Research Team

Dr. Sanjeev Soni

https://icsio.csio.res.in/csio.ems/eprofile.aspx 

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sanjeev-Soni-3  

https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=Bfvt9tUAAAAJ&hl=en 

https://in.linkedin.com/in/sanjeev-soni-73ba4018

Dr. Divya Khurana

Email id: divyakhurana219@gmail.com 

Dr. Divya Khurana earned her B.E. (Biotechnology) degree from the University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, in 2017, graduating as a gold medalist for securing the first position in her program. During her undergraduate studies, she qualified the national-level Graduate Aptitude Test In Engineering (GATE), conducted by IIT Roorkee in 2017, and was selected for the Direct Ph.D. program with a CSIR-JRF-GATE fellowship awarded by CSIR-HRDG, Government of India.  As a CSIR-GATE fellow, she pursued her Ph.D. in Engineering at the Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR-CSIO, Chandigarh, completing it in 2023. Her Ph.D. research focused on "Plasmonic photothermal based multimodal therapeutics for cancer treatment", contributing to her expertise in Biotechnology, Nanotechnology and Nanobiotechnology. 

Dr. Khurana's research interests include nanoparticle synthesis, photothermal therapeutics, multimodal cancer therapy and cancer nanomedicine. 

Rizul Gautam

Rizul Gautam is doing her Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in engineering at the Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research – Central Scientific Instruments Organisation, Chandigarh (AcSIR-CSIO) under my supervision. Her research work involves "Injectable hydrogels for NIR triggered drug delivery applications". She did her B.Tech (Biotechnology) from D.C.R.U.S.T Murthal, Haryana and Master of Engineering (Biotechnology) from UIET, Panjab University, Chandigarh. She received gold medals in M.Tech for securing the first position in the University. Also, she is GATE (Biotechnology), and State Eligibility Test (SET) qualified. 

Email: rizulgautam.s@gmail.com, rizul.csio19a@acsir.res.in 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rizul-gautam-11a05467/?originalSubdomain=in

ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3747-8513 

Dinesh Kumar

Email: dineshthakur10322@gmail.com 

Dinesh Kumar is a Ph.D. scholar at the Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR-CSIO, Chandigarh, since August 2022. He holds a B.Tech in Biotechnology from Arni University.

Dinesh achieved an All India Rank (AIR) of 109 in the CSIR-NET JRF examination in 2022. He also qualified the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) in both 2021 and 2022, securing AIR 1520 and 2000, respectively. Additionally, he qualified for the Department of Biotechnology Junior Research Fellowship (DBT-JRF) in 2022.

His research focuses on the "Fabrication of polymer and hydrogel-based microneedle patches for transdermal theranostics", aiming to advance therapeutic delivery and diagnostic capabilities. These patches aim to improve the way we deliver treatments and monitor health in a more convenient and non-invasive way. By using these microneedles, he hopes to develop a dual-purpose system that not only delivers medication through the skin but also helps with diagnostic testing, allowing for real-time monitoring of health conditions. Ultimately, his goal is to make medical treatments more effective and accessible, while also improving how we track and diagnose diseases.

Aishani
Ph.D. Scholar

Aishani is currently pursuing her Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Engineering at the Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR) - CSIR-Central Scientific Instruments Organisation (CSIO), Chandigarh, since August 2024, under my supervision. Her research focuses on the development of wearable biosensors, with a specialization in strain sensors and microneedle-based sensors for non-invasive physiological monitoring. She holds a Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) in Biotechnology from Punjab Technical University and a Master of Engineering (M.E.) in Biotechnology from University Institute of Engineering & Technology (UIET), Panjab University, Chandigarh. Prior to joining CSIR-CSIO, Aishani worked as a Junior Research Fellow (JRF) at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, where she was actively involved in a clinical research project investigating the therapeutic potential of growth hormone in alcoholic hepatitis patients through a randomized controlled trial. This experience gave her a strong foundation in clinical and translational research, complementing her current interdisciplinary work.

E-mail: aishani74@gmail.com, aishani.csio24a@acsir.res.in

LinkedIN: linkedin.com/in/aishani-wadhawan

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3444-3438

Dr. Dheeraj Pratap

• Currently, Assistant Professor, Optics and Photonics Centre, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD).

• He worked as CSIR Nehru Postdoctoral fellow at CSIO in Plasmonic photothermal research area wherein, he investigated the optical characteristics of nanoparticle aggregates / clusters towards plasmonic photothermal therapeutics [2019-2022]. 

• His research interests are, Metamaterials, plasmonics, photothermal, nanophotonics, nanoscale heat transfer.

        Email id. - dpratap@iitd.res.in 

        https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dheeraj-Pratap 

Dr. Vikas

• Currently, Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Glasgow towards optimizing singlet oxygen dosimetry for photodynamic therapy and developing innovative Time-Resolved Singlet Oxygen Luminescence Detection systems.

• He worked as a DBT-JRF (project), ICMR-SRF & completed his Ph.D. at CSIO through Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR) under my supervision. His Ph.D. title is "Investigation of optical interaction in plasmonic photothermal therapeutics" [2018-2023]. 

• His research involves the propagation of light and the characterization of optical properties for tumor tissue toward plasmonic photothermal therapy . 

      Email id. - vikas5293@gmail.com 

      https://linkedin.com/in/dr-vikas-bb98b3a1 

Dr. Sarabjot Kaur

• She completed her M.Tech & PhD at CSIO through Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research under my supervision. Her Ph.D. title is "Photothermal assisted antimicrobial activity of plasmonic nanoparticles" [2018-2024].

• Research Interests: Nanoparticle synthesis, Antimicrobial/Sterilization, Plasmonic photothermal phenomenon.  

       Email: sjksaini19@gmail.com, 

LinkedIn Id: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarabjot-kaur-194b88206/ 

Dr. Amit Kumar Shaw

• He carried out his M.Tech thesis, DBT Project-JRF/SRF & PhD scholar at CSIO through Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research under my supervision. His Ph.D. title is "Photothermal transport phenomenon within a biological tissue in presence of photothermal agent" [2017-2025].

• Research  Interests:  Heat transfer, Thermal engineering, Numerical simulation, Cancer thermal  therapeutics
  Email: aks.amitkrshaw@gmail.com; amitk.csio19j@acsir.res.in
  LinkedIn Id: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amit-shaw-8238a796/

Dr. Gourav Sharma

• Currently Assistant Professor at Khalsa Collage for women Sidhwan Khurd Ludhiana.

• He completed his PhD at CSIO through Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research under my supervision. His Ph.D. title is  on "Graphene-based nanomaterials for heat transfer applications". In addition to pursuing his PhD, he also served as a Chemistry instructor at the Indo-Swiss Training Centre, CSIR-CSIO, Chandigarh, for three years.  He has qualified for his CSIR-NET/JRF with AIR-3 in Chemical Sciences [2019-2025]. 

• Research Interests : Nanofluids, Heat Transfer, Energy Storage, Thermochromic Phase Change materials.

       Email ID : gouravcsir@gmail.com, gourav.csio19j@acsir.res.in 

       LinkedIn ID : https://www.linkedin.com/in/gourav-sharma-62421614b/