Post-Doctoral fellow

Area of Research:

Computational Condensed Matter Physics.

Research Highlights :

First-principles study on the transport properties of quantum materials.

Area of Research:

Experimental condensed matter physics, Energy storage, Battery, Supercapacitor, Electrospinning.

Research Highlights :

My research involves the design, synthesis, and electrochemical evaluation of low-cost, environmentally friendly, and high-performance nanomaterials for advanced batteries/supercapacitors, including investigations of charge storage mechanisms, ion transport behavior, and electrolyte-electrode interactions. It also covers various fabrication techniques such as hydrothermal synthesis, electrospinning, and related methods. Recent work focus on metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and their derived nanostructured materials for electrochemical energy storage applications.

Area of Research:

Computational Materials Science, Optoelectronics and Water Splitting applications, Surface and Interfacial Phenomena.

Research Highlights :

Research highlights involve exploring the electronic, optical (excitonic), and interfacial properties of low-dimensional materials and their heterostructures using density functional theory (DFT) and many-body perturbation theory (GW + BSE) approaches. The studies include surface adsorption behaviour of external molecules on defect-engineered 2D materials, as well as interfacial charge-transfer processes in layered van der Waals heterostructures. Recent work focuses on exciton dynamics at the interfaces of vdW heterostructures, providing atomic-level insights into charge separation mechanisms relevant to photocatalytic water splitting and next-generation optoelectronic devices.

Area of Research:

Drugs and Therapeutics

Research Highlights :

The recent emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Klebsiella pneumoniae (World Health Organization listed critical priority pathogen) with hypervirulent traits causing severe infections and considerable mortality is a global cause for concern. The challenges posed by these hypermucoviscous strains (hvKp) in treatment, management and control due to enhanced virulence factors like capsular polysaccharides, siderophores, and adhesins are yet to be answered. Given the urgent need, novel therapeutic strategies targeting and inhibiting the regulatory genes that control virulence in hvKp and mitigate the impact of these infections offers a promising approach. My study aims to identify small molecule inhibitors targeting these regulatory pathways to combat the growing threat of hvKp.

Area of Research:

Gut microbiome, Probiotics, Metagenomics.

Research Highlights :

The research focuses on elucidating metagenomic insights into the gut microbiome profile of the tribal population of North-East India, revealing unique microbial diversity influenced by traditional diets and environmental factors. The study also involves screening and characterization of probiotic bacteria from ethnic fermented foods, such as kinema and hawaijar, commonly consumed by tribal communities. These foods were found to be rich in beneficial bacteria, particularly lactic acid bacteria (LAB), which showed potential probiotic properties. Furthermore, the research explores the promise of next-generation probiotic bacteria in promoting healthy aging. By employing various models, including in vitro and animal, the identified probiotics demonstrated potential in enhancing gut health, immune function, and reducing age-related inflammation. The findings hold promise for the development of probiotics that can support healthy aging, not only within tribal populations but also for broader applications..

Area of Research:

Nanoscience and nanotechnology

Research Highlights :

Transparent conductor, plasmonic, heterojunction, photocatalysis, renewable energy