Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry, University of Southampton, UK (June 2016 – present) • Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Leipzig, Germany (May 2015 – May 2016) • PhD in Organic Chemistry, University of Leipzig, Germany (Sep 2010 – Apr 2015) • Master degree in Advanced Spectroscopy in Chemistry, University of Leipzig, Germany and University of Lille, France. Erasmus Mundus fellowship supported. (Oct 2008 – Aug 2010) • Research Chemist in Orchid Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Chennai, India (May 2007 – Aug 2008) • Master degree in Chemistry, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, India (Jun 2005 – Apr 2007) • Bachelor degree in Chemistry, University of Madras, Chennai, India (Jul 2002 – Apr 2005)

Small molecule drug development • Peptide and cyclic-peptide synthesis • Anti-cancer drug development • Prodrug development • Natural product inspired drug development