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Mohan Pereira

Mohan Pereira, PhD

Associate Professor of Physics

Biography

Dr. Pereira received his postdoctoral training at the Yale School of Medicine. While at Yale, his research primarily focused on the molecular biophysics behind the papillomavirus entry mechanism and their morphologies under various physical conditions. He also completed his teacher training at Cambridge University. His research interests include nanotechnology and targeted nanomedicine; targeted drug delivery; physical oncology; pHLIP™ technology; viral peptides and VLPs; magnetic hyperthermia; plant biophysics; surface physics; soft matter; spectroscopy; and physics education.

He joined the faculty of the School of Science and Mathematics in 2018 and has taught the following courses: general physics, astronomy, theoretical mechanics, thermal physics, intermediate physics lab, research in physics, optics, mathematical methods, nanotechnology and nanomedicine courses. He has also been serving students and scholars on college campuses as a volunteer staff with Bridges International for more than 10 years.

Education & Credentials

  • Ph.D. in Physics, University of Rhode Island
  • B.S. in Physics, University of Colombo

Scholarly Works:

  • Wijesinghe, Dayanjali, et al. "pH dependent transfer of nano-pores into membrane of cancer cells to induce apoptosis." Scientific reports 3.1 (2013): 3560.
  • Pereira, Mohan C, Yana K. Reshetnyak, and Oleg A. Andreev. "Advanced targeted nanomedicine." Journal of biotechnology 202 (2015): 88-97.
  • Pereira, Mohan C., et al. "pH-sensitive pHLIP® coated niosomes." Molecular membrane biology 33.3-5 (2016): 51-63.
  • Rinaldi, Federica, et al. "Decoration of nanovesicles with pH (low) insertion peptide (pHLIP) for targeted delivery." Nanoscale research letters 13 (2018): 1-9.
  • Svoronos, Alexander A., et al. "Tumor-targeted, cytoplasmic delivery of large, polar molecules using a pH-low insertion peptide." Molecular pharmaceutics 17.2 (2019): 461-471.

Interests

Spending time with family and friends, gardening, and cooking.

Why Cedarville?

Cedarville provides me a unique opportunity to engage with students both inside and outside the classroom, creating a lasting impact on their lives beyond academics.