Dr. Avik Samanta

About

Assistant Professor at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur | Systems Chemist| Supramolecular Chemist | Alexander von Humboldt Fellow.

Employment

• Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Assistant Professor
  2024 - Present
• Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Assistant Professor
  2023 - 2024
• Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz Research Associate
  2021 - 2023
• Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung Scientist
  2018 - 2021
• Northwestern University PostDoc
  2015 - 2017

Education

• University of Muenster PhD
  2011 - 2015
• Indian Institute of Technology Madras Master
  2009 - 2011
• Jadavpur University Undergrade
  2006 - 2009

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (36)

• Ballistic diffusion fronts in biomolecular condensates
  Nature Nanotechnology 2025 DOI: 10.1038/S41565-025-01941-0
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• Growing functional artificial cytoskeletons in the viscoelastic confinement of DNA synthetic cells
  Nature Chemical Engineering 2025 DOI: 10.1038/s44286-025-00289-5
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• DNA-empowered synthetic cells as minimalistic life forms
  Nature Reviews Chemistry 2024 DOI: 10.1038/s41570-024-00606-1
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• Signal-processing and adaptive prototissue formation in metabolic DNA protocells
  Nature Communications 2022 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-31632-6
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• Signal-Processing and Adaptive Prototissue Formation in Metabolic DNA Protocells
  2022 DOI: 10.26434/chemrxiv-2021-0dzzl-v2
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• Insertion of 3D DNA Origami Nanopores into Block Copolymer Vesicles
  ChemSystemsChem 2022 DOI: 10.1002/SYST.202200009
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• Mechanistic Insights into the Phase Separation Behavior and Pathway-Directed Information Exchange in all-DNA Droplets
  Angewandte Chemie - International Edition 2022 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202208951
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• Signal-processing and adaptive prototissue formation in metabolic DNA protocells
  ResearchSquare 2021 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-999587
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• A Modular Fluorescent Probe for Viscosity and Polarity Sensing in DNA Hybrid Mesostructures
  Advanced Science 2021 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202003740
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• Signal-Processing and Adaptive Prototissue Formation in Metabolic DNA Protocells
  2021 DOI: 10.26434/chemrxiv-2021-0dzzl
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