Department of Chemistry, Bogazici University, Bebek, 34342, Istanbul, Türkiye
Amitav Sanyal obtained his undergrad degree from the Indian Institute of Technology at Kanpur, India. He received his Ph.D. from Boston University, USA, in asymmetric synthesis. During post-doctoral work with Prof. Vincent M. Rotello at University of Massachusetts at Amherst, USA, he worked in the area of polymeric coatings. Currently, he is a full professor in the Department of Chemistry at Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey. His research focuses on the design of novel polymeric coatings, hydrogels and nanofibers for biomedical applications, and has published over 150 articles in these areas. His awards include the young investigator award from The Turkish Academy of Sciences and The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey. He serves on editorial board of several journals such as Biomacromolecules, Bioconjugate Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry, and is the Co-Editor in Chief of Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A. Further details about research activities/publications can be found at https://sanyalgroup.boun.edu.tr/
