Dr. PRANAV

Designation : Assistant Professor Senior Grade 2
School / Centre : Centre for NanoBiotechnology
Department : Bio-Medical Sciences

Educational Details

Central University of Jharkhand

Integrated M.Tech
Nanotechnology
Graduated in 2015

Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Ph. D.
Material Science
Graduated in 2021

Post Doctoral Experiences

(1) May 29, 2023- May 31, 2024: DST Inspire Faculty Fellow, Centre for Nanoscience, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India. (2) December 16, 2021- April 16, 2023: Postdoctoral Fellow Department of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, United States. (3) September 01, 2021- December 15, 2021: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, United States. (4) February 16, 2021- August 29, 2021: Research associate, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Indore, India.


Research Details

Areas of Specialization
  • Optical Biosensing
  • Drug delivery and Electrospun nanofibers

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Ongoing Funded Project Details

Title Funding Agency
Chiral carbon-based nanohybrids system as a bifunctional theranostics platform against neurodegenerative diseases Department of Science and Technology, Government of India

Books / Book Chapters Published Details

Title Publisher Published Year
Carbon Nanolights as Optical Nanosensors for Water Springer-Nature 2020
Contaminants. Nano-sensors for Environmental Applications Synthesis and Sensing Applications of Peroxidase-Mimic Nanozymes.Nanozymes in Medicine. Springer, Cham 2023

Awards & Recognitions Details

  • # Awarded Travel grant from DST-SERB to attend “Colloidal, Macromolecular and Polyelectrolyte Solutions, Gordon Research Conference”.
  • # Best Oral Presentation at 5th Annual UTRGV Research Symposium conducted by the UTRGV School of medicine.
  • # Awarded National Post-Doctoral Fellowship by DST-SERB. (Not availed).
  • # DST Inspire Faculty Fellowship award in Material Science for 2022.
  • # Awarded “Juan de la Cierva 2022” postdoctoral fellowship by Spanish Government to conduct research in University of Vigo.

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