Dr. Varun Saxena

Dr. Varun Saxena

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    NPDF-IISc Bangalore; Ph.D. (Biosciences and Bioengineering; Nanomedicines, IIT Guwahati)

  • Education

    • Amity Institute of Biotechnology, AMITY University Lucknow Campus

      2008 - 2012
      Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) Biotechnology First Division

      Activities and Societies: 1- Student co-ordinator of ‘INSPIRE’ a program organized by DST (department of science and technology India) in Amity university. 2- Student Coordinator of Event “Tech wardrobe Malfunction” in Amity fest, ‘SMANVAY-2011’ B.Tech (Biotechnology)

    • Manohar Bhushan Inter College, Bareilly

      2003 - 2005
      10+2 PCB

      Activities and Societies: 1-Performed at State level as Junior Scientist in "National Children Science Congress' Science Exhibition. 2-Won First Prize in Essay Writing. 3- Through Out Topper. 12th

    • Manohar Bhushan Inter College Bareilly

      2001 - 2003
      High-School Science Math

      Activities and Societies: 1-Performed at District level as Junior Scientist in "National Children Science Congress' Science Exhibition. 2- Through Out Topper 10th

    • Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati

      2015 - 2021
      Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Nanomedicine
    • Pondicherry University

      2013 - 2015
      Master of Technology (M.Tech) Nanotechnology First Honors

      Activities and Societies: 1- Second prize winner in Amrithum 2014 ( Tech fest of Centre for Pollution Controll, Pondicherry University). M.Tech (Nano Science and Nanotechnology)

  • Experience

    • Biology Classes

      Jun 2012 - Jul 2013
      Sr. Faculty

      I was a senior Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology at Biology classes

    • Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati

      Jul 2015 - Sept 2021
      Doctoral Student

      A former Ph.D. research scholar at IIT Guwahati, Worked on Bio-materials for biomedical applications, especially in Nanomedicine and Tissue Engineering.

    • University of Strathclyde

      Jan 2019 - Jan 2020
      Commonwealth Split-site Fellow

      A commonwealth split-site fellow at University of Strathclyde Glasgow. Worked on antimicrobial Peptoids.

    • Indian Institute of Science (IISc)

      Dec 2022 - now
      National Post-doctoral Fellow

      I am working as a National Post-doctoral fellow at IISc Bangalore. My current research area is inherently antibacterial bio-polymeric scaffolds to combat antimicrobial resistance and multi-drug resistance.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Commonwealth Split-site Fellowship

      Commonwealt Scholarship Commission
      Oct 2019