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Brief Research Experience

My primary areas of research are soft matter physics and biophysics. My doctoral research addresses the gaps in theoretical understanding of the statics and dynamics of confluent cell monolayer, particularly focusing on the glassy dynamics using numerical modeling along with analytical theory. For this purpose, I have simulated several models of confluent cell monolayers such as the discrete Cellular Potts model,  continuum Vertex model, and Voronoi model. Additionally, I have extended one of the popular theories of equilibrium glass, the Random first-order transition (RFOT) theory to characterize the glass-like dynamics in confluent cellular systems. I have also developed a mean-field theory of cell shape to understand the static aspect of the same.

Besides my theoretical works, I also gained expertise in fluorescent immunohistochemical staining of the Drosophila wing disc epithelium. I image them in the confocal microscope to understand the cellular shapes and orientation during development. This provides deeper insights and an invaluable context for my theoretical work.

Present Research Interests: Soft Matter Physics, Biological Physics, Computational Physics, Statistical Mechanics, and Glassy dynamics.