Chandra Pranjal, Ph.d.

Biography

Qualifications Ph.D in Chemistry from Pusan National University, Busan, South Korea. Title of PhD thesis “Development of Electrochemical Biosensors for Cancer Diagnosis Based on Conducting Polymers and Nanomaterials”. (Supervisor: Prof. Yoon Bo Shim) M.Tech in Biotechnology from U. P. Technical University. Title of M.Tech thesis “DNA biosensor for diagnosis of rheumatic heart disease.” (Supervisor: Prof. Ashok Kumar) Professional Experience Assistant Professor, July 2015- till date at Indian Institute of  Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, India Visiting Scientist, July 2015 at Institute of Biophysio Sensor Technology, PNU, South Korea Post-Doctoral Fellow, June 2014 – June 2015 at Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Israel Assistant Professor, March 2013- June 2014 Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India Lecturer (Adhoc), July 2008 - February 2009 at Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

Research Interest

Clinical Diagnostics (Cancer cells, DNA, RNA, bio-markers) using electroanalytical methods such as cyclic voltammetry, chronoamperometry, impedance spectroscopy. Nano-biosensors (Aptamer, antibody, enzyme) based biological phenomenon investigation. Porous silicon based label free self reporting optical nanosensors. Microfluidics and Nanomachines.