Debajit Saha

Dr. Debajit Saha is an Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Michigan State University, where he joined in 2019. He holds cross-affiliations with the Neuroscience Program and Cell & Molecular Biology Program.

• Education: Master's from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Bachelor's in Physics from Jadavpur University, India

Research Interests include systems neuroscience, neural engineering, and nano-neuroscience. His work focuses on decoding neural rules of learning/decision-making in olfactory systems and developing 'Bioengineering of Olfactory Sensory Systems' (BOSS) laboratory projects using insect brains for medical/environmental biosensors.

Selected Publications analyze neural dynamics for sensory detection, odor code flexibility, and biohybrid sensors for endometriosis/lung cancer. His NSF CAREER Award (2023) supports part-brain-part-engineered gas sensors.

Lab Activities involve hijacking insect olfactory pathways for BCI techniques, developing honeybee/locust brain-based chemical sensors, and studying nanoparticle transport in olfactory pathways.