luna goswami

Dr. Luna Goswami
Associate Dean (Research) and and Associate Professor
PhD Biomaterials (2009)
Max Planck Institute of Colloids & Interfaces, Germany
Degree awarded from Humboldt University
B.Tech & M.Tech (Polymer Technology, Kolkata University)

Email: [email protected]
Research Interest:  Polymer Technology, Biomaterials

Academic Qualifications and positions:

  1. 2015 –till date: Associate professor at the KIIT School of Biotechnology (KSBT) & KIIT School of Chemical Technology (KSCT), KIIT University, Bhubaneswar
  2. 2010-2015: Assistant professor at the KIIT School of Biotechnology (KSBT), KIIT University, Bhubaneswar
  3. 2009-2010: Research work at the Department of Polymer Science and Technology, University of Calcutta, India.
  4. 2004 –2009: PhD, Max Planck Institute of Colloids & Interfaces (Degree awarded from Humboldt University, Department of Organic & Bio-Organic Chemistry, Berlin) Potsdam, Germany
  5. 2003 – 2004: JRF in Engineering & Technology, UGC
  6. 2002 – 2003: SRF, National Agricultural Technology Project
  7. 2000 – 2002: M. Tech in Polymer Science & Technology, University of Calcutta, India (Ranked 1st)
  8. 1997 – 2000: B. Tech in Polymer Science & Technology, University of Calcutta, India
  9. 1994 – 1997: B.Sc. (Chemistry Hons) from Lady Brabourne College, University of Calcutta, India

Fellowships, awards and achievements :

  • DST-FAST track award, Department of Science & Technology, Government of India, 2015
  • Research Fellowship (Austrian and institutional fellowship) for PhD study from Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Department of Biomaterials, Potsdam, Germany, 2004.
  • Junior Research Fellowship in Engineering & Technology from University Grants Commission, Delhi University, New Delhi-110 021, India, 2003.
  • Senior Research Fellowship under National Agricultural Technology Project, 2002-2003.
  • Stood First class First in M.Tech. Examination from University of Calcutta, 2002.
  • Obtained National Scholarship from Government of India on the result of B.Sc. Chemistry (Honours), 1997.
  • Obtained National Prize for high position in the secondary examination, 1992.

Selected publications:

  1. Kumar S, Majhi R K, Sanyasi S, Goswami C, Goswami L* (2018) Acrylic acid grafted tamarind kernel polysaccharide-based hydrogel for bone tissue engineering in absence of any osteoinducing factors. Connective Tissue Research, 59 (sup1):111-121
  2. Mishra M, Kumar S, Majhi R K, Goswami L, Goswami C, Mohapatra H (2018). Antibacterial efficacy of polysaccharide capped silver nanoparticles is not affected by AcrAB-TolC efflux pump. Frontiers in Microbiology.9:823
  3. Choudhury P, Kumar S, Singh A, Kumar A, Sanyasi S, Chawla S, Goswami C, Goswami L* (2018) Hydroxyethyl methacrylate grafted carboxy methyl tamarind (CMT-g-HEMA) polysaccharide based matrix as a suitable scaffold for skin tissue engineering. Carbohydrate Polymers, 189, 87-98.
  4. Sanyasi S, Kumar S, Ghosh A, Majhi R K, Kaur N, Singh U P, Choudhury P, Goswami C, Goswami L* (2016) A modified Polysaccharide based hydrogel for enhanced osteogenic maturation and mineralization independent of differentiation factors, Macromolecular Biosciences, 3,1-14 (Cover page)
  5. Sanyasi S, Majhi R K, Kumar S, Mishra M, Ghosh A, Suar M, Satyam P V, Mohapatra H, Goswami C, Goswami L* (2016) Polysaccharide-capped silver Nanoparticles inhibit biofilm formation and eliminate multi-drug-resistant bacteria by disrupting bacterial cytoskeleton with reduced cytotoxicity towards mammalian cells, Scientific reports , 6, 24929
  6. Sanyasi S, Kumar A, Goswami C, Bandyopadhyay A, Goswami L* (2014) Synthesis and characterization of a novel polysaccharide based extracellular matrix for efficient adhesion and growth of osteoclast-precursor cells. Carbohydrate Polymer, 101, 1033-1042.
  7. Goswami L., Dunlop J.W.C., Jungnikl K., Eder M., Gierlinger N., Coutand C., Jeronimidis G., Fratzl P., Burgert I. (2008) Stress generation in tension wood of poplar is based on the lateral swelling power of the G-layer. The plant Journal, 56, 531-538.
  8. Goswami L., Eder M., Gierlinger N., Burgert I. (2008) Inducing large deformation in wood cell walls by enzymatic modification. Journal of Material Science, 43, 1286-1291