Peptidomimetics Laboratory @JNCASR
PhD Students
Debajit Kalita
I obtained my BSc from B. Borooah College, Gauhati University and MSc from the University of Hyderabad. I joined the group as a PhD student in September 2020. I am interested in peptide and protein chemical biology. Besides academia, my other interests include photography, cooking traditional Assamese dishes, playing guitar and visiting new places.
Email ID - debajitkalita@jncasr.ac.in
Paramesh Das
I did my BSc from Presidency University, Kolkata and MSc from IIT Kharagpur. I joined this group in September 2020. My research interest lies in the understanding of polyproline helices (PPI & PPII) stability. Besides doing chemistry I love to watch cricket and travelling to mountains.
Email ID - dasparamesh@jncasr.ac.in
Debashree Borah
I did my graduation in Cotton University and completed my postgraduation from University of Hyderabad. I joined the group in September, 2021. My research interest lies in designing PPII helical inhibitors. Besides having interest in science, I like cooking, playing badminton, listening to music and always love to be surrounded by nature.
Email ID - debashree@jncasr.ac.in
Anshu Lata
I completed my BSc from Rajasthan University, Jaipur and MSc from the IIT Madras. I joined the group in September, 2021. My research interests lie in developing fluorescent probes to sense MAO activity in the brain. Besides chemistry I enjoy cooking and travelling to new places.
Email ID - anshulata@jncasr.ac.in
Samprete Bhattacharyya
I did my BSc and MSc from Jadavpur University, Kolkata. I then joined this group as a PhD student in August 2022. My research interest primarily deals with building molecular switches using peptide backbone. Besides academia, my other interests include painting, dancing and listening to music.
EMAIL ID - samprete@jncasr.ac.in
Kishmita Kalita
I completed my BSc from Cotton University and MSc from Gauhati University. I joined the group in September, 2023. My research interest lies in developing solid phase synthesis methods for artificial collagen mimics as well as peptides. Apart from Science, I have interests in music, travelling, reading novels etc.
EMAIL ID - kishmita@jncasr.ac.in
Aritra Naha
I did my bachelors from Presidency University then I joined this group as Int PhD student in june, 2022. My research interest primarily deals with synthesis and stabilization of collagen mimetics through different non covalent interactions. Apart from science, I am more into literature, movies, sports and memes.
Email ID- aritranaha@jncasr.ac.in
Abdul Suleman
Abdul Suleman
I pursued BSc from Tezpur University, graduating in 2022, and completed MSc from IIT Dhanbad in 2024. My research interests lie in both organic chemistry and material science, specifically in peptoids and bio inspired materials. I joined the BKS Lab in August 2024. Outside of academics, I enjoy painting, playing chess, practicing mixed martial arts, writing poetry, and reading fiction.
Shreya Mukherjee
I did my B.Pharm from MAKAUT and M.Pharm in Pharmaceutical Chemistry specialization from MAHE, Manipal. I joined the group in August 2024. My research interest lies with determination of the interactions in Beta turns in peptides. I like drawing, watching sports, exploring new places and reading books.
Email Id shreyam@jncasr.ac.in
Post Doc Fellows
Kalpita Baruah
I joined the group at SNU as a Ph.D. student in August 2017 and since then I have been working towards the understanding of the conformational properties of azapeptidomimetics. After that I joined the group at JNCASR as a postdoc in March 2022. In my free time, I like to read books of all genres, love to travel to new places and craft new things.
Email ID - kalpitab@jncasr.ac.in
Amar Ghosh
I completed my Ph.D. in Computational chemistry from Central University of Gujrat (CUG). Then I joined this group at JNCASR as a postdoc in September 2023. Now, I am studying the structural insight of peptidomimetics through computational approaches and bioinformatics. In my free time, I like to read books, watch movies and listen to music.
Email ID - amar@jncasr.ac.in
Jyotshna Phukan (NPDF Fellow)
I completed my Ph.D. in CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat in December, 2023 and then I joined this group as a SERB-NPDF in April, 2024. I am currently working in the development of new conjugation methods for fast and selective labelling of proteins and protein modification.
Email Id – jyotshna@jncasr.ac.in
Alumni
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Jugal Kishore Rai Deka
I joined this group at SNU as a PhD student in August 2017. After completing my PhD, I joined this group at JNCASR as a postdoc in September 2021. Currently, I am studying the conformational properties of biologically active mono- and diacylhydrazines.
Current Position - Post Doctoral Fellow at IISER Kolkata
Biswajit Sahariah
I obtained my Ph.D. from SNU under the supervision of Dr. B. K. Sarma and then joined in this group at JNCASR as a postdoc in a SERB funded project. My research interests include understanding the various aspects of carbonyl-carbonyl noncovalent interactions.
Current Position - Post Doctoral Fellow at IIT Villai
Gautam Achar (NPDF Fellow)
I joined Dr. Sarma's lab at JNCASR as NPDF fellow in the project focusing on designing fluorescent molecular rotors for the detection of brain proteins.
Current Position - Research Scientist in Jubilant Biosys, Delhi
Abdur Rahim
I joined the group at Shiv Nadar University in December 2014. My thesis contains understanding various aspects of carbonyl to carbonyl noncovalent interactions.
Current Position - Post Doctoral fellow at SUNY Buffalo, USA
Surya Pravo Mookerjee
I graduated with a BSc Hons in Chemistry from Presidency University, Kolkata. After that, I joined as MS student in this group in May 2021.
Current Position - PhD student at Univrersity of Texas (USA)