Group Members

Principal Scientist at CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute (CSIR-CDRI) Lucknow (since Dec 2025)

Senior Scientist at CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute (CSIR-CDRI) Lucknow (Dec 2021 to Dec 2025)

Scientist at Central Drug Research Institute (CSIR-CDRI) Lucknow (Dec 2017 to Dec 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

Email: malleswara.kuram@cdri.res.in               Contact Us     

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Junior Research Fellow 

Joined on: Aug 2024

M.Sc : DDU Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur

B.Sc : MGPG College, Gorakhpur 

Email: chandrashekhar152001@gmail.com

Research interests:  Transfer Hydrogenation and C-H bond functionalization

Junior Research Fellow 

Joined on: July 2025

M.Sc : Dr RML Avadh University, Faizabad

B.Sc : Dr RML Avadh University, Faizabad

Email: 

Research interests: C-H bond functionalization

Junior Research Fellow 

Joined on: Dec 2025

M.Sc : Kumaun University, Nainital

B.Sc : Kumaun University, Nainital

Email: 

Research interests: C-H bond functionalization and Transfer Hydrogenation

Project Associate

Joined on: June 2025

M.Sc: IIT Ropar

B.Sc: FMU, Balasore

Email: 

Research interests: Medicinal Chemistry

Skill Development Trainee

Joined on: July 2025

M. Pharm: Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences 

B. Pharm: Gitam University, Hyderabad

Email: 

Research interests: Medicinal Chemistry

Skill Development Trainee

Joined on: July 2025

M. Pharm: Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences

B. Pharm: Chandigarh University, Punjab

Email: 

Research interests: Medicinal Chemistry

Project Associate

Joined on: Oct 2025

M.Sc: University of Delhi

B.Sc: YMCA UST, Faridabad

Email: 

Research interests: Medicinal Chemistry/C-H functionalization

Research Intern

Joined on: Dec 2025

M.Sc: MCBU, Chatarpur

B.Sc: SKU, Chatarpur

Email: 

Research interests: Medicinal Chemistry

PhD: Jan 2019- Jan 2024

Thesis Title: Exploration and Development of Copper-Catalyzed Carbene Insertion Reactions for the Construction of C-N Bond 

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 

Current Position: Post-doc with Prof. Hisashi Yamamoto, Chiba Institute of Technology, Japan

PhD: July 2019- July 2024

Thesis Title: Transition Metal-Catalyzed Reactions of Quinoline and Other Heterocycles

Email: dushadsuman@gmail.com 

Publications: 

1) Adv. Syn. Cat. 2024, 366, 4219-4227

2) Chem. Commun. 2023, 59, 7088-7091

3) Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2023, 26, e202201344

4) Chem. Commun. 2022, 58, 4255-4258 

Current Position: Post-doc with Prof. Radovan Šebesta , Comenius University Bratislava, Bratislava 

PhD: July 2019-July 2024

Thesis Title: Transition Metal-Catalyzed Cascade Reactions of Allenes: Synthesis of Oxygen and Nitrogen-Containing Heterocycles 

Email: dhananjay5858ddu@gmail.com

Publications: 

1) Chem. Commun. 2025, 61, 2981-2984 

2) J. Org. Chem. 2024, 89, 11783-11788 

3) J. Org. Chem. 2024, 89, 7347–7351  

4) Chem. Commun. 2022, 58, 11300-11303 

PhD: Jan 2020-Jan 2025

Thesis Title: Exploration of Cyclic Diaryliodonium Salt as Biarylating Agents: Synthesis of Biologically Relevant Molecules 

Email: naveenkumarmaurya32@gmail.com

Publications: 

1) Org. Lett. 2025, 27, 9109-9114 

2) Chem. Commun. 2025, 61, 1673-1676

3) J. Org. Chem. 2022, 87, 13744-13749 

Current Position: Post-doc with Prof. Martin Putala , Comenius University Bratislava, Bratislava