Dr. Piyush Kumar Gupta


Dr. Piyush Kumar Gupta

Assistant Professor
Department of Biotechnology
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, India-211004
E-mail: pkg[at]mnnit[dot]ac[dot]in
Telephone: 00000000(O) 7017866485(M)

Other Academic Achievements

Keynote Address/Invited Talks in Conferences & Workshops:

Title of Talk: Smart Phytonanomedicine: Harnessing Fucoidan and Garlic for Quercetin-Driven Anti-Leishmanial Therapy Role: Invited Speaker Event: National Conference on Recent Advances in Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Biotechnology Host Institution: Graphic Era Deemed to be University Date: November 2025
Title of Talk: Fabrication and Biological Assessment of Fucoidan-Garlic Extract Coated Quercetin Nanoparticles as Synergistic Anti-leishmanial Agents Role: Invited Speaker Event: NanoThailand 2025 Host Institution: National Nanotechnology Center, Thailand Date: November 2025
Title of Talk: Development of Sustainable Biomaterials for Healthcare Applications Role: Invited Speaker Event: National Conference on Innovative Strategies for Advancing Biomedical Research Host Institution: Dayananda Sagar University Date: January 2025
Title of Talk: Bridging the Gap: Life Sciences in the Digital Age Role: Invited Speaker Event: Global Congress on Sustainable Growth & Development 2024 Host Institution: INTI International University, Malaysia Date: December 2024
Title of Talk: Nanotoxicity – A Challenge for Future Medicine Role: Invited Speaker / Resource Person Event: Karyashala Program on Development and Characterization of Bionanomaterials for Drug Delivery and Tissue Engineering Host Institution: Sharda University, India Date: May 2024
Title of Talk: Nanotoxicity – A Challenge for Future Medicine Role: Invited Speaker Event: Webinar on Nanotoxicity – A Challenge for Future Medicine Host Organization: Heredity BioSciences, India Date: February 2024
Title of Talk: Scholarly Publishing Books Role: Invited Speaker / Resource Person Event: First Digital Training on Scientific and Patent Writing Host Organization: Merck & CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, India Date: May 2023
Title of Talk: Sustainable Nanomaterials for Biomedical Applications Role: Invited Speaker / Resource Person Event: Karyashala Program on Advanced Techniques of Preparation, Characterization, and Evaluation of Nanoformulations for Biomedical Applications Host Institution: Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, India Date: January 2023
Title of Talk: Nanotoxicology – A Challenge in Future Medicine Role: Invited Speaker / Resource Person Event: Karyashala Program on Advanced Techniques of Preparation, Characterization, and Evaluation of Nanoformulations for Biomedical Applications Host Institution: Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, India Date: January 2023
Title of Talk: Nanotoxicology – An In Vitro, In Vivo, and Ex vivo Perspective Role: Invited Speaker / Resource Person Event: One-Week International Faculty Development Programme on Modern Scientific Technologies – Ways to Enhance Research Skills Host Institutions: K.R. Mangalam University; Hansraj College; Motilal Nehru College, India Date: December 2022
Title of Talk: Metal-Free Polyester: A Novel Nanomaterial for Biomedical and Clinical Use Role: Invited Speaker Event: BPI-Minisymposium on Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Host Institutions: Indian Institute of Technology Madras & Bioprocessing India Date: November 2021
Title of Talk: Biodegradable polyester nanomaterials as tumour targeting drug-delivery vehicles for potential clinical application Role: Invited Speaker Event: Recent Advances on Biological Research Host Organization: Heredity Life Sciences, India Date: August 2020

Award and Honors:

2026 – Member, Indian National Young Academy of Science (INYAS), INSA, New Delhi
2025 – ERA Asian Research Excellence Award in Technology and Innovation Fields
2025 – Listed in Top 2 % list of World Scientists in Pharmacy and Nanoscience categories
2025 – Member, Sigma XI, The Scientific Research Honor Society, USA
2025 – Fellow, The Linnean Society of London (FLS), United Kingdom
2025 – Member, Royal Society of Biology, United Kingdom
2025 – Member, Indian National Academy of Engineering, New Delhi
2024 – Best Flash Talk Award, NIPER Raebareli, India
2024 – Listed in Top 2 % list of World Scientists in Pharmacy and Nanoscience categories
2023 – International Travel Fellowship, DST-SERB, Govt. of India
2022 – 2023 - Best Researcher Award, Sharda University, India
2021 – INSA-Visiting Scientist Award, Indian National Science Academy, Govt. of India
2021 – Royal Society of Chemistry–Nanoscale Horizons Award, RSC, United Kingdom
2021 – Springer Nature Poster Prize Award, Springer Nature, India
2021 – Young Scientist Award, NIT Jalandhar, Punjab, India
2020 – Prof. S. Rajeswari Award for Biomedical Innovation, Bharathiar University, India
2019 – Best Paper Presentation Award, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India
2018 – Rudolf Cimdins Scholarship, European Society for Biomaterials, France
2018 – Best Poster Presentation Award, VIT University, India
2017 – ICON-BIO Poster Award, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India
2017 – APA Best Poster Award, Asian Polymer Association, India
2014 – National Eligibility Test, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, India
2013 – National Eligibility Test in Life Sciences, CSIR-UGC, India
2012 – Junior Research Fellowship in Life Sciences, Indian Council of Medical Research, India
2012 – GATE (BT), Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India
2009 – Post Graduate Scholarship, Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India

Conferences/ Workshops/Symposium/ Short-term Courses Organized:

Title: Karyashala Program on “Development and Characterization of Bionanomaterials for Drug Delivery/Tissue Engineering” Role: Principal Investigator (PI) Project Number: AV/KAR/2023/0035 Funding Agency: Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Department of Science and Technology, Government of India Sanctioned Amount: ₹5.00 Lakhs Duration: 27 May 2024 – 2 June 2024
Title: DBT Sponsored National Symposium on Next Generation Drug Delivery Systems (NGDDS) Role: Principal Investigator (PI) Project Number: DBT/CTEP/01/20241157332 Funding Agency: Department of Biotechnology, Government of India Sanctioned Amount: ₹1.50 Lakhs Duration: 26–27 December 2024
Title: Two-Days National Workshop on Green Nanomedicine Role: Principal Investigator (PI) Project Number: SSY/2025/001179 Funding Agency: Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF), Government of India Sanctioned Amount: ₹2.50 Lakhs Duration: 22–23 December 2025
Title: Two-Days National Workshop on Green Nanomedicine Role: Principal Investigator (PI) Project Number: HRDG-25/Sym/12863 Funding Agency: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Government of India Sanctioned Amount: ₹0.50 Lakhs Duration: 22–23 December 2025

Projects Completed:

Title: Fabrication and Biological Assessment of Fucoidan-Garlic Extract Coated Quercetin Nanoparticles as Synergistic Anti-Leishmanial Agents Role: Principal Investigator (PI) Project Number: SRG/2022/000395 Funding Agency: Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Department of Science and Technology, Government of India Sanctioned Amount: ₹22.03 Lakhs Duration: 22 November 2022 – 21 February 2025

Reviewer for Transactions / Journal / Conferences:

ACS Applied Bio Materials
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
ACS Applied Nano Materials
ACS Food Science and Technology
ACS Langmuir
ACS Omega
Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, Elsevier
Ageing Research Reviews, Elsevier
Biomaterial Advances, Elsevier
Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, Elsevier
Cancer Nanotechnology, BMC
Ceramics International, Elsevier
Colloid and Polymer Science, Springer
Drug Delivery, Taylor and Francis
Emergent Materials, Springer
Environmental Chemistry Letters, Springer
European Polymer Journal, Elsevier
Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery, Taylor & Francis
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, Elsevier
International Journal of Cancer, Wiley
International Journal of Nanomedicine, Taylor and Francis
iScience, Cell Press
Journal of Biological Engineering, BMC
Journal of Cluster Science, Springer
Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, Elsevier
Journal of Materials Science: Polymer, Springer
Journal of Nanobiotechnology, BMC
Journal of Nanoparticle Research, Springer
Materials Today Communications, Elsevier
Nanomedicine, Taylor and Francis
Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine, Elsevier
Nanotechnology Reviews, De Gruyter
Nanotechnology, IOP
NPJ Antimicrobial and Resistance
Particle and Particle Systems Characterization, Wiley
Phytomedicine, Elsevier
Phytotherapy Research, Wiley
Polymer Bulletin, Springer Nature
RSC Medicinal Chemistry
RSC Nanoscale Advances
Science Advances, AAAS

Other Significant Achievements:

Handling Editor, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology (IF = 4.8, Q1)
Associate Editor, Frontiers in Biomaterials Science
Editorial Board Member, Biotechnology for Sustainable Materials, Springer Nature
Guest Editor, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Springer (Q1)
Guest Editor, Materials Today Chemistry, Elsevier (IF = 6.7, Q1)
Guest Editor, Discover Materials, Springer Nature (IF = 5.1, Q2)