Saji Uthaman
I have a doctoral degree in Biomedical Sciences. My research focuses on developing polymeric micelles, liposomes, polymersomes, hydrogels, and nanogels for controlled drug delivery in various diseases, including cancer and inflammation. My research thus far covers a breadth of topics, from in vivo imaging, light-based therapies targeting reactive oxygen species (ROS), and combinational cancer treatment to the fundamental design of functional micelles with rationally controlled properties. I am a material chemist by training and have a strong background in nanomedicine, including synthesizing polymer nanomicelles and developing anti-cancer drug-loaded nanoparticles and micelles for bioimaging and biopolymeric-based drug carriers and hydrogels. I have published more than 60 high-impact papers in these research areas in peer-reviewed journals such as Biomaterials, Carbohydrate Polymers, Advanced Health care materials, ACS applied materials and interfaces, Biomacromolecules, Acta Biomaterialia, ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, etc.