Dr Deboki Naskar

My research focuses on the development of next-generation biological grafts, with an emphasis on collagen-based tubular scaffolds for vascular applications. I am particularly interested in understanding host-biomaterial immune interactions to improve graft integration, durability, and long-term functionality, ultimately enabling the replacement of conventional synthetic grafts with living, regenerative alternatives.

I obtained my PhD in Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, India. Prior to joining Professor Markaki's lab, I was a Research Associate at Cambridge Institute for Medical Research (CIMR), where I was studying gene essentiality in Malaria parasite (Plasmodium) using saturation-scale transposon (piggyBac-based) mutagenesis and functional validation through CRISPR-cas9 genome editing.