EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Duration: January 2019 - December 2023
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune, India
PhD Advisor: Prof. Arnab Mukherjee
Joined: 01/01/2019 Thesis Submitted: 31/12/2023. PhD Defense: 23/04/2024. Degree Awarded: 29/05/2024
Thesis title: Exploring molecular recognition of small molecule binding, protein-protein interactions, and RNA folding dynamics using enhanced sampling methods
Master of Science (MSc) Subject: Chemistry
Duration: July 2016 - April 2018
School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad, India (CGPA: 7.47)
Bachelor of Science (BSc) Subject: Chemistry
Duration: July 2012 -April 2015
Loyola College Chennai, University of Madras, India (CGPA: 8.76)
RESEARCH POSITIONS
Postdoctoral Researcher
Duration: January 2024 - Present
Computational Biomedicine, Institute of Neurosciences and Medicine, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany
Advisor: Prof. Paolo Carloni
Fulbright Visiting Doctoral Research Scholar
Duration: September 2022 - June 2023
Department of Chemistry, University of California Irvine, USA
Advisor: Prof. Ioan Andricioaei
ACHIEVEMENTS/ AWARDS
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Selected for Fulbright – Nehru Doctoral Research Fellowship for research at the University of California, Irvine, for the year 2022–2023.
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Recipient, DBT-CTEP Travel grant, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India (June 2022)
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Recipient, CSIR Travel Grant, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India (May 2022)
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Recipient, Infosys Foundation Travel award, IISER Pune (March 2022)
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Qualified CSIR NET-JRF with All India rank-57
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Qualified GATE 2018 in Chemical Sciences with a 96.55 percentile score
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1st Rank in Central University Common Entrance Test (CUCET-2016), for M.Sc. Chemistry at CU Kerala, Karnataka, Tamilnadu
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1st Rank in the entrance test for M.Sc. Chemistry 2016, NIT Surathkal, India.
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Gold Medalist in Physical Chemistry during Bachelor degree, Loyola College Chennai (August 2015)
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Rashtrapati Scout Award - An award presented by the President of India for extracurricular achievement in scouting. (March 2010)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Teaching Assistant, IISER Pune, India.
Duration: Januvary 2021 - May 2021
Course : Quantum Chemistry
Level: Post Graduate
Instructor: Prof. Arun Venkataraman
Teaching Assistant, IISER Pune, India.
Duration: August 2021 - December 2021
Course: Chemical equilibrium and kinetics
Level: Post Graduate
Instructor: Prof. Arnab Mukherjee
Teaching Assistant, IISER Pune, India.
Duration: Januvary 2020 - May 2020
Course : Principles of Physical Chemistry
Level: Under Graduate
Instructor: Dr. Anirban Hazra
POSITIONS HELD
School Board Member,
School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad
Duration: Sept. 2016 - Sept 2017
OUTREACH & COMMUNITY SERVICE
Volunteer,
National Service Scheme
Duration: Aug. 2010 - Mar 2012
Unit leader and Volunteer,
Bharath Scout & Guides
Duration: June 2007 - Mar 2010