Dr. Garima Jindal is originally from Delhi and completed her undergraduate and postgraduate studies in Chemistry from the University of Delhi. Subsequently she moved to another metropolitan city, Mumbai to pursue her graduate studies in the group of Prof. Sunoj at IIT Bombay. It was here that she was first amazed by the world of computational chemistry. After completing her graduate studies in 2015 she moved to University of Southern California to work as a postdoctoral fellow with Prof. Arieh Warshel (Nobel Laureate, 2013). She started her independent research career as an assistant professor at the Indian Institute of Science Bangalore in March 2019.  Apart from science, she loves reading fiction and singing rhymes with her two year old son.

Academic Achievements                                                                                                                                                               

• All India Rank-13 in CSIR-UGC (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-University Grants Commision) exam held in June'09

•  First position in University of Delhi in M.Sc. Organic Chemistry (2008-2009)

• First position in University of Delhi in B.Sc. Chemistry (2004-2007)

Awards and Fellowships                                                                                                                                                               

•  Eli Lilly Outstanding Thesis Award in 2015

• Department of Science and Technology-German Research Foundation (DST-DFG) award to participate in the 63rd Lindau Meeting of Nobel Laureates and Students 

• Prof. T. R.  Seshadri Gold Medal for standing first in M.Sc. (Organic Chemistry)

• Prof. G. B. V. Subramanian Gold Medal for standing first in M.Sc. (Organic Chemistry)

• Prof. K. B. L. Mathur Gold Medal for standing first in M.Sc. (Organic Chemistry)

• M. K. Rastogi prize for the year 2004-05, 2005-06 and 2006-07 for standing first in B.Sc. (Chemistry) in Hindu college