Members

Shraddha Patil

MSc: 

PhD: IIT Gandhinagar (July 2025-present)

Research description: 

Kritika Agarwal (Director Fellow)

MSc: IIT Gandhinagar (Gold Medalist)

PhD: IIT Gandhinagar (August 2024-present)

Research description: 

Samrita Sharma

MSc: Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar 

PhD: IIT Gandhinagar (July 2024-present)

Research description: 

Arjun Siwach

MSc: Chaudhary Charan Singh University Campus, Meerut 

PhD: IIT Gandhinagar (January 2023-present)

Research description: Synthesis and biological applications of chlorin based macrocycles.

Renu

MSc: BHU, Banaras

PhD: IIT Gandhinagar (July 2022-present) 

Research description: Synthesis of porphyrin and their biological application

Shekhar Kumar

BS-MS: IISER Kolkata

PhD: IIT Gandhinagar (July 2022-present) 

Research description: Synthesis of metal complexes and their Photocatalytic Applications

Ashmita Jain

MSc: Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi

PhD: IIT Gandhinagar (Jan 2022-present) 

Research description: Synthesis of Corroles and their Photocatalytic Applications

Dr. Anu Janaagal

MSc IIT Ropar

PhD: IIT Gandhinagar  (July 2019-Nov 2024)

Research description: Synthesis of Porphyrin metal complexes and their Photocatalytic Applications

Current Position: Post Doctoral Fellow at Israel Institute of Technology (Prof. Zeev Gross's Group)

Dr. Neha Manav

MSc Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut 

PhD: IIT Gandhinagar (2015-2020)

Research description: Metal Complexes of Dipyrrinato Ligand 

Current Position: SERB-National Post Doctoral Fellow at IIT Delhi (June-2024)

Dr. Vijayalakshmi Pandey

MSc Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore

PhD: IIT Gandhinagar (2014-2020)

Research Description: Synthesis of porphyrins and porphyrin conjugates for biological application.

Current Position: Assistant Professor at PDEU

Dr. Praseetha E. Kesavan

MSc Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kerala

PhD: IIT Gandhinagar (2012-2019)

Research description:  Synthesis and applications of pyrrole based BODIPY and Porphyrin dyes

Current Position: Associate Research Scientist Medicinal Chemistry at Sai Life Sciences, Hyderabad

Dr. Naresh Balsukuri

 MSc CKM arts and science college, Warangal

PhD: IIT Gandhinagar (2011-2018)

Research description:  Synthesis and Photophysical studies of Donor-Acceptor Systems Based on Corrole/Porphyrins and Near infrared (NIR) aza-BODIPYs

Current Position: Research Associate at GVK Bio, Hyderabad

Dr. Sudipta Das 

MSc Assam University, Silchar

PhD: IIT Gandhinagar (2010-2016)

Research Description: N confused porphyrins and metal complexes

Post Doc : Piramal Discovery Solutions, Ahmedabad (Research Scientist)

Dr. Lalita Thakur

PhD: CSIR- Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow

Research description: Synthesis of Corroles and their Biological Applications

Dr. Manpreet Kaur

MSc: Guru Nanak Dev University

PhD: Guru Nanak Dev University

Research description: Synthesis of Corroles and their Biological Applications  

Current Position: Research associate at IISER-Mohali

Dr. Mani Vedamalai

MSc: University of Madras

PhD: National Chiao Tung University

Post Doc: IIT Gandhinagar (2014-2016)

Current Position: Assistant Professor in Chemistry, 

Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Bharath University,  Chennai, India