Ashwin Narasimhan

Visiting Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering

Dr. Ashwin Kumar Narasimhan is a researcher, entrepreneur, and educator passionate about advancing cancer healthcare through innovation. With expertise in nanotechnology, microfluidics, and biomedical engineering, his work focuses on developing liquid biopsy–based technologies for early disease screening and detection of cancer, translating them into real-world applications. He founded Acrofluidic Innovations, a startup dedicated to affordable cancer diagnostic solutions.

With over six years of teaching experience at renowned institutions such as Toronto Metropolitan University in Canada and SRM University in India, he now serves as a Visiting Assistant Professor at UW-Milwaukee, inspiring biomedical engineering students to bridge theory with impactful, practical applications.

Explore more of his work in Advanced Nano-Theranostics Research.

Experience

Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering, Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU), 2024

Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Acrofluidic Innovations Private Limited, India, 2024-Present

Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, 2020 –2024

Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Thandalam, India, 2018 –2020

Education

Institute Pre-Doctoral Fellow (I-PDF), Department of Engineering Design, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, 2018

PhD, Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, 2018

MS, Nanotechnology, Amrita University, 2013

BS, Biomedical Instrumentation and Engineering, S.R.M. University, 2009

Research Interests

Advanced Nano-Theranostics (ANTs) research - “Science of Small” primarily focuses on developing affordable methods to improve cancer diagnosis and treatment.

Biosensors & Bioimaging

Bio-microfluidics

Biomedical Device Development

Google Scholar Link

Selected Publications

Rahul Harikumar Lathakumari, Leela Kakithakara Vajravelu, Poornima Baskar Vimala, Vishnupriya Panneerselvam, Dakshina M Nair, Jayaprakash Thulukanam, Ashwin Narasimhan*, Gold nanocluster-based biosensing for rapid detection of carbapenem-resistant organisms in bloodstream infections, World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Springer Nature, 2025 [Just Accepted] [IF: 4.2] [*Corresponding Author]
Hema Brindha Masanam, Sina Jafari, Ashwin Narasimhan, Priyatha Premanth, Margaret Salomi, Victor R Lazar, Sentil Kumar Aiyappan, Sruthi Ann Alex*, Europium-Doped Cerium Oxide Nanoparticle-Impregnated Hyalgan® (CartiOxgel): An Intra-Articular Contrast Agent for X-ray CT and Optical Imaging, RSC Advances, 2025 [IF: 4.6]
Sivaprasath Ramasamy, Hema Brindha M, Nivas Kumar Sekar, Rahul Harikumar Lathakumari, Narendiran Thiyagarajan, Ashwin Narasimhan, A Compact, Integrated System for Maximizing Efficiency and Minimizing Contamination in Cell and Microbial Cultures, Innovation and Emerging Technology, World Scientific Connect, 2025 [IF: 0.8]
Rahul Harikumar Lathakumari, Leela Kakithakara Vajravelu, Ashwin Narasimhan, Vishnu Priya Panneerselvam, Dakshina M. Nair, Poornima Baskar Vimala, Jayaprakash Thulukanam, Imipenem-conjugated superparamagnetic nanoparticles: A smart nanomedicine approach for targeting and isolating superbugs in blood, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 725(1), 137553, 2025. [IF: 5.4]
Hema Brindha Masanam, Siva Prasath Ramasamy, Sapthagirivasan Vivekanandhan, and Ashwin Narasimhan*, Precision Medicine Demanding Artificial Intelligence for Nanodrug Delivery Enhancing Cancer Treatment, NanoLIFE, World Scientific Connect, 2025 [IF: 0.7] [*Corresponding Author]
Purushothaman, K., Ashwin Narasimhan. and Gnanavel, S. Development of a PMMA-based Droplet microfluidic device for high-throughput screening in health care applications. Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, 29, 42 2025 [IF: 2.5].
Hema Brindha Masanam, Ashwin Narasimhan, Ganapathy Krishnamurthi and Sruthi Ann Alex, Multifunctional combustion-synthesized nano-ceria: insights into ex-vivo goat cartilage tissue internalization and bioimaging, Nano Express, IOP Science, 2025 [IF: 2.7]
Hema Brindha Masanam, Janani Muthuraman, Bharath Chandra, Venkata Naga Sundara Mahesh Kottapalli, Sai Sarath Chandra, Piyush Kumar Gupta and Ashwin Narasimhan*, Investigation on the heating effects of intra-tumoral injectable magnetic hydrogels (IT-MG) for cancer hyperthermia, Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express, IOP Science, 2025 [IF: 1.3] [*Corresponding Author]

Research Grants

Bradley Catalyst Research Grant, UWM Research Foundation, 2025 - $50,000

Community Involvement

Faculty Advisor, UWM Biomedical Engineering Society Club, 2024-2026

Member of Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES), 2025-2026

Editorial Board Member: Journal of Material Nanoscience, Integrated Science Publisher, 2020-2025

Referee for International Indexed Journals