EUTOPIA SIF

Ishutesh Jain

I am a cell biologist and biophysicist with a focus on understanding the non-equilibrium behaviour of molecular biological machinery and its role in driving biological functions, particularly within cytoskeletal systems.

Currently, in the Balasubramanian lab at Warwick Medical School, I am studying the biophysics of cytokinesis, the process that divides one cell into two.

Prior to joining Warwick, I was a NCBS-Curie postdoctoral fellow, where I combined theoretical and experimental approaches to investigate the role of non-equilibrium force patterning in nuclear centering. During my PhD, I studied the dynamics of cytoskeletal filaments.

Outside of work, I enjoy reading, traveling, and cooking.

Bhagyashree Kulkarni

Education:

1.January 2019, PhD in Polymer Science Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune, India

2.May 2009, Master of Science (Chemistry), Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University (SRTMU), Nanded, India.

Experience:

June 2019-June 2024: Postdoctoral Researcher, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia. ‘Development of functional block copolymers for biomedical applications’

 Publications/research achievements

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 Research Project: Novel Cancer Theranostic Nanomedicine

Nanomedicines that integrate therapeutic and diagnostic (imaging) components into a single formulation represent a promising clinical approach. These systems enhance bioavailability and drug accumulation at target sites, increasing therapeutic efficacy. To comprehensively understand the in vivo behaviour and gather critical, non-invasive insights into pharmacokinetics, target specificity, and efficacy, it is essential to merge therapeutic and diagnostic functions. However, achieving this integration is challenging due to limited versatile methods to combine these components with precise control over efficacy. This project proposes an advanced molecular design to create a multifunctional block copolymer (MBC) system capable of dual function theranostic delivery. It addresses key gaps in nanomedicine by drawing from organic and polymer chemistry, materials science, nanotechnology, and biomedicine, ultimately advancing precision nanomedicine.

Matteo Leta

Matteo joined University of Warwick following the completion of a MA at Università della Calabria, a PhD at Sorbonne Université and having held research and teaching roles in Europe (MPIWG, IISF, University of Trier, University College Dublin, LUISS) and North America (University of Toronto).

Matteo's research interests are centred on the intersections between the sciences and playwriting, as well as the representation of otherness in the Renaissance.

His current project aims to examine the relationships between the playwriting activities and the philosophical writings of Giovan Battista Della Porta (1535-1615).

Delia Moldovan

Anca-Delia Moldovan is a Marie Sklodowska Curie Postdoctoral Fellow (EUTOPIA-SIF COFUND) at the IAS and the Centre for the Study of the Renaissance at the University of Warwick. Her project ‘Olive Cultivation and Environment in Tuscany in the Early Modern Period (OLEUM)’ proposes a multifaceted investigation into the environmental, artistic, and intellectual history of the olive in the Medici Grand Duchy of Tuscany (1569–1737). The study aims to bring novel insights into a plant intrinsically connected to the construction of the ‘Tuscan’ identity, while highlighting its sensitivity to the climatic fluctuations that already affected this territory during the Early Modern period. The project fosters collaborations with the Tuscan Society for Horticulture in Florence and Vrije Universiteit Brussel.

Delia received her PhD in History of Art from the University of Warwick in 2020, having previously studied at the University of Florence and the University of Bucharest. She was a long-term fellow at I Tatti, The Harvard Center for Italian Renaissance Studies in Florence; the Warburg Institute in London; and the Newberry Library in Chicago. Her research was also supported by short-term fellowships at NIKI in Florence; Herzog August Bibliothek in Wolfenbüttel; the Warwick Institute of Advanced Studies; and the Newberry Library. Her work investigates calendrical and agricultural representations at the intersection of art, science, and intellectual and material cultures, focusing on Early Modern Italy. Delia has authored articles in the Rivista di Storia della Miniatura (2018); Renaissance and Reformation (2021); and Renaissance Quarterly (2024). Her forthcoming book Illustrating the Year: The Calendar in Northern Italy during the Late Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries was awarded a Weiss-Brown Publication Subvention Award.

Prach Panchakunathorn

Prach joined Warwick in 2024 as a EUTOPIA Postdoctoral Fellow (Marie Curie Cofund Fellow), based at the Department of Politics and International Relations (PAIS) and the Centre for Ethics, Law and Public Affairs (CELPA). Prior to Warwick, he completed his PhD in Philosophy at Stanford University.

His main research interests lie in political and moral philosophy. His PhD project, titled "Justice for Risk-Takers", gives an account of when society should correct outcomes of individuals' risk-taking.

He is now working on a new project titled "Fair Substitution". We often owe other people certain kinds of goods, but often it is infeasible for us to provide them those goods. What would be fair substitutes for goods that we owe but cannot provide? In general, what makes a substitute fair or unfair?