​Chemical
Biology​
including Bioinorganic Chemistry
Current Members
Sagar Kumar
B.Sc. (Hon) Chemistry, Hansraj College, Delhi
Joined the group in May 2018
Topic: Metalloproteins in Endothelial Dysfunction
Int. Ph.D. Student (August 2017 batch)
Email: sagarkumar@iisc.ac.in
Sourav Das
B.Sc. Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College, Rahara
Joined the group in Aug. 2020
Topic: Chemical Biology of Ferroptosis
Int. Ph.D. Student (August 2019 batch)
Email: souravdas@iisc.ac.in
Satish Kumar
M. Sc. Organic Chemistry, University of Allahabad
Joined the group in January 2022
Topic: Metalloproteins in Endothelial Dysfunction
Ph.D. Student
M. Praveen
B. Sc. Chemistry, Sacred Heart College, Tirupathur
Joined the group in August 2024
Topic: Redox Chemical Biology
Int Ph.D. Student (August 2023 batch)
Email: mpraveen@iisc.ac.in
Nisha Passi
M.Sc. Organic Chemistry, S.G.R.R. (PG) College, Dehradun
Joined the group in January 2025
Topic: Genetic Code Expansion with Unnatural Amino Acids
Ph.D. Student
email: nishapassi@iisc.ac.in
Radhika Agarwal
B.Sc. Chemistry, Dyal Singh College, Delhi University
Joined the group in May 2025
Topic: Genetic Code Expansion with Unnatural Amino Acids
Int. Ph.D. Student (August 2024 batch)
Email: radhikaa@iisc.ac.in
Aakanksha Singh
M. Sc. Chemistry, NIT Trichy
Joined the group in Aug. 2025
Topic: Chemical Biology
Ph.D. Student
Email: aakankshas@iisc.ac.in
Sarath Babu B. N.
M.Sc. Biochemistry, Mysore University
Joined the group in November 2022
Topic: Redox Modulation in Neuronal Cells
Research Associate
Email: sharathbnbio@gmail.com
Debasish Giri
B.Sc. Midnapore College, Medinipur (W.B.)
Joined the group in September 2024
Topic: Thyroid Hormone Deiodination
Research Associate
Email: debasishgiri@iisc.ac.in
Kusaji Pundlik Raul
M.Sc. Chemistry, Savitribai Phule Pune University
Joined the group in March 2025
Topic: Mitochondrial Chemical Biology
Research Associate
Email: raulpundlik@iisc.ac.in
Shubham Sahu
B.Sc. (Hon) Chemistry, Banaras Hindu University
Joined the group in April 2025
Topic: Chemical biology of nitrite and nitric oxide
Research Associate
Email: shubhamsahu@iisc.ac.in
Sandhya Jaiswal
M. Sc. Chemistry, IIT Indore
Joined the group in July 2025
Topic: Genetic Code Expansion
Research Associate
Email: sandhyaj@iisc.ac.in
Pranali Balaram Dhotre
M.Sc. Inorganic Chemistry, University of Mumbai
Joined the group in August 2025
Topic: CO Releasing Molecules
Research Associate
Email: pranalid@iisc.ac.in
Shivangi
M.Sc. Chemistry, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar
Joined the group in September 2025
Topic: Anticancer Activity of Au(I)-NHC Complexes
Research Associate
Email: shivangi1@iisc.ac.in
Navukkarasu, S.
B. Sc., Government Arts and Science College for Men, Krishnagiri
Joined the group in May 2025
Topic: CO Releasing Molecules
Project Student, M. Sc. Chemical Sciences, IISc
Email: navukkarasus@iisc.ac.in
Sankarmahadev, M.
B. Sc., Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala
Joined the group in May 2025
Topic: Bioconjugation
Project Student, M. Sc. Chemical Sciences, IISc
Email: sankarmm@iisc.ac.in