Work vertical-1 Lab-on-a-chip for PCR and RT-PCR reactions – fully automated for sample insertion to detection (output in Ct no. or copy no.)
Work vertical-2 Capillary electrophoresis microchip detector – is suitable to separate and detect multiple analytes from a mixture, which otherwise won’t be possible without lengthy separation steps – can be combined with optical, amperometry and impedance based detection
Work vertical -3: Handheld glucometer-type analyzers – can be remodelled to detect other analytes of interest in alternate body fluid e.g. saliva, urine, sweat and tears. Also suitable for blood based analysis
Work-4: Aptamer generation through SELEX – Has tremendous potential in Biomedical applications, especially for LFA kit development that uses surface and cytosolic proteinic biomarkers
Students opting to apply for a position in my lab may check these publications/research verticals to align their interests with our lab first.
Research guidance (from our lab so far)
Research Associates
Dr. Sriram Kumar (June 2023- Feb 2024) Total soil analyzer microchip
Dr. Amrita Soni (May 2019 – Jul 2020) Total soil analyzer microchip
Dr. R. Rajaram (10/2018 – 8-2019) Biosensors and microfluidic devices for environmental analysis
Dr. Nandimalla Vishnu (Apr-Aug 2017) Reusable Clinical Amperometric Lactate and Glucose Biosensors based on Dissolved Oxygen Probe
Guided (Ph.D.)
Tanu Bhardwaj (2021) Aptamer based PDMS/glass microfluidic chip biosensing using electrochemical impedimetry
Amit Kumar Singh (Mar 2020) Design and Development of non-invasive multi-analyzer for clinical application
Appan Roychoudhury (Mar 2019): Biosensors and Capillary electrophoresis microchip devices for analytical applications
Anuradha Soni (2018): Development of Non-invasive Biosensors for clinical analysis
M. Marieswaran (2019) (Co-guided) Viscoelastic behavior of femur – anterior cruciate ligament – tibia complex (FATC) – experimentation and musculo-skeletal modelling
Avinash Kaur (2018) (Co-guided) Nucleic Acid Based Method for the Rapid Diagnosis of Salmonella Typhi and Paratyphi A.
Sunita Rao (2015) Uptake, Translocation and Phytotoxicity of Engineered Nanoparticle v/s Bulk Metals (Copper & Zinc) in Brassica juncea
Guiding (Ph.D.)
July 2023 – Present: Raksha Anand: microfluidic lateral flow assay analyzer
Jan 2018 – Present: Rishi Raj: Development of total soil analyzer prototype device
Jul 2019 – Present: Shweta Panwar: Non invasive biosensors for noncommunicable diseases
Jul 2019 – Present: Komal Sharma: Microfluidic chip for cell sorting
Sep 2020 – Present: Syed D. Kasim: Microfluidic Lab on a chip for Biomedical Applications
Ex JRFs
Sabia Luthra
Payal
Kundan Mishra
Harpreet Singh
Naveen Yadav
Sourav Dutta
Paulami Sarkar
Tarun Singh
Smriti
Kingshuk Panda (Molecular Biology and Microfabrication)
Kirti (Molecular Biology and assay development)
Ram Aasarey (Biosensing)
Guided (Post graduate dissertation)
2020 Kaabir Ali (co-guided): Fabrication and Integration of Microfluidic Platform for Fluorimetric Analysis
2019 Kevin Antony Francis: On-Chip Detection of Neurochemicals Using Capillary Electrophoresis Amperometric Detector
2019 Jayant Kalra: Lab-on-a-chip Chemical Oxygen Demand sensor
2013 Kajal Kumari: Development of paper strip based glucose biosensor for salivary analysis
2013 Vanshika Singh: Development of paper strip based optical urea biosensor
2013 Monika Saxena: Microbial BOD biosensor based on immobilized biomass consortium
2010 Rohit Chand, Microchip capillary electrophoresis device for amperometric detection of DNA
Summer trainees under CIMEDS activity
2019 Emily Willis Bioengineering B.S. Calhoun Honors College Clemson University
2019 Samantha Kodikara Bioengineering B.S. Calhoun Honors College Clemson University
Guided (undergraduate dissertation)
2016 Arneish Prateek (CHE, SURA scheme) Development of novel electrochemical sensor for the detection and estimation of catecholamine neurotransmitters
2016 Sheetal Kumar Jain (CHE, SURA scheme) Development of novel electrochemical sensor for the detection and estimation of catecholamine neurotransmitters