editorial Board Member "PLOS ONE" 2021.
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Editorial Board Member of Frontiers in Sensors, Lausanne, Switzerland (Specialty Section: Micro- and Nano-Sensors), 2021.
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Editorial Board Member "Green Analytical Chemistry", Elsevier, 2021.
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Editor Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Springer Nature, (Indexing in Scopus / SCI etc: Impact Factor: 3.09)
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RAMANUJAN FELLOWSHIP from the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India
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Early Career Research Award (ECRA), Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.
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Gandhian Young Technology Innovation (GYTI) Award 2020 on "Paper-based portable kit for the naked eye detection of milk pasteurization indicator based on alkaline phosphatase"
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Selected as a Member of the National Academy of Science (MNASc), India (NASI), Prayagraj, India, 2020.
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Selected as a Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry (MRSC), London 2022.
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Dr. O. P. S. Sengar Memorial Young Scientist Award – 2016 by Nano Molecular Society
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Coveted Honour of the Biotech Research Society of India (BRSI) Young Scientist Award - 2017
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Young Engineers Award – 2018 by the Senior Engineers Forum-Guwahati
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Coveted Honour of ‘Young Scientist Award - 2019 ’ of the Society for Bioinformatics and Biological Sciences (SBBS).
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HIGHLY CITED Corresponding author in The ROYAL SOCIETY OF CHEMISTRY, Cambridge, London in Top 10% cited articles.
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Post-doctoral research fellowship of Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Israel
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Life member of Biotech Research Society India. LM: 2006
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Brain Korea-21 Fellowship, Pusan National University, Busan South Korea
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National Research Foundation (NRF) Fellowship, MEST, South Korea
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Listed Among the WORLD'S TOP 2% SCIENTIST - YEAR 2019. List prepared by the Stanford University, USA
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Listed Among the WORLD'S TOP 2% SCIENTIST - YEAR 2020. List prepared by the Stanford University, USA
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Listed Among the WORLD'S TOP 2% SCIENTIST - YEAR 2021. List prepared by the Stanford University, USA
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Listed Among the WORLD'S TOP 2% SCIENTIST - YEAR 2022. List prepared by the Stanford University, USA
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Listed Among the WORLD'S TOP 2% SCIENTIST - YEAR 2023. List prepared by the Stanford University, USA
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Listed in the Research.com for the YEAR 2023 the Discipline of Engineering and Technology Discipline
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International travel grants of 1500 USD from Technion- Israel Institute of Technology (IIT), Israel.
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Outstanding Faculty Award in terms of Teaching and Research 2013.
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Certificate of reviewer recognition by the AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
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Outstanding Reviewer Award from various journals of Elsevier
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INVITED SPEAKER in the self-financed short-term course on “Molecular Techniques in Biotechnology” organized by the Department of Biotechnology, National Institute of Technology-Allahabad (NIT-A), 16-22 January 2015.
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INVITED SPEAKER CSIR-IICT Platinum Jubilee International Conference on Biotechnological Research and Innovation for Sustainable Development XV BRSI Convention 22-25 November, 2018.
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Expert Resource Person for the UGC sponsored Refresher Course in “Nano Science & Nano Technology” organized by Human Resource Development Centre (HRDC), Guwahati University, Assam. 22nd March – 11th April, 2017
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Research work done as Principal Investigator has been highlighted in 450+ News agencies in India, USA, China, Canada, Taiwan, Singapore, UK, Ireland, Malaysia, etc).
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Invited as Visiting Scientist at Institute of Biophysio Sensor Technology, Pusan National University, South Korea in July 2016.
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External Expert for Project evaluation for Kerala State Council for Science, Technology, and Environment under “back to lab” women scientist division.
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KEYNOTE SPEAKER in RUSA "राष्ट्रीय उच्चतर शिक्षा अभियान", (A Centrally Sponsored Scheme of MHRD, Govt. of India) sponsored Pre- conference workshop on “Transforming Technology to Commercial Products”.
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KEYNOTE SPEAKER in International Conference on “Advanced Technologies for Societal Applications” during 20-21 December 2016, supported by राष्ट्रीय उच्चतर शिक्षा अभियान (RUSA), BOARD OF RESEARCH IN NUCLEAR SCIENCES (BRNS), and Solapur University.
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Travel grant of 1200 USD in June 2017 from Pusan National University to visit as a visiting scientist in the Institute of Biophysics Sensor Technology
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INVITED SPEAKER in the DBT Stake-holders Meeting to evolve a comprehensive Cancer Research program in NER during 26th – 27th October 2017, Hotel Palacio Guwahati.
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INVITED SPEAKER in the School of Biomedical Engineering, North Eastern Hill University (NEHU) is a Central University, Shillong, Meghalaya from 15-16 March 2018.
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Outstanding Reviewer Award for Contribution to the quality of the journal “Vacuum” (Elsevier, Amsterdam, The Netherlands), June 2018.
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Expert Reviewer of Indo-French Centre for the Promotion of Advanced Research (IFCPAR/ CEFIPRA) under the Department of Science and Technology (DST), GoI, and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) of France.
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INVITED SPEAKER in the International Conference on Frontiers in Chemical Sciences (FICS - 2018) from 6- 8th December 2018. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, Assam, India
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BEST PAPER AWARD in Material Science for Energy Technologies, Elsevier – CAS. 2018.
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INVITED SPEAKER in New Horizon in Food Processing Technology and Nutrition” (NHFPTN-2019) during SLIETCON-2019, Under TEQIP - III (Twinning Program) organized by S.L. Institute of Engineering& Technology (MHRD, Govt. of India), Punjab, India. March 1-2, 2019 at the National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research (NITTTR), Chandigarh.
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INVITED SPEAKER in 2nd International Conference on Computational Methods in Manufacturing (ICCMM 2019), Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India, March 8-9, 2019
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INVITED EXPERT SPEAKER in Next Generation Diagnostics Summit, 13 - 14 APRIL 2019 | THE PARK, HYDERABAD under the Auspices of CME Foundation of India. Title: Nano-bioengineered Sensors: An Innovative Tool for Next-Generation Point-of-Care Clinical Diagnostics
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INVITED SPEAKER, Department of Biochemistry, North Eastern Hill University (NEHU) is a Central University, Shillong, Meghalaya. 19th April 2019.
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Appointed as External Examiner for PhD evaluation in Biotechnology, Faculty of Science (FOS) Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Ref: UBD/FOS/N3(i), April 2019.
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Appointed as External Examiner for PhD evaluation in Bioengineering, Sathyabama Institute of Science & Technology, Chennai, India.
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Appointed as External Examiner for PhD evaluation for Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow, India
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Appointed as External Examiner for PhD evaluation for Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi - Uttar Pradesh 221005, India
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INVITED SPEAKER in 4th Annual Conference of Indian Society of Nanomedicine "NANOBIOTECK 2019" Global BIOINDIA during 20th - 23rd November 2019. Aerocity, New Delhi. Title: Nano-Bio-Engineered Surfaces for Point-of-Care Diagnostics
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3 Biotech volume 9, Article number: 57 (2019), Springer listed among the TOP three highly cited articles of 2019.
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INVITED SPEAKER in the international webinar on “Challenges and Scientific Advances for SARS-COV-2” organized by the Department of Microbiology Assam University in Collaboration with Springer Nature and Society of Environmental Sustainability on 27 August 2020. Title: Nanobioengineered Sensing Systems and Their Prospects in COVID-19 Diagnosis
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Expert Reviewer of the R&D Proposals under the CSIR-Fundamental & Innovative Research in Science of Tomorrow [CSIR-FIRST] Scheme.
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Expert Reviewer of the various R&D Proposals for the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India.
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Expert Reviewer for the project under the Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences (BRNS) under the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Government of India.
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Expert Reviewer of projects under the Israeli Ministry of Science and Technology, Israel.
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INVITED SPEAKER in the Short Term Course (STC) on "Recent advances of 3D printing and its Bio-medical Engineering Applications" jointly organized by the National Cheng Kung University Hospital (NCKUH), Taiwan, North Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong, Meghalaya, India and Royal Global University, Guwahati, Assam, India from 12th to 16th October 2020 Title: Nanoengineered 3D Dendrites and their Composites for Biomedical Applications
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INVITED EXPERT LECTURE at BIRAC's SITARE BIIS (Biotech Innovation Ignition School-6) Webinar, organized by SRISTI in collaboration with BIRAC (Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council, Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India) 10th October, 2020. Title: Application of nanotechnology in biosensing devices
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INVITED EXPERT LECTURE at BIRAC's SITARE BIIS (Biotech Innovation Ignition School-8) Webinar, organized by SRISTI in collaboration with BIRAC (Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council, Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India) 9th February, 2021. Title: Paper-Based Diagnostics: Emerging Technologies and Commercial Aspects
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INVITED SPEAKER in the National Conference in Biosensing, organized by Hansraj College, University of Delhi on 3rd April, 2021. Title: Bio / Nano Engineering aspects in Design and Development of Commercially Viable Sensor Systems.
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INVITED SPEAKER in International Webinar on "Emerging Trends in Biomedical Applications of Nanostructured Materials" organized by Department of Physics, Ranjiv Gandhi Cnetral University, Arunanchal Pradesh on 14th July, 2021. Title: "Nanobioengineering Approaches in Point-Of-Care and Personalized Diagnostics".
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INVITED SPEAKER in "KARYASHALA: One Week Online High-End Workshop on Advancements in In vitro Diagnostic Methods in Healthcare " under Accelerate Vigyan Scheme of DST-SERB from 19th-25th July 2021. Organised by Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad.Title: Nanobioengineering Approaches in Bedside and In vitro Diagnostics.
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INVITED SPEAKER in the Faculty Development Program (FDP) from 4th - 8th August 2021, in 'Smart and Functional Nanomaterials' at National Institute of Technology Calicut. Title: Nanobioengineered Diagnostic Technologies for Ultrasensitive Detection of Clinically Relevant Molecules.
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RESOURCE PERSON to deliver Expert Talk in the "Indo- Korea Joint Webinar" on "Advances in BIOSENSORS" jointly organized by Shastra University and Sungkyun University, South Korea. The event is organized under the umbrella of MHRD-SPARK Gov. Of India and NRF South Korea.
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DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER in the Shiksha Sanskriti Utthan Nyas (शिक्षा संस्कृति उत्थान न्यास) (North-East) Expert Lecture Series, 25th Sept 2021. Title: Role of Research & Innovation for AatmaNirbhar Bharat (आत्मनिर्भर भारत).
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KEYNOTE SPEAKER in the program आत्मनिर्भर भारत organised by Shiksha Sanskriti Utthan Nyas (शिक्षा संस्कृति उत्थान न्यास) (Maharashtra Unit) and Agnihotri School of Technology, Wardha, Maharashtra 7th October 2021. Title:AatmaNirbhar Bharat : Research & Innovation for (आत्मनिर्भर भारत: अनुसन्धान तथा नवाचार ).
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INVITED SPEAKER in The 32nd Annual General Meeting of Material Research Society of India (MRSI) and the 3rd Indian Materials Conclave, December 20-23, 2021 organized by Indian Institute of Technology Madras Title: Nanobioengineering Approaches in Point-Of-Care and Personalized Diagnostics Devices.
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INVITED SPEAKER in The National Academy of Sciences, India, 91st Annual Session & Symposium on ‘Interface Between Biological and Physical Sciences Towards Atmanirbhar Bharat’ Date: 4-6 December. 2021. Title: A Handheld Optoelectronic Nanobiosensing Device for Point-of-Care Clinical Diagnostics
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INVITED SPEAKER in Industry Expert Lecture Series, Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Engineering & Technology, Rama University. Date: December 7, 2021 Title: Healthcare Sensing Technologies: Story from Idea to Commercial Products.
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NASI-Swarna Jayanti Puraskar and Second Prize in poster (BIO/PS/2021/018) presentation by Ms. Rohini Kumari (Ph.D. Student) in the The National Academy of Sciences, India, 91st Annual Session & Symposium on ‘Interface Between Biological and Physical Sciences Towards Atmanirbhar Bharat’ Date: 4-6 December. 2021. Title: Nanoengineered surface comprising dendrite for biomolecular analysis from a clinical perspective. Authors: Rohini Kumari and Pranjal Chandra* (Student Award)
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KEYNOTE SPEAKER in the Three-Day International Conference On “Electrochemical Techniques and their Applications in the Development of Sensors” (ETADS-22) organized by Madurai Kamaraj University, Tamil Nadu, India, 20-22nd, January-2022. Title: Three Dimensional Nanoengineered Materials for Molecular Sensing.
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INVITED SPEAKER in the faculty development program “On Precision Agriculture and Nano-technology: Making Agriculture Future Ready” 20-24th Jan 2022, sponsored by AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy Faculty Development Programme NOIDA INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY. Title: Nanosensors: Design and Implication in Agriculture.
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INVITED as "GUEST SPEAKER" in the TECHNICAL FEST "PLEXUS'22" on 28 Jan' 2022 organized by Shaheed Rajguru College of Applied Science For Women, University of Delhi, India. Title: Biosensors: An Intelligent Diagnostic Tool.
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Receive SECOND PRIZE in poster presentation in Three-Day International Conference On “Electrochemical Techniques and their Applications in the Development of Sensors” organized by Madurai Kamaraj University, Tamil Nadu, India, 20-22nd, January-2022. presented by Ms. Daphika S Dkhar (PhD Student). Title: Nanoengineering of Bioreceptor in Clinical Settings for Fasciola gigantica Detection.
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INVITED to deliver "EXPERT TALK" under the flagship program of "Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav / आजादी का अमृत महोत्सव " organized by Central University of Haryana Mahendergarh (Haryana)-123031, INDIA, 11 February'2022. Title: Sensor-based Healthcare Devices: Design and Commercial Impact in India.
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GUEST SPEAKER on "National Science Day" function - 28th February 2022 in Live National Webinar Session organized by IES College of Technology Bhopal affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya (RGPV), Bhopal in association with Madhya Pradesh Council of Science and Technology. Title: Application of Biosensors
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GUEST SPEAKER on "National Science Day" function - 28th February 2022 organized by Shodh Prakalp (Assam) Shiksha Sanskriti Utthan Nyas (शिक्षा संस्कृति उत्थान न्यास ), Title: Science, Technology, and Its Protection Via Patents.
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INVITED SPEAKER at BioSangam 2022: “International Conference on Emerging Trends in Biotechnology” on March 10-12, 2022 organised by Department of Biotechnology Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj-211004 (UP) India. Title: Nanoengineered Systems for Tracking Biomarkers In Miniaturized Settings.
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INVITED SPEAKER in the "Advanced Research Strategies for Sustainable Development" during 3-4 June 2022 Organised by: Career College, Bhopal and Research Foundation of India & RFI-CARE Title: Sustainable Procedures for development of miniaturized sensing devices.
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KEYNOTE SPEAKER in the "International Congress of Biotechnology 2022" during 10 - 11 June 2022 Organised by Dr. B. Lal Institute of Biotechnology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur. Title: Nanoengineered Sensing Systems for Detecting Biomarkers In Miniaturized Settings.
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INVITED SPEAKER / RESOURCE PERSON in the Faculty Development Program on “FUTURISTIC INTERVENTIONS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY: THE ROADMAP AHEAD” organized by Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Chhattisgarh from 4th-8th July 2022. Title: Intelligent Nanobioengineered Surfaces for Biomolecular Sensing
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GUEST SPEAKER in the All India IGEM Meet (AIIM) 2022 at The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, India. 23rd–25th July 2022. Title: Nanoengineered Smart Sensors: Design Engineering and Commercial Impact
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GUEST SPEAKER in the iGEM'22-Workshop - Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali (IISER_Mohali), India. 30th July 2022. Title: Emerging Role of Aptamers in Diagnosis and Therapeutics.
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GUEST SPEAKER in the ASPIRE-BioNEST BIG Partner program "Guidance Session for BIG 21st Call" organized by the University of Hyderabad in collaboration with Society for Innovation & Entrepreneurship -SINE Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. 22 July' 2022. Title: Data Analysis and Project Writing
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MENTOR for Elvikon India Pvt Ltd, Hyderabad, through KIIT-TBI, under BIG-BIRAC.
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MENTOR in the NIDHI Scheme (NATIONAL INITIATIVE FOR DEVELOPING AND HARNESSING INNOVATIONS) of the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India at CoE, KIIT Technology Business Incubator.
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Committee Member for the DST-NIDHI’s PRomoting and Accelerating Young and ASpiring technology entrepreneurs (PRAYAS).
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Screening Committee Member for the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology [MeitY], under TIDE 2.0 [Technology Incubation & Development of Entrepreneurs].
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EXPERT of the selection committee for BIRACs initiative -Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development Fund ("SEED Fund")
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EXPERT of the selection committee for BIRAC Launching Entrepreneurial Driven Affordable Products Fund ("LEAP Fund")
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External Expert for Jammu and Kashmir Science & Technology Innovation Council, Department of Science and Technology, Gandhinagar, Jammu- 180004
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INVITED SPEAKER at PES University, Bangalore, India. Title: BIOSENSORS: Application in Biomedical Engineering. 06 November 2022
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INVITED SPEAKER in the Faculty Development Programme On "Advances in Biological Wastewater Treatment Methods: Teaching and Learning Strategies" 5 - 9 December 2022 organized by the Department of Biotechnology, National Institute of Technology Warangal, India. Title: Nano-Bio-Engineered Surfaces for Detection of Metals and Xenobiotics in Surface Water Samples: Implication Toward Riverside Analysis.
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INVITED SPEAKER in the International Conference on "Advances in Biosciences and Biotechnology- 2023: 18-20 January, 2023 organized by Department of Biotechnology, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida, India. Title: Design and Implementation Translational Sensor Systems for Real World Applications.
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DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER in the International Conference under the thematic title of “Conference on Electrochemistry in Industry, Health, and Environment (EIHE 2023)”, at Department of Atomic Energy Convention Centre, The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Anushaktinagar, Mumbai - 400094 during February 7 to 11, 2023. Title: Nanoengineered Electrochemical Sensors for Tracking Biomarkers In Miniaturized Settings
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BEST PAPER PRESENTATION (CP-187-EIHE 2023) by Ms. Rohini Kumari (PhD Student) at the International Conference under the thematic title of “Conference on Electrochemistry in Industry, Health and Environment (EIHE 2023)”, at the Department of Atomic Energy Convention Centre, The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Anushaktinagar, Mumbai - 400094 during February 7 to 11, 2023. Title: Designing an Engineered Nanodendritic Sensing Probe for Acetaminophen Detection in Human Urine, by Rohini Kumari and Pranjal Chandra* (Student Award)
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DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER on the Research Scholar Day 2023 during 4th - 5th March 2023 of the Indian Institute of Technology Patna, Bihar. Title: Design and Engineering Aspects of Translational Microdevices and Sensors.
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INVITED SPEAKER in the International Conference on Biomaterials and Health Care (BioHeal-2023) at Parmarth Niketan, Rishikesh, India on 13th – 16th April 2023 in association with Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee; Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taiwan; Better Life Training Institute, Roorkee, Manipal School of Life Sciences, MAHE; Indian Photobiology Society, Kolkata and Bengal Academic Society for Interactive Sciences, India. Title: Application of Microdevices in Healthcare Technologies (could not attend).
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BEST Poster Award to Daphika S Dkhar (Ph.D. Student) in the International Conference on Biomaterials and Health Care (BioHeal-2023) at Parmarth Niketan, Rishikesh, India on 13 – 16 April 2023. Title: Nanohybrid for serotonin detection in biological fluids and human embryonic kidney cell microenvironment. Authors: Daphika S Dkhar and Pranjal Chandra* (Student Award)
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BEST Poster Award to Darshna (PhD Student) in the International Conference on Biomaterials and Health Care (BioHeal-2023) at Parmarth Niketan, Rishikesh, India on 13 – 16 April 2023 Title: PCL/Nano-Hydroxyapatite Based Solution Blow Spun Nanofibrous Scaffold for Bone Tissue Regeneration Applications. Authors: Darshana, Pranjal Chandra*, Pradeep Srivastava*(Student Award)
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INVITED SPEAKER in the international workshop on 8th 10th May 2023 on Smart Healthcare Systems organized by Taichung Veterans General Hospital (TCVGH), Taichung, Taiwan. Title: Nanobioengineering Approaches for Deployable Biosensing Systems.
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INVITED SPEAKER at the Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, Kaohsiung Medical University (KMU), Taiwan on 9th May 2023. Title: Nanobioengineering for Medical Diagnosis.
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EXHIBITER / Representing IIT(BHU) in the INDIA MEDTECH EXPO 2023 18 - 20 August 2023 at Helipad Exhibition Ground, Gandhinagar, Gujrat.
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INVITED SPEAKER at Gujarat Biotechnology University, Gandhinagar Gujarat International Finance Tec-City, Gandhinagar, Gujarat 382355 19 August; 2023. Title: Electrochemical Biosensors for Medical Biotechnology
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INVITED SPEAKER in “Equinox-2023”, the Annual International Conference on the theme “Research Development and Social Transformation” organized by Maitreyi College, University of Delhi, 23- 25th August 2023.
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INVITED SPEAKER in International Conference on “New Horizons in Drugs, Devices & Diagnostics (NIPER-PHARMACON 2023)” during 14-16 September 2023. Title: Affordable Healthcare Sensing Technologies Based on Intelligent Nanobioengineering
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INVITED SPEAKER in INYAS Technical Symposium on Science and Technology for Sustainable Future (STSF) organized by Indian National Young Academy of Sciences (INYAS) and Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad Venue: Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad Dates: September 15 - 17, 2023. Title: Nanobioengineering for Affordable Disease Diagnosis
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EXPERT SPEAKER in the Digital HealthTech Accelerator program, a joint initiative of the DST Centre of Excellence, KIIT Technology Business Incubator, and FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry). 23 September 2023. Title: Point Of Contact Diagnosis Using Bio Sensor
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IEEE 2023 BEST Young Professional Poster Award to Divya (PhD Student) in the IEEE SENSORS Conference, Vienna Austria 29 October - 1 November' 2023 Title: ZIF-67- MWCNT Nanohybrid Based Electrochemical Immunosensing Device for Diagnosing Kidney Dysfunction. Authors: Divya and Pranjal Chandra*(Student Award).
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DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER at the three days International Conferences on Renaissance of Neuro-Cardiac Biology (RNCB - 2023) from 05 - 07th October 2023, organized by the Department of Zoology, St. Joseph University, Nagaland, and the Department of Biomedical Engineering, North Eastern Hill University, Shillong. Title: Bioengineering Approaches for Cardiac Biomarker Detection in Clinical Settings
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KEYNOTE SPEAKER in the 7th International Conference on Biotechnology (BIOSPECTRUM) during 25-26th November 2023 at the University of Engineering & Management, Kolkata, IEM/UEM Group. Title: Analytical Aspects in Bio-Sensing Devices for it Translational.
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KEYNOTE SPEAKER in Technological Advancements in Waste Management: Challenges and Opportunities – 2023 (TAWMCO - 2023). Date organized by Indian Institute of Technology (ISM), Dhanbad, Jharkhand 4-6 December 2023. Title: Ultrasensitive and Portable Nanodevices for Carcinogenic Metal Detection is Ganga Water.
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INVITED SPEAKER and SESSION CHAIRMAN in the 16th International Conference on Sensing Technology (ICST2023) | December 17-20, 2023, Birla Institute of Technology and Sciences Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, Hyderabad, India. Title: Interfacial Nanobioengineering for Deployable Bio-Sensing Devices based on Nanodendrites.
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EMINENT KEYNOTE SPEAKER and International Scientific Advisory Committee Member in the 5th International Conference on Renewable Energy, Sustainable Environmental, Agricultural and Artificial Intelligence Technologies (i-RESEAT-2023) organized by Thammasat University, Pathumtani, Thailand, 18 - 20th December 2023. Title: Deployable Sensing Technologies for Environmental Contaminants.
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INVITED SPEAKER in the 28th ISCB International Conference Recent Advances in Biological, Chemical, And Pharmaceutical Sciences for Innovation in Healthcare, 8th - 10th January 2024, Organized by Indian Society of Chemist and Biologist. Title: Sensing Systems for Clinics and Personalized Diagnosis.
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INVITED SPEAKER in the National conference on “Emerging Trend in Implants and Diagnostics-2024 (ETID-2024) 1st~ 2nd February 2024, Organized by Department of Medical Devices, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Title: Device Nanoengineering for Analytical Applications in HealthCare Sector.
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BEST Poster Award to Shubhangi (PhD Student) in the National conference on “Emerging Trend in Implants and Diagnostics-2024 (ETID-2024) 1st~ 2nd February 2024, Organized by Department of Medical Devices, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research - Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Title: Peroxidase - Metal Organic Framework Nanohybrid. Authors: Shubhangi, Rohini Kumari, Sanjay K. Rai, Pranjal Chandra*(Student Award)
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BEST Oral Presentation Award to Rohini Kumari (PhD Student) in the National conference on “Emerging Trend in Implants and Diagnostics-2024 (ETID-2024) 1st~ 2nd February 2024, Organized by Department of Medical Devices, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research - Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Title: 3D Trimetallic Nanodendrites as a Highly Conductive and Electrocatalytic Interface for Ultrasensitive Sensing of Antibiotics. Authors: Rohini Kumari and Pranjal Chandra*(Student Award)
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INVITED SPEAKER in the Colloquium talk of Chemistry Department, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, United States. Title: Nanobiointerface Engineering for Precision Medicine.
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INVITED SPEAKER in the FLORAFAUNA INNOVATION SUMMIT-2024, 10th February' 2024 organized by Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur. Title: Development of deployable and highly sensitive nanohybrid sensing platform for ultrafast detection of picloram in rice water and soil.
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INVITED SPEAKER in the BioSangam 2024, International Conference on “Bio-Technological Intervention for Health, Agriculture and Circular Economy” , February 23-25 organized by Department of Biotechnology, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad, Prayagraj-211004 Uttar Pradesh India. Title: Field Deployable Opto-Electronic Sensing Devices in Healthcare Industries.
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INVITED SPEAKER in the NATIONAL SCIENCE DAY Symposium "Indigenous Technologies for Viksit Bharat" organized by Siddharth University, Kapilvastu Siddharth Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. Title: Sustainable Sensing Devices in Healthcare: From Lab To Personalized Diagnosis.
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INVITED SPEAKER in the 3rd DAE‐BRNS Symposium on Current Trends in Analytical Chemistry (CTAC-2023), is being organized by Analytical Chemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai, India, March 06-09, 2024, at DAE Convention Centre. Title: Electrochemcial Nanoengineering of Three Dimentional Dendritic Surface for Free Radical Sensing in Cellular Microenviornment.
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INVITED SPEAKER in the National Conference "Medical Biotechnology for Enhanced Health and Well Being" during 14 -16 March 2024 organised by Gujarat Biotechnology University (GBU), Gandhinagar, Gujrat. Title: Nanobioengineering for Device Development and Deployment in Healthcare.
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INVITED SPEAKER in the Japan Symposium on Nanotheranostics (InJaNa 2024)”, 23-25 April 2024 at the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India. Title: Nanobioengineering for Point-of-Care Diagnostic Sensors and Devices.
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INVITED SPEAKER in the India-Taiwan Workshop on Biomanufacturing, under the Indo-Taiwan bilateral program of Department of Science & Technology (DST) organized by BRIC-Translational Health Science and Technology Institute NCR Biotech Science Cluster, Faridabad. Title: Bio-Nano-Fabrication Strategies for Commercially Viable Sensing Devices.
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INVITED SPEAKER in the Graduate School of Life Science and Systems Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Kitakyushu , Japan, May 25 to 28, 2024. Title: Bioelectronic Devices in Personalized Diagnostic.
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INVITED SPEAKER in the13th International Symposium on Organic Molecular Electronics organized by the Advanced ICT Research Institute, Kobe, Japan and National Institute of Information and Communications Technology" ,Kobe, Japan during May 29-31, 2024. Title: Nanoengineering for precision diagnostics.
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INVITED SPEAKER in the workshop entitled “Advances in the development and evaluation of diagnostics for precision medicine” organized by the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology China Regional Research Centre, Taizhou Medical City, Taizhou, Jiangsu, China June 23–26, 2024. Title: Lab-on-a-chip and microfluidics
Projects Handled
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Design and Validation of Field Deployable Miniaturized Nano-Bio-Sensing System for Detection of the Parasitic Liver Fluke Fasciola gigantica
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding agency: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), India
Status: Ongoing
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Paper-based Analytical Device
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding agency: IDAPT-HUB Foundation
Status: Ongoing
9
Analytical Methods for Microplastics
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Funding agency: Department of Biotechnology (DBT), India
Status: Approved
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Multiplex Biosensor for Cardiac Disease Diagnosis
Role: NPDF-Mentor
Funding agency: Department of Science and Technology (DST)-SERB, India
Status: Ongoing
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Facile Development of Nanoengineered Surfaces for Direct Detection of Some Clinically Relevant Biochemicals
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding agency: IIT (BHU) Varanasi
Status: Ongoing
6
Bacterial exotoxin detection
Principal Investigator
Funding agency: Department of Science and Technology (DST), India
Status: Completed
5
Development of bi-functional electrochemical nanobiosensor for bacterial exotoxin detection: Implication towards screening of toxin-producing bacterial isolates
Principal Investigator
Funding agency: Department of Science and Technology (DST), India
Status: Ongoing
4
Development of electrochemical sensor integrated microfluidic system for label-free multiplex detection of neurotransmitters in neuronal cell line
Principal Investigator
Funding Agency: DBT, India
Status: Completed
3
Nonenzymatic aptamer-based electrocatalytic biomedical device prototype for diagnostic and therapeutic applications
Principal Investigator
Funding agency: Department of Science and Technology (DST), India
Status: Completed
2
Paper-based point-of-care biomedical devise prototype for pathogenic microorganism detection
N-PDF Mentor
Funding agency: Department of Science and Technology (DST)-SERB, India
Status: Completed
1
Development of electrochemical genosensor for detection of biological warfare agents
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding agency: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati
Status: Completed