Research Interest

1. Anticancer drug discovery

2. Computer aided drug design

3. Nano carriers

4. Protein/peptide NMR spectroscopy (Structure, dynamics, Protein-protein and protein-ligand interactions)

5. Peptide synthesis (solid and solution phase)

Academics

Ph. D. Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (2010)

M. Pharm. (Pharmacy) Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India (2004)

B. Pharm. (Pharmacy) Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India (2002)

Employment History:

Assistant Professor (2013-Contd)

Employer: Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dr. H.S. Gour University (Central University), Sagar, MP, India

Post Doctoral Research Fellow (2010 – 2013)

Employer: Experimental Therapeutic Centre (ETC), Bioemdical Sciences Institute (BMSI), A*STAR, Biopolis Singapore

Research topics:

1. Structural characterization of Dengue/West nile Virus protease, application into drug discovery.

2. Structural Characterization of ion channels/GPCR/membrane proteins.

Laboratory Executive (2009 – 2010)

Employer: Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Research topics: Structural and mechanistic insight into archaeal ATP synthase, vacuolar ATPase and F1FO ATP synthase

Research Associate (2005 – 2005)

Employer: Ranbaxy Research Laboratories, Gurgaon, India

Research topics: Design and protocols of bioavailability/ bioequivalence study and analysis of pharmacokinetics parameters

Fellowships/awards:

2010, Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, awarded by Biomedical Sciences Institute (BMSI), A*STAR, Singapore

2007, Conference grant award for ISMAR 2007, awarded by Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore

2006, Full-time Fellowship for PhD Program, awarded by Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore

2005, Senior Research Fellowship (Direct), awarded by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), India

2004, Gold Medal (For topping in Master degree), awarded by Jadavpur University, India

2004, Professor Anupam Sen Gupta Memorial Bronze Medal (For securing highest marks in pharmaceutical chemistry), awarded by Jadavpur University, India

2002, Fellowship for masters program in pharmacy, awarding Agency All India Council for Technical Education, Govt. of India

NMR Data Assignment and Pdb Deposition:

Assignment of protein/peptide deposited in Biological magnetic Resonance Data bank (BMRB): ID no 17537, 16354, 17487, 15046, 18196, 15940, 16247.

Protein/peptide Structure Solved by NMR spectroscopy: Pdb ID no 2L4R, 2LAT, 2K88, 2OV6, 2K6I, 2KHK, 2KK7, 2M0S.