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Subhadip Bodhak

CSIR Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute, CSIR Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute, Washington State University, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Evonik Corporation

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Dr. Subhadip Bodhak, is a ‘Materials Scientist’ by training with extensive multidisciplinary research experience gained through his Masters, Ph.D., Postdoctoral and Industrial career. Dr. Bodhak’s research interests as a Principal Scientist in Bioceramics & Coating Division of CSIR-CGCRI, Kolkata has been focused on the fabrication and development of 3D printed biomedical constructs and devices for musculoskeletal tissue regenerations (e.g., bone and cartilage) by utilizing effective strategies that combine knowledge from additive manufacturing, material science, nanotechnology, engineering, biology, and medicine. The overarching goal of his research programme is to engineer functional tissue and develop patient specific orthopaedic implants that will drive the engine of biomedical innovations for the next century enabling better understanding of diseases, novel biomaterials as well as the discovery of therapeutics.

Dr. Bodhak has received B.Tech. in Ceramic Technology from University of Calcutta in 2004, M.Tech. in Materials and Metallurgical engineering from IIT Kanpur in 2006, and PhD in Materials Science from Washington State University (USA) in 2010. In his PhD research, Dr. Bodhak has utilized electro-thermal polarization technique to stimulate bone cell attachment and growth by modifying the adhesion and adsorption properties of hydroxyapatite (HAp) bioceramics to deliver much improved osteoconductivity. Further, Dr. Bodhak also experimented with the integration of dopants (MgO, SrO, ZnO) into pure HAp in varying compositions to test the veracity of using polarization and bone chemistry in tandem for regenerative effects. As a PhD student, Dr. Bodhak secured the prestigious Acta Student Award 2009 for the best student authored paper submitted to Acta Biomaterialia - one of only two awardees for one calendar year. Dr. Bodhak has demonstrated his emerging independent researcher status through his securing of the prestigious competitive peer-reviewed National Research Council (NRC) Postdoctoral Fellowship supported by National Academy of Sciences, USA. This fellowship is awarded only to the top 15% of applicants. As a NRC fellow, Dr. Bodhak has developed a high-throughput and cost-efficient combinatorial in vivo transplantation model to systematically screen 3D scaffold properties to induce bone regeneration of transplanted human bone marrow stromal cells (hBMSCs). Earlier, Dr. Bodhak also secured the prestigious Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS) Postdoctoral Fellowship - awarded to the top 12% of applicants. He was the first to demonstrate that hydroxyapatite/collagen nanocomposites can be utilized in non-viral gene delivery facilitating next generation biomaterials for skeletal repair and reconstruction. After his postdoctoral tenure, Dr. Bodhak has moved to industry and worked as a staff scientist in a globally reputed multinational company “Evonik Corporation” in their “Medical Device Innovation Center” located at Birmingham, AL, USA and contributed to the activities of the center as a key member of the R&D team to create cutting edge medical device concepts and products. Specifically, Dr. Bodhak and his team have designed and developed a novel approach for manufacturing osteoconductive PEEK based biocomposites with enhanced biological functions along with superior implant stiffness for spinal cage applications. The research findings will soon to be commercialized as a spinal cage implant product.

Dr. Bodhak has made substantial contributions to the field of functional biomaterials and tissue engineering. To date, Dr. Bodhak’s work has resulted in 45 peer-reviewed scientific articles (received 1802 total citations as of 28.03.2023, h-index: 18, i-10 index: 25), 5 patents applications filed (US Patent: 2, Japan Patent:1, WO/PCT: 1, Chinese: 1), 5 book chapters and at least 51 conference proceedings/presentations including 10 invited lectures, 16 contributory oral presentations, 25 poster presentations at various national and international conferences. Throughout his career Dr. Bodhak have been very successful in securing research grants through collaborative projects from different government/non-government agencies. To date, he has received grants in excess of a $1 million budget as well as research grant, fellowships and/or scholastic awards.

Employment

  • CSIR Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute Principal Scientist
    2021 - Present
  • CSIR Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute Senior Scientist
    2016 - 2021
  • Evonik Corporation Scientist - Orthopaedic Materials
    2015 - 2016

Education

  • Washington State University PhD in Materials Science
    2006 - 2010
  • Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur M.Tech. in Materials and Mechanical Engineering
    2004 - 2006
  • University of Calcutta B.Tech.
    2000 - 2004

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