Research Interest

• Developments of smart peptide-based nanostructured materials
• Synthesis of new amino acid analogues with tuneable functionality
• Self-aggregating systems from pharmaceutical small molecules as delivery vehicles and sustained released
• Low molecular weight gelator compounds form receptor substrate complex
• Polymer-peptide conjugate as ECM for tissue engineering and wound healing
• Artificial light harvesting system
• Designer ion channels and catalyst

  Academic Qualification

1. Ph.D. (Chemistry), Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science/Jadavpur University, 2005.
2. M.Sc. (Chemistry), University of Calcutta, 1999.
3. B.Sc. (Chemistry Hons.), University of Calcutta, 1997.

  Positions

1. Post-doctoral Research Associate, Institut Europeen de Chimie et Biologie (IECB), University Bordeaux 2, Bordeaux, France (2005-06).
2. Liverhulme Trust Post-doctoral Fellow,  The School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom (2006 - 07).
3. Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Institut für Organische Chemie, Universität Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany (2007-08).
4. Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Kolkata (2008 -)

  Professional Honours

1. Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship (2006).
2. Fellowship of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) (2006).