Principal Investigator
Krishna Kanti Dey
Associate Professor, Physics
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Education:
Postdoctoral Researcher: Pennsylvania State University, USA (2012 - 2016)
Ph.D.: Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (2011)
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Research Interests: Active matter, Colloidal dynamics and Nanotechnology
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Post Doc
Dr. Unnati Modi
Lab member since 2024
Education:
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Ph.D.: Central University of Gujarat (2025)
M.Sc. (Biological and Life Sciences): Ahmedabad University (2016)
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Research Interests: Enzyme driven systems, Targeted drug delivery
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unnati.modi[at]iitgn.ac.in
Dr. Jyoti Jaiswal
Lab member since 2025
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Ph.D.: Central University of Gujarat (2024)
M. Sc. (Biotechnology): Veer Narmad South Gujarat University (2019)
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Research Interests: Nano-carrier based drug delivery, Biophysics
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jyoti.jaiswal[at]iitgn.ac.in
Ph.D.
Rik Chakraborty
Lab member since 2020
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Education:
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M.Sc. (Nanoscience & Technology): Manipal University, Karnataka (2016)
B.Sc. (Physics): Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College, Kolkata (2013)
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Research Interests: Mechanics of active enzymes in crowded environments
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chakraborty_rik[at]iitgn.ac.in
Arnab Maiti
Lab member since 2020
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Education:
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M. Sc. (Physics): Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar (2019)
B. Sc. (Physics): Vidyasagar University, Midnapore (2017)
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Research Interests: Active colloids and Micro/nano-motor dynamics in crowded environments
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maiti_arnab[at]iitgn.ac.in
Nividha
Lab member since 2019
Education:
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M. Sc. (Physics): Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (2020)
B. Sc. (Physics): Isabella Thoburn College, Lucknow (2017)
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Research Interests: Enzyme powered micro/nanomotor dynamics and Intracellular transport
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nividha.18510054[at]iitgn.ac.in
Niyati Shah
Lab member since 2021
Education:
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M. Sc. (Physics): Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (2022)
B. Sc. (Physics): St. Xavier’s College, Ahmedabad (2020)
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Research Interests: Bioactive microbubbles and Targeted transport
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niyatis[at]iitgn.ac.in
Satya Ranjan Padhi
Lab member since 2023
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M. Sc. (Physics): Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (2024)
B.Sc. (Physics): Fakir Mohan Autonomous College, Odisha (2022)
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Research Interests: Artificial and intercellular crowding, Enzyme dynamics, Protein folding
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padhisatya[at]iitgn.ac.in
Apratim Ghosal
Lab member since 2024
Education:
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M. Sc. (Physics): St. Xavier's College (Autonomous), Kolkata (2022)
B. Sc. (Physics): St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Kolkata (2020)
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Research Interests: Microrheology, Enzyme kinetics in crowded environments
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24310014[at]iitgn.ac.in
Research Fellow
Nidhi Yadav
Lab member since 2024
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M. Sc. (Biotechnology): Institute of Advanced Research (2024)
B.Sc. (Biotechnology): Institute of Advanced Research (2022)
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Research Interests: Drug Delivery, Ultrasound mediated transport
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nidhi.yadav[at]iitgn.ac.in
Project Student
Roshan A. Savio
Lab member since 2024
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M. Sc. (Physics): Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (2025)
B.Sc. (Physics): Loyola College, Chennai (2021)
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Research Interests: Biophysics, Self-propelling motors
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savioaroshan[at]iitgn.ac.in
Dipak Kumar
Lab member since 2024
Education:
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M. Sc. (Physics): Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (2025)
B. Sc. (Physics): Raj Rishi College, Rajasthan (2022)
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Research Interests: Microbubbles, Artificial tumor enivronments
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dipak.kumar[at]iitgn.ac.in
Alumni
Post Doc
Dr. Md. Moinuddin
Dr. Palash Dhara, Post-Doctoral Fellow at Stanford University, USA
Dr. Shirsendu Mitra, Assistant Professor, Pandit Deendayal Energy University
Dr. Satyapriya Bhandari
PhD
Dr. Ashish Kumar Shukla, Post-Doctoral Fellow at Korea University of Technology and Education, South Korea
Project Student
Ayushi Bhatt, Nikita Sharma, Sunita Kumari, Shubham Malik, Siyaram Mina, Sneha Yadav, Vishal Badoliya
Junior Research Fellow
Ashlyn Pinto, Sonali Priyadarshini Chaudhary, Vruddhi Jani
SRIP Interns
Helly Patel, Jaishree Yadav, Venkatesh Jha, Sirsha Ganguly