Present Position

DST-INSPIRE Faculty

January 2021 - Present: Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati, AP, India.

Postdoctoral Experience

August 2017 - December 2020: Postdoctoral Associate, Institute of Transformative Biomolecules (ITbM), World Premier International Research Center Initiative (WPI), Nagoya University, Japan. (Supervisor: Prof. Jeffrey W Bode., ETH Zurich, Switzerland; https://bode.ethz.ch/).

Educational Qualifications

• Ph.D., 2012-2017 (Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology), Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India. (Supervisor: Prof. V Kesavan)

• M.Sc., 2008 - 2010 (Organic Chemistry)., Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati.

• B.Sc., 2005 - 2008 (Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics)., PVKN Govt. College, Chittoor (affiliated to Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati).

Experience

July 2010 - November 2011 Guest Lecturer in Chemistry for B.Sc.

Department of Chemistry, PVKN Government College, Chittoor, AP., India.

July 2010 - November 2011 Guest Lecturer/Lab instructor for M.Sc. Organic Chemistry

Department of Chemistry, PVKN Government College, Chittoor, AP, India.

Scholarships/Awards

2021: Research Excellence Award from Institute of Scholars, Bangalore.

2020: DST-INSPIRE Faculty Award with an independent research grant (35 Lakhs for 5 years)

2018: Best Ph.D. Thesis Award at IIT Madras, Chennai, India.

2017-2020: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Funded Postdoctoral Fellowship, WPI, ITbM, Nagoya University, Japan.

2017: Best ITbM Research Award for the outstanding research proposal at ITbM, Nagoya University, Japan.

2017: Merit Research Award for the quality and quantity of the doctoral research work at IIT Madras, India.

2014 - 2016: Senior Research Fellowship awarded by CSIR, New Delhi.

2012 - 2013: Junior Research Fellowship awarded by CSIR, New Delhi.

2011: Qualified CSIR-JRF examination with all India rank 59 at the national level.

2010: Qualified CSIR / UGC (NET) examination for Lectureship with all India rank 191 at the national level.

2010: Qualified Gratitude Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) examination with 95.5 percentile at the national level.

2010: Outstanding student in organic chemistry at PVKN Govt. College, Chittoor (affiliated to SV University, Tirupati).

2008: Outstanding student in chemistry at PVKN Govt. College, Chittoor (affiliated to SV University, Tirupati).

2003: School first rank at secondary school certificate (SSC), AP.

Seminars/Conferences/Workshops

9. Kumarswamyreddy, N. Oral Presentation on ‘‘L-Proline Derived Thiourea Organocatalyst Catalyzed to Access Enantioenriched 3-Acetyl Coumarin Substituted 3- Hydroxy Oxindoles and Pyranocoumarin Fused Spirooxindoles” at Second Virtual International Conference on Chemical Sciences in Sustainable Technology and Development (2nd IC2S2TD-2021), organized by the Department of Chemistry, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT), Surat 395007, Gujrat, India in Association with the Department of Chemistry, Chung-Ang University, South Korea during 24th - 26th November 2021.

8. Kumarswamyreddy, N. attended and discussed with the Chem Comm Associate Editors and Advisory Board members on “Protein organic chemistry and chemical tools in chemical biology” RSC Desktop Seminar-Hosted by Chem Comm on 17 September 2020.

7. Kumarswamyreddy, N. Oral Presentation on “Stereoselective synthesis of biologically active spirooxindole scaffolds” at Department of Chemistry, Uka Tarsadia University organized “Chemical Science Frontiers: The Virtual International Conference” (CSF:TVIC-2020) on 29-30th May 2020.

6. Kumarswamyreddy, N., Yoshinari, A., Nakamura, M., Oishi, S., Frommer, W., Bode, J. Poster Presentation on “CYCLAMEN - Gene-based Cyclic Peptide Library for Phenotypic Screening” at 6^th CSRS-ITbM Joint Workshop held at RIKEN Wako Campus, Saitama, Japan, Janunay 07-08, 2020.

5. Kumarswamyreddy, N., Uchida, N., Torii, K., Oishi, S., Bode, J. Poster Presentation on “Synthetic Study of Epidermal Patterning Factor (EPF) Peptide/Protein Hormones” at C-H Functionalization Workshop held at KAIST, Deajeon, Korea, July 11-12, 2019.

4. Kumarswamyreddy, N., Kesavan, V. Poster presentation on “Enantioselective Assembly of Spirooxindole Fused with Pyranopyrazoles via Michael/Hemiketalization”at 21^st International Conference on Organic Synthesis (ICOS 21) held at IIT Bombay, India, December 11-16, 2016.

3. Kumarswamyreddy, N., Kesavan, V. Poster presentation on “Cu(II) Mediated Tandem Friedel-Craft Alkylation/Cyclization of 3-ethynyl-3-OBoc Oxindole Derivatives” at 17^th Tetrahedron Symposium, held at Sitges (near Barcelona), Spain 28^th June -1^st July 2016.

2. Kumarswamyreddy, N., Dayanandareddy K., (2011). Oral Presentation on "Synthesis and Characterization of Nitrogen Containing Heterocyclic Compounds and Applications in Medicinal Chemistry". A work shop on Current Trends in Chemistry of Materials International Year of Chemistry 2011. P.V.K.N Government college, Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, India.

1. Kumarswamyreddy, N., Ramaiah, R., Narasimhulu Chetty, A., Dayanandareddy K. Oral presentation on “A facile Synthesis of β-amino acids from acetoacetic ester derivatives via reductive imination.” A Workshop on Advances in Organic Spectroscopy (2009) P.V.K.N Government college, Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, India.