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Prof. Namrata Gundiah

Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IISc

Ph.D. & MS (Mechanical Engineering), University of California, Berkeley 

M.Sc.& B.Sc. (Physics), University of Pune

Contact: namrata@iisc.ac.in

Research interests: Biomechanics, Mechanobiology, Collective cell migration, Failures in soft materials, Insects cutting mechanics, Corneal Biomechanics.

Dr. Neha Paddillaya

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Ph.D (Bioengineering), Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
M.Tech(Biotechnology), R.V. College of Engineering, Bangalore.

B.E(Biotechnology), R.V. College of Engineering, Bangalore

Contact: nehap@iisc.ac.in
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nehapaddillaya/

Research interests: Understanding the effect of flow conditions on vascular endothelial cell phenotypes invitro using molecular biology techniques

Dr. Vinod Singh Thakur

IoE-IISc Postdoctoral Fellow

Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering), Indian Institute of Technology Indore (IIT-I), India
MTech. (Mechanical Engineering), Indian Institute of Technology Indore (IIT-I), India
B.E. (Mechanical Engineering), Samrat Ashok Technological Institute, Vidisha (M.P.), India

Contact: vinodsinght@iisc.ac.in

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinod-singh-thakur-753974161/

Research Interest: Data-driven classification of flow effects, and Topological defects.

Anshul Shrivastava

PhD Scholar

B.Tech (Mechanical Engg.), JSS Academy of Technical Education, NOIDA, U.P.

Contact: sanshul@iisc.ac.in

Website: https://anshulshrivastava0.wixsite.com/pmrf

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anshul01/

Research interests: Failures in soft materials, Corneal Biomechanics

Supreeth M

PhD Scholar

M.Tech (Mechanical Engg.), Indian Institute of Technology, Tirupati.

B.E. (Mechanical Engg.), Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering, Bangalore.

Contact: supreethm@iisc.ac.in

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Research interests: Corneal Biomechanics, Instability Phenomenon

Santosh Kumar Raut

PhD Scholar

M.Tech (Mechanical Engineering), IIT Roorkee.

B.Tech (Mechanical Engineering ), Aditya Engineering College (JNTUK), AP.

Contact: santoshkr@iisc.ac.in

Research interests: Mechanics of collective cell migration

Sanjay Sain

PhD Scholar

M. Tech (Mechanical Engineering), MANIT Bhopal. 

Contact: sanjaysain@iisc.ac.in
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanjay-sain-23674519a/

Research interests: Mechanobiology of cell under fluid shear flow

Rajesh Roushan

M. Tech (Research) Student, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IISc

B.Tech (Mechanical Engineering )

Contact: rajeshroushan@iisc.ac.in
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajesh-roushan1608

Research interests: Mechanobiology of cell under fluid shear flow

Sushma SP

M. Tech Student, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IISc

B.Tech (Mechanical Engineering ), JNTUH, Hyderabad, Telangana

Contact: sushmasp@iisc.ac.in

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sushma-s-p-b6a777287/

Akshar Rao

Junior Research Fellow

Integrated M.Sc. (Molecular Biology), University of Mysore, Mysuru

Contact: aksharrao@iisc.ac.in
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aksharrao67/

Research interests: Cellular mechanobiology on substrates of enhanced stress dissipation. 

Aditya Bera

Master's Thesis Student

BS-MS Student ( Biological Sciences), IISER Bhopal

Contact: adityab20@iiserb.ac.in 
LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/aditya-bera

Research interests: Mechanobiology of collective cell migration under stretch

Yash Doshi

Bachelor's Thesis Student

B.Tech Student (Mechanical Engineering), Manipal Institute of Technology

Contact: yashdoshi2002@gmail.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yashmayurdoshi/

Research Interests: Computational study of endothelium-on-chip

Anahita Jayaram

Intern

B.Sc. (Research) Biotechnology
Shiv Nadar University, NCR

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