Gold-catalyzed Glycosidation Laboratory (G2L)

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research

Pune—411008, Maharasthra, India

www.iiserpune.ac.in/~s.hotha

s.hotha@iiserpune.ac.in

+91 20 2590 8015, +91 20 2589 9790 (fax), +91 9823677254

 

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Srinivasa Rao Vidadala (srao.vidadala@gmail.com)

BSc (2004) Nagarujuna University, AP

MSc (2006) Pondicherry University, TN

PhD : 2006-2011 (CSIR-NET JRF)

Title of Thesis: Alkyl Glycosides as Stable Glycosyl Donors for Oligosaccharide Synthesis

Received the Eli Lily Asia Outstanding Thesis Award in 2011

Currently a AvH Post-doctoral Fellow with Prof. Dr. Herbert Waldmann in the Department of Chemical

Biology, Max-Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology, Dortmund, Germany

Sudhir Kashyap (skr.kashyap@gmail.com)

BSc (2000) MSc (2002) and BEd (2003) Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana

PhD : 2003-2008 (CSIR-NET JRF)

Title of Thesis: Synthesis of Glycosides, Saccharides and Glycoconjugates via Alkyne Activation

Keerti Sangoram Memorial Endowment Award for the Best Research Scholar (2007)

Dr. Rajappa Award for the best research publication (2006)

2008-2011: Post-doctoral Fellow in the Chemistry & Cell Biology, The Rockefeller University, USA

Currently INSPIRE Faculty in the CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad

Ashish Tripathi (aishtrips@gmail.com)

BSc (2001) MSc (2003) Lucknow University, UP

PhD : 2004-2008 (CSIR-NET JRF)

Title of Thesis: Synthesis of Fused Tricyclic Compounds frm Glycals & Click Chemistry Inspired

Imaging of Microbes

2011-2012: Post-doctoral fellowship with Prof. S.-C. Hung, Academia Sinica, Taipei

Currently an Assistant Manager, Teva API India Ltd., Noida

Sushil Kumar Maurya (sushilncl@gmail.com)

BSc (1997) MSc (2000) Lucknow University, Lucknow, UP

PhD : 2003-2008 (UGC-NET JRF)

Title of Thesis: Synthetic Studies Towards Crassifosides and Diversity Oriented Synthesis

of Natural Products-like Oxygen-rich Small Molecules [Guide: Mukund Gurjar]

2008-2010: Post-doctoral Fellow with Prof. Hedstrom, Brandeis University, Boston, USA

2010-2012: Marie Curie Fellow with Prof. Adam Nelson, University of Leeds, UK

Currently working in Wockardt Pharmaceuticals, Aurangabad

Ashif Yasin Shaikh (ay.shaikh@ncl.res.in)

BSc (2003), MSc (2005) University of Pune, Pune, MH

2005-2007: Project Assistant in National Chemical Laboratory

PhD : 2007-2012 (CSIR-NET JRF)

Title of Thesis: Gold-catalyzed Glycosidation for Glycoaminoacids and Glycopolypeptides

2012-2013: Project Assistant in Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune

Currently a Post-doctoral fellow with Prof. Mustafa Özgür Güler, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey

Ramakrishna Anegundi, BPharm, MPharm

PhD : 2004-2007 (CSIR-SRF)

Title of Thesis: Synthesis and Evaluatino of Safe Antifungal Compounds (Guide: Arvind A Natu)

Currently working in Sai Life Sciences, Pune

Gopalsamy Sureshkumar (kumars@andrew.cmu.edu)

BSc (2002) MSc (2004) University of Madras, TN

PhD : 2005-2011 (CSIR-NET JRF)

Title of Thesis: Synthesis Toward Oligosaccharide Syntheses using Propargyl 1,2-Orthoesters

Propargyl Glycosides as Glycosyl Donors

2004-2005: Junior Scientist, Syngene International Pvt Ltd, Bangalore

2011-...: Post-doctoral fellow with Prof. Danith Ly, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA

Currently an Assistant Manager, Teva API India Ltd., Noida

Abhijeet K. Kayastha (abhijeetkayastha@gmail.com)

BSc (2003), MSc (2005) Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, MH

2006-2008: Project Assistant in National Chemical Laboratory

PhD : 2008-2013 (UGC-NET JRF)

Title of Thesis: Armed-Disarmed Effect for Oligosaccharide Synthesis via Gold Catalyzed Alkyne

Activation

Currently a Post-doctoral fellow with Prof. Akexei Demchenko, University of Missouri, St. Louis, USA

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Iti Kapoor (iti.kpr@gmail.com)

BS and MS (2013), Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune, MH

Title of MS Dissertation: A Diversity Oriented Synthesis Pathway for Leodoglucomide Analogues

Currently a Graduate Student in University of Illinois at Urbana-Champagne, Chicago, USA