Sanhita Sinharay
Principal Investigator
Assistant Professor ( 2021 -present)
Dr. Anirban Das
Research Associate -III
B. Sc. (Chemistry Hons.): St. Xavier's College, Kolkata (2014)
M. Sc. (Chemical Science): Pondicherry University (2016, 1st Class with Distinction)
Ph. D.(Chemical Biology): IISER Bhopal (Dr. Ishu Saraogi) (2022, Gold Medal)
Postdoc: IISER Bhopal (April 2022-Nov 2022);
Washington University in Saint Louis, USA (March 2023-March 2025);
IIT Bombay (Project Research Scientist; April 2025-April 2026)
Graduate Students
Pooja Patkulkar
01/2021 - Present
DBT SRF fellow
Integrated M.Sc., Biotechnology
University of Pune (2020)
Ph.D. Thesis topic: Molecular imaging approaches to assess therapeutic outcomes using CEST MRI and Photoacoustic contrast agents
Ananya Sharma
08/2021 - Present
Prime Minister's
Research Fellow
M.Tech, Biological Engineering,
IIT Gandhinagar (2021)
Ph.D. Thesis topic: Development and translation of nontargeted and targeted photoacoustic imaging agents for diagnostics and theranostics
Arjun S V
08/2022 - Present
Prime Minister's
Research Fellow
Integrated M. Tech,
Medical Nanotechnology,
SASTRA Deemed University (2022)
Ph.D. Thesis topic: Evaluation of photoacoustic imaging probes for metastases detection in intraperitoneal model of ovarian cance
Dr. Roshni P
08/2023 - Present
MD- Ph.D. scholar
MD Physiology -Christian Medical College, Vellore (2022) MBBS - Christian
Medical College, Vellore (2016)
Ph.D. Thesis topic: Correlation between aggressiveness and changes in metabolic signatures in ovarian cancer
Ankita Mandal
08/2024 - Present
BS-MS, Biological Sciences (Major), Chemistry (Minor)
IISER Kolkata (2024)
Ph.D. Thesis topic: Enzyme targeted as well as endogenous photoacoustic imaging markers for TNBC diagnosis
Sneha Noble
08/2024 - Present
M.Tech - Biomedical Instrumentation and Signal Processing, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (2023)
Ph.D. Thesis topic: CEST MRI evaluation of glycosaminoglycans (gagCEST) for accurate early diagnosis in IPF
Thuria Hasan
08/2024 - Present
M.Tech-Biomedical Engineering,
School of Medical Sciences and Technology, SMST,
IIT Kharagpur, India
Ph.D. Thesis topic: Enzyme-targeted and molecular approaches for photoacoustic imaging of colorectal cancer diagnosis
Mandisa De
08/2025 - Present
B.Tech - Biotechnology, Heritage Institute of Technology,
Kolkata (2025)
Ph.D. Thesis topic: The role of pH and hypoxia in driving aggression in TNBC and leveraging these for noninvasive imaging in TNBC
Research Trainees
Mansi
08/2025 - Present
B.Tech. Biotechnology, Maharshi Dayanand University, Haryana
Aliya V J
09/2025-Present
BS-MS in Chemical Sciences
IISER Kolkata, 2025