Dhanashree Murugan

Dhanashree Murugan is a Ph.D. scholar at the Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT). She had completed her Master’s and Bachelor’s in Biotechnology from SIES College of Arts, Science, and Commerce, Mumbai. She also has experience in working in areas like molecular biology and biophysical studies on proteins. She has been actively associated with the “Drug Discovery Unit (DDU)” since its birth in the Centre for Biomaterials, Cellular, and Molecular Theranostics (CBCMT) at VIT. Her area of research is based on “Designing and synthesizing Cancer stem cell-targeted drug for cancer”. Her long-term goal is to translate her research into a marketable product that could be helpful for the welfare of society. She is also passionate about focusing her research on the fabrication of cancer-on-chip, which could be a platform for synthesizing personalized medicine based on the patient’s cancer cells and immune status.