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Dr. Rabindra K. Behera currently working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry, at National Institute of Technology, Rourkela. Dr. Behera has obtained his PhD from Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai in 2011. At TIFR, he explored the substrate entry pathway and peroxidase activity in cytochrome P450 and investigated the structural/thermodynamic basis of thermostability for thermophilic cytochrome P450 and cytochrome c552. Then he joined Prof. Elizabeth C. Theil Lab at Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute, California as a postdoctoral researcher, to work on iron storage protein, ferritin. Subsequently, he moved to USC, Columbia in late 2012 to join Prof. Caryn E. Outten Lab to investigate “Cytosolic Fe-S cluster biogenesis using Yeast as a model system”. Towards the end of 2013, he returned India with DST-INSPIRE Faculty award to join Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneswar.
His current research interest is “Iron metabolism and structural biology of ferritin protein nanocage and their application in health and technology”.
Positions Held
Positions Held
2023 – Present: Associate Professor, Deptartment of Chemistry, NIT Rourkela, Odisha, INDIA.
2014 – 2023: Assistant Professor, Deptartment of Chemistry, NIT Rourkela, Odisha, INDIA.
2013 – 14: INSPIRE Faculty (Scientist); Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, INDIA
2012 – 13: Post-Doctoral Fellow; University of South Carolina, Columbia, USA; Advisor: Prof. Caryn E. Outten
2010 – 12: Pos-Doctoral Fellow; Children's Hospital (C.H.O.R.I), California, USA; Advisor: Prof. Elizabeth C. Theil
2006 – 06: 21st Century Center of Excellence Fellow; Nagoya University, Japan; Advisor: Prof. Yoshihito Watanabe
Education
2010: Ph.D. Chemistry, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai; Advisor: Prof. Shyamalava Mazumdar
Thesis Title: Studies of the Structure, Function and Stability of Cytochrome P450 and Analogous Heme-proteins
2004: M.Sc. Chemistry, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar
Courses Taught
CY101/CY1101 (Chemistry, B.Tech)
CY232 (Chemical Kinetics, Open Elective)
CY3201 (Chemistry of Elements, Int. M.Sc)
CY521/CY5201 (Bio-inorganic Chemistry, M.Sc.; Part of A.N. Khosla Center of Technology Enabled Learning; https://ankctel.nitrkl.ac.in/lecture/13,
CY5204 (Analytical Chemistry; M.Sc.)
CY611 (Advanced Analytical Chemistry; PhD Coursework)
CY624 (Special Topics in Inorganic Chemistry, PhD Coursework)
CY273/CY3703 (Chemical Biology Lab as Founder, Int. M.Sc.)
CY170 (Chemistry Lab, B.Tech); Physical Chemistry Lab (Int. M.Sc.).
Fellowships, Awards and Honors
2023 – Received CRSI Young Scientist Award in 31st CRSI-NSC at NIT Rourkela.
2018 & 2019 - Deputy Presiding Officer (NIT Rourkela Center), GATE – 2018 and GATE- 2019.
2017 – Prof. R.C. Tripathy Young Scientist Award by Orissa Chemical Society.
2017 – Regional Coordinator (Rourkela and Ranchi) for KVPY Exam organized by IISc Bangalore.
2016 – Selected as Mentor by Indian Academy of Sciences for SRF Programme.
2013 July - DST-Inspire Faculty Award, Govt. of India.
2010 Jan - 2013 Sept - Fellowship from NIH for post-doctoral work at CHORI and USC.
2009 - Student Travel Grant from SBIC and DST for presenting poster in ICBIC 14, Japan.
2006 Jun-Aug - 21st Century Center of Excellence (COE) Fellowship, Govt. of Japan.
2004-05 - Kanwal S. Rekhi Career Development Award from TIFR endowment fund.
2004 - Qualified Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) in Chemical Sciences.
2003 Dec - Qualified Lectureship (LS) - CSIR-UGC–NET in Chemical Sciences.
2003 - Dr. Radhanath Rath Scholarship, Govt. of India.
2002-04 - National Scholarship, Govt. of India.
2002 - Best Chemistry Graduate, Bhadrak College Bhadrak, Orissa, India.
Memberships
2009 – Present: - Society of Biological Inorganic Chemistry (SBIC).
2010 – 11: - American Chemical Society (ACS).
2013 – Patron Member, Orissa Chemical Society (OCS).
2017 – Present: Founder Life Member, Indian Society of Nanomedicine (ISNM).
2021 – Life Member (Regular), Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI)
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