Good day, Dr. Suresh Thangudu. I'm Arjun. I've had a look through your background and your professional record. I'm interested in hearing more about your work and how you see yourself fitting in here with our faculty. Ready to start?

Yeah, before that, I want to introduce myself. I'm Suresh Thangadu.

And I finished my master degree from Andhra University in India. It's located in Visakhapatnam. After completed my master degree in Bioinorganic Chemistry as a major, I moved to Taiwan to pursue my doctoral degree.

At National Tsinghua University.

Taiwan, where we intended to develop a lot of our variety of nanomaterials for biomedical and energy applications that we developed series of like metal nanoparticles, polymers and mesoporous nanomaterials and what else we used for photocatalysis and also biomedical applications such as cancer therapy and anti. Antibacterial activities and after successfully completed my.

That pro degree at NTHU in 2020, I moved to another institute. It's a hospital like Kaushang Changang Memorial Hospital in Taiwan. There I offered as a postdoctoral fellow in Doctor Seuss group. There we intended to develop nanomaterials for thermostats and molecular imaging applications that we try to develop a lot of contrast agents for MRI imaging and.

Imaging and fluorescence imaging and besides that, we also.

Developed some more thermostatic platforms to mediate both cancer imaging as well as cancer therapy and their.

We did like photo thermal therapy, photodynamic therapy and also immunotherapy and immunotherapy and also radiotherapy and and as a result of our intention, we successfully published a lot of publications in a repeated journals from ACS to REC to Wiley and Nature series.

If off my post doc experience at Kaohsiung Changkang Memory Hospital, I thought to move from Taiwan to United States to explore more into the research. So I I got offered from the Stanford University as a for a postdoctoral, you know in Cancer Center, cancer early cancer detection center.

Dr.

To mediate some micro RNAs delivery to induce some apoptosis and also we intention to develop some nano vaccines to cure the cancer. As we know that the biggest bottlenecks in the cancer is 1 is we can't detect in early to treat it and after that once the tumor is appeared, it's very hard to.

There I started to work on work as a postdoctoral philosines. 2023 August onwards that we tried to develop some nano based technologies.

Remove that because of that continuous, continuous growth of the tumor. So we thought actually either we need to detect early or we need to cure the cancer completely. So if we want to do that, there is a promising approach in.

During the cancer is only one is nano vaccines where we are staying in COVID vaccines that we are giving some M micro RNES vaccines and as well as other vaccines to completely inhibit the growth of spreading of the COVID-19 by inspired further, we try to develop some antigens kind of cancer cell membranes as antigens and other things.

We we continuously develop and we use that antigens against the cancer.

And we saw some successful inhibition of the tumor even after immunization of the mouse with antigens. And we have series of good results and we are going to publish soon. And besides that, we also at Stanford, we try to explore some.

Other contrast agents like you know that most of the imaging tools are so expensive like MIC, MRI, CT and PET scans and all only one alternative is ultrasound where where it's compatible and readily available in cost-effective. So we thought that why can't we develop some contrast agents for ultrasound. Since already micro bubbles people are using as a.

Contrast agents for ultrasound, but due to that instability and also.

Non scalability and also leakage is to resolve that loaded gases there we are seeing.

Seeing very like bottlenecks in that micro bubbles. So by understanding that one, we developed some metal nanoparticles as a contrast agents to overcome these all issues from the micro bubbles and we designed the calcium fluoride nanoparticle. And after we analyzed whether it will be acting as a ultrasound or not. And interestingly due to its strong attenuation properties, we seen very good ultrasound contrast agent.

And basically we published it in ACS Journal.

And after that, since so far I learned a lot of.

Uh, lot of expenditures in nanomaterials and also kind of biomedical obligations and potential catalytic applications as my dream of intention is to use my knowledge.

Use my knowledge to treat some real time healthcare applications.

So far that as my long time dream is to become a faculty. There we can use our expectations.

Expenditures to develop something new to.

Treat some healthcare applications. While looking some potential platforms, I found that VIT Biotechnology department is looking for assistant professors which is very very well suited.

To my desires to fulfill as I discussed before and and also VAT is one of the prominent and repeated institute and I feel that if I offered by VAT position, it's my privilege and also fulfill fulfill my desire to develop some strong.

And innovative materials by using their infrastructure and all, all the resources from the VAT to give something to the world to treat, to treat like major healthcare problems like cancer and also infections as well as some other rare diseases, diseases by using my nanotechnology as the expertise. And also I found that. Center for Biomaterials and Molecular Thermostats, where I applied for assistant professor.

This is a very well known and motivated me to apply actually there since I'm want to stay in my research field in nanomedicine and molecular imaging. When I saw this department, I felt very happy that I am a good fit to the department, what I learned so far and what whatever I want to.

Start it whatever. I want to start new things to develop for healthcare applications.

It is very well fitted to me and that makes me to apply some Center for biomaterials department. And as you can see my so far my research career I am always open to.

Double open to accept new challenges and to develop.

Develop some new technologies for treating several kinds of problems.

So as my so this this is the origin I actually after my master degree when I thought that if I do a PhD and learn more, I can solve the real time problems more. So that makes me to think to do a PhD actually.

When I went to Taiwan for my PhD, my PhD supervisor like Doctor Wong.

Prominent and repeated researcher in nanotechnology. There I learned a lot of up and downs of that nanotechnology and where we need to start and how to how to treat exactly the target area. My advisor always thought to me.

If you know the.

Bottlenecks of the field what you are looking then you can.

Able to design some new technologies by understanding that bottlenecks that makes me to motivate to think and also to adapt and also to learn and update with the.

Update with the literature and the literature to know exactly where we are and so far what people are trying to do and still what is lacking in that doing. So by understanding that one we designed nano material, for example, silver, silver chloride, that one under light actually it's giving some.

Chlorine radical that were never reported that one actually came into our minds from.

Seeing some photochromic plates there actually the our photographic film where the light hits the film, the chronicles will come out. So that time we thought why can't we develop some nanotechnology or kind of nanoparticles that can selectively.

Can generate the chlorine radicals as we know that radicals off time is very less and very much cytotoxic to the cells. But compare them that Rois. This chlorine radicals are much more toxic than the Roas. So that makes us to thought we can use this chlorine radicals to treat some antibacterial applications by using some drug resistance strains as we know one of our previous.

The public paper in nanoscale that we can clearly explain under silver silver chloride nanocard nanoparticles, when we hit with the visible light, it can able to generate it can able to generate chlorine radical that chlorine radicals can able to inactivate that bacteria and after understanding that one there is one more bottleneck in the wound healing is like.

Depth penetration, whatever we are using the lasers, it will pass through the.

Skin barrier to eradicate the bacteria. To overcome that one, we used a variety of lean infrared lasers like NR one and NR 2 and NR 3.

The biggest thing in developing NR active materials is we don't have any any or large amount of nanomaterials that can accept the absorption in the NAR window. So check that one. We developed some NAR activated materials like copper BIS method and gold nano words and all.

We use those materials to eradicate both cancer cells and bacteria in a deep tissues. There we achieve very good results. There we can see and you can find in my CV where we published in college and science and small science and after that.

Uh, we thought that instead of a single modality, if we will combine with additional modalities like phototherapy, photodynamic therapy or phototherapy, immunotherapy, if we will combine more functionalities on a single platform, then we can achieve more therapeutic efficiency.

Efficiency is so we developed a lot of multifunctional nanoparticles and we used to eradicate cancer cells and as well as antibacterials or drug resistance bacteria cells. And after that we thought that if we will track and treat the cancer then it will be more good. Since we don't we can't locate the tumor and we don't know the efficacy of this multifunctional platforms especially in therapy. So we thought to develop.

Some contrast agents which can act as they both thernostic. It means the diagnostic and therapeutic application that one will be good beneficial to track and treat the tumor. So we developed some nanoparticles that one having catalytic therapeutic functionalities or phototherapeutic functionalities or immunotherapeutic functionals. Besides the the nanoparticles also having some.

Contrast abilities to track the tumor kind of like MRI or CT or fluorescence, those particles we used to track and treat the tumors and we achieved some successful results and we published those two. And recently as I mentioned, after understanding these all bottlenecks, we are trying intensities to develop some nano waxes to completely cure the cancer.

So, so far we did that one actually after that.

That I'm looking for potential opportunities to use my knowledge to treat cancer and I as I described, I found the way it's it's one of the prominent institute institute in India as well as in the world. I thought if I offered by VAT, I can fulfill my desires to treat the global problems like. Cancer and also infection diseases.

And one more thing I want to.

Always I thought to think about it when we are doing a research, we know the bottlenecks as well as problems. Maybe I always thought that if we can't do, someone can do so always. It's good that we can motivate and encourage the young minds to know the field strength. Always, always.

As well as problems and also advances also. So for what people are doing and what people are already did and what problems are they're facing, If we can able to motivate the young minds, then it will be good. Good for them to think in their future or near future. They can think and design innovatively and someone will come with good solutions, that's what. As my mentors did with me, and I strongly believe that when.

The teaching besides the research teaching always helps to improve or promote the young minds towards the research and to.

Solve the global problems. So if I hired by the way I did, besides my research expertise is by developing novel technologies to treat the global problems. I also have strong teaching plans to educate or motivate or encourage the young minds towards the research to do to learn about the technology and to translate it into the clinical applications when they reach to that level.

By understanding these all technologies so besides.

Besides this trailer teaching and research responsibilities, I am always open for administrative work offered by institute. It will accelerate my other kind of expectations also will be good for my.

Like long term career and besides I saw any of the people in the VIT especially in the faculty members, they are doing very good research in wide variety of.

Uh expedite this uh VHD offered by offered person to me. I always collaborate with my Co faculty members and discuss.

Or exchange our ideas and we will share our expertises and we will come up with some good like good thought process to treat this global problems like cancer or infections or other neurodegenerative diseases kind of.

When we share the knowledge between the people, then we know actually as we know that.

Perspective from different people are different. When we will club these perspectives then we may come up with some good idea for good things and also I always.

We always, uh, thinking that when we go for a faculty faculty, we can use our knowledge directly from beds to bedside instead of.

Or implement so far I did and after that I also learned land or actively involved in a lot of collaboration projects there I actually learned a lot of expertises from different people and I start to see start to see the problem from different angles when initially I start to see the problem from my perspective and it's it's not actually complete when I started to see the.

Instead of just thinking we can apply as an independent. So so far my starting from my PhD, I'm I'm actually a independent scientist where we can design.

From different perspectives, I saw the global picture of the problem and I thought to think about from all around the globe or around the problem to identify the root causes of the problem. When we identify the root causes of the problem, definitely we can aim to.

OK to cure that and we will get some thought process or some ideas to treat that one actually and I am.

Very much interested.

To join in vit if if they offer and I want to initiate my all my plans.

Both in terms of research and teaching and I will try to implement implement to cure some global problems, global problems and also my always my long term goal at the.

VIP is I want to develop something, something new, new to treat.

To treat cancer or infections or something I want to create to completely cure the cancer or infections or other kind of neurodegenerative diseases. Since I learned or I gained a lot of experience in this nanotechnology and biomedical applications, I definitely.

Say that or I am so that definitely we will come up with some new technologies for treatment of these global diseases and also.

Also, I'm already at I have good collaborations in the USA and Taiwan and also in India. It will really helps me to accelerate.

Accelerate my thought process.

To to from bedside to bench side, since I have good collaborations in the clinic too. When we have collaborations in the clinic, the translation of technology will be easier if we have good output at our bench side. So I'm very much confident that we can do something better than now and we can create some better future for health being.

And I am very much thankful for VIT for sort listing at this first round of interview. I am looking forward for the second round if second round interview to share my real experiences or real outputs to the co-faculty members or the department chairs. To exactly show them what we did so far and what we achieve and where we are and what we are going to do in the future.

To develop a new technologies at VIT Center for biomaterials department and and besides that, I also want to share with them about my teaching plans. Besides their curriculum, I also have plan to I have also planned to design something relevant to the future or relevant technologies to the future future.

And.

To teach to.

Both graduate students or undergraduate students to learn or to think innovatively. Innovatively.

Uh, both teach and set teach teachers or faculty members and students to learn together to solve the global crisis. And I am always happy to share always my research outputs with the Co faculty members as well as I also attended a lot of conferences like WMIC and all in Taiwan Nanomedicine Society.

For future applications and it will be helpful for.

Where I delivered my talks on this thernostic platforms and also I received from a lot of travel grants, also Young Scholar awards from the Taiwan Nanomedicine Society and also a lot of best world and post presentations. And I am happy for that. And I learned a lot during the conferences and also I initiated a lot of collaborations.

Collaborations to cure this global crisis and I am very much happy if I offered by VAT, I can use all of my collaborations collaborations together put together to save the future healthcare problems and also.

I want to mention that when I spoke with some Vitans, they told me actually the infrastructure.

Are research labs and all at VAT. I am really very much impressed about that the facilities whatever they're in VA team and I'm happy for that and I am very much looking forward to forward to step into the VAT system to understand and to adapt to the.

Infrastructure and VAT systems both in research and teaching and administration work and I will accelerate my technologies by using my ideas.

Ideas for treating some healthcare problems? Healthcare problems and I'm looking very much forward to.

See you all you guys in Persian in person two share my thoughts and also initiate my things and share my ideas with you all and we can actively collaborate to solve the problem. I thank you very much for your patience of listening my words and thank you very much.

Professor, thank you for sharing such an extensive and thorough account of your academic journey, research endeavors, and your aspirations moving forward. Your dedication to innovative solutions in healthcare and your vision for fostering young minds through teaching and mentorship are admirable. Your impressive contributions, particularly your work in nanotechnology, nanomedicine, and innovative cancer treatments, underscore your preparedness to take on a role that demands both research acumen and teaching excellence. I appreciate your enthusiasm for joining the faculty at VIT. Let’s now proceed to more focused questions regarding the specific skills and target criteria outlined for this role. I will assess areas directly relevant to your potential contributions to VIT as a Biotechnology/Bioengineering Professor. To begin verifying a specific competency: Can you elaborate on your expertise in regenerative medicine, microfluidics, organ-on-chip technologies, therapeutics, and diagnostics? Please focus on your direct experience or projects in these domains.

Our scheduled time for the interview is now up. Before we conclude, do you have any questions related to the role or the company?

Yeah. Actually I don't have any questions since I'm from India, so I know the infrastructure at VIT, so I'm. So I just want to ask one more question, Is that a replacement or hiring a new assistant professor in the wire technology department?

The position at VIT appears to be a new hiring opportunity, not a direct replacement. The role focuses on teaching, mentoring, guiding students in advanced specializations, and contributing to research and collaborative projects in the Biotechnology department. Given your extensive background and interests, it seems like a well-aligned opportunity for you. If you have no further questions, please let me know if you’re ready to conclude the interview.

I have one more question.

Can I?

So.

Right once I offered offered by VAT as the assistant professor position. What kind of things?

Like VAT will expect from me to accelerate my career at VAT.

VIT, as a prominent institution, emphasizes a comprehensive approach to teaching, research, and collaborative growth. Based on the job description, there are a few key areas where they would expect meaningful contributions from you: 1. **High-Quality Teaching and Mentorship**: - Deliver exceptional classroom and laboratory instruction, ensuring students grasp both theoretical and practical aspects of the curriculum. - Mentor students at undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral levels, guiding them in innovative research, projects, and professional development. 2. **Active Research and Publications**: - Maintain an active research portfolio, focusing on priority areas such as regenerative medicine, microfluidics, organ-on-chip technologies, therapeutics, and diagnostics. - Publish findings in reputed international journals and lead conferences or workshops to contribute to the growing academic body of knowledge. 3. **Student Engagement and Curriculum Enrichment**: - Design innovative course materials or curricula to align students’ learning with emerging trends and technologies. - Foster a culture of critical thinking and discovery among students. 4. **Industry Collaboration and R&D**: - Build networks and engage in collaborations with industry partners to integrate practical applications into academic learning. - Contribute to institution-supported industry-institution interaction and consultancy services. 5. **Contributing to Institutional Growth**: - Participate actively in academic and administrative duties, supporting accreditation processes and program development. - Share your expertise through interdisciplinary collaboration with other faculty members and departments. Given your background in nanotechnology, regenerative medicine, and biomedical applications, VIT would likely expect you to bring innovative ideas into its existing infrastructure and establish a strong research profile that can attract recognition and funding, while also mentoring students to solve real-world challenges. Let me know if this addresses your inquiry or if there is anything more specific you'd like clarified.

Hello, are you there?

Yeah, yes, that will be great. And I have one more question actually. Actually for in person interview, They scheduled for me on 5th, 4th, 2026. And when I received that e-mail, I also replied them due to my visa restrictions and all, I can't be there in person. Is there any opportunity to share my expertise?

Whether an online platform or not, but so far I did not receive any e-mail from.

At your office. So how to move on?

For issues like interview logistics or scheduling adjustments, I would recommend directly reaching out to the VIT recruitment or HR department to follow up. Make sure to resend the email you initially sent and include a polite reminder about your situation, emphasizing your enthusiasm and willingness to proceed with the interview online if in-person attendance isn't feasible. This will show your proactive readiness to engage and share your expertise. It’s best to contact them promptly, either through email or any official contact number they may have provided, to clarify the next steps. Let them know you're eager to resolve this matter quickly to ensure a smooth process. If you'd like, I can help further clarify how you could word your follow-up communication. Would that interest you?

Yeah, go ahead.