Nanopore Research Group

Who are we?

We seek to develop nanopore-based sensing and sequencing techniques for biomedical and healthcare applications. Our current research activities look at several aspects of nanopore technology such as, micro and nano-fabrication techniques, biochemical functionalization, novel read-out methods, computational modeling and molecular dynamics simulations. We are situated in the Center for Nanoscience and Engineering (CeNSE) at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore. 

Room No. SF-04

CeNSE, IISc Bangalore

 PI

Manoj M. Varma received the B. tech degree from Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India, in 1999, and the Ph.D. degree from Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA, in 2005. He was the Director of engineering from Quadraspec Inc., Purdue Research Foundation, from 2005 to 2007. He is currently a Professor with the Centre for Nano Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India. His current research interest is focused on developing nanopore based single molecular sensing including protein and DNA sequencing.


News and Updates

 Research Group

 Graduate Students

Anumol Dominic

PhD Scholar

MTech, NIT Delhi

Fabrication of ultra-low volume nanopores 

2018-


Muhammad Sajeer P

Manchester-IISc Joint PhD Scholar

MSc Physics, Pondicherry  University

Topic: Protein Sequencing

2020-


Mayank Mitram 

Joint PhD Scholar with Dept. of Biology, IISc

MS Life Science, Jawaharlal Nehru University

Topic: Bacterial Swarming

2020-

Deepthi (Joint PhD scholar with ESE Department)

BTech ECE: IIIT Nuzvid

Electronics for nanopore sensing

2023-

Simran Nasa

PhD Scholar

MSc Chemistry, Delhi University

Topic: DNA Origami functionalization of nanopores

2020-

Pranjal Sur

                       PhD Scholar (INSPIRE)

MSc Physics, Jadavpur University

Topic: Molecular Dynamics  studies of protein translocation through nanopores in 2D materials

            2020-

Avisekh Pal

 PhD Scholar (PMRF)

BTech Electrical Engineering, Jadavpur University

Topic: Low noise current sensing in Nanopores

2021-

Laila Jabir (PhD Scholar)

MSc Chemistry, Kannur University

nanopore sensing

2024-

Anu Roshini. R

Postdoc

2D Materials

PhD Physics, BITS Pilani Goa

2022-

Tejas Prakash Meshram

PhD Scholar

MSc in Biotechnology (with specialization in Genetic Engineering) 

Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology

2024-

Shree Sumanas

PhD Scholar

MTech, IIT Madras

Topic: DNA Mediated approaches for robust biosensing

 2018-2024

Jaise Johnson

Project Associate

Machine learning assisted Nanopore Data Analysis

MSc Physics, Pondicherry University

2022-