Megha Basak

Megha Basak is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of California, San Francisco, specializing in the development of fluorescent sensors and supramolecular chemistry applications for biomedical and environmental challenges. Her research focuses on creating novel chemosensors for detecting biological targets like folic acid, mercury, and glutathione, as well as environmental contaminants such as VOCs and NACs. She has contributed to studies on

• targeted radiopharmaceutical therapy for prostate cancer
• enhanced permeability and retention (EPR) effects in nanocarriers
• self-assembled quinoxaline-based materials for fluorescence detection

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Her work bridges coordination chemistry, photophysical analysis, and biomedical imaging, as evidenced by her publications in journals like Clinical Cancer Research, New Journal of Chemistry, and ChemPlusChem. She collaborates with multidisciplinary teams in cancer research and materials science, utilizing advanced imaging techniques such as PET and fluorescence spectroscopy.

While no formal awards or student advisement details are disclosed in the provided text, her research emphasizes the design of functional molecular systems with applications in diagnostics, environmental monitoring, and antibiotic development.