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Ankan Dutta

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Visiting Research Scientist at Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
📍 Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Ankan Dutta is a Visiting Research Scientist at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard and a PhD candidate in Mechanical Engineering at Penn State. His research focuses on developing MRI-compatible neural implants, ingestible electronics, and wearable sensors. He attended Jadavpur University for his undergraduate degree.

He demonstrates a strong entrepreneurial drive as the founder and Entrepreneurial Lead of NeuroXR, a startup funded by the NSF I-Corps program. This venture aims to standardize surgical training using proprietary wearable sensor technology, showcasing his passion for translating research into real-world applications.

Unique fact: Ankan was the winner of the Techstars Startup COVID-19 Challenge for a project focused on sewage pooling tests for SARS-CoV-2.

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Experience
4 Years
Current Role
Visiting Research Scientist
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Neural Implants
His PhD research and publications focus on creating MRI-compatible, transparent neural implants to treat conditions like neuropathic pain by stimulating the motor cortex.
Wearable Sensors
He co-authored work on a wearable patch for continuous biomarker analysis in sweat and his startup, NeuroXR, develops wearable sensors for surgical training.
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Career

Work history

8-2025
Visiting Research Scientist
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
8-2021
PHD Graduate Student
Penn State University
8-2024 - 8-2025
NSF Intern
Actuated Medical, Inc.
7-2021 - 7-2021
Project Student
Neuromatch Academy
3-2021 - 5-2021
Research Fellow
Indian association for the cultivation of science
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Education
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
Penn State University
2016 - 2020
Bachelor of Engineering - BE
Jadavpur University
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