1. INDIANINSTITUTEOFTECHNOLOGY,HYDERABAD

3. TheBiomedicalEngineeringatIITHyderabadiswheretheboundariesbetweendisciplinesfadefordefiningexcellenceinresearchandeducation.The
primarymissionofthedepartmentistofosterinterdisciplinaryworkofhighestqualitybybringingtogetherabroadspectrumoffacultyexpertiseunderasingle
umbrellatofocusonresearchinBiomedicalengineering.IITHyderabadisdevotedtomakingthisinterdisciplinarydreamarealitythroughrecruitingleadingedge
researchersinvariousfieldsofBiomedical,nanoand biotechngy,biomechanics,biomaterials,bioinstrumentation,biosensors,computationalbiology,biophysicsand
neurosciencestoourdepartment.Byconvergingtheengineeringexpertiseinanalyticalandexperimentalmethodstobiologicalandmedicalsciences,weaimatunveilneurosciencestoourdepartment.Byconvergingtheengineeringexpertiseinanalyticalandexperimentalmethodstobiologicalandmedicalsciences,weaimatunveil-
ingtheunseeninbiologyandinnovationsintechnologythatcanbetranslatedtoclinicalhealthcare.
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5. Studentsgetadirectexperienceofworkinginthe
professionalworld,whichpreparesthem forthe
industry.
Internships
Manystartup-companiesapproachuswithexpectaonsto
incorporatebrightmindsintheirventure,wherebystudents
gainsignificantexperiencebyworkingonindustrialproj-
ects.
Collaborationwithstartupcompanies
Studentspublishtheirchallengingresearchworkin
leadingjournalsandparcipateinnaonalandin-
ternaonalconferences.
Publications
Industrialvisitsareoenconductedtoprovidestudents
withabroadexposuretotherealworldscenarioofdesign-
ingandmanufacturingofbiomedicaldevices.
Industrialvisits
BMEhostsguestlectures,seminarsandwork-
shopsbyrenownedacademiciansandscholars
fromtoprankeduniversiesallovertheworld,
bymeansofwhich,studentsgetaninsightinto
theupcomingtrendsinthebiomedicalresearch
field.Inaddion,itprovidesaplaormforthem
tointeractwithdisnguishedresearchers,thus
eexpandingthehorizonoftheirknowledge.
Seminars&Workshops
Clinicalinteraconsareintegratedintothecurriculum
withanaimtotrainstudentstoobserveandidenfy
unmetneedsinhealthcareandencouragethem to
thinkinnovavelyaboutthesoluons.Throughinterac-
onwiththephysiciansandpaents,theyacquire
knowledgeaboutthehumanfactorsinmedicaldevice
design,bothfromapaentandfromaprac oners’
peperspecve.
ClinicalInteraction
Highlights

6. •Stemcellresearch(Mesenchymalandcancerderived)
•Evaluaonofbiomaterial-stemcellinteraconwithrespecttoin-vitroandin-vivo
surroundingsfortheirosteogenicandchrondrogenicdifferenaon
•Applicaonofhydrogelsforspecificstem-cellpathwaydifferenaon
•Molecularbiologicalanalysesoftheprocessesofosteogenesisandangiogenesis
•Studyofcancer-derivedstemcellsaffecngthemalignantssuebehavior
••Cell-cellinteraconsin3Dmicroenvironment
•Characterizaonandapplicaonofnovelbiomaterials
•Modelingofneuron
•Networkandsystemdynamics
•Funconalroleofgapjunconsinmotorsystem
•Sensory-motortransformaons
•Regeneravemedicine:
Differentstrategiesincludingadvancednanotechnologytogenerate
musculoskeletalgradedinterfacialssues,autologousgraingtemplates
•OralCare:
Novelnano-structuredmaterialsfororaldeliveryoftherapeucmoleculesfororal
care,nano-probesforpoint-of-carediagnoscs,newmaterialsasaviablealternave
totheexisngprevenveand/ortherapeucpraccesinhumanhealthcare.
•Drugandbiomoleculesdelivery
Deliveryoftherapeucbiomolecules(protein,DNA,siRNAandviralvectors)from
polymericdrugdeliverysystems(DDS)
•ConnuumModelingofmicroscaleandmacroscalefluidmechanicsandparcle
transport
•SingleandMullayermicrofluidicfabricaon(LithographyandEtching)and
Nanofabricaon(Nano-imprintLithography)
•Mesoscaleandnanoscalesimulaonofcomplexfluidsusingstochasc
techniques(BrowniandynamicssimulaonandDissipaveparcledynamics)
••Computaonalinvesgaon(BoundarycollocaonandBoundaryelement
methods)ofmulphaseinterfaceflows
•Fluid-Structureinteracons
ItservesasateachinglabfortheMTechstudentsandcomprisesofalltheinstrumen-
taonrequiredfortheacquisionandprocessingofbiopotenalsignals,including
ECG,EEG,EOG,PCG,etc.
•Novelnon-invasivebioimagingtechniques
•Lowcoherenceimagingandmicroscopytechniques(suchasOpcalCoherence
Tomography,DigitalHolographicMiicroscopyetc.)
•BiophotonicsandOpcalbiosensingapplicaons
Thedepartmentengagesinfinestqualityresearch,markedbynoveltyanddiver-
sity.Ourmuldisciplinaryresearchprogrammedemandsacvecollaboraonbe-
tweenengineers,clinicians,radiologists,oncologists,andbiologists.Thelabsare
wellequippedwithstate-of-the-artfaciliestosupportthecu ngedgeresearch
acviesinvariousfieldsofBME.
Research&Labs

7. Dr.K.SriRamaMurthy
AssistantProfessor
DeptofElectricalEngineering
IITHyderabad
Dr.AtulDeshpande
AssistantProfessor
DeptofMaterialScience
IITHyderabad
Dr.Maha Chiem
AssistantProfessor
DepartmentofLiberalArts
IITHyderabad
Dr.SikandarShaikh,
AssistantProfessor
ConsultantRadiologist
YashodaHospital,Hyderabad
Dr.RamanaVinjamuri
VisingAssistantProfessor
StevensInstuteofTechnology,
NewYork
Dr.MohanRaghavan
AssistantProfessor
PhD(IIScBangalore)
AreasofInterest:TheorecalandComputaonalNeuroscience
mohanr@iith.ac.in
Dr.JyotsnenduGiri
AssistantProfessor
PhD(IITBombay)
AreasofInterest:RegeneraveMedicine,OralCare,Diagnosc
andTherapeuc,DrugandBiomoleculesdelivery
jgiri@iith.ac.in
Dr.SubhaNarayanRath
AssistantProfessor
MBBS,MMST,PhD(NUSSingapore)
AreasofInterest:Tissueengineering,Biomaterials,Stemcell
research
subharath@iith.ac.in
Dr.HarikrishnanN.Unni
AssistantProfessor
PhD(NTUSingapore)
AreasofInterest:Microfluidics,Lab-on-chip,Computaonal
Biomechanics
harikrishnan@iith.ac.in
Dr.RenuJohn
AssistantProfessorandHeadoftheDepartment
PhD(IITDelhi)
AreaofInterest:BiomedicalImagingandOpcs,Molecular
contrastagents
renujohn@iith.ac.in
AdjunctFacultyFaculty

8. Clubsaretheintegralpartofanycollege.TheradicalstudentsofIITHyderabadhavealso
formedmanysignificantclubslikeScitechClubswhichincludeKludge,Infero,Electronica,Ce-
pheid,Endeavour,TorqueandRobocsalongwiththecolourful
CulturalClubsenlisngGesture,MovieClub,PhotographyClub,Rangdemanch,Vibes.Regu-
larculturalrendezvoushavetransformedthestudentcommunity
intoahappyfamilywhereallmajorfesvalsarecelebratedwithpompandgaiety.
TheTheNight-Liferevolvesaroundthevariousworkshopsandcompe onsconductedbynu-
merousstudentmanagedclubs.Tosumitup,lifeatIndianInstute
ofTechnologyHyderabadistheIITexperiencelivedkingsize.
Clubbing
Thestudentexecuvebodycalledthe‘Gymkhana’isastudentgovernedbodyheadedby
apresident,whoalongwiththecouncil,ensuressmoothfunconingofallthestudents.
afairs.
Gymkhana
IITHyderabadprovidesfull-fedgedfaciliesforalloutdoorsports.AwellequippedGym-
nasiumandregularpraccehasshowngreatresultsatInter-IITsportsmeet.
Sports
NaonalServiceScheme(NSS)atIITHisaimedatprovidingeachstudentwithasignifcant
contextinwhichhe/shecanreachadeeperunderstandingofsocialrealityinIndiatoday.As
apartofthis,thestudentsvisitnearbyschoolsandhospitalstoassistthegovernmentau-
thoriesintheirleisure.
NaonalServiceScheme(NSS)
E-Cellisagroupofentrepreneursandgeekswhohackreallifeproblemsandcomeupwith
reallyinnovaveandcooldesignsasasoluonforthesame.
Entrepreneur-CellTheTechnical-cum-CulturalFesvalofIITHyderabadisthebestexhibionofthemanage-
mentandorganizaonalskillsofthestudents.Thiseventisverypopular
amongthestudentsalloverthestate,whoseacveparcipaonincultural,technicaland
literarycompe onsandalsointernaonalrecognionhasmadeitagrandsuccess.
Elan
Ahealthycampuslifeplaysapivotalroleintheallrounddevelopmentofthestudents.
Alongwiththeintenseacademicscheduleandbrain-stormingclasshours,thestudents
ofIITHyderabadindulgeinextensivesporngacon.
StudentLife

10. Contactus
Dr.RenuJohn
AssistantProfessor&Head
DepartmentofBiomedicalEngineering
IndianInstituteofTechnologyHyderabad
OrdnanceFactoryEstate,Yeddumailaram,
AndhraPradesh-502205,INDIA
Email:renujohn@iith.ac.inEmail:renujohn@iith.ac.in
Phone:+91(40)23016097