Small Molecule Therapeutics Laboratory

The Group

Researchers working at the interface of coordination chemistry, chemical biology and molecular pharmacology to develop mechanism-driven metal-based therapeutic platforms.

Medicinal inorganic chemistryChemical biologyCancer therapeuticsMolecular imaging
Prof. Arindam Mukherjee
Laboratory leadership

Prof. Arindam Mukherjee

Principal Investigator and Group Leader

Professor, Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata.

His research programme integrates coordination chemistry, medicinal inorganic chemistry, chemical biology and molecular pharmacology to develop mechanism-driven metal-based molecular systems and understand their biological function.

Current team

Graduate researchers

Doctoral researchers developing metal-based molecular systems for cancer targeting, sensing and mechanistic chemical biology.

Ph.D. Scholar

Tuhin Subhra Koley

M.Sc., Centre for Nano and Material Sciences, Jain University, Bengaluru

Theranostic metal complexes as tubulin-binding agents and inhibitors of VEGFR-2 phosphorylation

Ph.D. Scholar · CSIR Fellow

Banshi Roy

M.Sc., IIT Kanpur · Joined August 2020

Targeting cancer stem cells in pancreatic cancer using Ru(II) and Pt(II/IV) complexes

Ph.D. Scholar · UGC Fellow

Sanchari Pramanik

M.Sc., University of Burdwan · Joined August 2020

Targeting liver cancer using Pt(II/IV) complexes

Ph.D. Scholar · UGC Fellow

Rakesh Halder

M.Sc., West Bengal State University · Joined January 2023

Theranostic VEGFR-2 and ALDH1A1 dual-targeting metal complexes

Ph.D. Scholar · INSPIRE Fellow

Debanjan Mondal

M.Sc., Jadavpur University · Joined January 2025

Targeting and sensing VEGFR2 using near-infrared chromophores

Ph.D. Scholar · UGC Fellow

Sandip Ghosh

M.Sc., West Bengal State University · Joined August 2025

Targeting gastrointestinal stromal tumours using Pt(II/IV) complexes

Ph.D. Scholar · Institute Fellow

Manosi Bhunia

M.Sc., Bankura University · Joined January 2026

Targeting metabolic vulnerabilities in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma using metal–drug conjugates

Ph.D. Scholar

Sk Razibul Alam

M.Sc.: Bidhannagar College, West Bengal State University

Ph.D. research: Design of PDAC-targeting photoresponsive agents.

Research focus: mechanism-guided photoresponsive molecular systems for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC).

Current team

Master’s student

MS Student

Lalit Kumar Mohanta

BS–MS programme, IISER Kolkata

Designing new anti-fibrillating agents for Alzheimer’s disease

Alumni network

Ph.D. alumni

Former doctoral researchers now contributing across academia, biotechnology and pharmaceutical research.

2015

Suman Kumar Dey

Assistant Professor in Chemistry, Vidyasagar University

2016

Subhendu Karmakar

Assistant Professor, Sister Nivedita University, Kolkata

2016

Amrita Sarkar

Marie Curie Fellow, Prof. Ramon Vilar, Imperial College London

2017

Sudipta Bhattacharyya

Assistant Manager, PI Industries

2019

Kallol Purkait

Senior Scientist, Enveda Biosciences

2021

Sourav Acharya

Postdoctoral Fellow, Prof. Dan Gibson, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

2021

Moumita Maji

Humboldt Fellow, Prof. Angela Casini, Technical University of Munich

2022

Arpan Mukherjee

Assistant Professor, Swami Vivekananda University, West Bengal

2023

Ayan Chakraborty

Research Scientist, Sai Life Sciences Ltd.

2024

Soumya Paul

Postdoctoral Fellow, Purdue University, USA

2025

Souryadip Roy

Postdoctoral Fellow, IISER Berhampur

2026

Shilpendu Ghosh

Seeking postdoctoral opportunities

Former researchers

Research fellows and associates

Former Ph.D. Student

Tuhin Roy

Research Scientist, DRDO, India

Former SERB National Postdoctoral Fellow

Ramkrishna Pal

Scientist, Enveda Biosciences

MS Thesis, 2014

Alok Kumar

SERB National Postdoctoral Fellow, IISER Thiruvananthapuram

Alumni network

MS alumni

Former BS–MS thesis students pursuing research and professional careers in India and abroad.

MS Thesis, 2016

Kumar Khushvant

Former BS–MS student; associated publication in Dalton Transactions

MS Thesis, 2016

Debsouri Kundu

Ph.D. researcher, Rennes Institute of Chemical Sciences; Marie Curie Fellow

MS Thesis, 2019

Moumita Ghosh

Ph.D. researcher, Indiana University Bloomington

MS Thesis, 2019

Rakesh Sahoo

R&D Chemist, American River Nutrition

MS Thesis, 2020

Surasree Rakshit

Ph.D. researcher, University of Florida, USA

MS Thesis, 2020

Rishav Chatterjee

Ph.D. researcher, University of Illinois, USA

MS Thesis, 2021

Pragya Kumari

Ph.D. researcher, University of Warwick, UK

MS Thesis, 2022

Aniket Majhee

Ph.D. researcher, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA

MS Thesis, 2022

Dipayan Maity

Ph.D. researcher, University of Maryland, USA

MS Thesis, 2024

Sujato Mukherjee

Ph.D. researcher, Arizona State University, USA

MS Thesis, 2025

Yash Mohature

Project Fellow, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata

MS Thesis, 2026

Goutam Sahoo

Applying for Ph.D. positions

Collaborative training

Visiting students

Visiting MS students from Ramakrishna Mission Residential College (Autonomous), Narendrapur.

Visiting MS Student, 2026

Sandip Maity

Ramakrishna Mission Residential College, Narendrapur

Visiting MS Student, 2026

Sovan Maity

Ramakrishna Mission Residential College, Narendrapur

Visiting MS Student, 2026

Pradip Jana

Ramakrishna Mission Residential College, Narendrapur