Drug discovery professional with expertise in Medicinal Chemistry and Computer-aided Molecular Design (CAMD) with more than 18 years of research experience (academic, industrial and post-doctoral). Driven several drug discovery projects mainly focusing oncology indication. Key contributor to Discovery and Development of Two Clinical Candidates, a firstin-class cancer stemness inhibitor for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) and the other, a Viral Entry Inhibitor for Emerging Viral Infections such as COVID-19. Phase I clinical studies are likely to begin soon; Guided five Ph.D. students; currently have five Ph.D. students registered. Recipient of several prestigious grants and industrial projects; Inventor on several patent applications at various stages; one granted United States patent; Consultant to several industries

  Life-member, APTI
  Member, American Chemical Society (ACS)
  Member, Indian Pharmaceutical Association (IPA)
  Examiner for M. Pharm. Sci. and PhD – Mumbai University