Experience

National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)

• United States
• Research
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Medicinal Chemist

  • Feb 2022 - Present

• Postdoctoral Researcher

  • Jun 2020 - Jan 2022



Oklahoma State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Instructor

  • Aug 2019 - May 2020

  • Instructed undergraduate organic chemistry lab courses (CHEM 3112 & 3012) both online and offline by designing lectures and demonstrating experimental procedures. • Designed and verified organic reactions including multistep synthesis for the undergraduate organic lab courses. • Collaborated with graduate teaching assistants (14) and instructed them in teaching, grading and supervising undergraduate organic chemistry lab sections. • Supervised organic storeroom-undergraduate… Show more • Instructed undergraduate organic chemistry lab courses (CHEM 3112 & 3012) both online and offline by designing lectures and demonstrating experimental procedures. • Designed and verified organic reactions including multistep synthesis for the undergraduate organic lab courses. • Collaborated with graduate teaching assistants (14) and instructed them in teaching, grading and supervising undergraduate organic chemistry lab sections. • Supervised organic storeroom-undergraduate student workers (4) and managed undergraduate organic chemistry lab operations including chemical inventory, maintenance, and purchasing. Show less • Instructed undergraduate organic chemistry lab courses (CHEM 3112 & 3012) both online and offline by designing lectures and demonstrating experimental procedures. • Designed and verified organic reactions including multistep synthesis for the undergraduate organic lab courses. • Collaborated with graduate teaching assistants (14) and instructed them in teaching, grading and supervising undergraduate organic chemistry lab sections. • Supervised organic storeroom-undergraduate… Show more • Instructed undergraduate organic chemistry lab courses (CHEM 3112 & 3012) both online and offline by designing lectures and demonstrating experimental procedures. • Designed and verified organic reactions including multistep synthesis for the undergraduate organic lab courses. • Collaborated with graduate teaching assistants (14) and instructed them in teaching, grading and supervising undergraduate organic chemistry lab sections. • Supervised organic storeroom-undergraduate student workers (4) and managed undergraduate organic chemistry lab operations including chemical inventory, maintenance, and purchasing. Show less



Oklahoma State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2013 - May 2019

  • Gained teaching and leadership experience by instructing, supervising and grading organic chemistry labs and classes (24 students/semester) and trained 2 undergraduate students in the research lab. • Gained teaching and leadership experience by instructing, supervising and grading organic chemistry labs and classes (24 students/semester) and trained 2 undergraduate students in the research lab.



Orchid Pharma

• India
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Executive

  • Sep 2009 - May 2013

  # New Drug Discovery, Medicinal Chemistry. • Worked in the Medicinal Chemistry department in the area of oncology, fungal infections and infective diseases and learnt several aspects of drug discovery. • Designed, synthesized and analyzed various analogs for histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors to perform structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies for anti-cancer and anti-fungal activities. • Synthesized various β-lactam/carbapenem derivatives on… Show more # New Drug Discovery, Medicinal Chemistry. • Worked in the Medicinal Chemistry department in the area of oncology, fungal infections and infective diseases and learnt several aspects of drug discovery. • Designed, synthesized and analyzed various analogs for histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors to perform structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies for anti-cancer and anti-fungal activities. • Synthesized various β-lactam/carbapenem derivatives on milligram to kilogram scale for a broad spectrum antibacterial activity. Show less # New Drug Discovery, Medicinal Chemistry. • Worked in the Medicinal Chemistry department in the area of oncology, fungal infections and infective diseases and learnt several aspects of drug discovery. • Designed, synthesized and analyzed various analogs for histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors to perform structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies for anti-cancer and anti-fungal activities. • Synthesized various β-lactam/carbapenem derivatives on… Show more # New Drug Discovery, Medicinal Chemistry. • Worked in the Medicinal Chemistry department in the area of oncology, fungal infections and infective diseases and learnt several aspects of drug discovery. • Designed, synthesized and analyzed various analogs for histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors to perform structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies for anti-cancer and anti-fungal activities. • Synthesized various β-lactam/carbapenem derivatives on milligram to kilogram scale for a broad spectrum antibacterial activity. Show less