Group Members

Samir Roy

Ph.D. researcher

Roll number: 186122033

Organometallic Chemistry and Peptidomimetics Ongoing Email: samir18@iitg.ac.in

Sinchini Barman

Ph.D. researcher

Roll number: 186152006

Design of β-sheet breaker unnatural amino acids/peptides towards the development of peptidomimetic drugs for amyloid disease. Ongoing

Email: sinchini_barman@iitg.ac.in

Hirak Jyoti Baishya

Ph.D. researcher

Roll number: 196122114

In-silico Drug Discovery against few fatal Genetic and Infectious diseases Ongoing Email: hjyoti@iitg.ac.in hirakjb95@gmail.com

Aniket Banerjee

Ph.D. researcher

Roll number: 196152006

Expansion of the Genetic Alphabets/Codes Ongoing Email: abanerjee@iitg.ac.in

Sujata Roy

Ph.D. researcher

Roll number: 206152104

Fluorimetric Sensing of β-Lactamase Ongoing Email: roy.sujata@iitg.ac.in

Sunil Kumar Swain

Ph.D. researcher

Roll number: 216122037

Nucleoside Chemistry Email: swainsunilkumar574@gmail.com

Himangsu Mediboyana

Ph.D. researcher

Roll number: 216152102

Artifiicial Photosynthesis and Nanophotocatalysis Email: h.mediboyana@iitg.ac.in

Shumaila Sheikh

Ph.D. researcher

Roll number: 226122127

Expansion of the Genetic Alphabets; Nucleoside Chemistry Email: s.shumaila@iitg.ac.in

Kaustabh Rakhsit

Ph.D. researcher

Roll number: 226152005

Photocatalytic Disinfection of Waste Water Email: rakshit@iitg.ac.in

Shuvam Purkait

Ph.D. researcher

Roll number: 226152104

Expansion of the Genetic Alphabets/Codes Email: s.purkait@iitg.ac.in

Smruti Ranjan Dash

Ph.D. alumnus / alumna

Roll number: 146152008

Bioinspired Engineering of Nanomaterials for Electrocatalytic Sensing of Heavy Metals and Organic Analytes 24.09.2021 Post Doctoral Research Associate, Inha University · Environmental Research Institute, South Korea.

Email: dash.sr111@gmail.com; Tel.: +91- 7503702440

Anupama Bora

Ph.D. alumnus / alumna

Roll number: 156152007

Studies on the Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles and their Utilization on the Development of Polymer Nanocomposites for Water Disinfection and Wound Healing Applications 30.05.2022 Assistant Professor, Department of VSSD, Nagaland University, Medziphema Campus, Nagaland, India. Email:anupama.bora@iitg.ac.in

Sayantan Sinha

Ph.D. alumnus / alumna

Roll number: 166152002

Synthesis of TiO2-based Nano-Photocatalysts For Organic Synthesis, Wastewater Treatment And Antibacterial Photocatalytic Therapy 01.08.2023 Postdoctoral Scientist Medical College of Wisconsin

Email:sayantan.sinha@iitg.ac.in; Tel.: +91- 7503702440

Dr. Suravi Paul

Ph.D. alumnus / alumna

Roll number: 186122114

Studies on the Reactivity, Photophysical/Biophysical Properties and Anticancer Activity of Designer Enediynes, Enediyne-Amino Acid Hybrids and Peptides Thesis Submitted 14.11.2025 Email: suravi.paul@iitg.ac.in

Dr. Afsana Yashmeen

Ph.D. alumnus / alumna

Design, Synthesis and Study of Photophysical/Biophysical Property of Small Molecule Scaffolded Peptides and Fluorescent β-Lactams 16.02.2018 R&D Scientist Performance Material Research Centre (Unit of Grasim Industries Limited). Aditya Birla Science & Technology Pvt. Ltd., Plot no. 1 & 1-A/1, MIDC Taloja, Taluka – Panvel, Dist- Raigad, Maharashtra, PIN-410208 INDIA. Email: afsana.iitd@gmail.com; Tel.: + 91-2227405315, + 91 8011923692

Dr. Hiranya Gogoi

Ph.D. alumnus / alumna

Design, Synthesis and Photophysical Studies of 5-Substituted 2'-Deoxyuridine and Small Fluorescent Molecule. 27.09.2019 Lecturer Dibrugarh Polytechnic Dibrugarh East, Assam, India · Email: hiranyagogoi32@gmail.com; Tel.: +91-9678347743

Dr. Manoj Kumar Pradhan

Ph.D. alumnus / alumna

Studies on the Interaction of Small Fluorescent Molecules/Nucleoside with Duplex, G-Quadruplex and Calf Thymus DNA 28.06.2017 Assistant Professor of Chemistry Government College of Engineering, Keonjhar, Biju Patnaik University of Technology, Odisha INDIA. Email: mkpradhan2007@gmail.com; Tel.: +91-7978798174

Dr. Rajen Kundu

Ph.D. alumnus / alumna

Design, Synthesis and Applications of Fluorescent Organic Molecules and Nucleoside 09.05.2013 Scientist, CSIR

Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI), CoEFM, Ludhiana – 141006. INDIA. Email: kundurajen@gmail.com; Tel.: +91-7508799788

Dr. Sangita Talukdar

Ph.D. alumnus / alumna

Design, Synthesis and Studies on the Photophysical Properties of Unnatural Triazolyl and Tetrazolyl Nucleosides and the Applications of Triazolyl Nucleosides Thereof 01.10.2014 Faculty

Indian Institute of Information Technology Guwahati; Bishnu Rabha Path, Nabajyoti byelane, Beltola Tiniali, Guwahati-781028. INDIA. Email: sgt.chem@gmail.com; Tel.: +91-9678647996

Dr. Subhashis Jana

Ph.D. alumnus / alumna

Design, Synthesis and Studies on the Photophysical Properties of Unnatural Amino Acids/Amino Acid Scaffolds and their Applications in Peptidomimetics 25.02.2017 SAILIFE-NOST Best Thesis Award, 2017 Post-Doctoral Research Associate

Oregon State University, USA, 2550 NW Fillmore Ave. #19, Corvallis, Oregon, USA-97330, Mob- 0541-360-9815PDF- Oregon State University, USA. Email: sjana.chem@gmail.com; Tel.: +1-541-360-9815

Dr. Suman Kalyan Das

Ph.D. alumnus / alumna

Design, Synthesis and Studies on the Photophysical Properties of Unnatural C-Triazolyl, Aryl Fused N-Triazolyl Nucleosides and Hybridisation Accompayning FRET Event in Another Set of Chimeric DNA Duplexes 27.10.2017 Assistant Professor – School of Sciences, Woxsen University

Email:sumanchem1989@gmail.com suman.das@woxsen.edu.in Tel.: +91-8011923694// +91-8918593144

Dr. Suranjan De

Ph.D. alumnus / alumna

Synthesis of Unnatural Amino Acids and Their Spectroscopic Applications. 25.05.2018 Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Manipal University Jaipur, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India Email: de.suranjan@gmail.com; Tel.: + 972-35318318

Manas Das

M.Sc. alumnus / alumna

Roll number: 08212212

Studies toward the Design, Synthesis and Photophysical Properties of Solvatochromic Fluorophores 2010 Senior Research Investigator, Medicinal chemistry, Syngene Amgen Research Centre, SEZ 16, Syngene International Ltd., Bangalore 560100, Karnataka, India INDIA. Email: dasmanas87@gmail.com; Tel.: +91-8617661124

Dibyendu Mondal

M.Sc. alumnus / alumna

Roll number: 09212209

Naphthalimide Labeled Fluorescent Nucleoside: Design, Synthesis and Study of Photophysical Property 2011 Assistant Professor, Centre for Nano and Materials Science, JAIN (Deemed-to-be University) INDIA. Email: m.dibyendu@jainuniversity.ac.in; Tel.:+918170889266

Mritunjoy Maity

M.Sc. alumnus / alumna

Roll number: 09212220

Dual Fluorescence Probe as a Sensor for Cu2+ Ion 2011 Chemical Examiner Gr II, Jawaharlal Nehru Customs House Laboratory, Jawaharlal Nehru Customs House, TAL- URAN, DIST: RAIGAD Nhava Sheva, Maharashtra 400707, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India. INDIA. Email: mritunjoymt3@gmail.com; Tel.:+91-8820809244//+91-9062838611

Nitish Roy

M.Sc. alumnus / alumna

Roll number: 09212223

Targeting Nucleic Acids with Small Organic Fluorophore 2011 Assistant Professor Department of Chemistry, University of North Bengal, WB-734013 INDIA. Email: nitishroy88@gmail.com, nitu.Iitg@gmail.com, nitishroy@nbu.cc.in; Tel.:+91-6297041050

Raghunath Bag

M.Sc. alumnus / alumna

Roll number: 11212224

Genotyping Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) Using Fluorescent Nucleoside, NaphU 2013 Post-Doctorate Research Fellow Sangai University, CHINA. Email: raghunath@gmail.com; Tel.:+91-9085596729

Anjali S. J.

M.Sc. alumnus / alumna

Roll number: 92213000

Density Functional (DFT) Study of SN2 Reaction in Nucleosides 2015 Business Development Manager and IT Network Support DUBAI. Email: anjalisj24@gmail.com; Tel.: +971 58 611 3231

Achinta Sannigrahi

M.Sc. alumnus / alumna

Roll number: 122122002

Studies on the Synthesis and Photophysical Property of Fluorescent Unnatural Triazolylpyrene Amino Acid 2014 SERB-National Post-Doctorate Research Fellow Department of Chemical Engineering Indian Institute of Science, CV Raman Rd, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560012. INDIA. Email: achintas@gmail.com; Tel.: +91-8777493310

Krishnadipti Singha

M.Sc. alumnus / alumna

Roll number: 122122019

Studies on the Synthesis of Triazolyl Unnatural C-Nucleosides 2014 Research Associate Chem. Biotech, Kolkata INDIA. Email: krishnadipti@gmail.com; Tel.: +91-9512144903

Asim Samanta

M.Sc. alumnus / alumna

Roll number: 132122006

Synthesis of Triazolo Amino Acids as Small, Constrined Molecular Scaffolds Usabale for Peptidomimetics 2015

Sourav Samanta

M.Sc. alumnus / alumna

Roll number: 132122034

Aromatic Triazolyl Amino Acid Scaffold as Ethanol Sensor 2015 Postdoctoral Research Associate C/o- Prof. T. Govindaraju, Bioorganic Chemistry Laboratory, New Chemistry Unit (NCU) Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) Jakkur P.O., Bengaluru 560064, INDIA. Email: souravsamanta0105.in@gmail.com; Tel.: +91802208 2556//+91 9902558391

Sunit Pal

M.Sc. alumnus / alumna

Roll number: 132122040

Synthesis of Small Molecule Scaffold for Possible Use in Peptidomimetic 2015 Post Doctoral Scholar

Dr. Peter t-Hart lab, Chemical Genomics Centre, Max Planck Institute for Molecular Physiology, BioMedizinZentrum Dortmund, Room D2.14, Otto-Hahn-Str. 11, 44227 Dortmund, GERMANY. Email: palsunit429@gmail.com; Tel.: +49 157 39643733

Swapna Debnath

M.Sc. alumnus / alumna

Roll number: 132122043

Studies on the Synthesis of Some Triazolyl Unnatural Amino Acids 2015 Ph.D. IIT Guwahati. INDIA. Email: swapna.debnath@iitg.ac.in; Tel.: +91-361-258-3310

Arabinda Majhi

M.Sc. alumnus / alumna

Roll number: 142122003

Synthesis of Triazolyl Pyrene Unnatural C-Nucleosides and N-Nucleoside 2016 PhD IIT Roorke INDIA. Email: arabindamajhi32@gmail.com; Tel.: +91-9733200107

Sourav Mondal

M.Sc. alumnus / alumna

Roll number: 142122037

Synthesis of Thioureido Unnatural Amino Acids 2016 PhD Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur INDIA. Email: direct2sourav@gmail.com; Tel.: +91-9800567787

Subhajit Bal

M.Sc. alumnus / alumna

Roll number: 142122039

Triazolyl Amino Acid as a Small Molecule Scaffold for Possible Use in Peptidomimetic 2016 PhD Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata INDIA. Email: subhajitbalcy@gmail.com; Tel.: +913366340000, Ext: 1472

Subhasis Datta:

M.Sc. alumnus / alumna

Roll number: 172122047

Sensing of heavy metal with nanocomposite as novel sensor 2019 PhD C/O-Prof. Santanu Bhattacharya, Department of Chemistry, IACS, Kolkata INDIA. Email: subhasisdatta7@gmail.com; Tel.: +91-9932203688

Siddharth Singh

M.Sc. alumnus / alumna

Roll number: 182122041

Sensing of Heavy Metal With Nanocomposite as Novel Sensor 2020 PhD Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur INDIA. Email: siddarths420@gmail.com; Tel.: +918318401459

Sutirtha Panda

M.Sc. alumnus / alumna

Roll number: 182122049

Photocatalytic Click reaction 2020 Associate Content Development at Byju’s (Adress- Vill-Mahammadpur, P.O. -Nandakumar, Dist-Purba Medinipur, State- West Bengal, Pin- 721632) INDIA. Email: sutirthapanda@gmail.com; Tel.: +91-9593624367

Epseeta Baruah

M.Sc. alumnus / alumna

Roll number: 192122012

Design and Synthesis of Donor-Acceptor Substituted Enediynes Anticancer Antibiotics 2021 Ph.D. INDIA. Email: ebaruah@iitg.ac.in; Tel.: +91-7838191680

Dibakar Halder,

M.Sc. alumnus / alumna

Roll number: 202122017

Design, Synthesis and Photophysical Study of Fluorescent Unnatural Triazolyl Amino Acid 2022 Ph.D. INDIA. Email: hdibakar@iitg.ac.in

Soumya Dutta

M.Sc. alumnus / alumna

Roll number: 202122045

In Silico Search For RdRp Inhibitors Against SARS- CoV-2 : A Molecular Docking And Molecular Dynamics Analysis 2022 Ph.D. USA. Email: s.dutta@iitg.ac.in

Abhilipsa Nayak

M.Sc. alumnus / alumna

Roll number: 222122001

Genetic Incorporation of Cyanophenyl and Phenyl Triazolyl Unnatural Amino Acid into the Green Fluorescent Protein 2024 Email: n.abhilipsa@alumni.iitg.ac.in abhilipsa.sonu2023@gmail.com

Sankalp Tiwari

M.Sc. alumnus / alumna

Roll number: 222122040

Design and Synthesis of Triazolyl Unnatural Amino Acids and its Incorporation in sf-GFP for Genetic Code Expansion. 2024 Email: t.sankalp@alumni.iitg.ac.in sankalptiwari21@gmail.com

Lalrin Tluanga

M.Sc. alumnus / alumna

Roll number: 232122026

Design, synthesis and studies on photophysical properties of donor- acceptor substituted fluorescent triazolyl unnatural ribonucleosides 2025 Email: lalrintluanga@iitg.ac.in rtachhangte123@gmail.com

Iswar Chandra Mondal

M.Sc. alumnus / alumna

Synthesis and Photophysical Property of fluorescent Uridine Nucleoside 2016 Ph.D. IIT Mandi, INDIA. Email: ishan.rkmsth@gmail.com; Tel.: +91-9933086209

Sambit Roy

M.Sc. alumnus / alumna

Synthesis of Small Molecular Scaffolds for Possible Use In Peptidomimetic 2016

Thounaojam Vidyapani

M.Tech. alumnus / alumna

Roll number: 11407216

Synthesis and Characterization of Nanoparticles from Syzygium Cumini and Its Applications Thereof

Anu Shing

M.Tech. alumnus / alumna

Roll number: 11407983

Synthesis and Characterization of Nanoparticles from Nigella Sativa and Study of Its impact on Immunocompromised Mice 2015

Aniket Banerjee.

M.Tech. alumnus / alumna

Nanobiotechnology, Design of Nanoparticle based Sensors for heavy metal ions 2019 PhD: Prime Minister Research Fellow (PMRF); In My Group: IIT Guwahati, INDIA. Email: abanerjee@iitg.ac.in; Tel.: +91-9088137795

Upasana Maity.

M.Tech. alumnus / alumna

Nanobiotechnology and Bio-processing for Food Packaging materials 2018 Ph.D. Oxford Brookes University, UK. Email: upasana3693@gmail.com

Sankho Roy

B.Tech. alumnus / alumna

Roll number: 130122039

Studies on the Sonogashira Coupling Reaction in Nucleobase 2016-2017

Mithileswari Bhade

B.Tech. alumnus / alumna

Roll number: 160122020

Studies on the Stacking Interaction Among Unnatural Base Pair in DNA 2019-2020

Punam Kumari

B.Tech. alumnus / alumna

Roll number: 160122026

Studies on the Stacking Interaction in Donor-Acceptor Endiynes 2019-2020

Mukesh Bhangale

B.Tech. alumnus / alumna

Roll number: 170122028

Molecular Docking Calculation for studying the interaction of nucleotide ligands as inhibitors with SARS-CoV-2 RNA dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) using MGL Tools software and Autodock vina. 2020-2021 Email: mukes170122028@iitg.ac.in

Pankaj Kumar

B.Tech. alumnus / alumna

Roll number: 170122031

Molecular Docking Calculation for studying the interaction of Peptidomimetics as ligands as invitors with the main protease of SARS-CoV-2 using MGL Tools software and Autodock vina 2020-2021 Email: kumar170122031@iitg.ac.in; Tel.: +91-6376461717

Dipangshu Paul,

B.Tech. alumnus / alumna

Roll number: 180122014

An In-Silico study for predicting modified nucleosidic analogus of Favipiravir as potential inhibitors against theRdRp protein of SARS-CoV-2 variant using molecular docking and dynamics simulation 2021-2022 Email: dipan170000001@iitg.ac.in

Yogesh Kumar Meena

B.Tech. alumnus / alumna

Roll number: 180122050

An In-Silico study for predicting peptidomimetic molecules as potential inhibitors against the Spikedprotein of B.1.617.2 SARS-CoV-2 variant using molecular docking and dynamics simulation 2021-2022 Email: meena18@iitg.ac.in

Adhyayan Singh

B.Tech. alumnus / alumna

Roll number: 190122001

Theoretical study on Thermal Bergman cyclization of Donor-Acceptor Enediynes 2022-2023 Email: adhyayansingh@iitg.ac.in

Satyam Dandotiya

B.Tech. alumnus / alumna

Roll number: 190122043

An In-Silico study for predicting antibiotic molecules as potential inhibitors against the Spikedprotein of B.1.617.2 SARS-CoV-2 variant using molecular docking and dynamics simulation 2022-2023 Email: d.satyam@iitg.ac.in

Suryansh Gaur

B.Tech. alumnus / alumna

Roll number: 200122058

Predicting Yield of Suzuki Miyaura Reaction by Machine Learning 2023-2024 Email: g.suryansh@alumni.iitg.ac.in

Varun Bhardwaj

B.Tech. alumnus / alumna

Roll number: 200122062

Machine Learning directed optimization of chemical systems 2023-2024 Email: v.bhardwaj@alumni.iitg.ac.in

Shrut Dobariya

B.Tech. alumnus / alumna

Roll number: 210122057

Tackling Capitalism with PROUT Economics 2024-2025 Email: d.shrut@iitg.ac.in dobariyashrut@gmail.com

Swapnil Gangrade

B.Tech. alumnus / alumna

Roll number: 210122060

Theoretical Study of the Concept of Existence of Microvitum as a Fundamental Substance 2024-2025 Email: s.gangrade@iitg.ac.in swapnilgangrade0007@gmail.com

Ankita Banerjee

B.Tech. alumnus / alumna

Studies towards the identification and antidiabetic activity of a compound isolated from the Matstick Root 2013

Anu Shing

B.Tech. alumnus / alumna

Isolation of tamarind seed polysaccharide and its application” 2013

Dr. Mohan Kasula

Former postdoctoral researcher

Modified Nucleosides 2018 Assistant Professor, Farbesganj College, Purnia University, Bihar INDIA. Email: kasula.mohan@gmail.com; Tel.:+91-8790720783

Kasuke Nakamoto

Visiting Ph.D. research student · Gifu University, Japan

September–February 2015–2016. Short-term Ph.D. research training in nucleic acid chemistry.

Krisanu Pahari

DBT project trainee

Small fluorescent molecules for metal ions and biomacromolecules.