EDUCATION
Postdoctoral Research, August 2010
Research Fellow, Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences & Technology (HST), Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School; Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Boston, MAAdvisor: Dr. Jeffrey M. Karp
Ph.D., Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering August 2007
Research Assistant, The University of Akron, Akron, OH
Dissertation title: “Development and Characterization of L-tyrosine based Polyurethanes for Tissue Engineering Applications” Advisor: Dr. Stephanie T. Lopina
M.S., Chemical Engineering December 2004
Research Assistant, The University of Akron, Akron, OH
Thesis title: “Synthesis and Characterization of Amphiphilic Core Shell Material by Inverse
Emulsion Polymerization”; Advisor: Dr. Stephanie T. Lopina and Dr. Jun Hu
B.Tech., Polymer Science and Technology May 2001
University of Calcutta, Calcutta, India
Project Title: “Studies on Preparation of Polymeric Microcapsules and Release of Biomaterials”; Advisor: Dr. Priyabrata Sarkar
B.Sc., Honors in Chemistry June 1998
University of Calcutta, Calcutta, India
POSITION
Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
2010-present
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
2010-present
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Prof. Jeffrey M. Karp
2007-2010
Research Assistant, Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Akron, Prof. Stephanie T. Lopina
2004-2007
Research Assistant, Department of Chemistry, The University of Akron, Prof. Jun Hu and Prof. Stephanie T. Lopina.
2002-2004
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS