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Phanindra Dewan

Integrated Ph.D. Student
Indian Institute of Science
phanindrad@iisc.ac.in


About Me

I am an Integrated PhD student at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.

Research Interests

Publications

  1. Molecular communication in one-dimensional channels with active transport and crowding
    Phanindra Dewan and Sumantra Sarkar
    Phys. Rev. E 113 (5 May 2026), p. 054105
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  2. Symmetry-Protected Phases in a 1D Active Solid with Mechanochemical Feedback
    Soumyadeep Mondal, Phanindra Dewan, Lakshman Santhosh Kumar, and Sumantra Sarkar
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 137 (7 Aug. 2026), p. 078401
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  3. Heterotypic interfacial tension between oncogenic and wild-type populations forms the mechanical basis of tissue-specific oncogenesis in epithelia
    Amrapali Datta, Phanindra Dewan, Aswin Anto Puthoor, Tanya Chhabra, Tanishq Tejaswi, Sindhu Muthukrishnan, Akshar Rao, Sumantra Sarkar, and Medhavi Vishwakarma
    eLife 14 (Aug. 2026)
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  4. Glassy dynamics in active epithelia emerge from an interplay of mechanochemical feedback and crowding
    Sindhu Muthukrishnan, Phanindra Dewan, Tanishq Tejaswi, Michelle B. Sebastian, Tanya Chhabra, Soumyadeep Mondal, Soumitra Kolya, Sumantra Sarkar, and Medhavi Vishwakarma
    Nature Communications 17.1 (2026)
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Resources

In the news

  1. Unravelling the glass-like nature of epithelial tissues
    Unravelling the glass-like nature of epithelial tissues
    Kritika Gaur
    IISc News (July 2026)
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  2. How Lung and Breast Cells Fight Cancer Differently
    How Lung and Breast Cells Fight Cancer Differently
    Debdutta Paul
    Asian Scientist Magazine (October 2025)
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