Dr. Sumithra Yasaswini Srinivasan | Nanomaterials | Best Researcher Award
Dr. Sumithra Yasaswini Srinivasan | Nanomaterials | Researcher at Institute of Materials Science of Barcelona | Spain
Dr. Sumithra Yasaswini Srinivasan is an accomplished material scientist whose career integrates nanomedicine development, biomaterials engineering, genetics, and translational biomedical research, with extensive expertise in nanoparticle synthesis, drug and nucleic acid conjugation, multiscale characterization, and therapeutic evaluations. She completed her Ph.D. in Material Sciences with a specialization in nanomedicine for cardiac therapies at the Autonomous University of Barcelona under a prestigious international fellowship, building on her earlier academic foundation in bioengineering and medical nanotechnology. Professionally, Dr. Sumithra Yasaswini Srinivasan has served as a Doctoral Researcher at an advanced European materials research institute and as a Research Assistant in leading Indian scientific institutions, contributing to high-impact projects spanning cardiac nanotherapies, cancer drug-delivery systems, magneto-conductive nanoparticles, nano-immunosensors, safe-by-design nanomaterial synthesis, and epigenetic and gene-editing studies. Her research interests include polymeric and hybrid nanoparticles, conductive biomaterials for cardiac repair, nanomedicine-based arrhythmia treatment, CRISPR-assisted disease modeling, nano-enabled biosensing, and multifunctional nanocomposites for therapeutic precision. She possesses strong research skills in formulation chemistry, CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing, microscopic and spectroscopic characterization, RNA and DNA technologies, in-vitro cytocompatibility studies, in-vivo evaluations including murine and C. elegans models, and advanced data analysis using scientific computation platforms. Throughout her career, she has received competitive international research funding, contributed to collaborative multinational studies, mentored young researchers, and published influential articles in high-impact journals indexed in Scopus and IEEE. Her honors include a prestigious international fellowship, multiple high-quality peer-reviewed publications, and recognition for developing cutting-edge nanomedicine and biosensing platforms. In conclusion, Dr. Sumithra Yasaswini Srinivasan’s multidisciplinary expertise, innovative scientific contributions, leadership in research project development, and commitment to advancing biomedical nanotechnology position her as a rising global researcher with strong potential to drive future breakthroughs in therapeutic nanomaterials, integrated drug-delivery technologies, and regenerative biomedical engineering.
Featured Publications
Srinivasan, S. Y., Paknikar, K. M., Bodas, D., & Gajbhiye, V. (2018). Applications of cobalt ferrite nanoparticles in biomedical nanotechnology. Nanomedicine. Citations: 331.
Kashyap, A., Jiménez-Jiménez, Á. L., Zhang, W., Capellades, M., Srinivasan, S., et al. (2022). Induced ligno-suberin vascular coating and tyramine-derived hydroxycinnamic acid amides restrict Ralstonia solanacearum colonization in resistant tomato. New Phytologist. Citations: 58.
Srinivasan, S. Y., Paknikar, K. M., Gajbhiye, V., & Bodas, D. (2018). Magneto-conducting core/shell nanoparticles for biomedical applications. ChemNanoMat. Citations: 32.
Srinivasan, S. Y., Cler, M., Zapata-Arteaga, O., Dörling, B., Campoy-Quiles, M., et al. (2023). Conductive bacterial nanocellulose–polypyrrole patches promote cardiomyocyte differentiation. ACS Applied Bio Materials. Citations: 23.
Blasi, D., González-Pato, N., Rodriguez Rodriguez, X., Diez-Zabala, I., Srinivasan, S. Y., et al. (2023). Ratiometric nanothermometer based on a radical excimer for in vivo sensing. Small. Citations: 20.
Srinivasan, S. Y., Gajbhiye, V., & Bodas, D. (2020). Development of nano-immunosensor with magnetic separation and electrical detection of Escherichia coli using antibody-conjugated Fe3O4@Ppy. Nanotechnology. Citations: 16.
Srinivasan, S. Y., Illera, P. A., Kukhtar, D., Benseny-Cases, N., Cerón, J., et al. (2023). Arrhythmic effects evaluated on Caenorhabditis elegans: The case of polypyrrole nanoparticles. ACS Nano. Citations: 8.