Laskar Research Group of Biofunctional Materials

​# Educational Qualifications

• Doctor of Philosophy (07/2010-07/2016) in Chemistry, Biophysical, and Analytical Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India.

 

• Master of Science (07/2006–06/2008) in Chemistry (Specialization-Organic Chemistry), Department of Chemistry, Narendrapur Ramakrishna Mission Residential College, University of Calcutta, India.

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# Professional Experience

Faculty (Research & Teaching)

• Assistant Professor (06/10/2023-Present) Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management (GITAM) University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India.

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Postdoctoral Research Experience

• Postdoctoral Researcher (06/2022-09/2023) Macromolecular Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, The Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.

• Postdoctoral Fellow (12/2020-06/2022) Immunology and Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA. (Due to the sudden outbreak of COVID-19 the joining process has been delayed and consequently there was a research career gap)

• Research Associate (12/2016-02/2020), Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy & Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK, and Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute, Glasgow, UK.

 

Industry Research Experience

• Research Chemist (Synthetic Organic Chemistry, 08/2008 – 07/2009), TCG Lifesciences Pvt. Limited (formerly “Chembiotek Research International”), Salt Lake, Kolkata-700091, W.B., India.

 

# Mentorship and Teaching Experience

Postdoctoral Research Supervision

• Research Supervisor (June, 2022-Present), Successfully supervising 2 doctoral students to accomplish assigned projects.

• Research Supervisor (December 2020-June, 2022), Successfully supervised 2 postgraduates (M.Sc.) and 4 undergraduate (B.Sc.) students to accomplish assigned projects.

• Research Supervisor (2016-2020), Successfully supervised 4 postgraduates (M.Sc.) and 3 doctoral (Ph.D.) students to accomplish assigned projects.

 

Doctoral Research Supervision

• Research Supervisor (2010-2016), Biophysical & Analytical Chemistry Laboratory, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. Successfully supervised 2 postgraduates (M.Sc.), 2 doctoral (Ph.D.), and 3 research project (DST) students to accomplish assigned work.

• Laboratory Supervisor (2011-2013 session), Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur-721302, India. Supervised physical and inorganic chemistry practical courses for the 4-years undergraduate program (B.Tech.) and 2-years postgraduate program (M.Sc.) respectively.

 

Industrial Research Supervision

• Supervised new research fellows in laboratory work (synthesis and purification of target organic compounds) for their assigned projects (11/08/2008-02/07/2009) at TCG Lifesciences Pvt. Limited.

 

Teaching

• Teaching Assistantship (2013-2015 session), Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur-721302, India. Taught physical chemistry theory course for the 4-years undergraduate program (B.Tech.).

• Lecturer (01/09/2009-30/06/2010), Bhairab Ganguly College (Govt. Sponsored), Belgharia, North 24 Parganas, Kolkata-700 056, W.B. Taught theory and practical organic chemistry (Honours course) and general chemistry (General Course) for 3-years undergraduate program (B.Sc.) for the session 2009-2010.