SAMANTA SYSTEMS CHEMISTRY LAB
CONFINEMENTS, COMPARTMENTS AND COMPLEX SYSTEMS
Welcome to the webpage of Dr. Samanta's Laboratory
Our research lies at the interface of organic chemistry, nanoscience and macromolecular chemistry and aims to create complex interactive microsystems and soft materials that exhibit lifelike properties. Our efforts focus on the development of out-of-equilibrium self-assembly processes with tunable lifetimes and the development of synthetic cellular systems that mimic the essential life-sustaining mechanisms of biological cells.
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Photo courtesy: Prof. Jibesh Patra
Research Domains in Our Lab
Biomolecular Condensates and Phase Separation
Understanding how peptides and nucleic acids self-organize into dynamic, membraneless droplets that resemble cellular interiors.
Artificial Membranes for Biosensing Applications
Designing biomimetic membrane systems for molecular recognition, chemical sensing, and biosensing applications.
Catalysis in Microcompartments
Exploring how chemical reactions occur inside small aqueous compartments and at soft interfaces.
Synthetic Cells and Evolution-Inspired Chemistry
Building life-like chemical systems and investigating emergent functions relevant to primitive cellular evolution
Out-of-Equilibrium Soft Matter
Designing supramolecular and soft material systems that display adaptive, transient, and life-like behaviors.
Droplets for Biomedical Applications
Developing functional biomolecular droplets for drug delivery, antimicrobial activity, and next-generation bioinspired healthcare technologies
DNA NANOTECHNOLOGY
We design programmable DNA nano- and microstructures for constructing dynamic, functional, and biomimetic molecular systems.
COACERVATES
We develop peptide- and nucleic acid-based coacervate systems as biomimetic compartments for studying cellular organization and emergent functions.
Synthetic Cell
We engineer life-like synthetic cellular systems using programmable biomolecular assemblies, reaction networks, and dynamic soft matter.
Interested to Join our lab?
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For PhD Applicants: If you are a self-motivated student interested in working at the interface of organic chemistry, synthetic biology, and supramolecular chemistry, please explore the rolling PhD admission process at https://www.iitkgp.ac.in/rolling-phd-admission
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For Post-doctoral Fellowship: If you are interested to join the lab as an IPDF fellow, please apply through this link: https://erp.iitkgp.ac.in/Jobs/auth/pdfapps.htm
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For ANRF-NPDF and DBT-RA application, please contact Dr. Samanta attaching your updated CV.​
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For summer internship, please apply through the KRITI portal
https://kriti.iitkgp.ac.in/programs/grishma
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