Hi! My name is Puneet Kacker. I am a Drug Discovery Scientist currently working in Gurugram. I am digital healthcare enthusiast and love to read and write things that impact human health.
Research Interests
Anything that makes human life better, healthier.
Professional Experience
Currently working as Functional and Industry Analytics Manager at Accenture, Gurugram
Previously associated with Innoplexus, Pune, Excelra-Hyderabad, GVK BIO (now Aragen)- Hyderabad, and Amity University-Noida.
PhD in Drug Discovery from Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (Italian Institute of Technology), Genova, Italy.
Master of Science (M.Sc) in Bioinformatics from University Institute of Engineering and Technology, CSJM University Campus, Kanpur, India.
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) in Biotechnology from Department of Biotechnology, Bareilly College, Bareilly, India.
N Sarkar, P Kacker, H Amin, P Narad, A Goswami, S Ghosal. Tetrahydronaphthalene lignan glucoside from Crataeva nurvala: Apoptotic induction, antimigration, and in silico analysis. Pharmacognosy Magazine 15 (64), 307, 2019.
P Polamreddy, V Vishwakarma, P Arumugam, R Bheemanati, P Esram. Discovery of hit molecules targeting allosteric site of hepatitis C virus NS5B polymerase. Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, 1-18. 2019
G Bottegoni, M Veronesi, P Bisignano, P Kacker, AD Favia, A Cavalli. Inside Cover: Development and Application of a Virtual Screening Protocol for the Identification of Multitarget Fragments. ChemMedChem 11 (12), 1189-1189. 2016
G Bottegoni, M Veronesi, P Bisignano, P Kacker, AD Favia, A Cavalli. Development and application of a virtual screening protocol for the identification of multitarget fragments. ChemMedChem 11 (12), 1259-1263. 2016
Sinha S., Amin H., Nayak D., Bhatnagar M., Kacker P., Chakraborty S., Kitchlu S., Vishwakarma R., Goswami A., Ghosal S. Assessment of microtubule depolymerization property of flavonoids isolated from Tanacetum gracile in breast cancer cells by biochemical and molecular docking approach. Chemico-Biological Interactions(2015); Volume 239, 1-11. PMID:26115782
Kacker P., Bottegoni G., Cavalli A. Computational Methods in the Discovery and Design of BACE-1 Inhibitors. Current Medicinal Chemistry (2012); Volume 19, 6095-6111. PMID: 23072352
Kacker P., Bottegoni G., Mangold M., Cavalli A., Masetti M. Combining dyad protonation and active site plasticity in BACE-1 structure-based drug design. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling (2012); Volume 52, 1079-1085. PMID: 22313091
Bhatnagar S., Sahi S., Kackar P., Kaushik S., Dave M. K., Shukla A., Goel A. Synthesis and docking studies on styryl chromones exhibiting cytotoxicity in human breast cancer cell line. Bioorganic Medicinal Chemistry Letters (2010); Volume 20, 4945-4950. PMID: 20621472
Training Workshop on "Audit by IQAC Team and Post Audit Processes" 21st December 2012 at Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, India
Two Weeks Workshop on Entrepreneurship at Amity University, Uttar Pradesh-2012
Attended Two Days Training Workshop on "Integrated Management System (ISO 9001:2008 & 14001:2004)" held on 12-14 June, 2014 at Amity University Uttar Pradesh.
National Conference of Immunology Health and Disease 2006 at CSJM University Kanpur, India
3-Days National Workshop on Drug Design J.P. University of Information Technology, Waknaghat, India
Seventh European Workshop in Drug Design (EWDD), 24th-30th May 2009, University of Siena, Siena Italy
European School of Medicinal Chemistry (ESMEC), 13th-18th September 2009, University of Urbino, Urbino, Italy
European School of Medicinal Chemistry (ESMEC), 4th-9th July 2010, University of Urbino, Urbino, Italy
One-day Schrödinger Workshop on Drug Design, 16th June 2011, Istituto Mario Negri in Milan, Italy
Poster presentation in Computationally Driven Drug Discovery (CDDD) Meeting. 21st-23rd November 2011, Dompe, L'Aquila, Italy
Poster Presentation at Structural & Computational Chemistry (SCC) Congress, 13th – 14th March 2012, Munich, Germany
Participated in 7th International Symposium of the International Society for the Development of Natural Products, 15th-17th November 2012, at Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, India
Attended National Technology Summit, organized by Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) on 10th December 2012, New Delhi, India
Poster presentation in Global R&D Summit 2013, organized by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), 25th and 26th July 2013, New Delhi, India
Attended E2E: Education to Employment Summit, Organized by Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), 17th October 2014, Noida, India
Attended All India Management Association (AIMA) Interactive Session on Strengthening Your Personal Brand, 31st October 2014, New Delhi, India
Invitation of Journals Editorial Roundtable 2014 by Taylor & Francis Group on 10th November 2014, New Delhi, India
Full scholarship for 3-years to pursue Doctoral Course. Scholarship offered by University of Genova, Italy
Awarded with "Best poster" prize at CDDD meeting