Members of the OCS Lab @ IISERB
Current Group Members:
Dr. Suchithra M. V.
DST Woman Scientist
Ph.D. (2013): CSIR-NIIST, Trivandrum, Kerala.
Research Associate: IIT-Madras (2013-2014).
Post-doctoral Research Fellow: Kanagawa University, Japan (2014-2018).
Institute Post-doctoral Research Fellow: IIT-Ropar (2018-2020).
e-mail: suchithra(at)iiserb.ac.in
Research Topic:
C-H Functionalization reactions in the synthesis of chiral ferrocene derivatives.
Publications from IISERB:
(i) Asian J. Org. Chem. 2021, 10, 3127-3165.
(ii) Org. Lett. 2022, 24, 9043-9048.
(iii) Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e20230527.
Santosh Kumar Keshri
Senior Research Fellow (Integrated Ph.D. )
CSIR JRF - 2017, GATE 2018, JAM - 2016
B. Sc. (2016): Visva Bharati University
e-mail: santosh16(at)iiserb.ac.in
Research Topic:
New pathways in N-heterocycle synthesis.
Publications from IISERB:
(i) Org. Biomol. Chem. 2021, 19, 3428-3433.
(ii) Asian J. Org. Chem. 2021, 10, 3127-3165.
(ii) Org. Lett. 2022, 24, 9043-9048.
Pooja Sah
Senior Research Fellow
CSIR JRF - 2020; CSIR NET LS - 2018
B. Sc. (2015): Deshbandhu College, Delhi University
M. Sc. (2018): Jamia Hamdard University
e-mail: pooja19(at)iiserb.ac.in
Research Topic:
Palladium-mediated asymmetric synthesis.
Publications from IISERB:
(i) Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2023, 26, e202201277 .
(ii) Chem. Asian J. 2023,18, e2022013 (with Saraogi group).
(iii) Org. Lett. 2023, 25, 9170-9175.
Subhadip Mondal
Senior Research Fellow
CSIR JRF - 2019
B. Sc. (2017): Ramakrishna Mission Residential College
M. Sc. (2019): NIT Jamshedpur
e-mail: subhadip20(at)iiserb.ac.in
Research Topic:
New synthetic avenues for Pd-mediated synthesis of all-carbon quaternary stereogenic centers.
Publications from IISERB:
(i) Chem. Commun. 2023, 59, 12491-12494.
Princi Gupta
Senior Research Fellow (Integrated Ph.D.)
JAM - 2018
B. Sc. (2018): Hansraj College, University of Delhi.
e-mail: princi18(at)iiserb.ac.in
Research Topic:
Asymmetric synthesis of substituted ferrocene derivatives.
Publications from IISERB:
(i) Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e20230527.
(ii) Chem. Commun. 2024, 60, 0000 - 0000 (in press).
Pragya Mishra
Junior Research Fellow
GATE - 2022
B. Sc. (2013): NSN PG College, Lucknow University.
M. Sc. (2018): Dr. Shakuntala Misra National Rehabilitation University, Lucknow (Gold Medalist)
e-mail: pragya22(at)iiserb.ac.in
Research Topic:
Remote functionalization via C-H alkylation.
Publications from IISERB:
(i) Org. Chem. Front. 2023, 10, 4941-4971.
Deveen Hirapara
Junior Research Fellow
CSIR NET-LS - 2022
B. Sc. (2019): Gujarat University (St. Xavier's College Ahmedabad)
M. Sc. (2021): Gujarat University (St. Xavier's College Ahmedabad)
e-mail: deveen22(at)iiserb.ac.in
Research Topic:
Palladium mediated asymmetric synthesis of alkaloid core structures.
Habib Mostafa
Junior Research Fellow
GATE 2022, CSIR-UGC NET-LS - 2020, DST INSPIRE
B. Sc. (2018): Calcutta University
M. Sc. (2020): Banaras Hindu University
e-mail: habib23(at)iiserb.ac.in
Research Topic:
Total synthesis of macrocyclic peptide-based natural products.
Neel Maradiya
Junior Research Fellow
CSIR-JRF- 2023
B. Sc. (2021): VP & RPTP Science College, Sardar Patel University
M. Sc. (2023): Sardar Patel University
e-mail: neel23(at)iiserb.ac.in
Research Topic:
Remote functionalization via C-H alkylation.
Gauthaman Kalarikkandy
BSMS (5th yr)
e-mail: gauthaman19(at)iiserb.ac.in
Research Topic:
Remote functionalization via C-H alkylation.
Former Group Members:
Ph.D.:
(1) Dr. Ajit Kale (Ph.D. 2009-2015) (Presently a Post-doc at KAUST, Saudi Arabia, with Prof. Magnus Rueping).
(2) Dr. Govind Pawar (Ph.D. 2010-2015; Post-doc 2015-2016) (Presently at Syngene International Ltd., Bangalore, India).
(3) Dr. Virendra Tiwari (Ph.D. 2011-2016) (Presently a Senior Scientist at TCG Greenchem, Inc., USA).
(4) Dr. Aniket Mahapure (Ph.D. 2009-2016).
(5) Dr. Riki Das (Ph.D. 2013-2018).
(6) Dr. Gangam Srikanth Kumar (Ph.D. 2014-2018) (Presently a Scientist at Arcus Biosciences, Inc., USA).
(7) Dr. Chiranjit Ghosh (Ph.D. 2014-2019) (Presently at Jubilant Biosys Ltd., India).
(8) Dr. Paridhi Saxena (Ph.D. 2014-2020).
(9) Dr. Gaurav Saini (Ph.D. 2014-2020) (Presently at Syngene International Ltd., Bangalore, India).
(10) Dr. Pravin Kumar (Ph.D. 2016-2022) (Presently a Post-doc at Jagiellonian University, Poland, with Prof. Łukasz Woźniak).
(11) Dr. Nandkishor Prakash Khot (Ph.D. 2016-2022). (Presently a Post-doc at OIST Graduate University, Japan, with Prof. F. Tanaka).
(12) Dr. Neha Jha (Ph. D. 2017-2023) (Joining soon in a post-doc position abroad).
(13) Dr. Tapasi Chand (Ph. D. 2017-2023) (Presently a Post-doc at University of Angers, France, with Prof. Antoine Goujon).
(14) Dr. Prajyot Jayadev Nagtilak (Ph. D. 2017-2023) (Joining soon in a post-doc position abroad).
Post-docs:
(1) Dr. Sujit Pal (Post-doc 2013-2014) (Presently at Aurigene, Bangalore, India).
(2) Dr. Surendra Puri (NPDF 2017-2019) (Presently Assistant Professor at H. N. Bahuguna Gharwal University, India)
(3) Dr. Ajit Kumar Jha (Post-doc 2022-2023) (Presently a post-doc at Poland).
Integrated BS-MS and MS Grads:
(1) Gaurav Singh (BS-MS 2013).
(2) Akanksha Patel (BS-MS 2014) (Presently at ThermoFischer, USA).
(3) Abhilashamole B. (BS-MS 2015) (Presently at ONGC, India).
(4) Neha Kamal (BS-MS 2015) (Presently pursuing Ph.D. at IIT-BHU, India, with Prof. Indrajit Sinha).
(5) Mishel Joy (BS-MS 2016).
(6) Arun Raj K. M. (BS-MS 2016) (Presently a Scientist at PTC Therapeutics, Inc., USA).
(7) Manish Kumar (BS-MS 2017) (Presently Assistant Professor at Guru Jambheshwar University, India).
(8) Neha Maida (BS-MS 2018) (Presently teaching at Samta Siksha Niketan, Ratlam, India).
(9) Akanksha Deshpande (BS-MS 2019) (Presently pursuing Ph.D. at IIT Kanpur, India).
(10) Diksha Singh (MS 2019) (Completed Ph.D. at the University of Strasbourg with Prof. Nicholas Blanchard).
(11) Mamata Maiti (MS 2020) (Presently pursuing Ph.D. at IISER Kolkata, India, with Prof. Biplab Maji).
(12) Prakash Chandra Tiwari (MS 2021) (Presently pursuing Ph.D. at the University of Amsterdam, Netherlands, with Prof. Timothy Noel).
(13) Roushan Prakash Singh (BS-MS 2021) (Presently pursuing Ph.D. at the University of Illinois Chicago, USA).
(14) Ayush Bose (MS 2022). (Presently pursuing Ph.D. at TIFR Mumbai, India).
(15) Akshat Jain (BS-MS 2022).
(16) Nehali Oza (BS-MS 2022) (Presently pursuing Ph.D. at the Michigan State University, USA).
(17) Nitish Kumar Deo (BS-MS 2022). (Presently pursuing Ph.D. at The University of Texas at Dallas, USA).
(18) Shivam Waske (BS-MS 2023). (Presently pursuing Ph.D. at The Ohio State University, USA).
(19) Aakash Kumar Gond (BS-MS 2023).
Summer/Winter Interns & MS Project Fellows:
(1) Chaitra Shriyan (Summer Internship 2015, Joint Science Academies' Summer Research Fellowship Programme).
(2) Renuka Singh (BS-MS, Summer Internship, IISERB).
(3) Saina Shaheeda M. K. (BS-MS, Summer Internship, IISERB).
(4) Anam Khan (MS Project 2016, IEHE Bhopal).
(5) Dipan Mondal (MS Project 2016, Ramakrishna Mission Residential College, Narendrapur).
(6) Sabnam Begum (Summer Internship 2016, Joint Science Academies' Summer Research Fellowship Programme).
(7) Srashti Sharma (Summer Internship 2017, Joint Science Academies' Summer Research Fellowship Programme).
(8) Anubhav Jain (MS Project 2017, IEHE Bhopal).
(9) Roushan Prakash Singh (BS-MS, Winter Internship 2017, IISERB).
(10) Pragya Sharma (Summer Internship 2018, Joint Science Academies' Summer Research Fellowship Programme).
(11) Aneesha Maan (Summer Internship 2018, Joint Science Academies' Summer Research Fellowship Programme).
(12) Prachi Gupta (BS-MS, Summer Internship 2018, IISERB).
(13) Nachiket Dhonnar (BS-MS, Summer Internship 2018, IISERB).
(14) Nikhil Gorane (BS-MS, Summer Internship 2018, IISERB).
(15) Nandita Singh (BS-MS, Summer Internship 2018, IISERB).
(16) Nehali Oza (BS-MS, Summer Internship 2018, IISERB).
(17) Arjun Rana (BS-MS, Summer Internship 2019, IISERB)
(18) Amisha Srivastava (BS-MS, Summer Internship 2019, IISERB).
(19) Hitesh Panwar (BS-MS, Summer Internship 2019, IISER Pune).
(20) Nikita Bhakat (Summer Internship 2019, Joint Science Academies' Summer Research Fellowship Programme).
(21) Sanat Kumar Mahapatra (Summer Internship 2019, Joint Science Academies' Summer Research Fellowship Programme).
(22) Yukta Singh (BS-MS, Winter Internship 2019, IISERB).
(23) Pooja Maheshwari (Integrated MS, NIT Surat, Summer Internship 2022).
(24) Prajwal Prabhu (MS, IIT Kanpur, Summer Internship 2022).
(25) Sreelekshmi S. (Summer Internship 2023, Joint Science Academies' Summer Research Fellowship Programme).
(26) Poulami Ghosh (MS, IIT Kanpur, Summer Internship 2023).
(27) Dibyendu Ghosh (MS, IIT Guwahati, Summer Internship 2023).
(28) Shamika Tapasvi (BSMS, IISERB, Summer Internship 2023).
(29) Apurva Sharma (BSMS, IISERM, Summer Internship 2023).
(30) Hema Patel (BS-MS IISERB, Winter Internship 2023).
(31) Soumyashri Banerjee (BS-MS IISERB, Winter Internship 2023).
(32) Subhranil Chandra (BS-MS IISERB, Winter Internship 2023).
(33) Sajal Naskar (BS-MS IISERB, Winter Internship 2023).
Visiting Faculty (Under Joint Science Academies' Research Fellowship Programme):
(1) Dr. Pradip Debnath (Summer Fellowship 2019).
(2) Dr. Sharad Pandit Panchgalle (Summer Fellowship 2022).