Missouri State University Nanotheranostic Laboratory
** Current funding: NIH R15 - AREA || ACS-PRF - UR || Industrial Project - SEVA **
Multiple Graduate Assistantship positons available for students seeking masters degree in Chemistry and Biology.

Laboratory News








          2024


          ∎ Best Poster Presentation Award (2nd place) to Clayton Frazier, CNAS UG symposium, MSU, congratulations!!



          2023


          ∎ Best oral presentation Award Paul Worsley, K-INBRE, KS, congratulations!!

          ∎ Excellence in Research Award Award College of Arts & Sciences, PSU!!



          2022


          ∎ Excellence in Research Award to Eniola Arogunyo from Chemistry, PSU, congratulations!!

          ∎ Undergraduate Organic Chemistry Award to Caleb Worsley, congratulations!!

          ∎ Excellence in Research Award to Truptiben Patel from Polymer Chemistry,, congratulations!!

          ∎ Graduate Scholarship Award to Neelima Koti from Chemistry, PSU, congratulations!!

          ∎ Excellence in Teaching Award to Kajal Singh from chemistry, PSU, congratulations!!

          ∎ K-INBRE Star Trainee Award to Paul Worsley, congratulations!!.

          ∎ K-INBRE Semester Scholar Award Award to Caleb Worsley, congratulations!!.

          ∎ K-INBRE Semester Scholar Award Award to Adam Worsley, congratulations!!.

          ∎ K-INBRE Best Poster Presentation Award to Paul Worsley, congratulations!!.




          2021

          ∎ Undergraduate Research Highlight in Pittstate 2021 Stories!!.

          ∎ K-INBRE University Scholar Award to Caleb Worsley, congratulations!!

          ∎ K-INBRE University Scholar Award to Adam Worsley, congratulations!!

          ∎ K-INBRE Semester Scholar Award to Paul Worsley, congratulations!!

          ∎ K-INBRE Semester Scholar Award to Abigail Noble, congratulations!!

          ∎ K-INBRE Star-Trainee Award to Caine Duran, congratulations!!

          ∎ Excellence in Teaching Award to Dr. Santra from the college of Arts and Sciences, Pittsburg State University!!

          ∎ Best BIO-KANSAS Graduate Poster Award to Truptiben Patel, Capitol Research Summit, Topeka, congratulations!!

          ∎ Excellence in Research Award to Nimaben Panchal from polymer chemistry, PSU, congratulations!!.

          ∎ Excellence in Research Award to Nimaben Panchal from polymer chemistry, PSU, congratulations!!.

          ∎ Polymer chemistry excellence in professional service Award to Raghunath Narayanam from PSU, congratulations!!.

          ∎Undergraduate Physical Chemistry Award to Truptiben Patel from PSU, congratulations!!.

          ∎Excellence in Teaching Award to Truptiben Patel from polymer chemistry- PSU, congratulations!!.




          2020

          ∎ Outstanding Faculty Scholarship Award to Dr. Santra Pittsburg State University!!

          ∎ Best graduate distinguished thesis Award to Zachary Shaw, congratulations!!

          ∎ K-INBRE Semester Scholar Award to Drake Shaw, congratulations!!

          ∎ K-INBRE Semester Scholar Award to Caine Duran, congratulations!!

          ∎ Excellence in Research Award to Dr. Santra from the college of Arts and Sciences, Pittsburg State University!!

          ∎ Best BIO-KANSAS Graduate Poster Award to Raghunath Narayanam, Capitol Research Summit, Topeka, congratulations!!

          ∎ Best Oral Presentation Award to Vedant Jain, 18th K-INBRE Symposium, congratulations!!

          ∎ Polymer chemistry excellence in research Award to Raghunath Narayanam from PSU, congratulations!!.

          ∎ Polymer chemistry excellence in professional service Award to Nilamben Panchal from PSU, congratulations!!.

          ∎ Polymer chemistry excellence in professional service Award to Rutul Patel from PSU, congratulations!!.

          ∎Undergraduate Physical Chemistry Award to Truptiben Patel from PSU, congratulations!!.

          ∎ Graduate Chemistry scholarship Award to Himanshu Polara from PSU, congratulations!!.

          ∎ Outstanding research performance in cellular/molecular biology Award to Vedant Jain from Biology department- PSU, congratulations!!.




          2019

          ∎ K-INBRE Semester scholar Award to Thai Butcher, congratulations!!.

          ∎ K-INBRE Star-Trainee Award to Vedant Jain, congratulations!!.

          ∎ Best BIO-KANSAS Poster Award to Zachary Shaw, Capitol Research Summit, Topeka, congratulations!!.

          ∎ K-INBRE Best Poster Presentation Award to Rebekah Elliot, congratulations!!

          ∎ K-INBRE Best Poster Presentation Award to Vedant Jain, congratulations!!.




          2015

          ∎ Outstanding Undergraduate Research Faculty Mentor Award to Dr. Santra from the University !!  

          ∎ Two Soybean proposals got funded ($200,000)!!

          ∎ K-INBRE Star Trainee Award to Tyler Shelby, Congratulations!!! 

          ∎ K-INBRE Semester Scholar Award to Deaven Thompson, congratulations!!! 

          ∎ K-INBRE Campus Scholar Award to Jessica Jewell, congratulations!!! 

          ∎ PSU Best UG Poster Presentation Award to Blaze Heckert, congratulations!!! 

          ∎ PSU Best Graduate Oral Presentation Award to Jyothi Kallu, congratulations!!! 

          ∎ PSU Best UG Poster Award to Deaven Thompson, congratulations!!! 

          ∎ PSU Best Graduate Poster Award to Shoukath Sulthana, congratulations!!! 

          ∎ Best UG Poster Award to Kalee Woody, Capitol Research Summit, Topeka, congratulations!!! 

          ∎ Best BIO-KANSAS Poster Award to Jyothi Kallu, Capitol Research Summit, Topeka, congratulations!!!

          ∎ Best Graduate Poster Award to Jyothi Kallu, Capitol Research Summit, Topeka, congratulations!!!

          ∎ K-INBRE Best Poster Award to Kalee Woody, congratulations!!!

          ∎ K-INBRE Best Poster Award to Blaze Heckert, congratulations!!!

          ∎ Both Blaze and Kalee received recognition for the K-INBRE Awards, congratulations!!!

          ∎ Students win top awards for research”- Pittsburg State University webpage.
           <http://www.pittstate.edu/press-media/detail.dot?id=de8074c6-0788-4ffc-a0b5-5cc6b33f7b8e>


          2013

          ∎ Campus K-INBRE scholar award to Blaze Heckert, congratulations!!!

          ∎ FALL-2013: Establishment of Dr. Santra’s “Nanotheranostic” Laboratory.



          2018

          ∎ K-INBRE Star-Trainee Award Denise Muchangi from K-INBRE, NIH, congratulations!!

          ∎ Best BIO-KANSAS Graduate Poster Award to Ren Bean, Capitol Research Summit, Topeka, congratulations!!.

          ∎ Best Poster Presentation Award to Sneha Ramanujam, PSU Research Colloquium, congratulations!!

          ∎ Polymer chemistry graduate researchAward to Ren Bean from PSU, congratulations!!.

          ∎ Polymer chemistry graduate teaching Award to Zachary Shaw from PSU congratulations!!

          ∎ K-INBRE Semester Scholar Award to Vedant Jain from K-INBRE, NIH, congratulations!!.

          ∎ Best Biochemistry student Award to Oleksandra Pashchenko from Chemistry, PSU, congratulations!!

          ∎ K-INBRE Best Poster PresentationK-INBRE Best Poster Presentation Award to Wesley Brantley from K-INBRE, congratulations!!.

          ∎ Polymer chemistry graduate scholarship Award to Tanuja Tummala from PSU, congratulations!!

          ∎ K-INBRE Best Poster Presentation Award to Ren Bean, congratulations!!.

          ∎ Chemistry graduate scholarship Award to Bayan Dous, congratulations!!.

          ∎ PSU Best Graduate Poster Award Ren Bean, Capitol Research Summit, Topeka, congratulations!!.




          2016

          ∎ Undergraduate New Investigator (UNI) Award to Dr. Santra from ACS-PRF!!!

          ∎ Shimadzu Equipment Grant funded ($130,000)!!

          ∎ Both Soybean grants got renewed!!

          ∎ Travel Award to Shuguftha Naz, Tyler Shelby, Pittsburg State University, congratulations!!!

          ∎ Best Poster Presentation Award to Shuguftha Naz, ACS Pentasectional Conference in Oklahoma, congratulations!!!

          ∎ Best Oral Presentation Award to Jyothi Kallu, PSU Research Colloquium, congratulations!!!

          ∎ Best Poster Presentation Award to Shoukath Sulthana, PSU Research Colloquium, congratulations!!!

          ∎ Best Poster Presentation Award to Jyothi Kallu, PSU Research Colloquium, congratulations!!!

          ∎ Best Poster Presentation Award to Kalee Woody, PSU Research Colloquium, congratulations!!!

          ∎ Best Poster Presentation Award to Tyler Shelby, PSU Research Colloquium, congratulations!!!

          ∎ Best TA Award to Shoukath Sulthana by Chemistry, congratulations!!!

          ∎ Best GA Award to Jyothi Kallu by Polymer Chemistry, congratulations!!!

          ∎ Best Thesis Award to Blaze Heckert by Polymer Chemistry, congratulations!!!

          ∎ K-INBRE Star-Trainee Award to Laci Hadorn by K-INBRE, NIH, congratulations!!!

          ∎ K-INBRE Scholar Award to Sasha by K-INBRE, NIH, congratulations!!!

          ∎ Best BIO-KANSAS Graduate Poster Award to Shoukath Sulthana, Capitol Research Summit, Topeka, congratulations!!!  

          ∎ K-INBRE Best Poster Award to Tyler Shelby, congratulations!!!

          ∎ K-INBRE Best Oral Presentation recognition to Jyothi Kallu, congratulations!!!



          2017

          ∎ University Scholar Award Quentin Austin from K-INBRE, NIH, congratulations!!

          ∎ NIH R03 Grant funded ($142,558)!!

          ∎ K-INBRE Bridging Award to Dr. Santra!!

          ∎ Excellence in Research Award to Dr. Santra from the college of Arts and Sciences, Pittsburg State University!!

          ∎ Outstanding Faculty Scholarship Award to Dr. Santra from the Pittsburg State University!!

          ∎ K-INBRE Star-Trainee Award to Sasha Pashchenko from K-INBRE, NIH, congratulations!!

          ∎ K-INBRE Semester Scholar Award to Lok Shrestha from K-INBRE, NIH, congratulations!!!

          ∎ Excellence in Research Award to Shuguftha Naz from Department of Chemistry, PSU, congratulations!!

          ∎ Undergraduate Research Award to Sasha Pashchenko from Department of Chemistry, PSU, congratulations!!

          ∎ Undergraduate Research Award to Laci Hadorn from Department of Chemistry, PSU, congratulations!!

          ∎ Excellence in Scholarship Award to Tanuja Tummala from Department of Chemistry, PSU, congratulations!!

          ∎ Excellence in Teaching Award to James Beach from Department of Chemistry, PSU, congratulations!!

          ∎ Excellence in Professional Service Award to Elaf Alattas from Department of Chemistry, PSU, congratulations!!




          2014

          ∎ K-INBRE Star-Trainee Award to Blaze Heckert, congratulations!!!

          ∎ PSU UG Best Oral Presentation (1st place) Award to Kalee Woody, congratulations!!!

          ∎ William & Mary Fern Souder Scholarship to Dagen Worthington, congratulations!!!

          ∎ PSU UG Best Poster (3rd place) Award to Blaze Heckert, congratulations!!!

          ∎ K-INBRE Semester Scholar Award to Kalee Woody, congratulations!!!

          ∎ PSU Chemistry Best UG Research Award to Blaze Heckert, congratulations!!!

          ∎ PSU Chemistry Graduate Teaching Award to Nelson Elbers, congratulations!!!

          ∎ PSU UG Best Poster (2nd place) Award to Kalee Woody, congratulations!!!

          ∎ K-INBRE Semester Scholar Award to Deaven Thompson, congratulations!!!

          ∎ The laboratory research is highlighted in COVER page of University FALL semester magazine:
           <http://magazine.pittstate.edu/issue/fall-2014/>  

          ∎ Magazine cover page story on YouTube: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkymH_nmjzM>

          ∎ Research story in the University Collegio Newspaper
           <http://psucollegio.com/2014/09/fighting-cancer-one-nano-at-a-time/>

          ∎ News cover in the Joplin globe Newspaper
           <http://www.joplinglobe.com/news/article_b58ffdd4-3a1d-11e4-a02b-ff0a85e9562c.html>

      &nbnbsp;   ∎ Interview on local TV Channel CODE-12
          <http://www.fourstatesindex.com/story/d/story/polymer-chemistry-lab-cancer-research
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          ∎ Research story highlighted in The Morning Sun Newspaper
           <http://www.morningsun.net/article/20140617/NEWS/140619808/0/SEARCH/?Start=1>


          Others

          ∎ 2012 Best Oral Presentation Award, NanoFlorida Symposium 2012, USF, Tampa.

          ∎ 2011 Recognition from American Chemical Society for substantial contribution as author and reviewer.

          ∎ 2010 Best Poster Presentation Award, NanoFlorida Symposium 2010, UCF, Orlando.

          ∎ 2009 Recognition in ACS Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN) magazine.

          ∎ 2003 Senior Research Fellow (SRF) Award: National Eligibility Test- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (NET-CSIR).

          ∎ 2001 Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) Award: National Eligibility Test- Council of Scientific and Industrial

          ∎ 2000 Teaching Assistant Award, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay, India.

          ∎ 2000 Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) award for national graduate fellowship.