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Tarrytown, NY, US

Tarrytown, New York, United States

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Baltimore, Maryland Area

• Developed small molecule radioligand for PET imaging of CSF1R and microglial component of neuroinflammation responsible for neuropsychiatric disorders.
• Developed low molecular weight imaging agents, followed by radiolabeling, for therapeutic interventions directed at Fibrinogen Activated Proteins (FAP) for cancer imaging applications.
• Synthesized therapeutic analogs of PSMA inhibitors for targeted alpha-emitter therapy of cancer.
• Synthesis of 18F-labeled VEGFR ligands for… Show more
• Synthesis of 18F-labeled VEGFR ligands for selective imaging and non-invasive monitoring, and optimizing responses to anti-cancer therapy.
• Involved in translational research involving small animal imaging, evaluation of response to radiolabeled therapeutic agents, therapy response monitoring and radionuclide dosimetry. Show less

Piscataway, New Jersey

• Expert in multi-step organic synthesis of small molecules and its characterization by NMR, LC-MS and HPLC.
• Performed hit-to-lead chemistry, lead-optimization and scale-up of small-molecule inhibitors of bacterial transcription for application as antituberculosis agents and broad-spectrum antibacterial agents.
• Designed, executed and analyzed experiments to develop existing hydroxamidine and pyrone scaffolds.
• Synthesized analogs of naturally occurring cyclic peptides for… Show more
• Synthesized analogs of naturally occurring cyclic peptides for antibacterial drug discovery studies.
• Collaborated internally and externally to enable process improvements and perform extensive biological studies. Show less

Piscataway, New Jersey

• Investigated functionalization of carbon-hydrogen bonds next to a heteroatom in a redox-neutral fashion, without the use of a transition metal catalyst.
• Developed new in-situ reduction/oxidation reactions that do not employ metal catalyst or harsh oxidizing reagents.
• Developed a new annulation reaction for rapid generation of polycyclic ring systems that forms the core of several natural products.
• Designed and synthesized chiral ligands capable of binding to metal centers and… Show more
• Designed and synthesized chiral ligands capable of binding to metal centers and successfully applied these ligands to different catalytic enantioselective transformations.
• Synthesized organometallic complexes and determined the structures by X-ray crystallography.

Piscataway, New Jersey

Organic Chemistry Recitation.Organic Chemistry Lab - an advanced Organic Chemistry laboratory course for undergraduate Chemistry honors students.General Organic Chemistry Lab.Introduction to Experimentation Lab - a general Chemistry laboratory course for Freshman and Sophomore undergraduate level.

Guwahati Area, India

• Determined Arsenic content in groundwater in several districts in the state of Assam (India), resulting in implementation of schemes for its mitigation.
• Assisted in mapping a comprehensive survey for mitigation of Arsenic poisoning from water.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Organic Chemistry

Master Of Science (M.Sc.), Chemistry

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Chemistry (Honors), Physics And Mathematics