معرفی
Renu John is a Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad. He earned his Ph.D. in Physics (Optics) from IIT Delhi in 2006 and has held postdoctoral positions at Duke University and University of Illinois. He leads the Medical Optics and Sensors Laboratory (MOS) and co-founded the Center for Healthcare Entrepreneurship (CfHE), focusing on affordable healthcare solutions for India.
- Research Interests: Biomedical Imaging, Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT), Digital Holography, AI/ML in Diagnostics, Microfluidic Biosensors, 3D Bioprinting, Nanoparticle-based Imaging, Optical Elastography.
- Awards: Best Paper & Poster Awards at international conferences (2018-2019), Samsung Innovation Award (2018) for smartphone-based oral cancer detection.
- Grants: Lead investigator for an ICMR Center of Excellence (15.2 Cr funding) in Medical Devices and Diagnostics.
- Students: Mentored over 20 researchers, including current and alumni Ph.D. candidates working on OCT, microfluidics, AI-driven imaging, and biosensor development.
Labs & Innovations: The MOS Lab develops cutting-edge technologies like lensless microscopes, FF-OCT systems, and dual-modality biosensors. His team has filed 18 patents and published 117 international journal articles, with projects spanning from in vivo magnetomotive imaging to organ-on-chip platforms for disease modeling.
