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Deblina Sarkar is an Associate Professor at MIT and the AT&T Career Development Chair Professor in the MIT Media Lab's Media Arts and Sciences department. Her research focuses on nanoelectronics and bioengineering, aiming to merge nanotechnology with biological systems to transcend human biological limitations. She leads the Nano-Cybernetic Biotrek lab, which develops ultra-low-power nanoelectronic devices for AI and healthcare applications, including brain-machine interfaces and cancer therapies.
Her academic journey includes a PhD dissertation recognized as one of the top 3 in North America, and she holds numerous awards like the IEEE Early Career Award in Nanotechnology (2022) and the NIH Director’s New Innovator Award. She teaches graduate courses on nanoelectronics and bioengineering, emphasizing hands-on learning and research.
Her work spans groundbreaking inventions such as a 6-atom-thick quantum transistor, label-free biosensors, and the first intracellular antenna. Recent research includes the 'Expansion Revealing' technique to visualize hidden brain nanostructures and the development of wireless nanoelectronic brain implants for neurodegenerative disease treatment.
