Prof. Mainak Das

A living system consists of large number of interacting biological circuits which are made up of different types of cells, tissues and organs. Some examples of these “biological circuits” are: 1. The complex brain circuits involve in memory acquisition 2. Spinal cord motor circuits controlling the muscle movements 3. Sensory circuits sensing the external changes in the environment Modern biology is essentially the journey of understanding the development, functioning and pathology of such biological circuits. There are different biochemical, biophysical, cell biology, developmental biology, evolutionary biology, molecular biology and structural biology tools to study these circuits. Recently, a new approach is evolving to study biological circuits. This new approach involves building biological circuits by integrating living cells, tissues and biomolecules (Biotic Component) with advanced biomaterials, bio-MEMS devices, micro-fluidics devices, solid-state electronic devices (Abiotic Component), so as to create “functional engineered biohybrid devices.” The central theme of my talk will be to discuss the different bioengineering strategies, challenges and caveats in fabricating different “mammalian biological circuits and bio-hybrid devices”. In my presentation, I will be emphasizing the fabrication of three different biological circuits of the mammalian system. 1. Brain Circuits. 2. Stretch Reflex Arc (SRA) Circuit: 3. Retinal Circuit

Biography: Mainak Das obtained his Ph.D from the Burnett School of Biomedical
Sciences, University of Central Florida (USA), in 2008 and joined the BSBE
department of IIT Kanpur on April 26, 2010. Before joining IIT Kanpur he
was working as a scientist in Nanoscience Technology Center, University of
Central Florida, Orlando, USA.

Address:BSBE Dept., IIT Kanpur, , Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India, 208016

Prof. Mainak Das

Biography:

Address:Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India