Amaresh Kumar Sahoo, PhD, is currently working as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Applied Sciences, Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad (IIIT Allahabad), India. He received his B. Tech degree in Biotechnology from the West Bengal University of Technology (India) in 2005 and a postgraduate diploma in Bioinformatics from Rajabazar Science College, Calcutta University (India) in 2007. His earned his PhD from Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati in 2015. He has also worked as an Associate Project Engineer at Centre for Nanotechnology, IIT Guwahati (India). He was a post-doctoral research fellow during 2015-2016 at Chapman University, USA.
Research Area and Expertise
His research focuses on the synthesis, characterization, and biological applications of different nanoscale materials including noble metal nanoparticles, carbon dots, and polymer nanoparticles. Synthesis of novel nanoscale materials and study its interactions with biomolecules like DNA, protein, and cells by using computational modeling and experimentation. His team also is exploring the theranostic aspects of nanoscale materials particularly useful for antibacterial and anticancer study. Currently, his group is working on the development of a diagnostic kit by using fluorescent metal nanoclusters. His research works have been published in various reputed international journals so far. He is an author of several book chapters. Also, he has filed three Indian and international Patents in his name based on his recent research outcomes.