Research & Projects
Doctoral Research
Sept 2016 - May 2023
Dept. of Chemistry
Pondicherry University
India
Objectives
Tune the antimicrobial efficacy of chitosan biopolymer
Results
Developed chitosan based antimicrobial polymer films using small molecules as pendant groups with potential for industrial or medical applications.
in silico evaluation in drug-discovery against disease proteins.
Mentored 7 graduate students in lab practices and oversaw their capstone projects.
Master's Dissertation
Dept. of Chemistry
University of Hyderabad
India
Developed emulsions based organo-clay modified polyurethane composite films with improved physical properties.
Collaborators and Connections
Dr. Sumeeta Kumari The United States Department of Agriculture, California, USA.
Dr. Deepthi Ramesh University of California San Francisco, USA.
Dr. Aiswarya Sethumadhavan Stanford University, USA.
Dr. E. K. Radhakrishnan Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India.
Dr. P. Anil Kumar CSIR–Institute of Microbial Technology (CSIR–IMT), Chandigarh, India.
Dr. Maheswaran Mani Dept of Microbiology, Pondicherry University, India.
Dr. V. Brindha Priyadarisini Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, India.