Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator
Dr. Ashok Kumar, Ph.D.
Poonam and Prabhu Goel Chair ProfessorDirector, IIT Kanpur-La Trobe University Research AcademyProfessor of Bioengineering, Dept. of Biological Sciences & BioengineeringCoordinator, Centre of Excellence for Materials in MedicineGangwal School of Medical Sciences and TechnologyAssociated FacultyCentre for NanoscienceCentre for Environmental Science & EngineeringProfessional Positions
Awards/Recognition
2024 Distinguished Biomaterial Scientist Award by Society of Biomaterials and Artificial Organs, India2024 Elected Fellow of the International Academy of Medical and Biomedical Engineering (IAMBE)2024 Elected Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineers (FNAE)2024 Elected Fellow of National Academy of Medical Sciences (FAMS)2024 Honorary member, Romanian Society for Biomaterials2024 President Society of Biomaterials and Artificial Organs, India2024 Vice President, Asian Federation of Biotechnology (AFOB), India2024 Honorary Doctorate in Technology D.Sc. (Tech); Aalto University, Finland2023 Dr. Nandagudi Suryanarayana Rao Academic Award by National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS) 2023 Elected Fellow of Biomaterial Science and Engineering (FBSE) by International Union of Societies of Biomaterial Science and Engineering 2020 Gandhian Young Technological Innovation Award2019 Fellow of the Society of Biomaterials and Artificial Organs of India (FBAO)2019 Rajeeva and Sangeeta Lahri Chair Professorship2016 Academia of Finland Fellowship2015 Lalit Mohan Kapoor Chair Professorship2013 TATA Innovation Fellowship award by DBT, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt of India2013 Madhav Rao Scindia Memorial award in Science and Technology 2012 Samsung-GRO International research award for health systems research 2012 International Brainpool Fellow, Korea 2008 Executive Board Member for Asian Federation of Biotechnology (AFOB)Research Profile
Selected Publications
⚈ Saha, T., Mehrotra, S., Gupta, P., & Kumar, A. (2025). Exosomal miRNA combined with anti-inflammatory hyaluronic acid-based 3D bio-printed hepatic patch promotes metabolic reprogramming in NAFLD-mediated fibrosis. Biomaterials, 318, 123140.