Our lab explores diverse fields, focusing on bioinspired materials, anticancer therapeutics, and energy materials. We're actively advancing enzyme mimetics to develop new capabilities and addressing challenges in nanozymes to expand bioinspired chemistry. In bioninorganic chemistry, we design metallo-anticancer agents with unique mechanisms to combat resistance, contributing to the fight against cancer. Simultaneously, our research delves into highly efficient atomically clustered catalysts for hydrogen production, making a significant contribution to energy materials. This multidisciplinary approach highlights our commitment to pushing scientific frontiers and making impactful contributions in bioinspired chemistry, anticancer therapeutics, and energy materials.
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August 2025: Congratulations to Ms. Rasmi Morajkar for winning the ACS J. Phys. Chem. A best poster award at FACTS2025 Conference, Ashoka University, Sonipat.
June 2025: Congratulations to Mr. Rajani Kumar Borah for receiving International Travel Grant by Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF), New Delhi, for participating in 17th International conference on materials chemistry (MC17), UK.
April 2025: Our research paper published in the Journal of Materials Chemistry A has been featured by DST-India, News dailies, Magazines and YouTube shorts!
April 2025: Congratulations to Ms. Rasmi Morajkar for her selection to participate in the prestigious 74th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, Germany!
Dec 2024: Congratulations to Mr. Adarsh Fatrekar for receiving International Travel Grant by Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF), New Delhi, for participating in a conference at Singapore!
Dec 2024: Congratulations to Mr. Adarsh Fatrekar for acceptance of his work in the Journal of Materials Chemistry A!
Oct 2024: Our research articles from Chemical Science have been featured on the TV channel, Prudent Media.
Sept-Nov 2024: Our both Chemical Science articles are featured in The Hindu, Enzyme News, DST, Manorama Year book, Techexplorist and Devdiscourse.
August 2024: Congratulations to my research students, Mr. Adarsh Fatrekar and Ms. Rasmi Morajkar for the acceptance of their second paper in a highly prestigious RSC flagship journal, Chemical Science!
July 2024: Congratulations to Mr. Rajani Kumar Borah for the acceptance of his paper in the Journal of Materials Chemistry A!
June 2024: Congratulations to Ms. Rasmi Morajkar and Mr. Adarsh Fatrekar for acceptance of their paper in a highly prestigious RSC flagship journal, Chemical Science!
Jan 2024: Ms. Rasmi Morajkar has been selected for the Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) PhD fellowship by DST, India
Jan 2024: Dr. Amit Vernekar has been selected to membership of the prestigious Indian National Young Academy of Science (INYAS)
Dec 2023: Mr. Rajani Kumar Borah has been honored with the prestigious RSC Dalton Transactions Best Poster Award at 20th International Conference on Modern Trends in Inorganic Chemistry (MTIC-XX), IISc Bangalore. Congratulations, Rajani!
July 2023: Our DST INSPIRE project has been awarded an "Excellent" grade by DST, India
Dec 2022: Our article from The Journal of Materials Chemistry A has been selected as a hot article. Congratulations to Adarsh and Rajani Kumar!
Oct 2021: Interviews and research activity coverage by the leading NEWS daily, Tarun Bharat-Goa, and the NEWS channel, Prudent Media.
Sept 2021: Amit receives CSIR-Young Scientist Award 2021 at the hands of Hon'ble Vice President of India, Shri Venkaiah Naidu