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Sonal Deshpande is an Assistant Research Professor at the Duke Pratt School of Engineering, specializing in Biomedical Engineering. She completed her Ph.D. at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, in 2018. Her work primarily focuses on the development of innovative synthetic biomolecular tools and drug delivery systems utilizing genetically engineered nanoparticles and nanoplasmonic structures. She has made significant contributions to research on nonfouling coatings for synthetic intrinsically disordered proteins and approaches for enhancing efficacy in treating solid tumors through spatiotemporal control of interleukin-12 delivery. Deshpande is also investigating the role of enzymatic synthesis methods in the creation of high-capacity anticancer drug delivery systems. Her publications reveal a strong interest in targeted therapies and the development of new materials for biomedical applications.
Department of Biomedical Engineering (MS program)