Drug Delivery Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Rachit Agarwal

Associate Professor: Current
Assistant Professor (IISc): 2017-2023
Postdoc (Georgia Institute of Technology): 2013-2017
Ph.D. (University of Texas at Austin): 2009-2013
B.Tech. and M.Tech (IIT Kharagpur): 2004-2009
Email: rachit@iisc.ac.in
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Research Staff

Akshi Vashistha

Postdoctoral Researcher
Ph.D, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Email: akshiv@iisc.ac.in

Sonali Mohanty

Postdoctoral Researcher
PhD. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela
Email: sm22293@gmail.com

Students

Rajesh Yadav

Ph.D. Scholar
M.Sc. Biotechnology, IIT Bombay
Email: rajesh.t.yadav169@gmail.com

Yeswanth Chakravarthy Kalapala

PMRF Ph.D. Scholar
M.Res. Cancer Biology, Imperial College London
Email: yeswanthkalapala@gmail.com

Bhagyashree Padhan

PMRF Ph.D. Scholar
M.Tech Biotechnology, IIT Guwahati, Assam
B.Tech Biotechnology, NIT Rourkela, Odisha
Email: bhagyashreepadhan96@gmail.com

Nisha Sanjay Barge

PMRF Ph.D. Scholar
MTech Biotechnology, IIT Guwahati
BE Biotechnology, Shivaji University, Maharashtra
Email: bargenisha3@gmail.com

Vijaya Vaishnavi V

Ph.D. Scholar
B.E Biotechnology, Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore
Email: vvaishnaviv13@gmail.com

Ankan Ghosh

Ph.D. Scholar
B.Tech. Biotechnology, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore, Tamil Nadu
Email: ank.gh.12883@gmail.com

Aishwarya K

Ph.D. Scholar
B.Tech Biotechnology, P.A. College of Engineering, Mangalore
Email: aishwarya22rk@gmail.com

Saksham Jain

Ph.D. Scholar
Integrated BS-MS, IISER Bhopal
Email: jsaksham2104@gmail.com

Kiran Rao U

Ph.D. Scholar
M.Tech. Industrial Biotechnology, NITK, Surathkal
Email: kiranu@iisc.ac.in

Bhukya Naveen Kumar

Ph.D. Scholar
B.Tech Biotechnology, NIT Warangal
Email: naveenbhukya@iisc.ac.in

Bhadra Srinivasan

International Ph.D. Scholar
M.Tech Biomedical Engineering, IIT Bombay
B.Tech Industrial Biotechnology, Alagappa College of Technology, Anna University
Email: bhadras@iisc.ac.in

Saivishak Saikumar

Project Associate
M.Tech Bioengineering, IISc
B.Tech Biotechnology, NIT Warangal
Email: saivishaks@iisc.ac.in

Noonsavanth Samyukta

M. Tech Bioengineering Student
B.Tech Information Technology, IIIT Allahabad
Email: samyuktas@iisc.ac.in

Fazal Muhammed K A

M. Tech Bioengineering Student
B.Tech Biotechnology, NIT Calicut
Email: fazalmohamedka@gmail.com

Deepali Rai

Achira Labs Sponsored M. Tech Bioengineering Student
B.Tech Biotechnology, Dr. AITD, Kanpur
Email: deepurmila.2002@gmail.com

Undergraduate Student

Aditya Kamath Ammembal

Undergraduate Intern
3rd year IISc UG Student
Email: adityaka@iisc.ac.in

Group Activities

Alumni

Priyanka Padwal (Post-doc, May-December 2018); Next Position: Global Scientific Advisor with Novo Nordisk Service Centre (India) Private Ltd.
Abhirami PS (IISc UG, July 2018 - June 2020); Next Position: PhD. Student, Arizona State University, USA
Shalini Iyer (Project Assistant, December 2019 to December 2020); Next Position: PhD. Student, University of Namur, Belgium
Smriti Agarwal (Project Assistant, December 2019 to January 2021); Next Position: Communication Designer, Razorpay
Avijit Goswami (Post-doc, Sep 2020 to April 2021); Next Position: Senior Scientist, Aten Porus Lifesciences Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore
Anil Chandra (Post-doc, Jan 2021 to August 2021); Next Position: Senior Scientist, RapidDx Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore
Kaamini MD (Ph.D. student, Jan 2018 to Jan 2022); Next Position: Post-doctoral Fellow, A*Star Singapore
Pranshu Rajurkar (Project Assistant, June 2021 to June 2022); Next Position: Masters student, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
Ameya A. Dravid (Ph.D. student, August 2017 to November 2022); Next Position: Post-doctoral Fellow, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
Sharumathi Jeyashankar (Project Assistant, Jan 2021 to August 2023); Next Position: Masters student, LIMES Institute, University of Bonn, Germany
Pallavi Raj Sharma (Ph.D. student, August 2017 to June 2023); Next Position: Post-doctoral Fellow, Gladstone Institute, San Francisco, USA
Rohitraj Ray (M. Tech student, May 2023 to June 2024); Next Position: Ph.D. student, Biomedical Engineering at the Penn State, USA
Vishal Gupta (Ph.D. student, Jan 2019 to December 2024); Next Position: Post-doctoral Fellow, USA

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