About PI
Dr. Mukesh Dhanka
Assistant Professor, Biological Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (2022-Present)
Education and Experience:
B.Sc Biotechnology, University of Rajasthan, 2011
M.Sc Biotechnology, IIT Bombay, 2013
Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, IIT Bombay, 2019 (Supervisor: Prof. Rohit Srivastava)
Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine, Bangalore, India (2020-2022)
Responsibilities:
1. Faculty Recruitment committee member
2. Lab safety committee member.
3. In-Charge of South Africa and NIRF Ranking
4. Evaluator at Bharat Innovates
Teaching:
BE 601: Applied Biological Engineering
BE 617: Novel Drug Delivery Technologies: Fundamental Principles and Engineering
BE 303: Bio-NanoTechnology
Our Team
Ph.D. Students
Hitasha Vithalani
Email: hitasha.vithalani@iitgn.ac.in
Area of Research: Colon cancer, Bone Scaffolds, Wound Healing, Psoriasis, Biomedical devices (Joined in 2022)
Efftesum Rahaman
Email:rahamanefftesum@iitgn.ac.in
Area of Research: Rheumatoid arthritis, Wound healing (Joined in 2022)
Aniruddha Dan
Email: aniruddha.dan@iitgn.ac.in
Area of Research: Wound Healing, Rheumatoid arthritis,
Drug conjugation (Joined in 2022)
Manisha Meena
Email: manisha.meena@iitgn.ac.in
Area of Research: Wound Healing material, Injectable hydrogel (Joined in 2023)
Prasanna Kumari
Email: b.prasanna@iitgn.ac.in
Area of Research: Biopolymer, wound dressings, Nanoparticles (Joined in 2023)
Vigneshwari S R
Supervisor: Krista R Khiangte
Research interests: QDSSCs, semiconductor nano materials
Harshil Dave
Email: daveharshil@iitgn.ac.in
Area of Research: Arthritis, implant coatings, Injectable hydrogel, Cancer, Biomedical Devices, Wound dressings (Joined in 2024)
Dr.Priyanka Jasani
Email: Pjasani36@gmail.com
Area of Research: To Modify the different Ayurveda Drug form (joining in 2025)
M.tech Student
Sejal Paliwal
Email: 24250083@iitgn.ac.in
Area of Research: Coating of Fabrics
(Joined in 2024)
Kanika Chauhan
Email: Kanika.chauhan@iitgn.ac.in
Area of Research: Coating of Biomedical Devices
(Joined in 2024)
Pushkar Gopal
Email: 24210077@iitgn.ac.in
Area of Research: Nanoparticles
for Drug Delivery
(Joined in 2024)
Ishika
Area of Research: Nanomaterial Wound Healing
(Joined in 2025)
Tanvi Pankaj
Email: tanvi.pankaj@iitgn.ac.in
Area of research: Hydrogel for biomedical applications
Harshvardhan Vilas Borse
email: harshvardhan.borse@iitgn.ac.in
Area of reseacrh: Graphene loaded hydrogel scaffold for environmental and biomedical application
Research Intern
Kalgi Dudharejia
College: Gujarat University
Email address: kalgidudharejia@gmail.com
Field of Study: Bioplastic Materials for Sustainable Packaging
Parusn Adroja
college: Government Engineering College, Gandhinagar
Email address: 88parsunadroja@gmail.com
Field of study: sprayable hydrogel for biomedical application
Shaikh Maroof
college: Government Engineering College, Gandhinagar
Email address: shaikihmaruf180@gmail.com
Field of study: quantum dot for biomedical application/ biomedical device
Naitri Patil
college: Government Engineering College, Gandhinagar
Email address: naitripatil@gmail.com
Field of study: Biomedical device
Isha KaneCollege: DR DY PATIL BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOINFORMATICS INSTITUTE, Pune
Email address:ishakane3@gmail.com
Feild of Study: Algal Biomass based Bioadhesives
Khushi Shrimali
College: Gujarat University
email: khushishrimali794@gmail.com
Field of study : Algal based dual function pH responsive food packaging film
Dhyey Shah
college: Institute of advanced research, gandhinagar
Email address: dhyey.shah020704@gmail.com
Field of Study: Synthesis and characterization of novel ionic liquids for topical delivery
