Professional Experience

• National Fund for Scientific and Technological Development (FONDECYT) – Postdoctoral Research Fellow (17/11/2020 – Till date) in the University of Atacama, Copiapó, Chile 

Research: Design of Antitumoral Pt(II), Ru(II) and Ir(III) Complexes of Thiourea Ligands: Targeting Multiple mode of Action for Human Cancers (with Prof. Dr. E. Cesar)

• Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) – Postdoctoral Research Fellow (26/11/2018 – 15/11/2020) at Tokyo University of Science, Noda, Japan 

Research: Design and synthesis of green-emitting cationic peptide hybrids of cyclometalated Ir(III) complexes (IPHs) for biomedical applications (with Prof. Dr. Shin Aoki)

• Visiting Researcher (22/11/2017 – 25/03/2018) at Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Research: Synthesis and characterization of Ru-arene complexes containing pyrazole-based ligands for anticancer applications (with Dr. Sodio C. N. Hsu).

• Project Assistant (30/07/2012 – 01/04/2013) in CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Research: Technologies and products for solar energy utilization through networks (with Scientist Dr. T. Narasimhaswamy).

Academic Qualification

• Ph.D. Bioinorganic Chemistry, National Institute of Technology (NIT), Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India (2018) Thesis Title: DNA/protein binding and anticancer activity of Ni(II), Pd(II) and Ru(II) complexes bearing heterocyclic thiosemicarbazone ligands – Supervisor: Prof. R. Karvembu.

• M.Sc. Organic Chemistry, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India (2012)

Thesis Title: Synthesis of novel spiroxyindoles for biological applications – Supervisor: Dr. B.S.R. Reddy (from CSIR-CLRI); Co-supervisor: Dr. N.C. Saradha.

• B.Sc. Chemistry and Biology, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India (2010)

Research Area

• Synthesis, characterization, and biological applications of metal (Ni, Pd, Cu, Ir, Ru, Pt, Os, etc.) complexes with bioactive heterocyclic ligands

• Design and synthesis of luminescent cyclometalated Ir, Rh, and Ru complexes containing cationic peptide hybrids for anticancer applications and bioimaging studies

• Solution behaviour (aqueous chemistry), stability, and biomolecules interactions (DNA, BSA, GSH, amino acids, etc.) of biologically active complexes – UV-Vis, NMR, HPLC, mass spectrometry

• Anticancer and cell mechanistic studies of compounds (by MTT, Western blot, flow cytometry, confocal microscopy, cell cycle, etc.)

Awards & Honors

• Selected for FONDECYT–Postdoctoral Research Fellow – 2020 funding by Chile Government (Project No: 3200391).

• Selected for prestigious JSPS – Postdoctoral Research Fellow funding by Japan Government (ID: P18412).

• Selected for National Postdoctoral Fellowship (PDF/2018/001115) from Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Govt. of India, 2019.

• Young Scientist Award from Dr. K. V. Rao Scientific Society, Hyderabad, India, 2016-2017.

• Selected for Junior and Senior Research fellow awarded from University Grants Commission, Govt. of India, July 2013-July 2018.

Teaching Experience

• I taught Chemistry and Biochemistry theory and practical classes for Medical Students at Facultad de Medicina, University of Atacama, Chile

• I have taken theory and practical classes for national undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) students at NIT, Trichy, India.

• I have taken practical classes for international undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) students at KMU, Taiwan