Arghya Sett
Arghya Sett is a researcher in biotechnology who strives for the integration of technology in biomedical research. He is currently a postdoc research scientist at the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry (IOCB), Prague, and the Czech Academy of Sciences (AS CR). He obtained a Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati), India. His research involved how the aptamer-a molecule can help in molecular diagnostics for breast cancer. After obtaining his degree, Dr. Sett continued his research at the University of Bordeaux, France, where he developed light-up aptamers to detect pre-micro RNAs for muscular dystrophy and aptasensors to detect small molecules. He is a dynamic researcher and active in collaborative research. He has published more than eleven research articles, several review articles, and three book chapters. He has also filed three patents in India. He actively participates and presents his research work at international conferences and symposiums. His research on the development of low-cost diagnostics has attracted media attention and garnered him several accolades.