Ongoing PhD Student:

As Supervisor: Ms. Madhusmita Sahoo (M.Sc. Polymer Science) joined in 2021 and is working on polymer-nanoparticle coatings for application as wound dressings.

As Co-Supervisor: Mr. G Sathish Kumar (M.Tech. Computational Biology) joined in 2023 and is working on computer-aided therapeutic peptide design.

Selected Undergraduate Researchers:

• Ms. Hemanti Biswas is working on nanopatterned surfaces for prevention of bacterial adhesion (Co-supervisor: Dr. Nandini)
• Mr. Hari Aditya and Mr. Ronit Jain are working on electrochemical detection of bacteria-secreted enzymes (Co-supervisor: Dr. Ramendra)
• Ms. Vanshika Jain is working on computer-aided design of antimicrobial peptides (Co-supervisor, Supervisor: Dr. Arnab)

Master's Alumni:

Mr. K. Avinash graduated in 2022. He did his Master's thesis on Copper nanomaterial-based antimicrobial coatings. He is currently working as a Data Analyst.

Selected Undergraduate Alumni:

• Ms. Vidula Rajain worked on developing a mathematical model for progression of SARS-CoV-2 infection in humans (Co-supervisor: Dr. Arnab). She is currently working as an Associate Data Scientist at Pixis.
• Ms. Shagun Mishra worked on developing machine-learning models for predicting activity of antimicrobial peptides (Co-supervisor, Supervisor: Dr. Arnab. She is currently working in ExxonMobil.
• Ms. Samyuktha Kolluru worked on Copper nanomaterial-based antimicrobial coatings. She is now pursuing her PhD in Washington University at St. Louis.
• Ms. Meghana Varanasi worked on polymeric coatings for wound healing application as well as electrochemical detection of bacterial enzymes (Co-supervisor: Dr. Ramendra). She is currently pursuing her Masters in Biomedical Engineering inn University of California San Diego.
• Mr. Danush Sadasivam worked on computer-aided design of antimicrobial peptides (Co-supervisor, Supervisor: Dr. Arnab). he is currently pursuing his Masters in AI & Chemical Engineering in Carnegie Mellon University.
• Mr. Pranav Nambiar worked on developing machine-learning models for classification of antimicrobial peptides(Co-supervisor, Supervisor: Dr. Arnab). He is currently working in Reliance Industries Limited.
• Mr. Pranshul Bhatnagar worked on developing machine-learning models for predicting activity of antimicrobial peptides (Co-supervisor, Supervisor: Dr. Arnab). He is currently a Data Scientist at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
• Mr. Hemachandra worked on developing machine-learning models for predicting activity of antimicrobial peptides (Co-supervisor, Supervisor: Dr. Arnab). He is currently a Business Analyst at Zomato.