Bio-inspired Nanotechnology
to Improve Healthcare
At The Srivastava Lab, we develop advanced biomaterials and nanosensors inspired by nature and leveraging nanoengineering design principles. Our ultimate goal is to use them for surgical interventions and disease diagnostics to improve human health. Read more about our research here.
Our Funding Sources.
Upcoming
Talks/Posters/Events.
June 16 - June 19, 2025 - Prof. Srivastava is will be attending the Welch eXperimental (WelchX) Collaboration Retreat that has the theme being “Chemical Research for Grand Challenges”.
Where? The Post Oak Hotel, Houston
Featured Publications.
May 2025 - Our invited review article on SERS Nanotags for Biomedical Applications in now online at WIRE Nanomed. Congrats for leading this effort, Isabella!
May 2025 - Asma and Nate’s 3D Tumor-Mimicking Phantoms paper is now published on ACS Nano. Big Congrats!
May 2025 - Former Clark Scholar, Hannah, who continued working with the lab remotely after completing the program, will be starting her undergrad. at Caltech. Big Congrats Hannah!
May 2025 – The Srivastava Lab has submitted seven abstracts to the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) National Meeting, happening this fall in sunny San Diego, California. Looking forward to sharing our work and soaking up some sunshine!!!
April 2025 - The Srivastava Lab submitted its first two patent disclosures to the Office of Research Commercialization at Texas Tech on our 3D tumor-mimicking phantoms and afterglow nanoprobes technology. Congrats Asma, Nathaniel, Isabella, and Prof. Srivastava!!
April 2025 - Prof. Srivastava was selected as the 2025 Rising Stars in Nanoscience by the American Chemical Society. He is one the 15 researchers in the world to be selected for this honor. The Srivastava Lab are invited to submit research article to the journal, ACS Nanoscience Au in August which will be open access. Big Congrats!
April 2025 - Prof. Srivastava is invited to attend the Welch eXperimental (WelchX) Collaboration Retreat with the theme being “Chemical Research for Grand Challenges”. This retreat will be held in Houston, TX.
April 2025 - Awards galore at the URC Closing Ceremony: Itzel was one of the LEDA Outstanding Commercialization Award winner, Isabella was awarded the Outstanding Poster Award (2nd place) in the Health Track, Posy was awarded the Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher award, and Prof. Srivastava was awarded the Outstanding Mentor award for the second consecutive year (Link).
April 2025 - Prof. Srivastava was inducted into the Texas Tech President’s STEM Mentoring Academy.
March 2025- Isabella was awarded the prestigious national award, Barry Goldwater Scholarship award in the field of Engineering. Big Congrats, Bella!!
March 2025- Asma is officially a Ph.D. candidate after completing her qualifying presentation over 3D Tumor-Mimicking Phantom Models for Assessing NIR-I/II Nanoparticles in Fluorescence-Guided Surgical Interventions. Good job Asma!
March 2025- Itzel was selected as a LEDA commercialization award finalist for this year’s URC. Great work Itzel!
February 2025- Prof. Srivastava was featured in The Daily Toreador for our AHA Institutional Research Enhancement Award- supported research to develop nanosensors for atherosclerosis detection and surgical interventions.
February 2025 - Isabella won the 'Overall Top Winner' award, and Asma won the 'Best Poster' award at the TTU WCOE Research Day 2025, out of 100 poster competitors. Big Congrats!
February 2025 - Asma and Nate’s 3D Tumor-Mimicking Phantoms paper is now live on Biorxiv. Congrats!
January 2025 - Kaylee and Nathaniel join the lab as Honor’s College URS Scholars. Elizabeth and Hunter join the lab as Independent Study researchers. Welcome!
November 2024 - The Srivastava Lab is awarded the American Heart Association AIREA grant. This $200k grant for 2 years will allow us to develop platelet-like afterglow imaging agents for early, precise detection of atherosclerosis plaques.
