Education
PhD (2017): Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
Thesis advisor: Prof. Santanu Mukherjee.
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MSc (2011): Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India.
Thesis advisor: Prof. Indrapal Singh Aidhen.
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BSc (2009): New Alipore College, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India.
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Professional Experience
Since April 2024: Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemistry, IIT Dharwad, Karnataka, India.
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July 2023-March 2024: Senior Research Investigator at Biocon Bristol Myers Squibb R&D Center (BBRC)-Medicinal Chemistry-CADD, Bangalore, India
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Oct 2022-May 2023: Postdoctoral Associate at University of Florida, Gainesville, USA
Advisor: Prof. Siobhan Malany.
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Oct 2020-Sep 2022: Postdoctoral Associate at University of Florida, Gainesville, USA
Advisor: Prof. Daniel Seidel
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Oct 2019-Sep 2020: Specially appointed Assistant Professor at Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
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Aug 2017-Sep 2019: Postdoctoral Fellow at Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
Advisor: Prof. Masahiro Terada
Awards, Honors & Fellowships
2022: Received NIH Postdoctoral fellowship at University of Florida, Gainesville, USA
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2019: Received "Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry Poster Prize” of the 1st International Symposium on Hybrid Catalysis for Enabling Molecular Synthesis on Demand at University of Tokyo, Japan
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2017: Received MEXT Postdoctoral fellowship at Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
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2011: Qualified CSIR-NET with all India rank 63
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2011: Qualified GATE with all India rank 74
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2009: Qualified JAM for MSc