August 2026: Nandita won the Best Poster Award at the Graduate Symposium 2026, organized by the Chemical Engineering Society, IIT Madras. We are thrilled and proud to celebrate her first award as a PhD student. Congratulations, Nandita!
July 2026: We welcomed Nithiya to the lab as a Project Associate, working on our ANRF-ARG project. Welcome to the lab, Nithiya!
June 2026: We began our first experiments in the lab! An exciting milestone for our growing team.
May 2026: Tia and Harsh, two undergraduate students, joined the lab. Welcome, Tia and Harsh!
April 2026: We completed the molecular biology setup of the lab, bringing us one step closer to becoming fully operational.
February 2026: Saumya and Rohan joined the lab as PhD students. Welcome to the lab, Saumya and Rohan!
January 2026:
The lab received a Startup Grant from IIT Madras, supporting the establishment and growth of our research program.
Nandita participated in her first outreach event at the Institute Open House, IIT Madras, where she introduced middle and high school students to materials science and soft matter using hands-on activities with edible gummies.
December 2025: The lab received three years of funding through the Advanced Research Grant (ARG) program of the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF), supporting our disease modeling research. We are excited to begin this new phase of our research program.
November 2025: The Cellular Engineering & Drug Delivery Lab at IIT Madras launched its website!
September 2025:
Dhanush, an undergraduate student, joined the lab. We warmly welcome Dhanush!
Construction for the lab began, marking the start of transforming our new space into a functional research laboratory.
August 2025: Nandita joined the lab as our first PhD student. Welcome, Nandita!
July 2025: The lab received an Exploratory Research Grant from IIT Madras, supporting the launch of our research program.
June 2025: We received our laboratory space at IIT Madras—the beginning of building our research home.
May 2025: Rashmi joined IIT Madras as an Assistant Professor, marking the beginning of the Cellular Engineering & Drug Delivery Lab.