Group Members
Principal Investigator
Dr. Malleswara Rao Kuram
Sr. Scientist at CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute (CSIR-CDRI) Lucknow (since 12/2021)
Scientist at Central Drug Research Institute (CSIR-CDRI) Lucknow (12/2017 to 12/2021)
Post Doc at UNIST, South Korea (2015-2017) with Prof. Dr. Sung You Hong & at NTU, Singapore (2014) with Prof. Dr. Naohiko Yoshikai
Ph.D. (2013) at University of Hyderabad
Supervisor Prof. Dr. Akhila Kumar Sahoo
M.Sc. (2007) Pondicherry University, Puducherry
Ph.D. Students
Dhananjay Chaudhary
Senior Research Fellow
Joined on: July 2019
M.Sc : DDU Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur
B.Sc : DDU Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur
Email: dhananjay5858ddu@gmail.com
Research interests: C-H bond functionalization
Suman
Senior Research Fellow
Joined on: July 2019
M.Sc : Delhi University, Delhi
B.Sc : Rajasthan University, Rajasthan
Email:
Research interests: C-H bond functionalization
Naveen Kumar Maurya
Senior Research Fellow
Joined on: Jan 2020
M.Sc : M G K V, Varanasi
B.Sc : M G K V, Varanasi
Email: naveenkumarmaurya32@gmail.com
Research interests: C-H bond functionalization
Project Assistants
Urmila Unnikrishnan
Project Associate
Joined on: Oct 2023
M.Sc : Christ College, Irunjalakkuda
B.Sc : Vimala College, Thrissur
Email:
Research interests:
Amit Anand Panday
Project Associate
Joined on: April 2024
M.Sc: Siddarth University, UP
B.Sc: Dr RMLA University, UP
Email:
Research interests:
Alumni
PhD Students
Dr. Dharmendra Kumar
PhD: 2024
Thesis Title: Exploration and Development of Copper-Catalyzed Carbene Insertion Reactions for the Construction of C-N Bond
M.Sc : Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut
B.Sc : Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut
Email: dharmendra.kumar1@cdri.res.in
Publications:
1) Chem. Commun. 2024 (10.1039/D4CC00959B)
2) Adv. Syn. Cat. 2023, 365, 3935-3941
3) Org. Biomol. Chem. 2022, 20, 8610-8614
Research Associates
Reshma Khatoon
CDRI Project Trainee (Mar 2018-June 2018)
M. Sc : Lucknow University, Lucknow
Fatima Firdaus
CDRI project Trainee (Mar 2020-June 2020)
M.Sc : Lucknow University, Lucknow
Ishu
JRF-Project
(Aug 2019-Mar 2022)
M.Sc : CSJM University, Kanpur
B.Sc : CSJM University, Kanpur
Pinki
Skill Development Trainee
(Feb 2022-Aug 2022)
Deepanshu
Skill Development Trainee (Feb 2023-July 2023)
M.Pharm : M.D.University, Rohtak
B.Pharm : GJUST, Hisar
Kratika Singh
Skill Development Trainee (Aug 2023-Feb 2024)
M.Pharm : CSJMU, Kanpur
B.Pharm : Inst.Pharm. Sciences, Unnao