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Expertise in protein chemistry, enzymology and biophysical studies, Hands on experience in synthetic organic chemistry

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Education Ph.D., Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India Jan 2006 - July 2011 M. Sc in Biochemistry from University of Calcutta, India July 2003- July 2005 B. Sc in Chemistry from Presidency College, Kolkata, India July 2000–July 2003 Experience Research Scientist, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India April 2021 - till date Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Science and Biotechnology, Adamas University Aug 2019–June 2020 Visiting Scientist, Crystallography and Molecular Biology Division, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata Sept 2016 – Aug 2019 Postdoctoral research fellow, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel Oct 2011- Oct 2015 Postdoctoral research Membrane skeleton (Spectrin based network, actin and their interaction with cytoskeletal drugs and other ligands) Molecular mechanism of the chloride pump halorhodopsin from Natronomonas pharaonis Doctoral research Design of inhibitors of the serine protease chymotrypsin Design of inhibitors of the ribonuclease superfamily proteins Interactions of small molecules with DNA Instrumental expertise UV-VIS spectrophotometer, EPR spectrometer, spectrofluorimeter, CD spectropolarimeter, Gel Electrophoresis and documentation, HPLC, MALDI TOF, Mass Spectrometry, NMR Computational Skills Platform: Microsoft Windows XP/Vista, Linux variants Visual Software: PyMOL Universal Molecular Modeling Software: AutoDock, ChemOffice, , SYBYL Plotting and Spreadsheet Programs: Origin, Microsoft Excel Application Software: Microsoft Office and other common productivity packages for Windows Teaching Experience Involved in teaching undergraduate and postgraduate biochemisry and chemistry courses

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Biochemistry
• ★ Medicinal Chemistry
• ☆ Structural Biology

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting

Writing Technical Writing, Copywriting, Newswriting

Research Market Research, User Research, Meta-Research, Gap Analysis, Gray Literature Search, Systematic Literature Review

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Work Experience

DST Women Scientist

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

April 2021 - Present

Assistant Professor

Adamas University

August 2019 - June 2020

Visiting Scientist

Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics

April 2017 - August 2019

Postdoctoral Fellow

Weizmann Institute of Science

October 2011 - July 2015

Research Fellow

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

January 2006 - July 2011

Education

B.Sc (Chemistry)

University of Calcutta

August 2000 - July 2003

Certifications

• Introduction to molecular spectroscopy

  Cousera

  https://www.coursera.org/account/accomplishments/verify/Q5972FAKBRXD

  May 2020 - Present

• COVID-19: What You Need to Know (CME Eligible)

  Cousera

  https://www.coursera.org/account/accomplishments/verify/QYZU9YVRV7SG

  April 2020 - Present

• Biochemical Principles of Energy Metabolism

  Cousera

  https://www.coursera.org/account/accomplishments/verify/KWDFRVEUHUPS

  April 2020 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

(2016). Spin-Controlled Photoluminescence in Hybrid Nanoparticles Purple Membrane System . ACS Nano.

(2015). The role of retinal light induced dipole in halorhodopsin structural alteration . FEBS Letters.

(2015). Conjugated Cofactor Enables Efficient Temperature-Independent Electronic Transport Across ∼6 nm Long Halorhodopsin . Journal of the American Chemical Society.

(2015). Cation Binding to Halorhodopsin . Biochemistry.

(2015). Engineered-membranes and engineered-micelles as efficient tools for purification of halorhodopsin and bacteriorhodopsin . The Analyst.

(2012). Azido carbonyl compounds as DNA cleaving agents . Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology.

(2012). Cytotoxic and necrotic responses in human amniotic epithelial (WISH) cells exposed to organophosphate insecticide phorate . Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis.

(2012). A facile Garratt–Braverman cyclization route to intercalative DNA-binding bis-quinones . Tetrahedron Letters.

(2012). Synthesis, photophysical, photochemical, DNA cleavage/binding and cytotoxic properties of pyrene oxime ester conjugates . Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences.

(2010). N,O-Diacyl-4-benzoyl-N-phenylhydroxylamines as photoinduced DNA cleaving agents . Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters.

(2010). Synthesis and ribonuclease A inhibition activity of resorcinol and phloroglucinol derivatives of catechin and epicatechin: Importance of hydroxyl groups . Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry.

(2010). Methyl thiophanate as a DNA minor groove binder produces MT–Cu(II)–DNA ternary complex preferably with AT rich region for initiation of DNA damage . International Journal of Biological Macromolecules.

(2010). Synthesis and RNase A inhibition study of C2-symmetric bis-isochromenyl sulfones . Tetrahedron Letters.

(2009). Design and synthesis of enediyne–peptide conjugates and their inhibiting activity against chymotrypsin . Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry.

(2008). Design, synthesis and RNase A inhibition activity of catechin and epicatechin and nucleobase chimeric molecules . Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters.