Saikat Chaudhuri | Drug Discovery and Development | Best Researcher Award

Saikat Chaudhuri | Drug Discovery and Development | Best Researcher Award

Assist. Prof. Dr. Saikat Chaudhuri at CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute, India.

Assist. Prof. Dr. Saikat Chaudhuri is an accomplished organic chemist specializing in natural product synthesis and green chemistry. 🎓 He earned his Ph.D. from IISER Bhopal, focusing on Clavine alkaloids, and holds degrees from Visva Bharati and Burdwan Universities. 🏅 He is a recipient of the Young Scientist Award (2024) and prestigious UGC fellowships. At CSIR-CLRI, he teaches and mentors students across disciplines, guiding numerous projects and theses. 📚 His innovative research, backed by major grants, has led to impactful publications in synthesis and catalysis. 🧪 His work fuels advancements in affordable pharmaceutical chemistry and sustainable methodologies.

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Education

Assist. Prof. Dr. Saikat Chaudhuri holds an impressive academic background in organic chemistry. He completed his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from IISER Bhopal (2013–2017) under the mentorship of Prof. Alakesh Bisai, focusing on the total syntheses of naturally occurring Clavine alkaloids 🧪. Prior to this, he earned his M.Sc. in Organic Chemistry from Visva Bharati University (2010–2012) 📘 and a B.Sc. (Hons.) in Chemistry from Burdwan University (2007–2010) 🔬. His strong academic foundation laid the groundwork for his research excellence and innovative contributions to synthetic organic chemistry and drug development.

Awards

Assist. Prof. Dr. Saikat Chaudhuri has been recognized with several prestigious honors throughout his academic journey. In 2024, he received the Young Scientist Award from the CRS Society, Vidyasagar University 🌟. Earlier, he was awarded the esteemed Dr. D.S. Kothari Postdoctoral Fellowship (2019–2021) by UGC, Government of India 🧪. During his doctoral research, he was a recipient of both Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and Senior Research Fellowship (SRF) from UGC-NET (2013–2017) 📚. His early promise was evident when he earned the Swami Vivekananda Merit-cum-Means Scholarship (2011–2012) from the Govt. of West Bengal.

Research Focus 

Assist. Prof. Dr. Saikat Chaudhuri is a rising expert in synthetic organic chemistry and medicinal chemistry. His research focuses on the development of novel synthetic methodologies 🧪 for constructing complex heterocycles, such as indoles, benzazepinoindoles, and spiro compounds 🌱. These molecules show promising biological activity, including antibacterial and antifungal properties 💊🦠. He also explores green chemistry approaches, metal-free catalysis, and the total synthesis of natural products 🌍. His work significantly contributes to drug discovery and design, making him a valuable contributor to pharmaceutical research and sustainable chemistry.

Publication Top Notes

  • Synthesis of Dihydro‐benzazepinoindoles via an Oxidative Pictet–Spengler Reaction
  • A New Homogeneous Catalyst for the Synthesis of 3,3′‐Bis(indolyl)methanes: Collective Synthesis of Arundine, Turbomycin B, Arsindoline A, and Tris(1H‐Indol‐3‐yl)methane*
  • A Transition Metal‐Free Strategy for Dihydrobenzazepinoindole via KI‐Mediated Oxidative Pictet–Spengler Reaction
  • Pentafluorophenol‐Catalyzed Metal‐Free Fischer Indole Synthesis: A Novel Approach to Carbazole Derivatives and Desbromoarborescidine A*
  • Water Mediated Chemoselective Synthesis of Novel Spiro Benzoxazinoindoline and Extended Synthesis of Spiro Benzoxazinoindene Derivatives*
  • A Practical and Metal‐Free Approach Towards Synthesis of Spiro‐Benzazepinoindole Derivatives via Pentafluorophenol Catalyzed Pictet‐Spengler Reaction**
  • Efficient, One‐Pot, Green Syntheses of Analogues of 3,4‐Dihydro‐2H Pyrroles as Potential New Antifungal and Antibacterial Agents.
  • A convenient proline catalysed Paal–Knorr synthesis of highly substituted pyrrole: construction of a pyrrolo[2,1-a]isoquinoline scaffold
  • Syntheses of Novel Spirobenzazepinoindole Derivatives via Lewis‐Acid Catalyzed Pictet‐Spengler Cyclization
  • Self-Healable Hydrogels from Vegetable Oil: Preparation, Mechanism, and Applications
  • A Comprehensive Review of Synthetic Approaches Toward Lamellarin D and its Analogous
  • Catalytic Asymmetric Approach to the Naturally Occurring Clavine Alkaloid, (+)-Lysergine
  • Harnessing leather waste in polymer matrix for sustainable smart <scp>shape‐stable</scp> phase change materials
  • Green synthetic approaches for medium ring-sized heterocycles of biological and pharmaceutical interest

Lior Zangi | Drug Discovery and Development | Best Researcher Award

Lior Zangi | Drug Discovery and Development | Best Researcher Award

Prof. Lior Zangi, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, United States

Prof. Lior Zangi is an Associate Professor of Cardiology and Genetics & Genomic Sciences at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY. He earned his Ph.D. in Immunology from the Weizmann Institute and completed postdoctoral training at Harvard Medical School. Renowned for his pioneering work in mRNA-based cardiovascular therapies, Prof. Zangi has received prestigious awards including the AHA Postdoctoral Fellowship and an endowed professorship in Cardiovascular Research. He is a founding board member of the Society for RNA Therapeutics and actively contributes to global scientific councils, manuscript reviews, and grant panels.

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Education

Prof. Lior Zangi 🎓 began his academic journey with a B.Sc. in Biology from the Hebrew University, Givat-Ram, Jerusalem in 2000. He then earned his M.Sc. in Experimental and Developmental Medicine in 2003 from the Hebrew University Hadassah-Medical School under the guidance of Prof. Raphael Gorodetsky. In 2009, he completed his Ph.D. in Immunology at the Weizmann Institute of Science, mentored by Prof. Yair Reisner. 🌿 He continued his training as a postdoctoral fellow at Sheba Medical Center (2009–2010) under Prof. Benjamin Dekel and later at Harvard Medical School (2010–2014) with Professors Derrick Rossi and Kenneth Chien.

Awards

Prof. Lior Zangi 🌟 has earned numerous prestigious honors throughout his career. He received the ASH Travel Award in both 2008 and 2009 🧳, and in 2009, was granted a Postdoctoral Fellowship Award by the Israeli Budgeting Committee and Planning. In 2012, he was honored with both the ISSCR Travel Award and R&D Systems Travel Grant ✈️. His groundbreaking postdoctoral work earned him the AHA Fellowship Award in 2014 🫀. In 2017, he received the Mount Sinai Faculty Idea Prize 🧠, and in 2019, his research on mRNA therapy was recognized as highly influential 📜. In 2023, he was awarded the Endowed Chan Soon-Shiong Professorship in Cardiovascular Research 🏅.

Research Focus

Prof. Lior Zangi is a pioneering researcher in cardiovascular regenerative medicine, with a special focus on modified mRNA therapies, 🧬 stem cell biology, and 🫀 cardiac regeneration. His work centers on developing innovative strategies for repairing damaged heart tissue using modRNA, induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), and heart-on-chip technologies. Zangi’s groundbreaking research has contributed to advancements in treating conditions like myocardial infarction and Barth syndrome, and has broad implications for tissue engineering, 💉 protein replacement therapy, and immune modulation. His contributions are reshaping modern precision medicine and offering new hope for heart failure patients worldwide.

Publication Top Notes

Modeling the mitochondrial cardiomyopathy of Barth syndrome with induced pluripotent stem cell and heart-on-chip technologies

Modified mRNA directs the fate of heart progenitor cells and induces vascular regeneration after myocardial infarction

Isolation of mesenchymal stem cells from G-CSF-mobilized human peripheral blood using fibrin microbeads

Direct imaging of immune rejection and memory induction by allogeneic mesenchymal stromal cells

A HCN4+ cardiomyogenic progenitor derived from the first heart field and human pluripotent stem cells

Isolation and characterization of nontubular sca-1+ lin− multipotent stem/progenitor cells from adult mouse kidney

Pkm2 regulates cardiomyocyte cell cycle and promotes cardiac regeneration

mRNA-based protein replacement therapy for the heart

Altering sphingolipid metabolism attenuates cell death and inflammatory response after myocardial infarction