Lepore Group Alumni

 

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Former Graduate Students

 

 
Krishna Yadavalli : Doctoral Student (PhD in 2022) 
B.S  Chemistry, Andhra University, Vishakapatnam (2005) 
M.S. Chemistry, Andhra University, Vishakapatnam (2007)
kyadavalli2013@fau.edu

Background: After earning his MS degree, Krishna worked for Albany Molecular Research for five years engaged in wide variety of custom synthesis projects targeting carbohydrate, amino acid, and heterocyclic compounds. His specialization includes the formation of C-C and C-N bond forming reactions including those requiring air-sensitive reagents/reactions.

Krishna engineered a new reaction to create organophosphinates with a high degree of stereoselectivity under phase transfer conditions. This work was published in ChemComm ( 2022, 58 , 6441). He also expanded the medicinal chemistry project developed by previous group members that was based on the resveratrol natural product vitisinol D. Krishna's synthesis efforts on this "resveramorph" or RVM project led to the identification of a potent antiepileptic agent in collaboration with the Dawson-Scully Group. These results were submitted in 2022 as a provisional patent application with Krishna as a co-inventor. They will also be published in two articles in 2022 and 2023. Krishna is currently pursuing postdoctoral studies at Purdue University in the Flaherty Group, further developing his medicinal chemistry skills.

 

 
Samantha Maki : Doctoral Student (PhD in 2019)
B.S. Chemistry, Florida Atlantic University (2011)

Background: As an undergraduate, Samantha worked under Dr. Evonne Rezler on the development of an Honors/Advanced Inorganic Chemistry Lab focused on Werner’s cobalt (III) compounds. She also did novel research in relating crystal field theory to the color of vanadium (IV) complexes. In 2018, Samantha was awarded the prestigious WCC Eli Lilly Travel Award to attend an upcoming ACS conference. 

Samantha initially teamed up with Dr. Bhat (visiting professor, 2013-2014) and Dr. St. Germain to develop a reliable synthesis route to a variety of congested bridged bicyclic compounds featuring functionalized allenyl ester building blocks. This work was published in J. Org. Chem. ( 2014, 79, 9402). As an extension of her efforts towards the total synthesis of the natural product vitisinol D, Samantha was engaged in a structure-activity relationship (SAR) study involving its analogs. In collaboration with the Dawson-Scully Group, we have discovered that simplified analogs vitisinol D are potent neuroprotective agents as described in our paper in ACS Chemical Neuroscience ( 2019, 10, 221). In a second project, Samantha developed a new diastereoselective aldol reaction involving allenes leading to products containing an all-carbon quaternary center that was published in Org. Lett.( 2019, 21, 7952). Samantha completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Chicago under the direction of Professor Scott Snyder. She is currently a Senior Scientist in the Centralized Medicinal Chemistry Department at a major pharmaceutical company, Abbvie.  

 

Susovan Jana: Doctoral Student (PhD in 2018) 
B.S. Chemistry, RKMR College, Narendrapur, University of Calcutta (2008)
M.S. Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (2010)

Background: Susovan’s MS thesis work involved research in palladium catalysis; the project was divided into two areas. In the first, an octahydro-phenanthrene was efficiently synthesized via a 6p-electrocyclic reaction. In a second project, substituted benzimidazo[2,1-a]isoquinolines and theiranalogues were prepared using a palladium-catalyzed cyclization/C-H activation sequence. This latter work was published in Tetrahedron Letters ( 2010, 51, 5294).  

Susovan's doctoral projects mainly focused on the development of new crown-ether catalysts (lariats). To facilitate these studies, he developed a highly efficient approach to the synthesis of lariats containing an alcohol side arm; this work has been published in Synlett ( 2015, 26, 1977). In developing this route, Susovan mentored Vallabh Suresh, who co-authored the publication. These alcohol lariats have proven very useful as nucleophilic catalysts for the rapid fluorination of silicon. These fluorinated silicon compounds are expected to find medical imaging applications as radio-tracers in PET (Positron Emission Tomography). In this regard, he is working closely with our NIH collaborators (Dr. Shuiyu Lu and Dr. Victor W. Pike). Working together with Mohammed (PhD 2014), Susovan also developed lariat systems for expedited aliphatic fluorination. This work was published in J. Org. Chem. ( 2017, 82, 2329). In a separate project, working together with Animesh, Susovan discovered an exciting diversification reaction of silyl allenyl esters leading to the selective formation of highly functionalized products, including those containing all-carbon quaternary stereogenic centers. This work was published in ChemComm ( 2017, 53, 5125).

In 2016, Susovan was selected by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) for a one-year internship at their research facility in Philadelphia, PA.  During this time, he was engaged in research projects in GSK's Respiratory Medicinal Chemistry Division.

Susovan completed his postdoctoral fellowship at the NIH (Mental Health) in the PET Division under the direction of Dr. Victor Pike (Division Chief). He is now a Research Chemist in the API Research Process Group at United Therapeutics. 

 

 
Dr. Elijah St. Germain: Doctoral Student (PhD in 2018)
B.S. Chemistry, University of Florida (2008)
elijah.stgermain@gmail.com

Background: Industrial experience analyzing fluid samples for Caterpillar's Scheduled Oil Service (SOS) program (2008-2009). 
Elijah also served in the U.S. Army (1999-2003) as a Multichannel Radio Systems Operator/Maintainer. 

Current Projects: For his doctoral thesis project in the Lepore Group (2010-2017), Elijah was engaged in a mechanistic investigation of a reaction involving a cation-pi interaction. This project centered on proving the existence of a novel ammonium-alkyne interaction with spectroscopic evidence. This work, which was published in Chem. Commun. ( 2016, 52, 2311), involved Raman studies in collaboration with the Terentis Group. Working with Dr. Evonne Rezler, this project has also been adapted as an undergraduate experiment which has been successfully implemented as the “Capstone Research Experience” in the FAU organic chemistry teaching lab and published in J. Chem. Ed. ( 2017, 94, 240). Elijah also joined forces with Dr. Bhat (Visiting Professor, 2013-2014) and Samantha Maki to develop a reliable synthesis route to a variety of congested bridged bicyclic compounds; some of these compounds have proven to be potent neuroprotectants as described in our recent paper in  ACS Chemical Neuroscience . This work has been published in the J. Org. Chem. ( 2014, 79, 9402). 

Elijah began his teaching career in the Chemistry Department at FAU in 2018 as a Visiting Instructor; he is now a permanent Instructor and is mainly involved in teaching Organic Chemistry and Introduction to Physical Chemistry. 

 

 
Edith Nagy : Doctoral Student (PhD in 2017); NSF Doctoral Fellow
B.S. Chemistry, Florida Atlantic University (2012)

Background : As an undergraduate, Edith worked with former group member Pradip Maity (PhD in 2011). In this period, she studied ammonium-catalyzed cyclization reactions of non-activated alkynes leading to heterocyclic products (azaprolines). Synthesizing a series of unique alkyne containing substrates, Edith determined which structural features were necessary for successful cyclization in an attempt to better understand the mechanism of this reaction

Edith's doctoral work involved the elucidation of a novel cation-pi interaction between ammonium cations and alkyne functional groups. This work was accomplished in collaboration with Elijah and the Terentis Group and has been published in  Chem Commun ( 2016, 52, 2311) . While continuing her mechanistic investigation of this ammonium-catalyzed reaction, Edith also expanded its scope to include a variety of isoxazolidine and pyrazolidine products. These heterocycles have found wide application as medicinal agents and agrochemicals. In a related project, Edith developed an elegant one-pot deprotection-functionalization method that leads to the stereoselective formation of highly functionalized isoxazolines and pyrazolines. This work was summarized in Organic Letters ( 2017, 19, 3695).

During her doctoral studies, Edith also pursued an internship at  Eli Lilly  and Company (Indianapolis, IN) for two consecutive summers (2014 and 2015) under the direction of Dr. Timothy Durham. In these periods, Edith's project was related to gestational diabetes; her roles in the project involved the synthesis of small molecules designed to help probe the disease mechanism. This included the planning and synthesis (typically 7-10 steps) of C-13 labeled molecular targets and was reported in J. Med. Chem. ( 2017, 60, 1860).

Edith completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Chemistry at Boston University under the direction of Professor John Porco. She is a Research Investigator at the prestigious MD Anderson Cancer Center  as part of their Institute for Applied Cancer Science.

Animesh Roy : Doctoral Student (PhD in 2017)
B.S. Chemistry, St Paul's Cathedral Mission College (2005)
M.S. Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (2007)

Background:  As part of his thesis studies at IIT, Animesh synthesized water-soluble calixpyrroles known for their properties as strong and selective binders of anions especially in non-aqueous media. He also studied iron(III) catalyzed homo-aldol condensations.

For his PhD project, Animesh pioneered the synthesis and applications of allenyl carbonyl compounds using a unique organomanganese auxiliary (MMD). With this auxiliary, he developed a method to prepare highly substituted allenyl alcohols starting from readily available alkynals; this work was published in Organic Letters ( 2015, 17, 900). In addition, Animesh developed an asymmetric method to prepare allenyl aldehydes taking advantage of the propensity of MMD-complexed alkynes to isomerize to allenes under mildly basic conditions, this work has been published in Organic Letters ( 2016, 18, 1230). Working together with Dr. Bhat (Visiting Professor, 2013-2014), Animesh has utilized his allene chemistry for the succinct synthesis of several small natural products including Hagen's gland lactone. Animesh has developed a method using volatile allene esters for improved product isolation after metathesis reactions using ruthenium-based catalysts. It was discovered that allenyl esters themselves cleanly arrested the activity of the catalysts instead of participating in metathesis reactions Tet. Lett. ( 2017, 58, 106).   Animesh and Susovan teamed-up to develop a creative new approach to access to all-carbon quaternary centers via silyl allenyl esters published in Chem Commun ( 2017, 53, 5125).

Animesh is currently a Postdoctoral Scholar at Scripps Florida working with Prof. Tom Kodadek.

Mohammed Alhuniti : (Ph.D. in 2014)
M.S. Chemistry, Jordan University, Amman (2006)
B.S. Chemistry, Jordan University, Amman (2003)

Background:  Master thesis project on synthesis of various heterocycles [h]fused on substituted 4-oxoquinoline-3-carboxylic acids and their thiophene bioisosters. This work was published in several articles:  Heterocycles 2007, 38, 411 ;  Molecules 2007, 12, 497 ; and  Molecules 2007, 12, 1558 . Training on Varian Ion trap systems (Middelburg, Netherlands) and VNMR system.

One of Mohammed's projects involved the development of an ultrafast silicon fluorination reaction for application in positron emission tomography (PET).  Working with our collaborators  Dr. Pike  and  Dr. Lu  at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), a metal chelating leaving group has been developed for nucleophilic substitution reactions at silicon leading to greatly expedited silicon radiofluorination relative to existing methods.  This work has been published in J. Fluor. Chem. ( 2014, 158, 48).    In a second project, Mohammed engineered a catalytic reaction to form vinyl triflates from alkynes under very mild conditions.  This work has been published in Organic Letters ( 2014, 16, 4154).  He also designed and optimized an exciting new copper-catalyzed Ritter reaction.  This transformation affords amides from cyclic alcohols and nitriles via a one-step procedure with retention of configuration. This new amidation method exploits the theme of non-planar carbocations stabilized by hyperconjugation previously developed in the Lepore Group. This latest catalytic amidation by Mohammed was published in  Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis ( 2013 , 355, 3071 ). Working together with Susovan, Mohammed also developed lariat systems for expedited aliphatic fluorination, which was published in J. Org. Chem. ( 2017, 82, 2329).

Mohammed completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry at the University of North Carolina - Greensboro working with Professor  Mitchell Croatt. He is currently a Process Chemist at major chemical company (Thermo Fisher, Greenville, NC); his work involves API manufacturing.   

 

Pradip Maity : (Ph.D. in 2011) 
B.S. Chemistry, RKM College, Narendrapur, Calcutta University (2001)
M.S. Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (2003)

Background : Master thesis project on the synthesis of medium ring (5-7) cyclopentannulated spiro gamma-lactones via bis Grignard addition.

Pradip developed new methods for the preparation of allenyl carbonyls with eventual application to the total synthesis of vitisinol D, a natural product with activity against platelet aggregation. His methodology to prepare isomeric allenyl and alkynyl esters via selective one-pot dehydration of 3-oxoesters led to a  JOC  article  ( 2009, 74, 158). This dianion method was expanded to include the formation of gamma substituted alkynes and alpha substituted allenes from simple acetoacetates. He also engineered a unique anion-catalyzed Morita-Baylis-Hillmann reaction leading to gamma-substituted allenyl carbinols, allowing for a concise entry into the [3.2.1] bicyclic diketo system. This work was published as a communication in JACS ( 2009, 131, 4196). In addition, he pioneered a non-metal catalyzed amine addition reaction to alkynes leading to azaproline derivatives, which was published in  Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. ( 2011, 50, 8338).  Pradip also initiated the development of a reliable synthesis route to a variety of congested bridged bicyclic compounds. This work was later completed by other group members and published in JOC ( 2014 ,  79, 9402). Pradip  completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Biochemistry Department at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center under the direction of Professor Uttam Tambar.

He is now a Senior Scientist (equivalent to Assistant Professor) overseeing the Maity Research Group  at the CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory in Pune, India.

 

Songye Li : (Ph.D. in 2011) 
B.S. Material Science and Engineering, Tianjin, Tianjin University (2001)
M.S. Material Science and Engineering, Tianjin, Tianjin University (2004)

Background : Bachelor thesis project on the properties and mechanisms of activation of cellulose fibers. Master thesis project on the synthesis and antibacterial mechanism of novel water-soluble chitosan derivatives.

Songye developed new arylsulfonate-based nucleophile assisting leaving groups (NALGs) with enhanced reactivity relative to current methods. These new leaving groups were evaluated in fluoridation reactions with application to positron emission tomography (PET). Songye's efforts in this area were published in  JOC (2009, 74, 5290) . She also collaborated with Debo on the development of stereospecific Ti(IV) reactions. This work was communicated in  Angew Chem Int Ed (2008, 47, 7511) . Songye has also developed a new iodination reaction involving magnesium reagents. She also teamed-up with Debo to extend the concept of chelating leaving groups to include chlorosulfites leading to alkyl chlorides ( J. Org. Chem. 2013, 78, 2118 ).

Songye is currently an Associate Research Scientist at the Yale University School of Medicine working with Prof. Henry Huang, Co-Director of the Yale PET Center & Director of Chemistry in the Department of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging.

Deboprosad “Debo” Mondal : (Ph.D. in 2010) 
B.S. Chemistry, Ramakrishna Mission Residential College, Narendrapur Calcutta University (2002)
M.S. Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (2004)

Background : Master thesis project on the synthesis of unsymmetrical quinoxalines.

Debo played a key role in the development of new leaving group methods (NALG project) with emphasis on Ti(IV)-mediated reactions. Debo's research resulted in six published works involving NALG methodology in the Lepore group. His early work involved a new stereoretentive chlorination reaction (J Org Chem 2006, 71, 3285)  and a major review of the leaving group field in  Tetrahedron (2007, 63, 5103) . Working together with Songye Li, he developed reactions of secondary sulfonates leading to stereoretentive halogenations and amidations using Ti(IV) reagents communicated in  Angew Chem Int Ed (2008, 47, 7511) . He has also further refined leaving group reactions for applications in radiosynthesis (PET) leading to a publication in  J Org Chem (2009, 74, 5290) . Debo extended the concept of chelating leaving groups to include chlorosulfites leading to amide products (Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2011, 7057)  and alkyl chlorides (J. Org. Chem. 2013, 78, 2118). 

Debo  pursued a  Postdoctoral Fellow ship  at Scripps Florida under the direction of  Professor William Roush followed by a stint  at Baylor University under the direction of Professor Kevin Pinney. He is currently a Senior Scientist at Noven Pharmaceuticals (Miami, FL).

Chang He (MS in 2009)
B.S. Zhejiang University, Zhejiang Province, China (1995)

Background: Chemical engineer (8 years) with Petrochina ( Jilin City, China). Catalyst design for phenol alkylation; synthesis of ethylene propylene copolymers and chlorosulfonated polyethylenes.

Chang's research focused on the study of the isomerization of manganese coordinated conjugated alkynyl carbonyls to the corresponding allenyl carbonyls. Chang also helped to develop an efficient route to a problematic gamma-lactone fragment which was published in  Tet. Lett. (2006, 47, 1625).

Pamela Cohn   (MS in 2006)
B.S. Chemistry, FAU (2004) 

Pam worked on two separate projects for her Master's studies, and co-authored four publications in the Lepore Group (A record in the group at the MS level.)  She was one of the original team members to develop nucleophile assisting leaving groups (NALGs),   leading to publications in  JOC  (2005,  70, 8117  and   2006 ,  71, 3285) . Her studies on the kinetics of substitution reactions of aryl sulfonate chelating leaving groups was published in  JOC  (2009, 74, 5290) .  She was also involved in the development of manganese reactions to prepare allenes; this work was published in JOC (2005,  70, 7443).

Pam completed her Ph.D. with Professor Castellano at the University of Florida in 2011. She then engaged in Postdoctoral studies at Case Western Reserve University under the direction of Professor Stuart Rowan in the Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering. In 2013, Pam established the Cohn Research Group as an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Stockton University and was subsequently promoted to Associate Professor.

Deborah Bromfield-Lee   (MS in 2005)
B.S. Chemistry, University of South Florida (2002)

Deborah's thesis research focused on the development of a new Diels-Alder reaction with allenyl carbonyls as heterodienes. She also assisted with the development of manganese-mediated reactions leading to the allenes used in her Diels-Alder studies. Her thesis work was published in two  JOC  articles  (2005,  70, 8239  and  2005,  70, 7443). Deborah earned her PhD in 2009 from North Carolina State University under the direction of Professor Maria Oliver-Hoyo. She then accepted a position as an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Elon University. Deborah is currently an Associate Professor of Chemistry at Florida Southern College .

Yuanjun He (PhD in 2004)
B.S. Wuxi University of Light Ind, Jiangsu Province, China (1991)
M.S. East China University of Sci & Tech, Shanghai, China (1994)

Background: Synthesis and charge transfer studies of trichromophoric rhodamine materials. Photostability and fluorescence studies of these materials.

Yuanjun is the first doctorate to graduate from the Lepore Group. Her dissertation research concerned the development of new methods to synthesize highly functionalized allenyl carbonyl compounds. In many cases,these reactions were mediated by unique dianion mechanisms elucidated by Yuanjun's efforts. The studies were published in two JOC papers (2005, 70, 4546 and  2004, 69, 9171). In a separate project, Yuanjun discovered a rate enhancing effect of sonication on the Mitsunobu reaction (JOC 2003, 68, 8261). In 2008, after a two-year postdoctoral fellowship at Scripps Florida under the direction of Dr. Chris Liang, Yuanjun accepted a Senior Scientist position at that institution. Her research focuses on the design, synthesis and evaluation of novel compounds of biological and therapeutic interest.

Anita Khoram (MS in 2003)
B.S. Chemistry, FAU (2000)

Anita is the very first student to graduate from the Lepore Group. Her MS thesis concerned the development of a catalytic base-promoted alkyne/allene rearrangement reaction using cyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl coordination chemistry. The key goal of this work was to render the rearrangement reaction asymmetric to give highly functionalized non-racemic allenes. Anita's work in this vein was published in  JOC (2005, 70, 7443).

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Former Postdoctoral Fellows and Visiting Professors

Dr. Bilal Ahmad Bhat: Visiting Professor (2013 - 2014)
Scientist
Medicinal Chemistry Division
Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (IIIM)
Sanatnagar, Srinagar, India

Background:
Postdoc  Dr. D. S. Kothari Fellow  at the Indian Institute of Science
(Prof. Goverdhan Mehta, Advisor)
Ph.D. Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (2007)
M.S. University of Kashmir-Srinagar (2003)

While in the Lepore Group, working together with Elijah and Samantha, Dr. Bhat developed a general strategy for the synthesis of congested bridged bicyclic ring systems using functionalized allenyl esters. Collaborating with Animesh Roy, Dr. Bhat utilized MMD-complexed allenyl esters as unique building blocks in several applications, including the highly abbreviated synthesis of Hagen's gland lactone. As a result of his efforts in the group, Dr. Bhat co-authored three publications:  J. Org. Chem.   2014,  79,  9402 ;   Org. Lett.   2015,  17, 900 ; and   Org. Lett.   2016,  18, 1230.

 

Dr. Manishabrata (Manish) Bhowmick
Postdoctoral Fellow (October 2007 – December 2009) 
Ph. D. Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India 
M. Sc. Organic Chemistry, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India

Background : Manish's doctoral research largely involved the development of new asymmetric methods particularly, Lewis acid-catalyzed halohydrin reactions, haloazidations of α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid derivatives, enantioselective chlorination of silyl enol ethers, and asymmetric epoxidation of α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid derivatives by in situ generated DMD. His doctoral work has yielded seven international publications including Tetrahedron Letters, Tetrahedron, Tetrahedron: Asymmetry, and J. Org. Chem.

While in the Lepore Group, Dr. Bhowmick spearheaded the development of a successful and reproducible route to synthesize phosphinic pseudodipeptides which are key intermediates for the soild phase synthesis of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) inhibitors. The result of this peptide synthesis was published in Biopolymers (Peptide Science), 2010, 96,1. Manish also developed a new and regioselective aldol addition reaction starting from manganese-complexed substituted alkynyl carbonyls to provide highly functionalized allenyl carbonyls. This work was published in Org. Lett (2010, 12, 5078). Manish continued his work on the MMP inhibitors as a Postdoctoral Fellow under the direction of Dr. Gregg Fields at the Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies.

Dr. Bhowmick is currently a Senior Scientist at Sigma-Aldrich in their New Product Development division in Massachusetts.

 

Dr. Maximillian Silvestri (August 2003-2006)
Ph.D. Medicinal Chemistry, Purdue University
B.S. Chemistry, Central Michigan University

Max obtained his B.S. in Chemistry with honors from Central Michigan University in 1998. While studying for his B.S. in Chemistry, Max worked as an intern in the analytical sciences division of the Dow Chemical Company in Midland, Michigan. Max later obtained his Ph.D. in synthetic organic chemistry from Purdue University in 2003. His doctoral research involved the design and multi-step synthesis of novel HIV-1 inhibitors for the therapeutic treatment of AIDS.   Max joined the Lepore Group in 2003 as a postdoctoral fellow. His research focused on developing new synthetic methods involving allenes. His efforts resulted in two publications in JOC. 2005, 70, 7443 and JOC. 2005, 70, 8239 and one in Tetrahedron Lett (2006, 47, 1625). In 2006, Max joined Nalco as a Senior Chemist in the asset integrity research group, specializing in the design and synthesis of a next generation of chemistries for use as corrosion inhibitors. In 2008, Max was promoted to a Senior Research Chemist position in the asset integrity group where he became the project leader for the asset integrity team. His research efforts as a project team leader focused on the development of novel chemistries and laboratory test methods for the mitigation of localized pitting corrosion. Max is currently a Strategic Technology Manager at Nalco.

 

Dr. Anjan Bhunia (2004 - 2006)
Ph.D. Inorganic Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology
M.S. Organic Chemistry, Vidyasagar University
B.S. Chemistry, Midnapur College

Anjan is currently a Synthesis Team Leader at Chembiotek, TCG Lifesciences (Calcutta).

 

Dr. Zhanhui Xu (2002-2003)
Ph.D. Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Chemistry
M.S. Chemistry, Gaungxi University 
B.S. Chemistry, Henan University

Zhanhui is currently working as a Research Associate in the Chemistry Department, Zhengzhou University ( China).

 

Dr. Vinod Jairaj (2000-2002)
Ph.D. The University of Iowa (2000)
M.Sc. St. Joseph's College, Bangalore, India (1991) 
B.Sc. Nijalingappa College, Bangalore, India (1989)

 

 

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