Dr. Devleena Samanta
Early Career Advisory Board
Department of Chemistry
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin
United States
Scientific career
| 2024 - 2025 | William H. Tonn Endowed Professorial Fellow, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA |
| 2023 - present | Member, Texas Materials Institute, Austin, TX, USA |
| 2022 - present | Associate Member, Livestrong Cancer Institutes, Dell Medical School, Austin, TX, USA |
| 2021 - present | Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA |
| 2017 - 2021 | Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA |
| 2012 - 2017 | PhD in Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA |
| 2010 - 2012 | MS in Chemistry, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA |
| 2007 - 2010 | BSc (with honors) in Chemistry, St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata, India |
Research areas
Dr. Samanta's expertise is in the synthesis and biological applications of nanomaterials. Her research lab is dedicated to designing protein–DNA nanostructures for biosensing and therapeutic applications, as well as developing DNA-based sensors for the early detection of diseases. Additionally, her team focuses on creating nanoparticles that enhance enzyme activity and engineering nanomaterials for efficient protein delivery.
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