Sajal Sen

Assistant Professor

PEB (Pre-Engineering) Building, 3rd floor, Room No. 325
+91 22 2576 xxxx
Educational Background:

Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, USA (2021)

M.Sc., IIT Kanpur (2015)

B.Sc., RKMRC Narendrapur (2013)

Professional Experience:

Assistant Professor, IIT Bombay (May 2026 – present)

Assistant Professor, NISER (Dec 2025 – May 2026)

Postdoc, Oregon Health and Science University, USA (Dec 2024 – Nov 2025)

Postdoc, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA (June 2021 – Nov 2024)

Research Interest:

The new generation of molecular medicine is transforming the healthcare paradigm, emphasizing the integration of advanced molecular technologies into diagnostics and therapeutics. By bridging biology and chemistry with precision-targeted approaches, molecular medicines can now offer tailored solutions to complex diseases. Against this backdrop, our lab intends to employ a multidisciplinary approach that integrates immunotherapy, molecular imaging, and drug delivery strategies to unravel the complexities of neurological dysfunction. This research will target a broad spectrum of conditions, from aggressive brain cancers like glioblastoma to neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's, advancing both scientific understanding and therapeutic interventions. Working at the interface of synthetic organometallic chemistry and chemical biology, the lab aims to translate fundamental molecular insights into clinically relevant applications.

Publications:
Liposomal Nanoprobes Actuated by Engineered Water Channels for Sensitive Detection of Molecular Targets by MRI.
Das, S.; Simon, J. C.; Dawson, M.; Sharma, V. K.; Abozeid, S. M.; Thiabaud, G. D.; Sun, G.; Bricault, S.; Fayer, I.; Ke, Y.; Ko, J. H.; Finch, L.; Backman, K.; Sen, S.; Kaise, T.; Takada, Y.; Itoh, H.; Inoue, M.; Jasanoff, A.
Nat. Biomed. Eng 2026. (Just accepted)

Sen, S.; Dawson, M.; Thiabaud, G. D.; Backman, K.; Fayer, I.; Das, S.; Whitmire, E.; Kung, C.; Barandov, A.; Jasanoff, A
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 2025, 122 (41), e2504547122.

Levine, M.+; Sen, S.+; Maier, E.; Sessler, J.L..; Arambula, J. F.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 147 (27), 23574–23582. [+Equal author contribution]

Phi Van, V. D.; Sen, S.; Jasanoff, A.P.
Sci Adv 2024, 10 (13), 2034.

Sen, S.; Karoscik, K.; Maier, E.; Arambula, J. F.
Curr. Opin. Chem. Biol. 2023, 73, 102277. [Corresponding author]