IITGN congratulates Dr Sriharitha Rowthu, Assistant Professor, Materials Engineering, on being felicitated by the Indian Institute of Metals (IIM) at the Mini Annual Technical Meeting (Mini ATM) 2026. Dr Sriharitha Rowthu was among a selected group of faculty members from leading institutions across India who were recognised for their contributions to the panel discussion on "Improving Teaching–Learning Methodologies in Materials and Metallurgical Engineering (MME)", held at IIT Hyderabad on 20 June 2026. This recognition highlights IITGN's continued commitment to excellence in engineering education, academic innovation, and advancing teaching-learning practices in higher education. #IITGN #IITGandhinagar #Achievement #MaterialsEngineering #EngineeringEducation #TeachingLearning #AcademicExcellence #ResearchAtIITGN

𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐈𝐈𝐓 𝐆𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐫'𝐬 𝐙𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝐖𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐬: 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐖𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞 From waste generation to resource recovery — IIT Gandhinagar's Solid Waste Management System demonstrates how a circular economy can function at an institutional scale. Through source segregation, recycling, composting, and biogas generation, the campus processes its waste responsibly while minimizing landfill contribution. Organic waste is converted into compost and biogas slurry, which are reused to nourish the campus landscape, completing a sustainable cycle. Watch how IITGN is working towards a cleaner, greener, and more sustainable future. #IITGN #IITGandhinagar #Sustainability #ZeroWasteCampus #CircularEconomy #WasteManagement #GreenCampus #EnvironmentalSustainability #SDGs #SustainableLiving

𝐈𝐈𝐓𝐆𝐍 congratulates 𝐃𝐢𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐭 𝐇𝐞𝐠𝐝𝐞, PhD Scholar, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, on being awarded the 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐀𝐈 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐟or his research titled "Learning Representations for Human-Like Perception and Cognition Towards Scene Understanding". This prestigious fellowship recognises promising research contributions in Artificial Intelligence and supports advancements in developing indic and human-centric AI systems. We congratulate Dikshit on this significant achievement and wish him continued success in his research journey. #IITGN #IITGandhinagar #ResearchAtIITGN #Achievement #IndiaAI #IndiaAIFellowship #ArtificialIntelligence #ComputerScience #AIResearch #PhDResearch #AcademicExcellence

What if cancer therapy could locate a cell’s powerhouse and activate only under light? At IIT Gandhinagar, researchers have developed a smart molecule, ‘7a’, that forms tiny nanoparticles, slips into the mitochondria of cancer cells, and emits a glow useful for imaging. When near-infrared light is shone on it, 7a heats up as well as creates reactive oxygen species that harm mitochondria from within. This disruption triggers programmed cell death and autophagy, a stress-response cleanup process inside cancer cells. It also carries an indomethacin drug unit that helps suppress Cox-2, a cancer-linked enzyme. Together, these actions push cancer cells toward death, while causing the least damage to normal cells in the lab. This work may help lead to a future where cancer therapy becomes more precise, less harsh, and guided by light. For More info: zurl.co/leQUR #PhD #IITGNResearchSnips #Research #ResearchSnip #Phototherapy #TargetedTherapy #Nanomedicine #CancerResearch #LightActivatedTherapy

𝐈𝐈𝐓𝐆𝐍 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐕𝐢𝐝𝐲𝐮𝐭𝐀𝐈 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐨𝐦 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐑𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐢𝐧 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐡𝐢. The award was presented by 𝐇𝐨𝐧'𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐫𝐢 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐡𝐢, 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲, 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚, in recognition of the team's contributions towards advancing India's clean energy transition through 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬. The 𝐕𝐢𝐝𝐲𝐮𝐭𝐀𝐈 initiative, supported by the 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚, through the 𝐀𝐈𝐑𝐀𝐖𝐀𝐓 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧-𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐈 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬, is accelerating research and innovation in sustainable energy technologies. The award was received on behalf of IIT Gandhinagar by 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐯𝐢 𝐁𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐰𝐚𝐣 and 𝐌𝐫 𝐆𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐰𝐚𝐫 𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚, PhD Scholar. Congratulations to the entire 𝐕𝐢𝐝𝐲𝐮𝐭𝐀𝐈 team on this significant achievement. #IITGN #ResearchAtIITGN #VidyutAI #CleanEnergy #RenewableEnergy #EnergyTransition #Sustainability #Innovation #ResearchExcellence

𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲-𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. At the 𝐕𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐆𝐮𝐣𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐕𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐚, 𝐈𝐈𝐓 𝐆𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐫 signed a 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 (𝐌𝐨𝐔) 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐒𝐌𝐄 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞, 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐮𝐣𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭, to advance 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝟒.𝟎 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 and support the digital transformation of MSMEs across the state. Through this collaboration, IITGN will contribute to enhancing the 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 of MSMEs through structured training programmes and technical advisory support across sectors including 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬, 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐥. This partnership marks an important step towards strengthening i𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡, aligned with the vision of 𝐕𝐢𝐤𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐁𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭 and 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚. #IITGN #VibrantGujarat #MSME #Industry40 #DigitalTransformation #Innovation #MakeInIndia #ViksitBharat #IndustryAcademiaCollaboration

IITGN had the pleasure of welcoming Ms 𝐍𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐚 𝐊𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢, 𝐌𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭, to the campus for an interactive visit and discussion with 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐚𝐣𝐚𝐭 𝐌𝐨𝐨𝐧𝐚. Widely recognised for her remarkable 𝟏𝟔,𝟖𝟖𝟖 𝐤𝐦 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚-𝐭𝐨-𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧 cycling expedition under the mission "𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞," Ms Kumari's journey reflects exceptional determination, resilience, and a commitment to raising awareness about climate action. Her inspiring achievements and spirit of perseverance served as a source of motivation for the IITGN community. #IITGN #NishaKumari #ClimateAction #ChangeBeforeClimateChange #MountEverest #CyclingExpedition #Inspiration #Leadership

𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬. The 𝐃𝐫 𝐊𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐧 𝐂 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐈𝐈𝐓 𝐆𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐫, is organising a talk on "𝐃𝐂𝐌 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐅𝐂 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥" by 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐀𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐲 𝐊𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐫 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐞, Professor & Director, Power and Energy Systems Research Area, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore. The session will explore innovative approaches to 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐏𝐅𝐂), and 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬, with applications in 𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. This in-person seminar at IIT Gandhinagar is open to all. 📅 Date: July 13, 2026 🕙 Time: 10:00–11:00 AM 📍 Venue: Surendra C Sheth Learning Theatre, Academic Block 1, IIT Gandhinagar 🔗 Register here: zurl.co/v0T5O #IITGN #KPCSD #PowerElectronics #EnergySystems #SustainableDevelopment #CleanEnergy #SeminarSeries #RenewableEnergy

𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 The 𝐃𝐫 𝐊𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐧 𝐂 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 (𝐊𝐏𝐂𝐒𝐃), 𝐈𝐈𝐓 𝐆𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐫, successfully conducted the 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞-𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐨𝐧 "𝐔𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬: 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬" from 23-25 June 2026, with support from the 𝐆𝐮𝐣𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭 𝐔𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐞 (𝐆𝐔𝐃𝐈) brought together more than 50 participants, including government officials, urban practitioners, researchers, and students to engage in discussions on 𝐮𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐧 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐮𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐧 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐀𝐈-𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐮𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬. Highlights included visits to the 𝐀𝐡𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐝 𝐁𝐑𝐓𝐒 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞, 𝐈𝐈𝐓 𝐆𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐫'𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐈 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞, offering participants valuable insights into building resilient, sustainable, and future-ready cities. We extend our sincere gratitude to all speakers, participants, and organizing teams for making the workshop a meaningful and enriching experience. #IITGN #KPCSD #UrbanResilience #ClimateAction #SustainableCities #UrbanPlanning #ClimateResilience #ClimateChange #SmartCities #Sustainability

Conventional cancer treatments, such as chemotherapy, often damage both cancerous and healthy cells, leading to severe side effects. As an alternative, scientists have explored DNA nanotechnology, which involves engineering DNA into nanoscale structures capable of carrying drugs, imaging agents and therapeutic molecules. Among these, DNA tetrahedrons have attracted attention due to their biocompatibility, low tendency to provoke immune responses, and the ability to be easily customised for different therapeutic purposes. However, their therapeutic potential is often limited by inefficient cellular uptake and restricted intracellular delivery. To overcome these challenges, researchers at IITGN modified DNA tetrahedrons by attaching alpha-tocopherol succinate (αT), a Vitamin E-derived molecule that can disrupt vital functions inside cancer cells while acting protectively in healthy cells, ensuring specificity and improved anticancer efficacy. Analysis of the size and surface characteristics of these modified nanostructures further showed that αT altered these properties while preserving structural integrity, suggesting improved interactions with cell membranes. Supporting this observation, cell culture experiments, cytotoxicity studies and fluorescence imaging revealed enhanced uptake of the modified nanostructures by cancer cells. Once taken up by the cells, they triggered the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), leading to oxidative stress and damage to cellular DNA, proteins and mitochondria, ultimately causing the cancer cells to self-destruct, a process called programmed cell death. By uncovering how subtle nanoscale modifications can shape cellular behaviour, this work offers valuable guidance for the development of next-generation DNA nanomedicines and targeted cancer therapies. The team includes P Chithra, Ankesh Kumar, Dr Payal Vaswani, Dr Raghu Solanki, and Prof Dhiraj Bhatia. For more information : zurl.co/sjvwT #RnD #IITGN #IITGNResearchCapsules #ResearchCapsule #IITGNResearchers #CancerResearch #TargetedTherapy #Nanomedicine #DNANanotechnology #DrugDelivery #BiomedicalResearch #HealthcareInnovation #LifeSciences #ScientificResearch #ResearchInnovation #STEM