I am working as a Postdoctoral researcher at Tampere University, Finland in the NeuroGroup under Dr. Narkilahti Susanna.
I did my PhD on neuroscience oncology and immunotherapy from IIT Hyderabad, India under Dr. Jyotsnendu Giri. My area of research span across neuroscience, oncology, immunotherapy and drug delivery. I have worked on different techniques for cancer and cancer stem cell eradication, particularly for Glioblastoma. I work on techniques that include targeting multi-drug resistance using chemical modulators and/or hyperthermia, targeting secretory molecules, and modulating the tumor-immune microenvironment.
I was actively involved in the research with KeaBiotech for the development of India's first long lasting hand sanitizer during COVID-19 pandemic. The product was released under ' Atmanirbhar Bharat ' initiative in April, 2021, by the Honorable Education Minister of India, Mr. Ramesh Pokharial 'Nishank'.
Master of Science Biotechnology and Medical Engineering Dept.
Thesis Title: Evaluation of the storage survivability of lactobacillus paracasei KACC
12361 and lactobacillus helveticus KACC 12418 in synbiotic microcapsules
Advisor: Dr. Rasu Jayabalan NIT-Rourkela, India.
Bachelor of Science Zoology
St. Xavier's College, Ranchi, India.
Publications
Airbrushed nanofibers with bioactive core and antibacterial shell for wound healing application
Ruby Singh, Purandhi Roopmani Uzma Hasan, Poonam Dogra, Jyotsnendu Giri
Published in European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics.
Reversal of multidrug resistance by the synergistic effect of reversan and hyperthermia to potentiate the chemotherapeutic response of doxorubicin in glioblastoma and glioblastoma stem cells.
Uzma Hasan, Eerappa Rajakumara, Jyotsnendu Giri
Published in ACS Applied Bio Materials.
Overcoming multidrug resistance by reversan and exterminating glioblastoma and glioblastoma stem cells by delivering drug-loaded nanostructure hybrid lipid capsules (nHLCs)
Uzma Hasan, Meenakshi Chauhan, Suparna Mercy Basu, Jayakumar R, Jyotsnendu Giri
Published in Drug Delivery and Translational Research.
Biomaterial-based Platforms for Modulating Immune Components against Cancer and Cancer Stem Cells
Nimeet Desai, Uzma Hasan, K Jeyashree, Rajesh Mani, Meenakshi Chauhan, Suparna Mercy Basu, Jyotsnendu Giri
Published in Acta Biomaterialia.
Design and Synthesis of Photostable Triphenylamine Based Neutral AIE Nano Luminogens: Specific and Long-Term Tracking of Mitochondria in Cells
Tarun K Panda, Kathirvelan Devarajan, Sivakali Mayakrishnan, Suparna Mercy Basu, Chinmoy Biswas, Meenakshi Chauhan, Uzma Hasan, Pannerselvam Yuvaraj, Uma Maheswari Narayanan, Sai Santosh Kumar Raavi, Jyotsnendu Giri
Published in Biomaterials Science.
Cell encapsulated and microenvironment modulating microbeads containing alginate hydrogel system for bone tissue engineering
Induvahi Veernala, Purandhi Roopmani, Ruby Singh, Uzma Hasan, Jyotsnendu Giri
Published in Progress in Biomaterials.
The astrocyte-neuron interface: An overview on molecular and cellular dynamics controlling formation and maintenance of the tripartite synapse
Uzma Hasan, Sandeep K. Singh
Published in Astrocytes: Methods and Protocols.
Effect of long-term storage on viability and acceptability of lyophilized and spray-dried synbiotic microcapsules in dry functional food formulations
Sahoo Moumita, Bhaskar Das, Uzma Hasan, R. Jayabalan
Published in Elsevier LWT.