Dr. ASHNAGAUTHAM
Senior Scientist

Dr. Ashna Gauthaman was a scientist at Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), Trivandrum, India where her research was on “3D Bioprinting of Skin Constructs”. She did her Ph.D. in Biosciences and technology entitled “Identification of Novel Therapeutic Peptide for Immunosupression” under the guidance of Dr. M. Anbalagan, Senior Professor at Vellore institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu. She was awarded GATE Fellowship by Indian Institute of Technology, has filed one patent application in Immunology and has published one book chapter in 3D Bioprinting. She received the Best Poster Award in 24th Kerala Science Congress and she has published various research articles in field of Molecular Biology, Immunology, Cancer Biology and Biomedical Technology in high impact scopex indexed national/international journals. Her research interests include Novel drug discovery, 3D Bio-printing of human organs, Tissue Engineering, Immunology and Cancer biology. Currently, her research at Aster Research Foundation is in the development of artificial human Dura (Brain) patches and in the process of establishing a 3D Bio-printed peripheral nerve conduits for spinal cord injury.