BAM人物专访栏目
BAM“人物专访”栏目，带您了解科研人员的故事、期刊发展前景、学科进展等新鲜有趣的事情，欢迎关注！
第十期，我们采访了BAM编委S. Swaminathan教授，一起来听听他对科研的独特见解、对期刊发展的期待、有趣的科研生活吧！
人物专访：
S. Swaminathan
S. Swaminathan
Centre of Nanotechnology & Advanced Biomaterials, Planning & Development, SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur, India
Profile
Prof. Swaminathan has about 240 publications and 20 patents filed out of which 10 have been granted. He has received various prestigious awards – Government of Karnataka’s Prof. CNR Rao Bangalore India Nanoscience Award (2022), MRSI-ICSC Superconductivity & Materials Science Annual Prize (2017), Materials Research Society of India, Young Career Award in Nanoscience & Nanotechnology (2015), Department of Science & Technology, Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India, Materials Research Society of India Medal (2009), Materials Research Society of India and Innovative Young Biotechnologist Award (2006), Department of Biotechnology, Government of India.
科研分享
能否简单介绍一下您目前的研究领域？
Our research focuses on regenerative medicine using nanomaterials and 3D bioprinting to develop tissue engineering based solutions for skin, neural and cardiac regeneration.
您在研究工作中遇到过哪些障碍或困难？
您是如何克服这些困难的
It was challenging to start my research lab at SASTRA University, Thanjavur (a small town in southern part of India) after returning to India in 2005. About 20 years ago, we had limited access to advanced equipment and funding. Overcoming these challenges that too from a Private Institution in India required a lot of resilience and patience. We started to design and build some of the equipment required for our experiments since we could not afford to buy them. Collaborations and networking with researchers from other institutions provided us access to their facilities that helped us develop many of our proof-of-concepts. Then, we were able to attract funding to set up some of the state-of-the-art characterisation facilities with funding from the Indian Government.
期刊发展
是什么吸引您加入BAM编委团队的？
I was attracted mainly due to three factors - Research alignment, Networking and Support the dissemination of high-impact work
您对Bioactive Materials未来的发展以及推动相关领域的发展有何期待？
I strongly believe that Bioactive Materials will be poised to play a significant role in advancing research and applications in the areas of biomaterials, regenerative medicine, drug delivery, etc. One of the areas that could be considered is the use of AI in Health Care.
Outreach in terms of developing educational content and resources for all learners would promote this field in general. Finally, to also make publishing in the journal more accessible to the scientific community to ensure broader advancements in the related fields.
科研与生活
科研以外，您最大的爱好是什么
Playing cricket and badminton
您如何平衡科研工作与生活
Spend time with family, who have been a bed rock of support throughout my career
寄语
您认为科研人员最重要的品质是什么？
Curiosity, Passion and Persistence
对于要决心投身科学研究的青年学者，您有什么建议？
- Stay curious and passionate about research
- Build a strong understanding of fundamentals
- Be persistent since research often involves setbacks
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Bioactive Materials 创建于2016年，自2019年被SCIE检索收录以来影响因子实现跳跃式增长（IF 2019: 8.724；IF 2020: 14.593；IF 2021: 16.874；IF 2022:18.9; IF 2023: 18）；JCR materials science, biomaterials 领域国际排名连续四年第一。此外， 2020年到2023年连续四年入选中国科学院文献情报中心期刊分区表一区，Top期刊；入选材料科学综合类高质量科技期刊分级目录T1区。
