Ph. D. students
Akash Dutta
Education
M.Sc. Chemistry – Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (2021)
B.Sc. (Hons.) – Rajdhani College, University of Delhi (2019)
Research Interest – Repurposing obsolete antibiotics with rational peripheral chemical modifications, Cell wall antibiotics
Hobbies – Playing Football, Travelling, Cooking, Listening to Music
Joined - July 2022
Email: 22d0208@iitb.ac.in
Peehu Sharma
Education
Integrated M.Sc. Chemistry – Central University of Jammu (2021)
Research Interest – Development of nucleic acid biosynthesis targeting antibiotics, Inhibitors of bacterial biofilm, Gram-negative antibiotics
Joined - July 2022
Email: 22d0209@iitb.ac.in
Dharam Dass
Education
M.Sc. Chemistry – Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra (2020)
B.Sc. (Non.- Medical) - Govt. PG College, Hisar under Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra (2018)
Research Interest – Targeting bacterial energy pathways, Naphthoquinone-based antimicrobial agents, Antibiotic adjuvants
Hobbies – Yoga, Reading books, Photography, Travelling, Listening to Music
Joined - January 2023
Email: 22d0235@iitb.ac.in
Nayak Satyaprakash
Education
Integrated M.Sc. Chemistry – National Institute of Technology, Surat (2023)
Research Interest – Development of antibiotics targeting bacterial ribosome, Lipopeptide antibiotics
Hobbies - Playing cricket, Travelling, Cooking
Joined - July 2023
Email: 23D0205@iitb.ac.in
Shubhashree Sahoo
Education
M.Sc. Chemistry – Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar (2022)
B.Sc. - D.A.V. Autonomous College, Titilagarh, Sambalpur University, Odisha (2019)
Research Interest – Lipopeptide antibiotics
Hobbies – Dancing, Painting, Photography, Cooking, Travelling
Joined - July 2024
Email: 24d0193@iitb.ac.in
Kiran Gokul Hivarale
Education
M.Sc. Chemistry – BAMU University, Maharashtra (2023)
B.Sc. - Sant gadge Baba University, Maharashtra (2019)
Research Interest – Semi-synthetic spectinomycin analogues
Hobbies – Dancing, Drawing, Cooking
Joined - January 2025
Email: 24d0226@iitb.ac.in
Post-doctoral Fellows
Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (IPDF)
Education
Ph.D. Chemistry – Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, India (2024)
M.Sc. - Organic Chemistry - Central University of Haryana, Mahender Garh, Hr, India
Research Interest – Cross-talk between Alzheimer's and microbial infections
Joined - August 2024
Email: nksharma2205@iitb.ac.in
Dr. Pooja Yadav (IPDF)
Education
Ph.D. Chemistry – Panjab University, Chandigarh (2023)
M.Sc. Chemistry – Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana (2016)
Research Interest – Development of bacterial gyrase inhibitors, Natural product isolation from medicinal plants
Joined - September 2024
Email: poojayadav@iitb.ac.in
Master's project students
Tuhin Subhra Barman (M. Sc project student)
Education
M.Sc. Chemistry – IIT Bombay (2023 - 2025)
B.Sc. - Midnapore College (Autonomous)
Research Interest – Development of antibiofilm inhibitors, Natural product isolation from medicinal plants
Joined - July 2024
Email: 23n0171@iitb.ac.in
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Rachit Jain (IRCC-IITB Research Internship)
Education
M.Sc. Applied Microbiology – Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut (2025)
Project title – Discovery of Natural Product Antibiotics from Untapped Microbes of Indian Origin
Joined - January 2025
Alumni
Divya Das (IRCC-IITB Research Internship)
Education
Integrated M.Sc. Chemistry – Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri campus, Kerala (2023)
Project title – Design and development of small molecular antimicrobial agents for topical applications (January 2023 - June 2023)
Email: divyadasbrahmadasan@gmail.com
Current position: Pursuing PhD at Drexel University, USA
K. Archana (IRCC-IITB Research Internship)
Education
Integrated M.Sc. Chemistry – Bharati Vidyapeeth Institute (2024)
Project title – Development of small molecular multimodal antimicrobial agents (January 2024 - May 2024)
Email: archa.k183@gmail.com
Krushna Nanda Mishra (M. Sc project student)
Education
M.Sc. Chemistry – IIT Bombay (2022 - 2024)
Research Interest – Design and synthesis of natural product antibiotic analogues to combat Gram-negative bacterial pathogens
Email: mishrakrisgnananda226@gmail.com
Current position: Pursuing PhD at University of Florida USA
Saiprasad Kulkarni (Summer Internship)
Education
B. Tech 2nd year (Chem. Eng.) – National Institute of Technology Karnataka
Project title – Isolation and characterization of antimicrobial agents (May 2024 - July 2024)
Email: sai.221ch048@nitk.edu.in
Arnab Ray Choudhury (Summer Internship)
Education
Integrated M.Sc. Chemical Sciences (3rd year) – IISER Mohali
Project title – Synthesis and characterization of potential antibacterial candidates (June 2024 - July 2024)
Email: ms22242@iisermohali.ac.in
Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Discovery Laboratory
