Sonika Chibh

Dynamic scientist with a strong background in drug delivery systems, including microneedle patches, honed during my tenure at MIT under Prof. Robert Langer. Proven ability to innovate in vaccine development and therapeutic interventions, complemented by expertise in monoclonal antibody formation and a collaborative spirit that drives successful research outcomes.

• Fulbright Post-doctoral Nehru Fellowship, 2025-2027
• Young Researcher Award, Oral Presentation in National Biomedical Competition organized by SYBS, 2021
• Best Poster Presentation Award with Cash Prize, Bengaluru Nano, 2022
• Graduate Aptitude Test Engineering (GATE), 2015
• Scholarships Top Meritorious Students, 10th and 12th at state level

• Study the Trend Analysis of Environment Monitoring and Critical Utilities of GMP Specific Area, Panacea Biotec Pvt. Ltd., Lalru, Punjab, 2 months
• GATE Qualified, 2015
• Poster Presentation in International Nature Conference 'Bio-Inspired Nanomaterials', 2021, South Korea (Virtual Platform)
• Poster Presentation in International Conference on 'World Congress on Cancer', 2020, Jaipur
• Attended 4th International Conference on Recent Trends in Bioengineering (ICRTB 2021), MIT Pune
• Appreciation in 6th International on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, ICONN 2021, Virtual Conference
• Certificate for attending seminar on 'HUMAN RIGHTS: LIBERTY, EQUALITY, WOMEN, SOCIO-CULTURAL & ECONOMIC ISSUES'

1. Photoresponsive and Shape-Switchable MoS2-Peptide-Hybrid Nanosystems for Enacting Photochemo and siRNA-Mediated Gene Therapy in Glioma, Chibh S., Aggarwal N., Gupta N., Ali S., Mishra J., Tiwari S., Ali E., Mishra D.P., Panda J.J., 2025, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces.

2. Crystallization of L-Cysteine in Heavy Water Induces Intrinsic Fluorescence, Banerjee D., Chibh S., Tiwari O.S., Mirón G.D., Monti M., Yakir H.R., Pawar S., Fixler D., Shimon L.J.W., Gazit E., Hassanali A., 2025, Angewandte Chemie.

3. Amylum forms typical self-assembled amyloid fibrils, Chibh S., Singh A., Finkelstein-Zuta G., Koren G., Sorkin R., Beck R., Rencus-Lazar S., Gazit E., 2024, Science Advances.

4. Ring-opening polymerization of lactide catalyzed using metal-coordinated enzyme-like amino acid assemblies, Tiwari O.S., Rawat V., Zhang H., Chibh S., Rencus-Lazar S., Diesendruck C.E., Gazit E., 2024, Journal of Peptide Science.

5. Bio-piezoelectric phenylalanine-αβ-dehydrophenylalanine nanotubes as potential modalities for combinatorial electrochemotherapy in glioma cells, Chibh S., Aggarwal N., Mallick Z., Gupta D., Kaur P., Bera C., Yadav N., Chauhan V.S., Mandal D., Panda J.J., 2023, Biomaterials Science.

6. Cysteine-phenylalanine Derived Self-assembled Nanoparticles as Glutathione Responsive Drug Delivery Systems in Yeast, Chibh S., Suyal S., Aggarwal N., Bachhawat A.K., Panda J.J., 2022, Journal of Materials Chemistry B.

7. Dimension Switchable Auto-fluorescent Peptide based 1D and 2D Nanoassemblies and Their Self-influence on Intracellular Fate and Drug Delivery, Chibh S., Kaur K., Ujjal G., Panda J.J., 2022, Nanoscale.

8. Continuous flow fabrication of Fmoc-cysteine based nanobowl infused core-shell like microstructures for pH switchable on-demand anti-cancer drug delivery, Chibh S., Katoch V., Kour A., Khanam F., Yadav A., Kundu G., Singh., Manish., Parkash B., and Panda, J.J., 2021, Biomaterials Science.

9. Recent advances in the fabrication and bio-medical applications of self-assembled dipeptide nanostructures, Chibh S., Mishra A., Kaur A., Panda, J.J., 2021, Nanomedicine.

10. Miniatured Fluidics Mediated Modular Self-Assembly of Anticancer Drug- Amino Acid Composite Microbowls for Combined Chemo-Photodynamic Therapy in Glioma, Chibh S., Katoch V., Singh M., Prakash B., Panda J.J., 2021, ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering.

11. Redox-Responsive Dipeptide Nanostructures toward Targeted Cancer Therapy, Chibh S., Singh P.K., Kour A., and Panda, J.J., 2020, ACS Omega.

12. Aptamer-Nanoconjugates as Emerging Theranostic Systems in Neurodegenerative Disorders, Aggarwal N., Choudhary S., Chibh S., Panda J.J., 2021, Colloid and Interface Science Communications.

13. Arginine-α, β-dehydrophenylalanine Dipeptide Nanoparticles for pH-responsive Drug Delivery, Singh P.K., Chibh S., Dube T, Chauhan V.S., and Panda J.J., 2017, Pharmaceutical Research.

14. Nanotheranostics, a future remedy of neurological disorders, Sharma M., Dube T., Chibh S., Kour A., Mishra J., Panda J.J., 2018, Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery. 

15. Receptor-Targeted Polymeric Nanostructures Capable of Navigating across the Blood-Brain Barrier for Effective Delivery of Neural Therapeutics, Dube, T., Chibh, S., Mishra, J., & Panda, J. J., 2017, ACS Chemical Neuroscience.

• Organizes various quiz competitions in various schools adopted by INST, Mohali.
• Member of cultural club for annual college fest for session 2011-2012
• Hostel Wing In-charge in Thapar University for the session 2015-2016
• Participated in various events and competitions in school (Science Quizzes, Knitting competition, Badminton player)