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Chandana Mohanty

Chandana Mohanty
School of Applied Sciences
Faculty Profile

Chandana Mohanty

Associate Dean, Research

Biology

Biography and academic profile

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)

Academic profile

Expertise, contributions
and professional engagement.

Only the sections completed and approved for this faculty profile are shown below.

01

Research Interests

  • Nanotechnology Drug delivery
  • Tissue Engineering in Wound Healing
  • Microbiology
  • Bioinformatics
  • Cell and molecular biology
02

Educational Qualifications

  • PhD Zoology
  • Post Doc in Life science (Nanotech drug Delivery cancer therapy and Tissue engineering) at Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Bhubaneswar ,Department of Biotechnology, Government of India
03

Administrative Responsibilities

Associate Dean (Biology)

04

Course Expertise

  • Nanotechnology Drug delivery
  • Tissue Engineering in Wound Healing
  • Microbiology
  • Bioinformatics
  • Cell and molecular biology
05

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).
06

Projects and 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)."
07

Professional Memberships

  • Controlled Release Society (CRS)
  • Indian Society Of Chemists And Biologists (ISCB)
  • Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA)
  • Association of Microbiology India (AMI), etc.
08

Patents and Innovations

  • Water-soluble curcumin nanoparticulate cancer therapy – US 9271934 B2; EP2432460A1
  • Curcumin-encapsulated sponge for wound healing – AU2010363250; EP2632447B1
  • Polymeric nanoparticle drug delivery – Indian Patent App. 38/KOL/2011
  • GMO-based nanoparticle process – Indian Patent App. 914/KOL/2011
  • Self-adhesive wound healing material – Indian Patent App. 202331016211
  • Antimicrobial hydrogel and topical hydrogel wound dressing – Indian Patent Apps. 202431099100, 202431058419
09

Books and Book Chapters

  • National and International Patents:
  • 1. Chandana Mohanty and Sahoo SK: A novel water soluble curcumin loaded nanoparticulate system for cancer therapy. Indian Patent Application No 164/KOL/2010 of 22/2/2010, US patent no. US 9271934 B2, European patent No. EP2432460A1, EP2432460A4, EP2432460B1.
  • 2. Chandana Mohanty and Sahoo SK: A process for preparing curcumin encapsulated chitosan-Alginate sponge useful for wound healing. Indian Patent Application No 1189/KOL/2010 of 27/10/2010, US patent no. 20130171215A1 International PCT Application No. PCT/IN2010/000813 Dt.14.1.2011, Australian patent No. AU2010363250, European patent No. EP2632447B1, EP2632447A1.
  • 3. Chandana Mohanty Parhi P and Sahoo SK: Drug delivery formulation of rapamycin in the form of polymeric nanoparticles. Indian Patent Application No-38/KOL/2011.
  • 4. Chandana Mohanty and Sahoo SK: A Process of producing Amphotericine B loaded GMO nanoparticle. Indian Patent Application No 914/KOL/2011 of 06-07-2011.
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