Former group members

Dr. Vilas D. Kadam

Thesis Title: “Total Synthesis of Acortatarins A and B, Motualevic acids A-F, (E) and (Z)-Antazirines and Studies Towards the Synthesis of Alstomicine”

Completed Year: 2015

Experience: Postdoctoral Researcher (Jan 2016-Nov 2018), Sichuan University,

Chengdu, P. R. China

Current Position: Senior Scientist, Pharmablock Sciences, Nanjing, P. R. China

Email: kadamvilas1515@gmail.com

Dr. Shruthi Bayya

Thesis Title: Synthesis, Cytotoxicity of the Proposed Structure of Piperazirum and its Analogs and Total Synthesis of Gonytolides C, G, and Lachnone C

Completed Year: 2015

Experience : Postdoctoral Researcher (Aug 2016-Aug 2018), University of Hyderabad

Current position- Lecturer in Chemistry, Telangana social welfare residential degree college, LB Nagar, Hyderabad

Dr. Satish Kovela

Thesis Title: Total Synthesis of Curvularides A-E, Nazarov Cyclization of Dienyl Epoxides: Synthesis of Resveratrol-Based Natural Products and Phytochemical Studies on Pygmacopremna herbacea.

Completed Year: 2015

Experience: Associate Scientist (Sept. 2015-March 2016), GVK BioSciences (PVT) LTD,

Hyderabad-500007, India

Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate (2016-till date)

Dept. of Chemistry, Purdue University. West Lafayette, USA

Email: satish.kovela@gmail.com

Dr. Karla Janardhan Reddy

Thesis Title: “Nazarov Cyclization of Dienylaziridines, Total synthesis of Palmyrolide A and Studies Directed towards the Synthesis of Hunanamycin A and Rossinone B”

Completed Year: 2015

Experience: Associate Scientist (Oct 2015-Aug 2017), GVK BioSciences(PVT) LTD,

Hyderabad-500007, India

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Current Position: Senior Research Scientist, AAP Pharma Technology India PVT LTD

Email: reddy.janardhan86@gmail.com

Dr. Raghavaiah Jakka

Thesis Title: “Total Synthesis of Varitriol, Varioxirane, Varioxiranol A and Andytriol and Nazarov cyclization of divinyl ketones bearing an ester group at the β-position.”

Completed Year: 2016

Experience: Associate Scientist (2016-2018), API-R&D in Dr Pradeep Reddy's at Laboratories (PVT) LTD, ALEAP Industrial Estate, Hyderabad, India

Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate (Nov 2018-till date)

Dept. of Chemistry, Purdue University. West Lafayette, USA

Email: raghava.jakka@gmail.com

Dr. Mahesh Sandakinda

Thesis Title: “Development of Novel Cationic Electrocyclization PrecursorsInto the Synthesis of Indenes/Cyclopentene Derivatives.”

Completed Year 2019

Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow at Dept. of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Email: sandakondamahesh@gmail.com

Dr. Sridharashanmukharao B.

Thesis Title: “Total Synthesis of Macroline Class Indole Alkaloids: Macroline, Alstomicine, Alstofonidine, and Alstofolinine A”

Completed Year : 2021

Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow at SM. Chemical Physiology & Biochemistry, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, USA

Email: sridharbeeraka@gmail.com

Dr. Nagam Satish

Thesis Title: “Synthesis of indenyl alcohols, indeno[de]isochromenes from arylvinyl epoxides, and azirine containing compounds exhibiting anti-angiogenesis activity”

Completed Year: December 2021

Current Position: Postdoctoral Research at Dept. of Chemistry, Purdue University, West-Lafayette, USA

Email: satishnagamsiddu@gmail.com

Dr. Gaddam Mahesh

Thesis Title: “A Unified Approach to the total synthesis of Salicylaldehyde containing polyketide natural products”

Completed Year: January 2021

Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher

Department of Chemistry

Portland State University

Portland, Oregon, USA

Email: drgmaheshreddy@gmail.com