PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES 

Dr. Srinivasa Reddy has more than 20 years of research experience in the synthesis of natural products/medicinal chemistry/drug discovery. Dr. Reddy is best known for his application oriented organic synthesis towards human wellbeing. He is also known for the application of “Silicon-switch approach” in medicinal chemistry. In addition, the work carried out by his group on crop protection is worth highlighting. He is an author of ~120 publications and an inventor in ~35 patents.

- Accomplished total synthesis of ~50 natural products of biological importance.
- One of the molecules (Licogliflozin) discovered by his team in industry is currently in human clinical trials (Phase-II), where he was a project leader.
- Has experience in coordinating multi-disciplinary teams as a PL.
- Acquired skills in designing novel small molecules and lead optimization.
- Experienced in planning and execution of projects (Govt. and Industry).
- Discovered an anti-diabetic lead molecule (along with Shantani Pvt Ltd, Pune).
- Out-licensed patent/technology (two nos.) developed by team at CSIR-NCL
- Identified Silinezolid with high brain:plasma ratio with a potential to treat brain infections.
- Identified of an antibiotic lead compound for treating food infections.
- Identified novel Insect Repellents – Further work is in progress.
- Developed a method to access enantiopure pheromones towards crop protection.
- Identified of novel Cladologs towards potent anti-malarial drug discovery.

Dr. Reddy received several recognitions including the prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award (SSB) in Chemical Sciences and J. C. Bose National Fellowship by DST-SERB, Govt of India. He is also an editor of Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters (BMCL), an Elsevier journal.

POSITIONS HELD

 · 2020- Present Director, CSIR- Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Canal Road, Jammu, India

 · 2018- 2020  Senior Principal Scientist, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India.

 · 2014- 2018  Principal Scientist, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India.

 · 2010- 2014  Senior Scientist, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India.

 · 2007- 2010  Group Leader and Section Head,  Discovery Chemistry, Advinus Therapeutics Pvt. Ltd, Pune, India.

 · 2003- 2007  Principal Scientist, Discovery Chemistry, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd., Hyderabad, India.

 · 2001- 2003  Post-Doctoral Research Fellow (Advisor: Prof. Jeffrey Aube, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA).

 · 2000- 2001  Post-Doctoral Research Fellow (Advisor: Prof. Sergey A. Kozmin, Department of chemistry, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA).

 · 1994- 2000  Doctoral Research (Advisor: Prof. Goverdhan Mehta, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad / Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India).
 

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