​Chemical
Biology​
including Bioinorganic Chemistry
Current Members
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
Nuremustafa Khatri
M.Sc. Biochemistry, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
Joined the group in December 2025
Topic: Genetic Code Expansion with Unnatural Amino Acids
Ph.D. Student
email: nuremustafak@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
Zeeshan Ali
M. Sc. Chemistry, Jamia Millia Islamia
Joined the group in Jan. 2026
Topic: Nanozymes and their Biomedical Applications
Ph. D. Student
Email: zeeshana@iisc.ac.in
Sandhya Jaiswal
Ph.D. IISc Bangalore
Joined the group in July 2025
Topic: Genetic Code Expansion
Research Associate
Email: sandhyaj@iisc.ac.in
Sarath Babu B. N.
Ph.D. IISc Bangalore
Joined the group in November 2022
Topic: Redox Modulation in Neuronal Cells
Research Associate
Email: sharathbnbio@gmail.com
Puja Das Karmakar
Ph.D. IIT (ISM) Dhanbad
Joined the group in November 2025
Topic: Nanozymes for Biomedical Applications
Post-doctoral Fellow (N-PDF, ANRF)
Email: pujadaskarmakar98@gmail.com
Sudakar Padmanaban
Ph.D. Kookmin University, Seoul, South Korea; Assistant Research Professor, Seoul National University
Joined the group in November 2025
Topic: Catalysis for Circular Chemistry
Ramanujan Fellow (ANRF)
Email: sudakar.p@outlook.com
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
Pranali Balaram Dhotre
Ph.D. IISc Bangalore
Joined the group in August 2025
Topic: CO Releasing Molecules
Research Associate
Email: pranalid@iisc.ac.in
Shivangi
Ph.D. IISc Bangalore
Joined the group in September 2025
Topic: Anticancer Activity of Au(I)-NHC Complexes
Research Associate
Email: shivangi1@iisc.ac.in
Sagar Kumar
Ph.D. IISc Bangalore
Joined the group in November 2025
Topic: Modulation of NO Bioavailability in Mammalian Cells
Research Associate
Email: sagarkumar@iisc.ac.in