Tushar Aggarwal

About

My expertise encompasses diverse areas, including protein engineering, the development of genetically encodable RNA biosensors, and the application of lipid-based biosensing in cellular, tissue, and animal models. Demonstrated success with a track record of published work showcasing the design and execution of complex experiments spanning in vitro, in vivo, and ex vivo models. Eager to apply my skills and passion to a dynamic research environment committed to pushing the frontiers of scientific discovery.

Employment

• Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Postdoctoral Research Associate
  2024 - Present
• Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine Summer Intern
  2016 - 2016

Education

• Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Ph.D.
  2017 - 2023
• Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Master's in Chemistry
  2015 - 2017
• University of Delhi, Sri Venkateswara College B.Sc (H) Chemistry
  2012 - 2015

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (9)

• A Small‐Molecule Approach Enables RNA Aptamers to Function as Sensors for Reactive Inorganic Targets
  Angewandte Chemie 2025 DOI: 10.1002/ange.202421936
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• A Small‐Molecule Approach Enables RNA Aptamers to Function as Sensors for Reactive Inorganic Targets
  Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2025 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202421936
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• Benzylic Trifluoromethyl Accelerates 1,6-Elimination Toward Rapid Probe Activation
  2024 DOI: 10.1101/2024.05.30.596105
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• Protocol for detecting nitrative stress in biological lipid membranes in murine cells and tissues
  STAR Protocols 2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xpro.2024.103268
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• Direct assessment of nitrative stress in lipid environments: Applications of a designer lipid-based biosensor for peroxynitrite
  iScience 2023 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.108567
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• A Small-Molecule Approach to Bypass In Vitro Selection of New Aptamers: Designer Pre-Ligands Turn Baby Spinach into Sensors for Reactive Inorganic Targets
  2023 DOI: 10.1101/2023.07.29.551132
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• Bioorthogonal Functionalization of Material Surfaces with Bioactive Molecules
  ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2023 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c20942
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• MicroRNA detection in biologically relevant media using a split aptamer platform
  Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry 2022 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2022.116909
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• Introducing a New Bond-Forming Activity in an Archaeal DNA Polymerase by Structure-Guided Enzyme Redesign
  ACS Chemical Biology 2022 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.2c00373
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