SANGITA MAHAPATRA
Junior Research Associate – R&D
Bengaluru
Summary
Research Associate with 6+ years of hands-on laboratory experience in biomaterial, drug delivery systems, cell & molecular biology, enzymology, and preclinical research. Strong experience in GLP-compliant experimentation, translational Research & Development;and intellectual property support.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Part-time Research Associate
Continuation of Previous Project
Bengaluru
07.2025 - Current
- Working on continued project "Drug-eluting biopolymer-based lens for management of diabetic retinopathy".
- In-vivo post-treatment recovery and clinical assessment of mice.
- Data acquisition, statistical analysis, and reporting.
- Research writing and experimental documentation.
Junior Research Associate – R&D
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
09.2022 - 06.2025
- Developed drug-eluting hydrogel contact lenses for non-invasive treatment of diabetic retinopathy
- Performed material characterization, drug release kinetics, and stability studies
- Conducted in-vitro (L929) and in-vivo (mouse) biocompatibility studies under GLP conditions
- Fabricated hydrogel lens prototypes using 3D bioprinting
- Supported patent drafting, FER responses, and technical documentation
Project Intern – Bioprocess R&D
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
03.2022 - 08.2022
- Produced fungal enzymes using agro-residual substrates for industrial applications
- Optimized enzyme-based pretreatment of algal biomass for biofuel production
Project Trainee – Preclinical Research
CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow
02.2019 - 07.2019
- Conducted in-vitro cytotoxicity, apoptosis, and viability studies on cancer cell lines
- Assisted in animal model experiments and biological data analysis
Education
M.Tech - Biochemical Engineering
Harcourt Butler Technical University
KanpurM.Sc - Biotechnology
Barkatullah University
BhopalB.Sc - Biotechnology
RKDF University
Bhopal06.2017
Skills
Cell & Molecular Biology: Mammalian cell culture (A549, L929, HepG2, NIH-3T3, HeLa, MCF-7), cytotoxicity & viability assays, ROS assays, PCR, agarose gel electrophoresis, SDS-PAGE
Biomaterials & Drug Delivery: Hydrogel synthesis, drug loading & release kinetics, material characterization, 3D bioprinting, ocular drug delivery systems
Microbiology & Bioprocessing: Microbial isolation & culturing, fungal enzyme production (cellulase, xylanase), fermentation, enzyme assays
Timeline
Part-time Research Associate
Continuation of Previous Project
07.2025 - Current
Junior Research Associate – R&D
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
09.2022 - 06.2025
Project Intern – Bioprocess R&D
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
03.2022 - 08.2022
Project Trainee – Preclinical Research
CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow
02.2019 - 07.2019
M.Sc - Biotechnology
Barkatullah University
M.Tech - Biochemical Engineering
Harcourt Butler Technical University
B.Sc - Biotechnology
RKDF University
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
- Drug-eluting biopolymer-based lens for management of diabetic retinopathy
- Indian Patent Application No.: 202411045159 (Filed)
Publications
- In Vitro Degradation and Cytocompatibility Study of Biodegradable Porous Zinc Scaffolds Fabricated by Fused Deposition Modeling Based Rapid Tooling Method,May 2025
- Drug-loaded Hydrogel Lens for Treating Diabetic Retinopathy – Chronicle of Diabetes Research & Practice, 2024
- Biofuels and their sources of production: A review on cleaner sustainable alternative against conventional fuel, in the framework of the food and energy nexus,2021