PRINCIPAL SCIENTIST
BIOCHEMISTRY AND STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY DIVISION
CSIR-CENTRAL DRUG RESEARCH INSTITUTE
SECTOR-10, JANKIPURAM EXTENSION, SITAPUR ROAD,
LUCKNOW 226 031, UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA
ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0478-4354
ISI Web of Science researcher ID: http://www.researcherid.com/rid/C-6381-2009
Ph.D. Chemistry, 2009. University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, INDIA. Thesis Title: Computational studies of some weak non-bonded interactions.
M. Sc. (Honors School), Chemistry, 2003, Panjab University, Chandigarh, INDIA.
B. Sc. (Honors School), Chemistry, 2001, Panjab University, Chandigarh, INDIA.
QRS Fellow, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, December 2011 to November 2012.
Ranbaxy post-doctoral fellowship, IISc, Bangalore, June 2011 to November 2011.
Indian Institute of Science post-doctoral fellowship, June 2009-2011.
Eli Lilly Asia Outstanding Thesis Award, November 2009.
UGC, Senior Research Fellowship, August 2005-2008.
UGC, Junior Research Fellowship, August 2003-2005.
Member of the International Union of Crystallography (IUCr) Commission on "Quantum Crystallography" for 2017-2020. (link to Commission web page).
Indian Crystallographic Association (ICA): Life Member (LM 585),
World Directory of Crystallographers: IUCr ID: IUCr12675
15. “Hydrogen Bonds between Same Charge Species: Insights form Computational Studies”
Workshop on “Recent Trends in Computer-Aided Drug Design”
CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, INDIA (September 22, 2022)
14. “Development of Single and Multi-component Solid Materials for Pharmaceutical Applications”
International Conference on “Diverse Emerging Materials and their Applications” (ICDEMA-2021)
University of Lucknow, Lucknow, INDIA (March 14-15, 2021)
13. “Can a multi-component crystal formation between any two given compounds be predicted?”
6th Conference (virtual) of Bangladesh Crystallographic Association (BCA)
(January 15-16, 2021)
(Through online platforms: Zoom)
12. “Crystal Structure Prediction and Quantum Crystallography Applications”
Refresher Course in Chemistry.
Department of Chemistry, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology, Hisar, Haryana INDIA (September 30, 2020)
(Through online platform)
11. “Application of X-ray crystallography in Drug Discovery and Development”
Refresher Course in Refresher Course in Physics and Astrophysics.
University of Lucknow, Lucknow, INDIA (February 21, 2020)
10. “Interaction between two cationic species: Electrostatic repulsion and the importance of hydrogen bonding”
International Conference on Emerging Trends in Chemical Sciences (ETCS-2020)
Gauhati University, Assam, INDIA (February 13-15, 2020)
9. “On the nature of hydrogen bonds between Same Charge Species.”
Workshop on one 100 Years of Hydrogen Bonding
Indian Institute of Science, (January 10-11, 2020)
8. “Polymorph Explorations Guided by the Structural Landscape Studies”
OrganiX-2018
Tezpur University, Assam, INDIA (December 20-21, 2018)
7. “Advanced computing for polymorph search and prediction”
Electron diffraction for pharmaceutical applications workshop.
CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, INDIA (May 29, 2018)
6. “Weak dipole···dipole interactions in organic crystals: insights from experimental charge density studies”
India-Bangladesh Structural Chemistry Conference (IBSCC 2015)
IISER Kolkata, INDIA (September 18-19, 2015)
5. “Crystal Structure Prediction of Organic Molecules.”
Refresher Course in Physics, Electronics, Renewable Energy & Information Technology.
University of Lucknow, Lucknow, INDIA (February 14 - March 07, 2014)
4. “Crystal Structure Prediction of The Anhydrous form of Levofloxacin using supramolecular synthon approach”
3rd-China-India-Singapore conference on Crystal Engineering
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, INDIA (December 7-10, 2014)
3. “Crystal Structure Prediction of The Anhydrous form of Levofloxacin”
Mini Symposium celebrating the International Year of Crystallography 2014 on the topic: “Crystallography in Physics, Chemistry & Biology”
CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, INDIA (March 3, 2014)
2. “Understanding the molecular association in formaldehyde crystal structure by employing the Aufbau approach”
2nd China-India-Singapore Symposium on Crystal Engineering
Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, CHINA (November 19-23, 2012)
1. “Crystal Structure Prediction of Organic molecules, Recent Developments and Results from 5thBlind Test.”
Indo-US meeting on “The evolving role of solid-state chemistry in pharmaceutical science”
Heritage Village Resort, Manesar, near New Delhi, INDIA (February 2-4, 2012)