GROUP MEMBERS
Post-Doctoral Fellows
Dr. Rana Chatterjee
Dr. Rana Chatterjee received his Ph.D. in 2021 from Visva-Bharati University under the supervision of Prof. Adinath Majee and completed his M. Sc. (2011-2013) from the same university. He has joined Dr. Rambabu Dandela’s group as a Post-Doctoral Research fellow in July, 2021 at the Institute of Chemical Technology Mumbai-IOC, Bhubaneswar. He is presently working on the development of synthetic methodology and important heterocyclic compounds.
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Ph.D Scholars
Deepika (PMRF)
Ms. Deepika received her M.Sc analytical Chemistry (2018-2020) from The Institute of Science, Mumbai, and B.Sc from the University of Mumbai. After successful completion of her Master’s, she joined Dr. Rambabu Dandela’s research group as a Ph.D. student in Jan-2021. In September 2022, she have been selected for the PMRF (Prime Minister Research Fellowship). Her working area is Organocatalysis: Design and synthesis of organocatalyst and its application in development of Heterocycles and Bioactive Drugs.
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Gowtham Kenguva
Mr. Gowtham Kenguva received his M.Sc. in Analytical chemistry from Andhra University, Visakhapatnam. After completion of his Masters, joined as an analyst in the Quality Control department in Dr. Reddy’s Laboratory at Visakhapatnam. He joined as a project student under Dr. Rambabu Dandela in September 2020. He qualified ICT Ph.D. entrance examination conducted by ICT-Mumbai. Afterward, he joined as a Ph.D. fellow under Dr. Rambabu Dandela in June 2022. His working area are enhancing the aqueous solubility of anticancer drug via co-crystallization technique.
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Ananya Kar
Ms. Ananya Kar received her M.Sc Chemistry (2018-2020) from Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT) and B. Sc with Chemistry (2015-2018) from Utkal University, Odisha. She joined the RD group as a Research Assistant in February 2021. She qualified ICT Ph.D. entrance examination conducted by ICT-Mumbai. Afterward, she joined as a Ph.D. fellow under Dr. Rambabu Dandela in June 2022. She is currently working on utility of Co-crystallization technique to improve the physicochemical properties of some pharmaceutical and nutraceutical active compounds.
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Vishal S. Dodke
Mr. Vishal S. Dodke received M.Sc. degree in Organic Chemistry from Savitribai Phule Pune University (formerly University of Pune) in 2010. He qualified ICT Ph.D. entrance examination conducted by ICT-Mumbai and he joined as a Ph.D. fellow under Dr. Rambabu Dandela in September 2023. His research interests include efficient synthetic methods, and small molecule drugs and their analogues.
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Jayshree Nandkumar Solanke
Ms. Jayshree Nandkumar Solanke completed her M.Sc. degree with a specialization in Inorganic Chemistry in 2021 from Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra. She worked as Research Trainee at Symbol Discovery Ltd., Hyderabad. She qualified ICT Ph.D. entrance examination conducted by ICT-Mumbai. Afterward, she joined as a Ph.D. fellow under Dr. Rambabu Dandela in in February 2024. Her research is based on the synthesis of important heterocyclic scaffolds relevant to pharmaceuticals.
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Savita Narayanrao Gat
Ms. Savita Narayanrao Gat received her M.Sc. degree with a specialization in Physical Chemistry in 2021 from Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra. She worked as Research Trainee at Symbol Discovery Ltd., Hyderabad. She qualified ICT Ph.D. entrance examination conducted by ICT-Mumbai and joined as a Ph.D. fellow under Dr. Rambabu Dandela in February 2024. Her research interests include alternative studies for synthesizing various organic compounds with modern synthetic methodologies.
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Sanjukta Roy
Ms. Sanjukta Roy received her degree in I.M.Sc. Chemical Sciences (2016-2021) from the School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad. After completing her Master’s, she worked as a Project Associate at CSIR-CDRI, Lucknow (Aug 2022 – Jun 2023). She qualified GATE and later also qualified ICT Ph.D. entrance examination conducted by ICT-Mumbai and joined as a Ph.D. fellow under Dr. Rambabu Dandela in April 2024.
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Priteeparna Das
Ms. Priteeparna Das received her M.Sc. Organic chemistry from Central University of Haryana (2021-2023) and B.Sc. with chemistry honours from Shailabala Women’s Autonomous College (2018-2021). She qualified ICT Ph.D. entrance exam conducted by ICT-Mumbai and joined as a Ph.D. fellow under Dr. Rambabu Dandela in April 2024.
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Anuradha Hota
Ms. Anuradha Hota graduated from Shailabala Autonomous College, Cuttack, with a BSc in chemistry in 2018 and an MSc in Organic Chemistry (2021–2023) from Berhampur University. She qualified ICT Ph.D. Entrance Exam conducted by ICT-Mumbai and joined as a Ph.D. fellow under Dr. Rambabu Dandela in April 2024.
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MSc. Project Students
1. Shraddha S. Pawar- B.Sc. from Shivaji University, Kolhapur, Maharashtra
2. Aiswarya M. R.- B.Sc. from Sree Narayana College, Kannur University, Kerala
3. Rohit Yadav- B.Sc. from Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University, UP
4. Kuldeep Biswal- B.Sc. from Ravenshaw University, Odisha
Integrated MTech Project Students
1. Abishek K Gopi- i-MTech, Chemical Engineering, 2019-2024, ICT-IOCB.
2. Gadi Harsha Preethi- i-MTech, Chemical Engineering, 2019-2024, ICT-IOCB.
Group Alumni
1. Ms. Smruti Rekha Rout, PhD. (2020-2024) Position: Research Scientist at Rusan Pharma Ltd., Process Research & Development Department, Gujarat.
2. Mr. Omkar Kamble, PhD. (2019-2023) Position: Research Scientist at Macleods Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Process Research & Development Department, Mumbai.
3. Mr. Ravi Kumar Bandaru, PhD. (2019-2023). Position: Sales Process Associate at Bruker India Scientific Pvt. Ltd.
4. Mr. Gaware Sujeet Ashok PhD. (November 2019- May 2023) Position: Research Scientist at Macleods Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Process Research & Development Department, Mumbai.
5. Mr. Swadhapriya Bhukta PhD. (May 2019- May 2023) Current Position: Research Scientist at Macleods Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Process Research & Development Department, Mumbai.
6. Dr. Lopamudra Giri (Postdoc June 2021- March 2023) Current position: Assistant Professor at OUTR, Bhubaneswar.
7. Mr. P. Mohan Reddy PhD. (April 2019- January 2023). Current position: Post Doctoral Fellow at Dr. Reddy’s Institute of Life Sciences in Central Process Research Innovation Division.
8. Darshan Sandeep Thole, i-MTech Project, ICT-IOCB. (2018-2023)
9. Kishan Prakash, i-MTech Project, ICT-IOCB. (2018-2023)
10. Gurleen Kaur, i-MTech Project, ICT-IOCB. (2021-2026)
11. Baishaki Sahoo, i-MTech Project, ICT-IOCB. (2021-2026)
12. Manu K R, i-MTech Project, ICT-IOCB. (2021-2026)
13. Atharv Ravi Thakare, i-MTech Project, ICT-IOCB. (2019-2024)
14. Amartya Prashant Thakare, i-MTech Project, ICT-IOCB. (2019-2024)
15. Ajinkya Vijay Shinde, i-MTech Project, ICT-IOCB. (2019-2024)
16. Mahesh Kumar, M.Sc. Project, NIT Warangal. (2020)
17. Shefayali Routray, NIT Rourkela. (2019)
18. Ajay Uppuluru, M.Sc Project, Krishna University. (2018)
19. Venka Reddy Pammi, M.Sc Project, Krishna University. (2018)
20. Balu Khandare, M.Pharm. Project, NCL Pune. (2018)