Upcoming Work Presentations
Annual Work Presentations
BSSE Doctoral Defence: “Engineering Graphene Oxide Surface Chemistry and Investigating Its Effect on The Physicochemical and Biological Properties ", 18th February, 2021. Thursday 10:00 AM , Virtual
Speaker : Zinia Mohanta
Advisors: Chandan Srivastava (MatEngg) and Siddharth Jhunjhunwala (BSSE)
BSSE Paper presentations by students:, 8th Feb, 2021. Monday, 04:00 PM, Virtual
Speaker: Anwesha Barua (Advisor: Prof. G.K. Ananthasuresh, ME and Prof. Saumitra Das, MCB)
Paper: DNA damage alters nuclear mechanics through chromatin reorganization dos Santos et al, Nucleic Acids Research (2021) doi: 10.1093/nar/gkaa1202
Speaker: Kishore Hari (Advisor: Dr. Mohit K. Jolly, BSSE)
Paper: Tumor diversity and the trade-off between universal cancer tasks. Hausser, J., Szekely, P., Bar, N. et al. Nat Commun 10, 5423 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13195-1
BSSE Paper presentations by students:, 25th Jan, 2021.. Monday, 04:00 PM, Virtual
Speaker: Kaamini MD (Advisor: Dr. Rachit Agarwal, BSSE)
Paper:The tooth on-a-chip: a micro-physiologic model system mimicking the biologic interface of the tooth with biomaterials Cristiane Miranda França, Anthony Tahayeri, Nara Sousa Rodrigues, Shirin Ferdosian, Regina Maria Puppin Rontani, Grigoriy Sereda, Jack L. Ferracane and Luiz E. Bertassoni. Lab on a Chip (2020). https://doi.org/10.1039/C9LC00915A
Speaker: Divakar Badal (Advisors: Dr. Aloke Kumar, ME and Dr. Varsha Singh, MRDG)
Paper: The bacterial cytoplasm has glass-like properties and is fluidized by metabolic activity. Parry, Bradley R., Ivan V. Surovtsev, Matthew T. Cabeen, Corey S. O’Hern, Eric R. Dufresne, and Christine Jacobs-Wagner. Cell 156, no. 1-2 (2014): 183-194. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2013.11.028
BSSE Paper presentations by students:, 28th Dec, 2020.. Monday, 04:00 PM, Virtual
Speaker: Pallavi Raj Sharma (Advisor: Dr. Rachit Agarwal, BSSE)
Paper: The dose threshold for nanoparticle tumour delivery Ouyang, B., Poon, W., Zhang, YN. et al. Nat. Mater. 19, 1362–1371 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-020-0755-z
Speaker: Alakesh Singh (Advisor: Dr. Siddharth Jhunjhunwala, BSSE)
Paper: A new neutrophil subset promotes CNS neuron survival and axon regeneration Sas, A.R., Carbajal, K.S., Jerome, A.D. et al. Nat Immunol 21, 1496–1505 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41590-020-00813-0
BSSE Paper presentations by students:, 9th Nov, 2020. Monday, 04:00 PM, Virtual
Speaker: Harsh Chhajer (Advisor: Prof. Rahul Roy, Chem. Engg.)
Paper: Membrane-Associated Enteroviruses Undergo Intercellular Transmission as Pools of Sibling Viral Genomes Authors: Juan-Vicente Bou, Ron Geller and Rafael Sanjua Bou et al, 2019, Cell Reports 29, 714–723. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2019.09.014
Speaker: Ameya Atul Dravid (Advisor: Dr. Rachit Agarwal, BSSE)
Paper: Selective organ targeting (SORT) nanoparticles for tissue-specific mRNA delivery and CRISPR–Cas gene editing Authors: Q. Cheng, T. Wei, L. Farbiak, L. T. Johnson, S. A. Dilliard, and D. J. Siegwart Cheng et al, 2020, Nat. Nanotechnol., 15:4, pp. 313–320. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41565-020-0669-6
BSSE Colloquium: “Single molecule imaging of cytoplasmic dynein in vivo reveals the mechanism of cargo capture and motor activation” ,
27th October 2020, 4:00 PM, Virtual.
Speaker: Nireekshit A. T., Ph.D. student, BSSE, Advisor:Dr. Vaishnavi Ananthanarayanan (BSSE)
Abstract of the talk
BSSE Colloquium: “Investigation of cell membrane dynamics: A potential marker for lipid response towards membrane-active” ,
7th October 2020, 4:00 PM, Virtual.
Speaker: Ilanila.I.P., Ph.D. student, BSSE, Advisors: Prof. K. Ganapathy Ayappa (Chem Engg.) Prof. Jaydeep K. Basu (Physics)
Abstract of the talk
BSSE Colloquium: “Engineering graphene oxide surface chemistry and investigating its effect on the physicochemical and biological properties” ,
20th August 2020, 4:00 PM, Virtual.
Speaker: Zinia Mohanta, PhD student, BSSE, Advisors: Prof. Chandan Srivastava (MatE), Prof. Siddharth Jhunjhunwala (BSSE) and Prof. Hanudatta S. Atreya (NRC)
Abstract of the talk
BSSE Colloquium: “Engineering Disease Models for Cardiac and Skeletal Muscle Tissues” ,
6th August 2020, 4:30 PM, Virtual.
Speaker: Aditi Jain, PhD student, BSSE, Advisors: Dr. Kaushik Chatterjee (MatE) and Dr. N. Ravi Sundaresan (MCBL)
Abstract of the talk
BSSE Colloquium: “Caenorhabditis elegans - Bacteria Interactions: Neuronal Regulation of Innate Responses” ,
30th April 2020, 4:00 PM, Virtual.
Speaker: Anjali Gupta, PhD student, BSSE, Advisors: Prof. Varsha Singh (MRDG), Prof. Manoj Varma (CeNSE)
Abstract of the talk
BSSE Doctoral Defense: "A Control Systems Approach to Understand the Principles of Saccadic Eye Movements",
18th March 2020, 2:00 PM, CNS Seminar Hall, Centre for Neuroscience.
Speaker: Varsha V, PhD student, BSSE, Advisors: Prof. Aditya Murthy (CNS), Prof. Radhakant Padhi (AE)
Abstract of the talk
BSSE Annual Work Presentation: "Heterogeneity in the Arabinose Inducible Gene Expression in Bacteria",
9th March 2020, 4:00 PM , MRDG Seminar Hall, 1st floor, Biological Sciences Building.
Speaker: Ratnasri K, PhD Student, BSSE, Advisor: Prof. Rahul Roy (CE)
Abstract of the talk
BSSE Doctoral Defense: "Raman Microspectroscopic Studies on Differentiating Bacteria, Detecting Antimicrobial Resistance and Delineating Biomarkers of Sepsis" ,
28th February (Friday) 2020, 11:00 AM, Biochemistry Conference Room 1, Biological Sciences Building.
Speaker: Taru Verma, PhD student, BSSE, Advisors: Prof. Siva Umapathy (IPC), Prof. Dipankar Nandi (BC)
Abstract of the talk
BSSE Annual Work Presentation: "Immune Responses in Diabetic Foot Ulcers: Characterization and Approaches for Modulation",
25th February 2020, 11:00 AM , MRDG Seminar Hall, 1st floor, Biological Sciences Building.
Speaker: Jayashree Raghavan, PhD Student, BSSE, Advisor: Prof. Siddharth Jhunjhunwala (BSSE)
Abstract of the talk
BSSE Annual Work Presentation: "Interactions Of Nano- And Micro- Drug Delivery Systems With Phagocytic Immune Cells",
7th February 2020, 4:00 PM, CES Seminar Hall, 3rd floor, Biological Sciences Building.
Speaker: Preeti Sharma, PhD Student, BSSE, Advisor: Prof. Siddharth Jhunjhunwala (BSSE)
Abstract of the talk
BSSE Doctoral Defense: "Compositionality of letter shape in word recognition" ,
31st January 2020, 4:00 PM, CNS Seminar Hall, Centre for Neuroscience.
Speaker: Aakash Agrawal, PhD student, BSSE, Advisors: Prof. S. P. Arun (CNS), Prof. K.V.S. Hari (ECE)
Abstract of the talk
BSSE Annual Work Presentation: "Role of Fiber Reinforcement in the Biomechanics of Cells and Tissues",
27th January 2020, 4:00 PM , CES Seminar Hall, 3rd floor, Biological Sciences Building.
Speaker: Aritra Chatterjee, PhD Student, BSSE, Advisors: Prof. Paturu Kondaiah (MRDG) and Prof. Namrata Gundiah (ME)
Abstract of the talk
BSSE COLLOQUIUM: "A control systems approach to understand the principles of saccadic eye movements",
24th July 2019, 11.30 AM, MRDG Seminar Hall, 1st floor, Biological Sciences Building.
Speaker: Speaker: Varsha V, Advisor: Prof. Aditya Murthy (CNS), Prof. Radhakant Padhi (Aerospace)
Abstract of the talk
BSSE COLLOQUIUM: "Raman microspectroscopic studies on differentiating bacteria, detecting antimicrobial resistance and delineating biomarkers of sepsis"
9th July 2019, 4:00 PM , MRDG Seminar Hall, 1st floor, Biological Sciences Building.
Speaker: Taru Verma, PhD Student, BSSE, Advisors: Prof. Dipankar Nandi, Prof. Siva Umapathy (IPC)
Abstract of the talk
BSSE Annual Work Presentation: "Surface Engineering Strategies To Study Diseases Of Heart And Skeletal Muscle"
17th June 2019, 4:00 PM , MRDG Seminar Hall, 1st floor, Biological Sciences Building.
Speaker: Aditi Jain, PhD Student, BSSE, Advisors: Prof. Kaushik Chatterjee and Prof. Ravi Sundaresan
Abstract of the talk
BSSE COLLOQUIUM: "Compositionality of letter shape in word recognition"
21st June 2019, 4:00 PM , MRDG Seminar Hall, 1st floor, Biological Sciences Building.
Speaker: Aakash Agrawal, PhD Student, BSSE, Advisors: Prof. K.V.S. Hari (ECE), Prof. S. P. Arun (CNS)
Abstract of the talk
BSSE Annual Work Presentation: "Voice-based classification of Asthmatic and Healthy Subject"
10th June 2019, 4:00 PM , MRDG Seminar Hall, 1st floor, Biological Sciences Building.
Speaker: Shivani Yadav, PhD Student, BSSE, Advisors: Prof. Prasanta Kumar Ghosh and Prof. Dipanjan Gope
Abstract of the talk
BSSE Annual Work Presentation: "Functional regulation of cytoplasmic dynein in vivo"
22nd April 2019, 4:00PM, MRDG Seminar Hall, 1st floor, Biological Sciences Building.
Speaker: Nireekshit A.T., PhD Student, BSSE, Advisors: Prof. G.K. Ananthasuresh and Prof. Vaishnavi Ananthanarayanan
Abstract of the talk
BSSE Annual Work Presentation:"Understanding the correlation between protein conformational states and membrane dynamics due to attack by pore forming toxin: Lipids tell a tale"
15th April 2019, 4:00PM, MRDG Seminar Hall, 1st floor, Biological Sciences Building.
Speaker: Ilanila I.P., PhD Student, BSSE, Advisors: Prof. K. Ganapathy Ayappa (Chemical Engineering), Prof. Jaydeep Kumar Basu (Physics)
Abstract of the talk
BSSE Annual Work Presentation:"A compositional code for reading" ,
2nd April 2019, 4:00 PM, CES Seminar Hall, 3rd floor, Biological Sciences Building.
Speaker: Aakash Agrawal, PhD student, BSSE, Advisors: (Prof. K.V.S. Hari (ECE) Prof. S. P. Arun (CNS))
Abstract of the talk
BSSE Annual Work Presentation:"Multifunctional magnetic nanomotors as radiosensitizers" ,
March 18th 2019, 4:00 PM, MRDG Seminar Hall, 1st floor, Biological Sciences Building.
Speaker: Reshma V R, 3rd year PhD, BSSE, Advisors:(Ambarish Ghosh (CeNSE) Deepak Saini (MRDG) )
Abstract of the talk
BSSE Annual Work Presentation:"Forward predictions in biological motor control" ,
March 11th, 2019, 10:00 AM, MRDG Seminar Hall, 1st floor, Biological Sciences Building.
Speaker: Saurabh Kothari, 3rd year PhD, BSSE, Advisors: (Aditya Murthy (Centre For Neuroscience), Ashitava Ghosal (Mechanical Engineering))
Abstract of the talk
BSSE Doctoral Defence :"Insights into signalling and crosstalk in Two-component signalling systems of Mycobacterium tuberculosis" ,
18th February 2019, 11:00AM, Monday, Biochemistry 2 conference room, 1st Floor, Biological Science Building.
Speaker: Gaurav D. Sankhe, Advisors: Narendra M. Dixit, Deepak K. Saini
Abstract of the talk
BSSE Annual Work Presentation:"Heterogeneity in arabinose operon gene expression in bacteria
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18th February 2019, 4:00PM, Monday, CES seminar hall,3rd Floor Biological Sciences Building.
Speaker: Ratnasri K, 3rd year PhD, BSSE (Advisor: Rahul Roy )
Abstract of the talk
BSSE Annual Work Presentation:"Immune profiling of Diabetic Foot Ulcers and development of a drug delivery strategy to promote healing" ,
25th February 2019, 4:00PM, Monday, MRDG Seminar Hall,1st Floor Biological Sciences Building.
Speaker: Jayashree V, 3rd year PhD, BSSE (Advisor: Siddharth Jhunjhunwala )
Abstract of the talk
BSSE Annual Work Presentation:"Surface modification of particulates: Understanding its impact on biological interactions
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11th February 2019, 4:00PM, Monday, MRDG Seminar Hall,1st Floor Biological Sciences Building.
Speaker: Preeti Sharma, 3rd year PhD, BSSE (Advisor: Siddharth Jhunjhunwala )
Abstract of the talk
BSSE Annual Work Presentation:"Stress Fiber Growth and Remodelling Determines Cellular Morphoelastic Response under Uniaxial Cyclic Stretch
" ,
21st January, 11:00 AM, MRDG Seminar Hall,1st Floor Biological Sciences Building.
Speaker: Aritra Chatterjee ,BSSE PhD student (Supervisers- Prof. Paturu Kondaiah and Prof. Namrata Gundiah )
BSSE Annual Work Presentation:"GRAPHENE OXIDE BASED CANCER DIAGNOSTICS, IMAGING AND THERAPIES" ,
26th November, 4:00 PM, MRDG Seminar Hall,1st Floor Biological Sciences Building.
Speaker: Zinia Mohanta ,BSSE PhD student (Supervisers- Prof. Chandan Srivastava and Prof. Hanudatta S. Atreya )
Abstract of the talk
BSSE Annual Work Presentation:"Raman spectroscopic studies on bacteria: from strain identification to tracking antibiotic resistance" ,
12th November, 4:00 PM, MRDG Seminar Hall,1st Floor Biological Sciences Building.
Speaker: Taru Verma ,BSSE PhD student (Supervisers- Prof. Siva Umapathy and Prof. Dipankar Nandi )
Abstract of the talk
BSSE Annual Work Presentation:"A CONTROL SYSTEMS FRAMEWORK TO UNDERSTAND THE PRINCIPLES OF VOLUNTARY MOVEMENTS" ,
22nd October, 4:00 PM, MRDG Seminar Hall,1st Floor Biological Sciences Building.
Speaker:Varsha Vasudevan ,BSSE PhD student (Supervisers- Prof. Aditya Murthy and Prof. Radhakant Padhi )
Abstract and Biography of the speaker
BSSE Annual Work Presentation:"Neuronal regulation of Innate Immune Responses in Caenorhabditis elegans" ,
1st October, 4:00 PM, MRDG Seminar Hall,1st Floor Biological Sciences Building.
Speaker:Anjali Gupta ,BSSE PhD student (Supervisers- Prof. Manoj M. Varma and Prof. Varsha Singh)
Abstract and Biography of the speaker
BSSE Annual Work Presentation:"Functional regulation of cytoplasmic dynein in vivo " ,
28th June, 2:00 PM, CES Seminar Hall,3rd Floor Biological Sciences Building.
Speaker:Nireekshit A.Tirumala ,BSSE PhD student (Supervisers- Prof. Vaishnavi Ananthanarayanan (BSSE) and Prof. G.K. Ananthasuresh (MechEng))
Abstract and Biography of the speaker
BSSE Annual Work Presentation:"Understanding cardiac failure using engineered biomaterials " ,
11th June, 4:00 PM, MRDG Seminar Hall,1st Floor Biological Sciences Building.
Speaker:Aditi Jain,BSSE PhD student (Supervisers- Prof. Kaushik Chatterjee (Mat Eng) and Prof. Ravi Sundaresan (MCB))
Abstract and Biography of the speaker
BSSE Annual Work Presentation:"Polymeric membranes with engineered surfaces for water remediation " ,
4th June, 4:00 PM, CES Seminar Hall,3rd Floor Biological Sciences Building.
Speaker:Paresh Kumar Samantaray,BSSE PhD student (Supervisers- Prof. Giridhar Madras (Chem Eng) and Prof. Suryasarathi Bose (Mat Eng))
Abstract and Biography of the speaker
BSSE Annual Work Presentation:"Listeriolysin O - pore or pre-pore? Study on Giant Unilamellar Vesicles using Confocal Fluorescent Microscopy-imaging and FCS " ,
16th April, 4:00 PM, BSSE Meeting Room,3rd Floor Biological Sciences Building.
Speaker:Ilanila IP,BSSE PhD student (Supervisers- Prof. Ganapathy Ayappa (Chem Eng) and Prof. Jaydeep k basu (Physics))
Abstract and Biography of the speaker
BSSE Annual Work Presentation:"How does reading expertise influence letter representations in the brain? " ,
9th April, 4:00 PM, BSSE Meeting Room,3rd Floor Biological Sciences Building.
Speaker:Akash Agarwal,BSSE PhD student (Supervisers- Prof. S.P Arun (Neuroscience) and Prof. K.V.S Hari (ECE))
Abstract and Biography of the speaker
BSSE Annual Work Presentation:"Novel Nanomaterials Based Cancer Diagnostics, Imaging and Therapies " ,
4th December, 4:00 PM, MRDG Seminar Hall,1st Floor Biological Sciences Building.
Speaker:Zinia Mohanta,BSSE PhD student (Supervisers- Prof. H S Atreya (NRC) and Prof. C Srivastava (MatE))
Abstract and Biography of the speaker
BSSE Annual Work Presentation:"Osteogenesis-on-chip: A novel perspective in regenerative medicine towards evaluating
biomaterial response " ,
6th November, 4:00 PM, MRDG Seminar Hall,1st Floor Biological Sciences Building.
Speaker:Sharmistha Naskar,BSSE PhD student (Supervisers- Prof. Bikramjit Basu(MRC) and Prof.V. Kumaran (Chem Eng))
Abstract and Biography of the speaker
BSSE Annual Work Presentation:"BIOMOLECULAR PROFILING OF SEPSIS USING RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY " ,
23rd October, 4:00 PM, MRDG Seminar Hall,1st Floor Biological Sciences Building.
Speaker:Taru Verma,BSSE PhD student (Supervisers- Prof. Dipankar Nandi (BC) and Prof. Siva Umapathy (IPC))
Abstract and Biography of the speaker
BSSE Annual Work Presentation:" Differential Regulation of Innate Immune Responses by Sensory Neurons in Caenorhabditis
elegans Against Microbial Infections" ,
9th October, 4:00 PM, MRDG Seminar Hall,1st Floor Biological Sciences Building.
Speaker:Taru Verma,BSSE PhD student (Supervisers- - Dr. Manoj Varma and Dr. Varsha Singh.)
Abstract and Biography of the speaker
BSSE Annual Work Presentation:" Kinetic analysis of mycobacterial two-component system (TCS)" ,
25th September, 4:00 PM, MRDG Seminar Hall, 1st Floor,Biological Sciences Building.
Speaker: Gaurav Sankhe, BSSE PhD student (Supervisers- Prof.Narendra Dixit and Prof. Deepak Saini)
Abstract of the Work Presentation
BSSE Annual Work Presentation:" DECIPHERING THE CONTROL ARCHITECTURE OF VOLUNTARY MOVEMENTS" ,
18th September, 4:00 PM, MRDG Seminar Hall, 1st Floor,Biological Sciences Building.
Speaker: Varsha Vasudevan, BSSE PhD student (Supervisers- Prof. Aditya Murthy and Prof. Radhakant Padhi)
Abstract of the Work Presentation
Seminar Coordinators
Dr. Priya Gambhire, Subbalakshmi A R, Thiruvickraman J and Mitali Shah [
email]
Past Coordinators
Dr. Kaushik Chatterjee (2013)
Queeny Dasgupta and Rajeev Mudakavi (2014-15)
Aakash Agrawal, Anjali Gupta and Nireekshit Addanki Tirumala (2015-16)
Puneet Singh and Sreenath Balakrishnan (2016-17)
Dr. Siddharth Jhunjhunwala, Aritra Chatterjee and Preeti Sharma (2017-18)
Dr. Rachit Agarwal, Anil Vishnu and Parul Yadav (2018-19)
Dr. Rachit Agarwal, Kamini M D and Neha P (2019)
Dr. Vaishnavi Ananthanarayanan and Anwesha Barua (2020)
Seminar Procedure
- BSSE appoints a seminar team to coordinate seminar related tasks. Typically, the seminar team comprises a faculty
member and a few students.
- The faculty coordinator, in consultation with faculty and student, identifies seminar speakers well in advance at
the beginning of each semester and during the semester. S/he contacts the seminar speakers to schedule a day and
time for the seminar. S/he requests the speaker for a title, abstract, and short bio. S/he passes this information
to a student coordinator by emailing teamseminar email-alias.
- The faculty coordinator asks the speaker about travel itinerary, transportation and accommodation arrangements, and
any other relevant matter as applicable. S/he also informs the BSSE office manager to make transportation and accommodation
arrangements as needed.
- The first coordinator prepares the seminar notice and sends it to the web server administrator to post it on the
seminar page. S/he broadcasts it and sends it to seminar alias of BSSE. S/he sends email reminders.
- Another student coordinator gets the seminar notice printed, with the help of BSSE office manager, and arranges to
get the notice posted on all department noticeboards in a timely manner, typically, at least one week in advance.
S/he also arranges an informal meeting with the speaker with students after the seminar, whenever it is possible.
- The third student coordinator books the seminar hall, with the help of the BSSE office manager. S/he also looks after
the arrangements in the seminar hall during the time of the seminar. S/he ensures that audio-video systems work
well prior to the seminar. S/he also keeps a memento ready to present it to the speaker.
- The faculty coordinator introduces the speaker before the seminar. S/he also schedules meetings, with the help of
BSSE office manager, with faculty and students, as relevant.