Devleena Samanta

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Congratulations to Devleena Samanta, recipient of a @uTexasGlobal Faculty Research Seed Grant! @DevleenaSamanta chemistry.utexas.edu/news/accolades…

🎉Congratulations to #WelchGrantee @DevleenaSamanta at @UTChemistry for being selected to be one of two 2026 Cottrell Scholars! “This is an exceptional cohort of teacher‑scholars whose innovative work fuels discovery across the physical sciences,” said Eric Isaacs, president & CEO of the awarding organization, the Research Corporation for Science Advancement. Samantha is recognized for her research in building nanostructured immobilization scaffolds for biocatalysis, as well as her AI-powered undergraduate course design. cns.utexas.edu/news/accolades…

Congratulations to Devleena Samanta, a 2026 Cottrell Scholar! The recognition is a top honor for early career physical scientists with outstanding potential in research and teaching. @RCSA1 @DevleenaSamanta cns.utexas.edu/news/accolades…

Congratulations to 2026 #CottrellScholar Award recipient Devleena Samanta @DevleenaSamanta @UTChemistry @UTAustin for “Chemically Programmable Nanoscaffolds to Rewrite Biocatalysis and Adaptive Digital Resources to Deepen Quantitative Reasoning Skills in Analytical Chemistry.”

@Simona_Ranallo @Pacifichem Thanks for coming! It was awesome learning about your work!

Honored to be invited to the @Pacifichem Congress in Hawaii🌺! Special thanks to @DevleenaSamanta and the other organisers of the “DNA-Based Nanomaterials at the Interface with Biology” symposium! It was a great occasion to meet friends and colleagues for inspiring discussions.

@funbiomats @acsnano @DipankarNandi97 @DebasisDas_Lab @ANRFIndia @DBTIndia @iiscbangalore Wow! This is super cool.

Our work is out in @acsnano.
A minimal ML-based sensor array using protein-corona fingerprints on nanostars to detect protein isoforms & disease states. Great collaboration with @DipankarNandi97 @DebasisDas_Lab
Thanks @ANRFIndia @DBTIndia @iiscbangalore pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…

Happy Halloween from the Samanta Lab!

@DebasisDas_Lab @ACSCentSci @TabishiqbalSyed @ab_sirohiwal @ACSPublications @iiscbangalore @ANRFIndia This is incredible!

Excited to share our work @ACSCentSci on a robust biocatalytic platform for 1-alkene production, with implications in biofuel research. @TabishiqbalSyed , Subhashini, Jayaprakash. Great collaboration @ab_sirohiwal @ACSPublications @iiscbangalore @ANRFIndia pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…

Excited to share our latest paper, published open access in @angew_chem! We show that designer DNA sequences can be used as single-molecule switches, enabling precise control over enzyme activity in response to arbitrary, user defined chemical cues. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…

So excited to be featured in @VCUChemistry Alumni Q+A! I love what I do. Becoming a professor was always my dream, and VCU played such a big role in helping me make it a reality. Here’s the link to the interview: chemistry.vcu.edu/news/newsroom/…

Year 4!

@Ella_Maru Thanks, Ella!

@DevleenaSamanta Congratulations Devleena!

We built the 1st predictive platform for how nanoparticles program enzyme activity, combining high-throughput screening + machine learning. Our work is now out Small, featured in the Rising Stars collection! doi.org/10.1002/smll.2…

@SaurjaDasGupta Thanks! We are extremely excited about this direction and hope it helps to evolve our understanding of chemistry works at the nanoscale!

@DevleenaSamanta Congrats!! Fantastic papers coming out of your lab recently.

7/7 This opens the door to rational nanoparticle design for enzymes, useful in biocatalysis, diagnostics, biosensing, and antimicrobial therapy. Congratulations to 1st year student Yuanjie, who led this work, and Subrata, Neha, Gabriel, and Dylan who made key contributions!

6/7: To show real-world impact, we focused on antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Pairing our best nanoparticle with lactoperoxidase, we disrupted biofilms and killed multidrug-resistant bacteria in vitro. 🦠💥

1/7: New preprint! Our 1st run with machine learning + nanotech + biocatalysis: we designed nanoparticles that boost enzyme activity up to 19x, no protein engineering needed. A new path for biocatalysis! 🧬⚙️ 📄 tinyurl.com/actien #nanotech #biocatalysis #MachineLearning