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Ph.D. Students
Akash Dutta
Education
M.Sc. Chemistry – Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (2021)
B.Sc. (Hons.) – Rajdhani College, University of Delhi (2019)
Research Interest – Repurposing obsolete antibiotics with rational peripheral chemical modifications, Cell wall antibiotics
Hobbies – Playing Football, Travelling, Cooking, Listening to Music
Joined - July 2022
Email: 22d0208@iitb.ac.in
Peehu Sharma
Education
Integrated M.Sc. Chemistry – Central University of Jammu (2021)
Research Interest – Development of nucleic acid biosynthesis targeting antibiotics, Inhibitors of bacterial biofilm, Gram-negative antibiotics
Joined - July 2022
Email: 22d0209@iitb.ac.in
Dharam Dass
Education
M.Sc. Chemistry – Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra (2020)
B.Sc. (Non.- Medical) - Govt. PG College, Hisar under Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra (2018)
Research Interest – Targeting bacterial energy pathways, Naphthoquinone-based antimicrobial agents, Antibiotic adjuvants
Hobbies – Yoga, Reading books, Photography, Travelling, Listening to Music
Joined - January 2023
Email: 22d0235@iitb.ac.in
Nayak Satyaprakash
Education
Integrated M.Sc. Chemistry – National Institute of Technology, Surat (2023)
Research Interest – Development of antibiotics targeting bacterial ribosome, Lipopeptide antibiotics
Hobbies - Playing cricket, Travelling, Cooking
Joined - July 2023
Email: 23D0205@iitb.ac.in
Shubhashree Sahoo
Education
M.Sc. Chemistry – Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar (2022)
B.Sc. - D.A.V. Autonomous College, Titilagarh, Sambalpur University, Odisha (2019)
Research Interest – Lipopeptide antibiotics
Hobbies – Dancing, Painting, Photography, Cooking, Travelling
Joined - July 2024
Email: 24d0193@iitb.ac.in
Kiran Gokul Hivarale
Education
M.Sc. Chemistry – BAMU University, Maharashtra (2023)
B.Sc. - Sant gadge Baba University, Maharashtra (2019)
Research Interest – Semi-synthetic spectinomycin analogues
Hobbies – Dancing, Drawing, Cooking
Joined - January 2025
Email: 24d0226@iitb.ac.in
Sarvesh Kumar Verma
Education
M.Sc. Chemistry – National Institute of Technology-Jaipur, Rajasthan (2024)
B.Sc. (Hons.) – Sri VenkateswaraCollege, University of Delhi (2022)
Research Interest – Natural Products (Plants) based Antibiotics Drug Discovery, Semi-Synthetic antibiotic analogues
Hobbies – Gardening, Sky gazing, Travelling
Joined - July 2025
Email: 25d0191@iitb.ac.in
Post-doctoral Fellows
Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (IPDF)
Education
Ph.D. Chemistry – Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, India (2024)
M.Sc. - Organic Chemistry - Central University of Haryana, Mahender Garh, Hr, India
Research Interest – Cross-talk between Alzheimer's and microbial infections
Joined - August 2024
Email: nksharma2205@iitb.ac.in
Dr. Pooja Yadav (IPDF)
Education
Ph.D. Chemistry – Panjab University, Chandigarh (2023)
M.Sc. Chemistry – Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana (2016)
Research Interest – Development of bacterial gyrase inhibitors, Natural product isolation from medicinal plants
Joined - September 2024
Email: poojayadav@iitb.ac.in
Master's project students
Master's project students
Purnachandra Bhoi (M. Sc project student)
Education
M.Sc. Chemistry – IIT Bombay (2024 - 2026)
B.Sc. - Jawaharlal Nehru College, Patnagarh
Research Interest –
Joined - June 2025
Email: 24n0162@iitb.ac.in
Anirneya Basu (M. Sc. project student)
Education
M.Sc. Biology – IIT Bombay (2024 - 2026)
B.Sc. -Asutosh College, Calcutta University(Kolkata)
Research Interest – Antibacterial product screening from soil microbiota
Joined - June 2025
Email: 24N0120@iitb.ac.in
Bachelor's project students
Bachelor's project students
Suketu Datta (B.S. project student)
Education
B.S.+M.Sc. Chemistry – IIT Bombay (2022 - 2027)
Research Interest – Natural Products Antibiotic Discovery (based on bacteria), Phages
Joined - August 2025
Email: 22b2736@iitb.ac.in
Research Fellows
Research Fellows
Pran Teelucksingh (US Fullbright Research Fellow)
Education
BS Chemistry- Brown University (2021-2025)
Research Interest – Natural product discovery and semisynthetic modification of antibiotics
Joined - September 2025
Email: pteelucksingh21@gmail.com
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