Shalini Dyagala

Biography:

Shalini Dyagala is a PhD research scholar with expertise in designing self-assembled platforms like micelles by synthesis of surfactants, block copolymers, and nanoparticles. Her photo-stimuli drug delivery systems based on block copolymers, spiropyran, create new pathways for targeted drug delivery and real-time monitoring of drug release. Over her four-year doctoral journey, she has authored 10 research articles in reputed international journals and filed two patents on advanced micellar and nanoparticle gene and drug delivery systems. She has also received multiple best poster and oral presentation awards, reflecting the impact of her contributions in biophotophysical studies and fluorescence-based energy transfer analysis. Shalini was selected for the prestigious TEEP internship and carried out part of her research at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Taiwan. Alongside research, she has served as a teaching assistant across multiple courses, mentored project students and juniors, and contributed significantly to collaborative research with peers and senior researchers.