Himanshi Jangir
Assistant Professor, School of Health Sciences & Technology
& Associated Faculty at Himalayan Institute for Learning and Leadership (HILL)
University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES)
Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
Dr. Himanshi Jangir is a bioengineer cum nature-inspired bio-designer with extensive hands-on experience in the design and manufacturing of multi-organ human-on-a-chip platforms for animal-free drug discovery, micro-physiological systems, 3-D organ printing, bio-hybrid devices, green electrode development for bioenergy devices, and nano agriculture.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Food and fodder security: Sustainable agro-ecosystem design for the higher Himalayas
Food design to boost Himalayan economy through immersive eco-tourism
Bio-mimetic material design using living organisms as bio-robots.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Assistant Professor-Selection Grade
Primary faculty: School of Health Sciences & Technology
Associated faculty: Himalayan Institute for Learning and Leadership (HILL)
UPES Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
2024 - Present
Post Doctoral Scholar
University of Central Florida and Hesperos Inc.
Orlando, Florida, USA
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Engineering tendon mimetic extracellular matrix for skeletal muscle longevity in vitro
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Human iPSC-skeletal muscle based defined sarcopenia model development
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Neuromuscular modelling of familial and sporadic ALS mutations
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Development of multi-organ model to study disease comorbidities in ageing population
2020-2024
Senior Research Engineer
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Development of silk-cocoon based protein biobattery to convert water vapor to electricity
2020-2021
AWARDS
Debut Award
In recognition of remarkable research and teaching performance during the year 2024, awarded at Manthan, the annual University event
UPES, Uttarakhand, India
January 2025
Recognition for securing an extramural grant
Utthan, School of Health Sciences and Technology Foundation Day
UPES, Uttarakhand, India
August 2024
Agricultural Research Grant Award 2024
Sree Padmavathi Venkateswara Foundation Agricultural Science Award
Vijayawada, India
2024-2026
Travel Award
For presenting research at 1st Micro-Physiological Systems World Summit
New Orleans, USA
June 2022
'Preeminent Postdoctoral Program (P3) Fellowship'
Academia-Industry Post Doctoral Scholar
University of Central Florida, Orlando, USA
September 2020
Outstanding Ph.D. Thesis Award
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India
October 2020
Academic Excellence Award
In recognition of academic performance for 2013 batch dual degree students
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India
October 2017
EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy
Department of Design
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Thesis: Exploring sulfides to design strategies for sustainable agriculture and green energy
2018-2020
B.Tech.-M.Tech. Dual Degree
Department of Biological Sciences & Bioengineering
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Thesis: Sequential entrapping of Li, S in a conductivity cage of N-doped reduced graphene oxide supercapacitor derived from silk cocoon: A hybrid Li-S-silk supercapacitor
2013-2018
SKILLS & EXPERTISE
Sustainable Food Production
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Nano iron pyrite: seed and root priming agent for sustainable food production
Human-on-a-Chip Technologies
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Surface chemistry: Design of tendon mimetic extracellular matrix for long-term skeletal muscle regeneration
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Development of skeletal muscle "sarcopenia" model
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Development of multi-organ model to study disease comorbidities in ageing population
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Neuromuscular modelling of familial and sporadic ALS mutations: PDMS based compartmentalized system
Bioelectrodes & Protein Bio-batteries
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Silk-derived 16% nitrogen-doped reduced graphene oxide carbon electrodes
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Silk-based protein biobattery to convert waste heat (water vapor) to electricity
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Silk matrix to stabilize lithium-sulfur cathode for space applications
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Nano cerium electrodes for low power biomedical applications
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Mimicking leaf: Futuristic biobatteries
EDITORIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Editorial Board Member
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Associate Editorial Board Member: Modern Agriculture, Wiley
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Review Editor (Editorial Board): Frontiers in Biomaterials Science (Bioinspired and Complex Materials)
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Review Editor (Editorial Board): Frontiers in Chemistry and Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems (Crop Biology and Sustainability)