Principal Investigator
Professor Prakriti Tayalia
Her research interest includes the use of material that has the ability to direct cell response in a variety of ways, for example, modulate the immune response, direct lineage-specific differentiation, guide cell migration, or direct programmed cell death. However, the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying their ability to manipulate the cells is not completely understood. Recent progress in this interdisciplinary field of materials science and biology has allowed us to design and fabricate material platforms that will improve our understanding of these processes. We would like to utilize engineering tools, state-of-the-art characterization techniques, and biological assays to develop physiologically relevant material systems that would support multicellular culture in a more controlled fashion. Use a combination of microfabricated and naturally occurring 3D matrices to delineate the role of biochemical cues (density, type, gradient) from physical cues (stiffness, degradation, architecture) affecting cell adhesion and migration in 3D as a model for understanding cell motility in the body.
Ph.D students
Archana Singh
archanasingh33@gmail.com
M.Tech – Bioscience and Bioengineering, IIT-Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
B.Pharm – University of Delhi
Project: In vitro 3D drug screening platform
Joined: January 2015
Rituparna Saha
rituparnasaha60@gmail.com
M Sc Microbiology – St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai
B Sc Microbiology – St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai
Project: Skin tissue engineering
Joined: July 2016
Neha Dalal
nehadalal.2011@gmail.com
M Sc Biotechnology – Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi
B Sc Biotechnology – Kurukshetra University, Haryana
Project: Dendritic cells based cancer vaccine
Joined: July 2017.
Ami Mehta
amimehta.iitb@gmail.com
M S (By Research) Biotechnology – The Australian National University, Australia
B Tech- Biotechnology in SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Tamil Nadu
Project: Blood-brain barrier on a chip
Joined: January 2018
Hiren Yogesh Dandia
dandiahiren@gmail.com
M Sc Biotechnology – K. J. Somaiya College of Science and Commerce, Mumbai.
B Sc Biotechnology – K. J. Somaiya College of Science and Commerce, Mumbai.
Project: Cancer Immunotherapy
Joined: July 2018
Armaan Siddiqui
armsid11@gmail.com
M Sc in Molecular and Human Genetics – Banaras Hindu University
B Sc in Biotechnology – Ramnarain Ruia College
Project: Cancer immunotherapy
Joined: July 2019
Jaydeep Das
jaydeep.das2019@gmail.com
B.Sc. Microbiology(H), Asutosh College (University of Calcutta), Kolkata
M.Sc. Biotechnology, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT University), Vellore
Project: Developing scaffolds for Adoptive Cell Therapy (ACT)
Joined: Jan 2021
Manasa Srinivasan
srinivasanmanasa@gmail.com
B.Tech. Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology
M.Tech. IIT Kanpur
Project: Cancer immunotherapy
Joined: Jan 2021
Haimanti Mukherjee
haimanti637@gmail.com
B.Sc. Zoology (H), Lady Brabourne College (University of Calcutta), Kolkata
M.Sc. Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Uttarakhand
Project: Biomaterials based Immunotherapy for Autoimmune diseases
Joined: July 2021.
Garima Malik
garimamalik1896@gmail.com
BS-MS Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal
Project: Immunotherapy against autoimmune disease
Joined: July 2021
Project Research Scientist
Dr. Mamatha M. Pillai
mmpillai1@gmail.com
Ph.D. in Nano-biotechnology from PSG Institute of Advanced Studies, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
M.Sc. Biotechnology – Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala
B.Sc. Biotechnology and Botany – Kerala University, Trivandrum, Kerala
Project: Biomaterial based immunotherapy for autoimmune disorders
Post Doctoral Fellow
Dr. Hemavathi Dhandapani
biohemavathi@gmail.com
Ph.D. in Cancer immunotherapy from Cancer Institute (WIA), Chennai
M.Sc. in Biotechnology from University of Madras
B.Sc. in Biochemistry Ehiraj college for women, Chennai
Project: Immunogenomics and Recapitulating Tissue Microenvironment
Master students
Lab Assistant
Pooja Lokhande
B.Sc. Biotechnology from Vikas College, Vikhroli.
M.Sc. Bioinformatics from G.N. Khalsa College, Matunga.
Diploma in medical laboratory technology From Tata Institute of Social Science.
Interns
Alumni
Mathew Peter (2016, Ph.D. scholar)
Paresh Shrimali (2019, Ph.D. scholar)
Parvathy RS (2019, M.tech. student)
Pushpita Sarker (2019, M.tech. student)
Dr. Swati Chitrangi (2019, Post Doc fellow )
Lausonia Ramaswamy (2018, M.Tech. student)
Smita Desale (2018, Project Intern)
Titash Baidya (2020, M.Sc. Student)
Jeyapriya T J (2020, M.Sc. Student)
Meghna Suvarna (2020, Project Intern)
Prashant Suvasia (2020, Project Intern)
Ramadevi Challa (2021, M.Sc. Student)
Manukrishna Manikandan (2021, M.Sc. Student)
Deepshikha Singh (2021, M.Tech.)
Sushama Rokde ( 2021, Research Assistant)
Shivam Karadkar (2021, Project Intern)
Dr. Ashish Pandit (2021, Post Doc)