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Aniruddh Sarkar
Research Affiliate
Primary DLC
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
MIT Room:
36-841
(617) 577-5847
aniruddh@mit.edu
Research Summary
Aniruddh Sarkar's interests lie at the intersection of engineering and biology. More specifically he is interested in the application of micro/nano-scale engineering to biology.
Many observably complex biological phenomena (such as a disease like cancer) have at their core, simpler objects (such as cells or DNA) operating at the micro- or nano-scale. While traditional macro-tools have helped us mine an enormous amount of knowledge by looking at time and space ensemble averages of the behaviour of these objects, the need is felt today to be able to probe and manipulate on a finer scale these fundamental building blocks and unit processes. It is the micro-/nano-scale geometries of these fundamental bio-objects that creates an opportunity for micro-/nano-engineered tools to help in generating new understanding and knowledge in biology and possibly better therapy too in medicine.
With a wish to widen and exploit this window of opportunity by inventing technology and tools for applications in biology and medicine, Sarkar is gathering knowledge and skills working on various research problems at different scales. From DNA to proteins to whole cells. From microfabrication technology development to actual wetware experimentation.
Recent Work
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