PRESENT GROUP MEMBERS   

Akshay Kulkarni completed his M.Sc. (Organic Chemistry) from Ferguson's college, Pune in Oct 2015. He joined our group in the same year as a Project Assistant. Presently he is working as an Senior Research Fellow (SRF) from Jan 2019.

Current Research Interests: Total synthesis, analogues and SAR studies of anti-cancer natural products.

e-mail: as.kulkarni@ncl.res.in

Rahul Choudhury completed his M.Sc. in chemistry from IIT Madras in the year 2016. He joined our group in July 2017 to pursue his doctoral studies.

Current Research Interests: Total synthesis, SAR studies and biological evaluation of natural product.

email: r.choudhury@ncl.res.in

Dattatraya Masal completed his M.Sc. in 2014 from Pune University, following which he worked in Lupin Pharmaceuticals for two years. He joined our group Jan 2018 to pursue his doctoral studies.

Current Research Interests: Total synthesis of bioactive natural products

email: dp.masal@ncl.res.in

Yash Mankad completed his M.Sc. in Organic Chemistry from Maharaja Sayajirao University, Vadodara in the year 2017. He joined our group in the same year as Project Assistant.

Current Research Interests: Synthesis of bioactive natural products

email: y.mankad@ncl.res.in

Monica Dandawate completed her M.Sc. from Pune University in the year 2015 following which she worked at Halliburton India Pvt. Ltd. as a scientist. She later joined our group as Project Assistant in June, 2018.

Current Research Interest: Synthesis of bioactive natural products

email: m.dandawate@ncl.res.in

Vishal Zade completed his M.Sc. from Solapur University in the year 2018. After his masters he joined our group as a Junior Research Fellow (JRF) in Jan 2019.

Current Research Interest: Synthesis of bioactive natural products

email: vm.zade@ncl.res.in

Sunil Khamkar completed his M.Sc. from Pune University in the year 2008.  Currently he is joined in our group as industry sponcered PhD fellow through BASF Chemicals India Pvt Ltd. Mumbai in Aug 2019

Current Research Interest: Syntheis of bioactive natural products

email: sl.khamkar@ncl.res.in

 

Laxmikant Gangnale completed his M.Sc. from Shivaji University Kolhapur in the year 2018 following which he worked at Anthem Biosciences Pvt. Ltd as a trainee scientist. He later joined our group as Junior Research Fellow (JRF) in Jan 2020.

Current Research Interest: Synthesis of bioactive natural products

email: ld.gangnale@ncl.res.in

 

Suhag Sanjay Patil completed his M.Sc. from Swami Ramanand Tirth Marathwada (SRTM) University, Nanded in the year 2014. He joined as a Project Assistant in our group in 2016. Presently, he is persuing his doctaral studies in our group.

Current Research Interest: Synthesis of bioactive natural products

email: suhag.patil@ncl.res.in

 


 

HALL OF FAME

 

Dr. Siba Swaroop worked in our group as Post-doctoral Fellow from 2010 to 2012. He worked on total syntheses of several natural products including, CJ-15801, Diaportheone-B, Microsporin-B and Long tailed Mealy bug pheromone.

Current Position: Group Leader at Eurofins Advinus, Bangalore.

 

Dr. Madhuri Shinde worked in our group as a CSIR-RA from Dec 2012 to Feb 2016. She worked on the synthesis of natural products using Deils-Alder strategy and macrocyclic compounds.

Current Position: Senior Research Scientist, Emcure Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Hinjewadi, Pune

Pankaj Khairnar worked in our group as Project Assistant from 2014 to 2016. Then he pursued his PhD from National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan.

Current Position: Post Doctoral Fellow at Medicines for All Institute,  Richmond, USA.

 

Dr. Santu Dhara worked as a postdoctoral fellow in our group from Nov 2014 to Aug 2016. He worked synthetic methodology and total synthesis of macrocyclic peptides namely Teixobactin.

Current Position: Team Lead at Syngene International Ltd. Hyderabad.

 

 Dr. Gajanan completed his Ph.D in our group from Jan 2011 to Dec 2016.

Thesis Title: Studies in Antibacterial Natural Products and their Analogs

Current Position: Senior Research Scientist, Piramal Pharma Ltd.

 

Dr. K. Kashinath completed his PhD in our group from Jan 2011 to May 2016. Then he pursued his post doctoral studies at Medicines for all Institute, Richmond, USA

Thesis Title: Total Synthesis of Proposed Structures of Potent Anti-Inflammatory Agents Solomonamides and Analogs

Current Position: Team lead-Senior Research Investigator at Syngene International Ltd. Hyderabad.

 

 

Dr. Satish Chandra completed his PhD in our group from July 2011 to Jan 2017. Then he pursued his post doctoral studies at University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA.

Thesis Title: Total Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Marine Natural Products Palmyrolide A, Nitrosporeusines and their Analogues

Current Position: Senior Research Investigator at Syngene International Ltd. Hyderabad.

 

Dr. Remya Ramesh completed her PhD in our group from July 2011 to Dec 2016. Then she pursued her post doctoral studies under the guidance of Prof. Jeff Aube, USA.

Thesis Title: Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Novel Organosilanes and Synthesis of Enantiopure Pheromones towards Crop Protection

Current Position: Research Scientist, Jubilant Bioasys, Bangalore.

 

Dr. Seetharamsingh completed his PhD in our group from Aug 2011 to Sept 2016. Then he pursued his post doctoral studies at NTU, Singapore.

Thesis Title: Synthesis of Polyol natural products Mycalols, Sch-25674, Glimasolides and their Analogues and Design, Synthesis and Identification of Silicon Incorporated Oxazolidinone Antibiotics with Improved Brain Exposure

Current Position: Research Scientist at Singapore MIT alliance for Reasearch and Technology Center (SMART) Singarpore.

 

Dr. Kishor completed his PhD in our group. Then he pursued his post doctoral studies in Batey Research Group, Canada.

Thesis Title: Total Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Hydrindane and Decalin based Natural Products: Peribysin E, Nordoaristolone B, Nootkatone, Botryosphaeridione and their Analogues

Current Position: Team Lead- BASF Chemicals India Pvt Ltd.

 

Routholla Ganesh worked in our group as Project Assistant from May 2015 to March 2017. 

Current Position: Pursuing PhD at BITS Pilani Hydrabad Campus.

Dr. N. Vasudevan completed his PhD in our group from Aug 2011 to July 2017. The he pursued his post doctoral studies in the University of Nantes, France followed by Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, USA.

Thesis Title: Oxidative Cleavage of Indole: Application to the Total Synthesis of Deoxy-solomonamide B, Ivacaftor and Quinolones

Current Position: Senior Scientist, TCG Green Chem Inc, Richmond, USA

   

Dr. Mahender Khatravath worked in our group as National Post Doctoral Fellow (NPDF) from July 2016 to Dec 2017. 

Current Position: Assistant Professorat at Central University of South Bihar, Bihar

 

Dr. Rahul Shingare completed his PhD in our group from July 2012  to May 2018 

Thesis Title: Antibacterial natural product Hunanamycin A: Total synthesis, Lead optimization, and related studies

Current Position: Post doctoral fellow at University of California, Santa Cruz with Prof. John B. MacMillan

 

Dr. Rohini Ople completed his PhD in our group from June 2012 to April 2018

Thesis Title: Design, Synthesis and Biochemical studies of FadD and Type III PKS Inhibitors towards Developing Anti-tuberculosis Agent

Current Position: Senior Research Associate, Albany Molecular Research Institute, Hyderabad.

 

 

Namrata Patil worked in our group as Project Assistant from Nov 2017- Jan 2019.

Current Position: Executive- R&D, Sudarshan Chemical Industries Ltd.

 

Dr. Gorakhnath Jachak completed his PhD in our group from Aug 2013 to March 2019.

Thesis Title: Total Synthesis of Revised Structure of potent Anti-inflammatory Natural Product Solomonamides and Related Studies and Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Silicon Incoroprated Morpholine Antifungals

Current Position: Post doctoral fellow at University of Minnesota USA.

Dr. Hanuman Kalmode worked in our group as National Post Doctoral Fellow (NPDF) from Dec 2015 to Aug 2019.


Current Position: Post doctoral Reserach Associate at Medicines for All Institute, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, USA

Dr. Vidya Gunjal completed his PhD in our group from Dec 2013 to Nov 2019.

Thesis Title: Studies Towards Bio-active Macrocyclic Peptides: Teixobactin, Pseudoxylallemycin B, Arthroamide and Fusaristatin C.

Dr. Pronay Das completed his PhD in our group from Aug 2015 to May 2021.

Thesis Title: Antimalarial Natural Product Cladosporin: Synthesis of Stereoisomeric Library, Lead Optimization, Co-crystallization, and Biological Evaluation and Synthesis of Related Macrocyclic Natural Products

Current Position: Post-doctoral research fellow at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA.

 

Dr. C. Gangadurai worked in our group as CSIR-RA from Aug 2018 to Nov 2021.

Current Position: Senior Research Scientist at TCG Life Sciences, Kolkata

Dr. Paresh Athawale completed his PhD in our group from Jan 2017 to Nov 2021.

Thesis Title: Total Synthesis Guided Structural Rivision of Peribysin Family Natural Products and Development of Novel Method for Enone Transposition

Current Position: Post-doctoral fellow at The Moffitt cancer center, Tampa, Florida, USA.