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Protein Engineer | Structural & Molecular Biologist | Biochemist | Drug Discovery Scientist
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Subject Matter Expertise
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Writing
Technical Writing,
Newswriting
Research
Gray Literature Search,
Systematic Literature Review
Consulting
Scientific and Technical Consulting
Product Development
Formulation
Work Experience
Research
University of Dundee
April 2018 - Present
Research Fellow
University of Warwick
March 2016 - March 2018
Postdoctoral Research Scientist
Research Complex at Harwell
January 2015 - February 2016
Researcher
Uppsala University
March 2014 - November 2014
Research and Teaching Assistant
Uppsala University
November 2008 - February 2014
Scientific Content Specialist
Eidogen-Sertanty Inc.
June 2005 - July 2006
Lecturer
Rai University
February 2004 - May 2005
Research Fellow
SIES-Indian Institute of Environment Management
January 2003 - January 2004
Education
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Structural Biology (Macromolecular Crystallography)
Uppsala University
November 2008 - February 2014
Master of Science - MSc, Molecular Biotechnology and Bioinformatics
Uppsala University
August 2006 - August 2008
Postgraduate Diploma - PGDip, Bioinformatics
SIES - Indian Institute of Environment Management
January 2002 - December 2002
Bachelor of Pharmacy - BPharm
Savitribai Phule Pune University
June 1997 - May 2001
Certifications
- Certification details not provided.
Publications
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Avinash Punekar, Anita C Catherwood, Adrian J Lloyd, Julie A Tod, Smita Chauhan, Susan E Slade, Gregory Walkowiak, Nicola F Galley, Katie Smart, Dean Rea, et al.(2020). Substrate and stereochemical control of peptidoglycan crosslinking by transpeptidation by Escherichia coli PBP1B . Journal of the American Chemical Society. 142. (11). p. 5034--5048. American Chemical Society
Avinash Punekar, Ricky Cain, Ramya Salimraj, Dom Belini, Colin W. G. Fishwick, Lloyd Czaplewski, David J. Scott, Gemma Harris, Christopher G. Dowson, Adrian J. Lloyd, et al.(2019). Structure-guided enhancement of selectivity of chemical probe inhibitors targeting bacterial seryl-tRNA synthetase . Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 62. (21). p. 9703--9717. American Chemical Society
(2019). Structure-guided enhancement of selectivity of chemical probe inhibitors targeting bacterial seryl-tRNA synthetase . Journal of medicinal chemistry.
Avinash Punekar, Firdaus Samsudin, Adrian J Lloyd, Christopher G Dowson, David J Scott, Syma Khalid, David I Roper(2018). The role of the jaw subdomain of peptidoglycan glycosyltransferases for lipid II polymerization . Cell Surface. 2. p. 54--66. Elsevier
Avinash Punekar, Han Feng, Sheng Wang, Ling Guo, Rudolf Ladenstein, Da-Cheng Wang, Wei Liu(2016). MD simulation of high-resolution X-ray structures reveals post-translational modification dependent conformational changes in HSF-DNA interaction . Protein and Cell. 7. (12). p. 916--920. Springer-Verlag GmbH and Co. KG
Avinash Punekar, Jonathan Porter, Stephen B. Carr, Simon E. V. Phillips(2016). Structural basis for DNA recognition by the transcription regulator MetR . Acta Crystallographica Section F: Structural Biology Communications. F72. (6). p. 417--26. International Union of Crystallography
Avinash Punekar, Josefine Liljeruhm, Tyson R. Shepherd, Anthony C. Forster, Maria Selmer(2013). Structural and functional insights into the molecular mechanism of rRNA m6A methyltransferase RlmJ . Nucleic Acids Research. 41. (20). p. 9537--9548. Oxford University Press
Avinash Punekar, Maria Selmer(2013). Purification . Acta Crystallographica F-Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications. 69. (Pt 9). p. 1001--1003. International Union of Crystallography
Avinash Punekar, Greta Hultqvist, S. Raza Haq, Celestine N. Chi, Åke Engström, Anders Bach, Kristian Strømgaard, Maria Selmer, Stefano Gianni, Per Jemth(2013). Energetic pathway sampling in a protein interaction domain . Structure. 21. (7). p. 1193--1202. Elsevier
Avinash Punekar, Tyson R. Shepherd, Josefine Liljeruhm, Anthony C. Forster, Maria Selmer(2012). Crystal structure of RlmM . Nucleic Acids Research. 40. (20). p. 10507--10520. Oxford University Press
Avinash Punekar, Greta Hultqvist, Angela Morrone, Celestine N. Chi, Ake Engström, Maria Selmer, Stefano Gianni, Per Jemth(2012). Tolerance of protein folding to a circular permutation in a PDZ domain . PLoS ONE. 7. (11). p. e50055. Public Library of Science
Avinash Punekar, M. Mohan, N. Kaul, R. Girnar, P. Junnare, L. Patil(2005). Nootropic activity of Moringa oleifera leaves . Journal of Natural Remedies. 5. (1). p. 59--62. Natural Remedies Private Ltd
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Avinash Punekar, Robert L. Summers, Manu Vanaerschot, James M. Murithi, Charisse F. Pasaje, Madeline R. Luth, Pamela Magistrado-Coxen, Emma F. Carpenter, Jade Bath, Joao P. Pisco, et al.(2019). IDENTIFICATION OF THE PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM ACETYL-COA SYNTHETASE AS AN EMERGING ANTIPLASMODIAL DRUG TARGET . American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 101. (5 Suppl. 1). p. 476--477. American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene