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Dr. Avik Kumar Pati

Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus

Department of Chemistry, Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani- 333031, Rajasthan. India.

Chamber #: 3268-V, FD III

About Avik:

Assistant Professor at BITS Pilani: March 2022 onwards

Postdoctoral fellow at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, USA: Jun 2019 – Jan 2022 (with Prof. Scott C. Blanchard)

Postdoctoral fellow at Weill Cornell Medicine, Cornell University, New York, USA: Jan 2017 – May 2019 (with Prof. Scott C. Blanchard)

Research associate at Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India: Oct 2016 – Dec 2016 (with Prof. Ashok K. Mishra)

Institute postdoctoral fellow at Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India: Mar 2016 – Sep 2016 (with Prof. Ashok K. Mishra)

Ph.D. at Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India: Sep 2011 – May 2016 (with Prof. Ashok K. Mishra and Prof. Santosh J. Gharpure)

M.Sc. at Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India: 2009 –2011

 

What we do?

We lead the Single-Molecule Fluorescence and Membrane Biophysics research group at BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus, Rajasthan.

The central question we aim to address revolves around understanding how the structures, functions, and dynamics of biomembranes are affected under various stress conditions. To further these investigations, we also focus extensively on dye photophysics, the customisation of dyes, and the development of novel fluorescent tools at both the ensemble and single-molecule levels. Many of these research activities require significant computational work to analyse data and simulate molecular behaviours, which complements our experimental approaches.

Our methodology combines expertise from chemistry, biology, and physics, utilizing advanced fluorescence spectroscopy and microscopy techniques.

 

We always look for interested and motivated persons to work with us. If you are interested, please write to Avik (email: avik.pati@pilani.bits-pilani.ac.in).