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Dr. Ayan Kumar Barui

Professor, Associate Dean – Research, Grants and Consultancy • Department of Chemistry

PhD from
CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR-IICT)
Years of Experience
13 Years
Contact Details
Availability
Tue, 2-4 PM, Block 3, Room 3017c
Dr. Ayan Kumar Barui is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Associate Dean – Research, Grants and Consultancy at SR University, Warangal. As an experienced nanomedicine researcher, he has led multiple collaborative nanobiotechnology projects on therapeutics for cardiovascular diseases, cancers, ciliopathies and neurodegenerative diseases. His experience spans R&D, teaching, laboratory management, academic administration, manuscript writing and research grant preparation. He has authored 49 peer-reviewed international publications in reputed journals such as Bioactive Materials, Molecular Cancer, Biomaterials, Advanced Healthcare Materials, Bioconjugate Chemistry, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, Nanoscale and Antioxidants & Redox Signaling. According to Google Scholar, his work has received 3,233 citations, with an h-index of 28.

Prof. Barui serves as an Editorial Board Member for Scientific Reports, BMC Cancer and the International Journal of Nanomedicine. He is also a Topic Editor for the MDPI journals Cancers, Pharmaceutics, Nanomaterials, Journal of Clinical Medicine and Biomedicines, and an Early Career Reviewer Board Member for Biotechnology for Sustainable Materials (Springer Nature). Additionally, he also reviews for leading journals including Biomaterials, Advanced Science, Acta Biomaterialia, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces and Nanoscale. He is a Member (MRSC) of the Royal Society of Chemistry, UK, and a former member of the American Heart Association, USA.

In April 2026, Prof. Barui received the ANRF – Prime Minister Early Career Research Grant (ANRF-PMECRG) of approximately ₹30 lakh for three years to develop targeted drug delivery systems for cancer therapy. He was also granted two registered designs in 2026, one in India and one in the UK. His recent honors include the Springer Nature Editor of Distinction Awards 2026, which recognized his work on BMC Cancer (Editorial Contribution and Author Service Awards) and Scientific Reports (Author Service Award). He also received the Research Excellence Award–2026 (Professor category) from the Social Development Federation, Agra.
Interests
Nanomedicine Biomaterials Medicinal Chemistry Chemical Biology
Research Areas
Drug Delivery Cancer Angiogenesis Cilia Biology Vascular Diseases Bioimaging
Student Supervision
Ph.D.: 6 ongoing
Ph.D. in Nanomedicine
2017
CSIR-IICT, Hyderabad, India
M.Sc. in Chemistry
2011
The University of Burdwan, WB, India
B.Sc. (Hons) in Chemistry
2009
The University of Burdwan, WB, India
Professor
Jan 2026 – Present
SR University, Warangal, India
Associate Dean – Research, Grants and Consultancy
Jun 2025 – Present
SR University, Warangal, India
Associate Head – Department of Basic Sciences
Jan 2025 – Aug 2025
SR University, Warangal, India
Associate Professor
Nov 2024 – Dec 2025
SR University, Warangal, India
Specialist
Nov 2022 – Oct 2024
University of California Irvine (UCI), USA
Postdoctoral Fellow
Nov 2021 – Oct 2024
Chapman University, California, USA
Associate Principal Scientist
Aug 2020 – Dec 2020
Patanjali Research Foundation, Haridwar, India
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Jan 2018 – Mar 2020
UNIST, South Korea
  • → Engineering Chemistry
  • → Computational Chemistry and Biology
  • → Computational Chemistry
  • → Nanobiotechnology
  • → Chemical Biology
  • → Biomaterials

Key Publications

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Research Projects/Patents

Development of biologically aligned primary cilia-based targeted drug delivery systems for cancer therapy
ANRF – Prime Minister Early Career Research Grant (ANRF-PMECRG
Calendar April 2026
Development of biologically aligned novel drug delivery system
SR University Seed Grant
Calendar April 2025

Awards & Achievements

1

Editorial Board Member – International Journal of Nanomedicine

Editorial Board Member – International Journal of Nanomedicine (Taylor & Francis; UK; IF#8.7; Q1)

2026
2

Editorial Board Member – Scientific Reports

Editorial Board Member – Scientific Reports (Springer Nature; UK; IF#4.9; Q1)

2025
3

Editorial Board Member & Guest Editor (Cancer Nanomedicine) – BMC Cancer

Editorial Board Member & Guest Editor (Cancer Nanomedicine) – BMC Cancer (Springer Nature; UK; IF#4.1; Q2)

2022
4

Early Career Reviewer Board – Biotechnology for Sustainable Materials

Early Career Reviewer Board – Biotechnology for Sustainable Materials (Springer Nature; UK)

2024
5

Topic Editor – MDPI

Topic Editor – MDPI [Pharmaceutics (IF#6.9; Q1), Cancers (IF#4.8; Q2), Nanomaterials (IF#4.8; Q2), J. Clin. Med. (IF#3.3; Q1), International Journal of Molecular Sciences (IF#5.6; Q1), Biomedicine (IF#4.5; Q2), Sci (IF#4.1; Q1),

2022
6

Guest Associate Editor – Frontiers in Genetics

Guest Associate Editor – Frontiers [Frontiers in Genetics (IF#3; Q2) Topic: The Evolving Tumor-Immune Gene Mutations Interface: Novel Biomarkers for Response, Resistance, and Immunotherapeutic Strategies

7

Springer Nature – Editor of Distinction Awards 2026

Received Springer Nature – Editor of Distinction Awards 2026 for the categories: a) Editorial Contribution Award – BMC Cancer, b) Author Service Award – BMC Cancer and c) Author Service Award – Scientific Reports in May 26, 2026.

2026
8

Research Excellence Award 2026 – Social Development Federation (SDF), Agra

Research Excellence Award–2026 (Professor category) from the Social Development Federation (SDF), Agra.

9

Appreciation Award – Research Talk, BITS Pilani Hyderabad

Appreciation Award for my Research Talk on Advanced Drug Delivery Systems at SPARC sponsored International Symposium on Innovations in Translational Therapy and Targeted Drug Delivery (ITTD-2025), held on Sept 1–2, 2025 at BITS Pilani, Hyderabad, India.

2025
10

JRF & SRF, CSIR-UGC NET

CSIR-UGC NET Junior Research Fellowship & Senior Research Fellowship (Jan 2012 – Dec 2016) from the UGC, India.

2012-2016
11

Young Scientist Presentation Award

Young Scientist Presentation Award in International Conference on Nanotechnology (ICNANO) held on Jul 25 and 26, 2013 at Ansal University, Gurgaon, India.

2013
12

Best Poster Prize, IIT Guwahati

Best Poster Prize in 3rd International Conference on Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology (ICANN) held on Dec 01 to 03, 2013 at IIT Guwahati, India.

2013
13

Nanoscale Poster Prize (Royal Society of Chemistry)

Nanoscale Poster Prize (Royal Society of Chemistry) in 6th ICONSAT held on Mar 03 to 05, 2014 at Panjab University, Chandigarh, India.

2014
14

Invited Reviewer – ACS

Invited Reviewer – ACS (ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Molecular Pharmaceutics, ACS Applied Bio Materials)

2024
15

Invited Reviewer – Wiley

Invited Reviewer – Wiley (Advanced Science)

2024
16

Invited Reviewer – Elsevier

Invited Reviewer – Elsevier (Biomaterials, Acta Biomaterialia, Materials Science and Engineering: C, Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces)

2020
17

Invited Reviewer – RSC

Invited Reviewer – RSC (Nanoscale, Biomaterials Science, Journal of Materials Chemistry B, RSC Advances, Food & Function, New Journal of Chemistry)

2012
18

Invited Reviewer – Springer Nature

Invited Reviewer – Springer Nature (Scientific Reports, European Journal of Medical Research, BMC Cancer)

2022
19

Invited Reviewer – Taylor & Francis

Invited Reviewer – Taylor & Francis (International Journal of Nanomedicine)

2024
20

Invited Reviewer – The Royal Society Publishing Journal

Invited Reviewer – The Royal Society Publishing Journal (Royal Society Open Science)

2019
21

Member – Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), UK

Member (MRSC) of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), UK

2019
22

Former Member – American Heart Association (AHA), USA

Former General Professional Member of the American Heart Association (AHA), USA

2022
23

Scientific Blogger – RSC Advances

Scientific Blogger of RSC Advances (Royal Society of Chemistry, UK; ISI 2025 IF # 6.1)

2020