About Dimpy

Dimpy was born and raised in Chandigarh (India). She completed her M.Sc. (Hons.) in Chemistry from Panjab University (Chandigarh) in 2004 and subsequently joined Aurigene Discovery Technologies Ltd. (Bangalore) where she worked as a synthetic organic chemist. After spending a little over a year at Aurigene, Dimpy joined CDRI Lucknow to pursue her Ph.D. under the guidance of Dr. Dinesh K. Dikshit. Her Ph.D. research focused on organic synthesis, specifically on natural product synthesis and on the synthesis of anti-tubercular compounds. After completing her Ph.D. in 2011, Dimpy began her second stint at Aurigene and worked there for a year. She worked at IISER Pune for six months as an IISER Fellow in 2013 before moving to the Department of Chemistry at the Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) as a DST-INSPIRE faculty to start her independent research and teaching career. At SPPU, Dimpy's lab focused primarily on developing facile chemistry for thiol bioconjugation. In 2018, she moved to the Department of Chemistry at IISER Bhopal as an Assistant Professor. In addition to science, Dimpy enjoys going for long runs and spending time with family.