Chinmay Sankhe
graduate student, Chemical Engineering
B. Tech., Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, Mumbai, 2018
css313[at]psu.edu
Honors and Awards
2nd place presentation award, PSU College of Engineering Research Symposium, 2023
Best poster at Materials Day, Materials Research Institute, Penn State, 2022
5th place in PPG elevator pitch competition, Materials Research Institute, Penn State, 2022
Leighton Riess Graduate Fellowship in Engineering, 2021
1st place in "Art in Science" presentation, Penn State College of Engineering Research Symposium, 2021
Best PhD qualifying examination, Penn State Department of Chemical Engineering, 2019
Publications
"Matrix stiffness regulates TGFβ1-induced αSMA expression via a G9a-LATS-YAP signaling cascade," Sankhe, C.S.; Crunkleton, V.; Diaz Garcia, M.; Bierowski, M.; Rezende Soares, D.V.; Karnick, J.; Cecco, R.; Sacco, J.L.; Gomez, E.W., 2024, submitted.
"Chemomechanical regulation of EZH2 localization controls epithelial-mesenchymal transition," Sacco, J.L.; Vaneman, Z.T.; Self, A.; Sumner, E.; Kibinda, S.; Sankhe, C.S.; Gomez, E.W., 2024, submitted.
"Breast cancer cells exhibit mesenchymal-epithelial plasticity following dynamic modulation of matrix stiffness," Sankhe, C.S.; Sacco, J.L.; Lawton, J.; Fair, R.; Rezende Soares, D.V.; Aldahdooh, M.K.R.; Gomez, E.D.; Gomez, E.W., Advanced Biology, 2400087, 2024, in press.
"Solution-processed graphene films for electrochemical monitoring of extracellular nitric oxide released by breast cancer cells," Butler, D.; Sankhe, C.S.; Khamsi, P.S.; Gomez, E.W.; Ebrahimi, A., 2D Materials, 2023, 11: 015021.
"Biophysical regulation of TGFβ signaling in the tumor microenvironment," *Sankhe, C.S.; *Sacco, J.L.; Gomez, E.W. in: Wong, I.Y., Dawson, M.R. (eds) Engineering and Physical Approaches to Cancer. Current Cancer Research. Springer, Cham. 2023. *Authors contributed equally to the work
"Crosstalk between ERK and MRTF-A signaling regulates TGFβ1-induced epithelial mesenchymal transition," *Nalluri, S.M.; *Sankhe, C.S.; O'Connor, J.W.; Blanchard, P.L.; Khouri, J.N.; Phan, S.H.; Virgi, G.; Gomez, E.W. Journal of Cellular Physiology, 2022, 237 (5), 2503-2515. *Authors contributed equally to the work
"User-friendly chemical patterning with digital light projection polymer brush photolithography," Fromel, M.; Crisci III, R.L.; Sankhe, C.S.; Hickey, D.R.; Tighe, T.B.; Gomez, E.W.; Pester, C. European Polymer Journal, 2021, 158, 110652.