Chandana Mohanty

Assistant Professor

 

Dr. (Mrs.) Chandana Mohanty has 5 years of post graduate teaching experience in Biotechnology and Life Science and more than 8 years of post-Ph.D. extensive research experience. Her areas of research interests are Nano medicinal approach for cancer therapy and Tissue engineering. Dr. Mohanty completed her Ph.D. in Zoology from Berhampur University, Odisha and for her outstanding academic performance in MSc degree in Zoology, She got Dr.P.k. Baliarsingh best Student Award. She got Best teacher award in fish biotechnology vicinity at Fishery science department Utkal University for contribution as a teacher and student project activities accelerator. She has availed post doctoral research fellowship from DST, consequently awarded Fast Track Young Scientist Award (Early Career Research Award) by Science & Engineering Research Board (SERB)-DST, New Delhi and Women’s Scientist Research Grant by DST-Government of India in the field of Life Sciences. She has been successfully completed two research projects as principal investigator, funded by DST, SERB and one sanctioned from UGC (FRPS). She received two international travel grant to present her research work at Magaliesburg, South Africa and Qubec city Canada. She is also a member of selected professional bodies and serves as editorial board member and reviewer for reputed journals. She has published 22 research papers in journals of international repute with couple of patents to her credit (one technology transfer for commercialization)

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION

Ph.D

COURSE EXPERTISE

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Cell biology, Genetics and Nanotechnology

ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES

Course coordinator (Biology)

Awards and Achievements

1. DST SERB Fast track scientist ( 2012). 2. DST WOS A (2015). 3. UGC (FRPS) (2019). 3. Technology transfer and commercialisation of patent US 9271934 B2. 4. International travel grant from CSIR South Africa (2011.) 5. International travel grant from DST India (2012).

Conferences and Workshops

Professional Membership

Controlled Release Society (CRS), Microbiology society India

Community Engagement

Projects & Collaborations

“1. Project title: Polymeric curcumin sponge: anapproach of curcumin delivery for streptozetocine induced diabetic rat for dermal wound healing, DST SERB (completed). 2. Project title: Nanomedicinal triple therapy with gemcitabine, hedgehog inhibitor and immune- stimulant: A therapeutic boon for pancreatic cancer, DST WOSA (completed). 3. Project title: A comparative study of various topical formulations of curcumin towards diabetic wound healing in a rat model UGC(FRPS) (Approved in year 2019).”

Patents and Innovations

Peer Review Contributions

Outreach Activity

Controlled Release Society (CRS), Microbiology society India, Biological science