Prof. Oommen Podiyan Oommen is an Associate Professor (tenure track) at the
Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology | Biomedical Technology. He is an
organic chemist by training and a biologist at heart. Harnessing the
transformative power of synthetic chemistry for biomedical applications is the
primary goal of his research. He aims to bridge this knowledge gap and develop
translational technologies for various biomedical needs. As a trained organic
chemist, he has the advantage of being able to tailor the properties of the
materials and thus tune their immunological and cellular functions. Currently,
his research spreads over diverse areas: nanomedicine, drug delivery, gene
delivery, cardiac and bone tissue engineering, stem cell engineering for
transplantation, immunomodulation of cells and materials, and developing
bioconjugation strategies.
