Dr. Sharma completed his MSc from Delhi University, New Delhi in 2000. He received his Ph.D. from National Chemical Laboratory, Pune and University of Pune in 2006. His thesis work comprised the synthesis and biophysical study of Peptide Nucleic Acid (PNA) analogues. He worked as a Post Doctoral fellow from 2006-2009 with Prof. Dale C. Poulter at Dept. of Chemistry, University of Utah, USA. As a PDF, his work was based on the synthesis and mechanistic studies of IPP Isomerase (Type-I and Type-II) substrates and inhibitors. He joined NISER in 2009 as a visiting faculty in School of Chemical Sciences (SCS). After few years, he was appointed as Assistant Professor in 2012. In 2014, he was promoted to Reader-F. After five years, he was promoted to Associate Professor in 2019. Since then he  is continuing as Associate Professor in this department (SCS-NISER).

EDUCATION  AND EXPERIENCES

• 2019 – Present: Associate Professor, NISER- Bhubaneswar, India.

• 2014 - 2019: Reader-F, School of Chemical Sciences, NISER-Bhubaneswar, NISER Bhubaneswar, India.

• 2012 - 2014: Assistant Professor, School of Chemical Sciences, NISER-Bhubaneswar, India.

• 2009-2012: Visiting faculty, School of Chemical Sciences, NISER-Bhubaneswar, India

• 2006-2009: Post Doctoral fellow with Prof. Dale C. Poulter at Dept. of Chemistry, University of Utah, USA

  • • • The mechanistic study of IPP Isomerase(Type-I and Type-II) substrates and inhibitors.

• 2006: Ph.D with Prof. K.N. Ganesh at National Chemical Laboratory (NCL)- Pune & (University of Pune) 

  • • • Synthesis and biophysical study of Peptide Nucleic Acid(PNA) analogues.

• 2000: M.Sc. in Chemistry (Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, New Delhi).

TEACHINGS

Core courses (M.Sc./Ph.D.)

• C501 Organic Chemistry-III (Natural product/Heterocycles/Biomolecules)

• C341 Organic Chemistry Lab I     

• C344 Organic Chemistry Lab II

• C565 Advanced Organic Chemistry

• C344 Organic Chemistry Lab II

• C244 Biomolecular Chemistry Lab

• C344 Organic Chemistry Lab II

• C301 Physical Organic Chemistry

• C344 Organic Chemistry Lab II

• C403 Chemistry of Heterocycles and Natural products

• C204 Reagents in Organic Syntheses

• C203, Reaction Mechanism in Organic Chemistry

• C102, Chemistry II

 Elective courses (M.Sc/Ph.D.).

• C565 (4) Advanced Organic Chemistry

• C561 (4) Advanced Bio-organic Chemistry

Adminstrative Responsibilites

•  Chairman-Transport Cell, NISER-Bhubaneswar 

•  PGCS-SCS (2016-2018)

• ESI-Mass Incharge

• CD (Circular Dichroism) - Incharge

• Convener, NBCC (NATIONAL BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY CONFERENCE), held in 2018 at NISER, Bhubaneswar