• Mr. Nandeshwar successfully delivered his pre-submission seminar on 6th April 2026. Congratulations to him on this achievement.

• Mr. Tusar Kanti Rout organized a Research Scholar Conference as the Co-Convenor at the Department of Physics, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, on 17th March 2026.

• Our lab has been granted an Indian Patent (IN 583647) for the work titled “A Method Based on Self-Focusing and Self-Defocusing Effects to Study Protein Aggregation in Real-Time.” The patent, granted on March 17, 2026, recognizes the pioneering work of our inventors Dr. Manika Dandapat, Priyadarshi Sahoo, and Dr. Umakanta Tripathy in developing a novel nonlinear optical approach for real-time monitoring of protein aggregation. This method utilizes self-focusing and self-defocusing effects under third-order nonlinearity to accurately track protein conformational changes through variations in the nonlinear refractive index (n₂). Notably, it enables identification of early-stage oligomers and toxic species via a characteristic sign transition in n₂. The technique is chemical-free, highly sensitive, and eliminates the need for complex instrumentation or extensive sample preparation. This achievement underscores our lab’s commitment to advancing biomedical diagnostics and protein aggregation studies through cutting-edge research and technology.

• Mr. Subodha Kumar Sahu delivered an oral presentation on “An innovative Z-Scan approach for monitoring urinary myoglobin level” at the Research Scholar’s Conclave (RSC-2026), held at the Department of Physics, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, during 17th March 2026.

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• Mr. Tusar Kanti Rout, Mr. Subodha Kumar Sahu, Mr. Bhagirathi Panda, and Ms. Smita Manjari Panda attended a 5-day workshop on “Recent Advances in Microscopy and Spectroscopy” organized by the Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology and Department of Physics, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, during 23rd–27th February 2026.

• Mr. Tusar Kanti Rout delivered an oral presentation on “Diosgenin reduces β-sheet content in mutated α-syn aggregation”, and Mr. Subodha Kumar Sahu delivered an oral presentation on “An innovative Z-Scan approach for monitoring urinary myoglobin level” at the International Conference on Recent Advances in Physics (ICRAP-2026), held at VSSUT Burla, Odisha, during 14th–15th February 2026.

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• Mr. Tusar Kanti Rout delivered an oral presentation on “Drug candidates inhibiting Tau Tubulin Kinase1 (TTBK1) dependent Tau phosphorylation,” and Mr. Subodha Kumar Sahu delivered an oral presentation on “An innovative label-free quantum optical approach for monitoring urinary myoglobin level” at the National Seminar on Quantum Physics to Quantum Technology (NSQPT-2026), held at Berhampur University, Odisha, during 7th–8th February 2026.

• Ms. Smita Manjari Panda presented “Withanolide A Mitigates Amylin Aggregation: A Multiscale Computational and Experimental Study” at the National Workshop on Fluorescence and Raman Spectroscopy (FCS XVI) and Conference, held at Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata, during 6th–10th December 2025.

• Ms. Smita Manjari Panda received best poster award at the Interdisciplinary Approach in Chemical and Biological Sciences (IACBS-2025), held at IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, during 1st–2nd December 2025 for presenting the work “Computational Screening and Identifying Potent Inhibitors of BRCA1 Mutants: A Therapeutic Against Breast Cancer”. 

• Dr. Manika Dandapat presented a poster on “A novel method to detect toxic species during amyloid beta aggregation,” Ms. Smita Manjari Panda presented “Computational Screening and Identifying Potent Inhibitors of BRCA1 Mutants: A Therapeutic Against Breast Cancer,” Mr. Tusar Kanti Rout presented a poster on “Drug candidates Targeting Tau Tubulin Kinase1 (TTBK1) in Tauopathy,” and Mr. Subodha Kumar Sahu presented a poster on “Linear and Nonlinear Photophysical Study of Bilirubin: Towards Optical Diagnostic Applications” at the Interdisciplinary Approach in Chemical and Biological Sciences (IACBS-2025), held at IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, during 1st–2nd December 2025, where Mr. Tusar Kanti Rout, Mr. Subodha Kumar Sahu, and Mr. Bhagirathi Panda served as volunteers.