Personal profile
Education
- 2009.01-2014.06 Ph.D. Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research- Kolkata,India
- 2004.06-2006.05 MSc Chemical Science, Pondicherry University(A Central University), India
- 2000.06-2003.05 BSc Chemist,Andhra University,India
Experience
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2024.08- Assistant Professor, Ph.D. Program in Drug Discovery and Development Industry, Scholl of pharmacy, Taipei Medical University
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2019.08-2024.07 Assistant Professor, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology Taipei, Taiwan. 【Research Area: Macromolecular drug development and controlled release of Macromolecular drugs】
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2015.04-2019.07 Research Professor & Fellow, Korean Research Foundation (KRF),The government of South Korea, Sungkyunkwan University (88 in QS Global World Rankings), The Republic of Korea【Research Area: Macromolecular drug development】
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2015.06-2016.10 Research Fellow, National Research Foundation (NRF), The government of South Korea, Theragnostic Macromolecules Research Center(TMRC), Sungkyunkwan University The Republic of Korea
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2015.04-2015.10 SKKU Postdoctoral Fellow, Sungkyunkwan University The Republic of Korea
- 2009.02-2014.06 Doctoral student, Senior Research Fellow, Polymer Research Center, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research-Kolkata, The Republic of Korea【Research Area: Macromolecular drug development】
- 2006.06-2009.02 Synthetic Chemist, Orchid Research R&D Center, India
Academic Experience (For PG and UG classes)
- 111-2. Organic synthesis. [Department of Chemical Engineering/ National Taiwan University of Science and Technology]
- 111.2 [Engineering Bachelor Class] CE175B001 Chemistry Internship (Part 2), [Advanced Technology Special Class] TE106B001 Chemistry Internship (Part 2)
- 111.2 -Organic chemistry. [Department of Chemical Engineering/ National Taiwan University of Science andTechnology]
- 111-2. Chemistry. [Department of Chemical Engineering/ National Taiwan University of Science andTechnology]
- 111.1. Instrumental analysis. [Department of Chemical Engineering/ National Taiwan University of Science andTechnology]
- 111.1. Organic chemistry. [Department of Chemical Engineering/ National Taiwan University of Science andTechnology]
- 111.1- Chemistry. [Department of Chemical Engineering/ National Taiwan University of Science andTechnology]
- 110.1 [Department of Chemical Engineering/ National Taiwan University of Science andTechnology]CH3308303 Instrumental Analysis
- 110.1 [Department of Chemical Engineering/ National Taiwan University of Science and Technology] CH5101701 Advanced Analytical Chemistry
- 109.2 [Department of Chemical Engineering/ National Taiwan University of Science and Technology] CH5009701 Tissue Regeneration and Biomedical Materials
- 109.1 [Department of Chemical Engineering/ National Taiwan University of Science and Technology] CH5101701 Advanced Analytical Chemistry
- 109.1 [Department of Chemical Engineering/ National Taiwan University of Science and Technology] CH3308303 Instrumental Analysis
- 108.2 [Department of Chemical Engineering/ National Taiwan University of Science and Technology] CH5303701 Advanced Polymer Chemistry
- 108.2 [Department of Chemical Engineering/ National Taiwan University of Science and Technology] CH4104701 Organic Synthesis
- 108.1 [Department of Chemical Engineering/ National Taiwan University of Science and Technology] CH5101701 Advanced Analytical Chemistry
- Taught graduate course 2017, Spring Semester: Title of course: Industrial Organic Chemistry 1, Course Code: ECH2019-45, Credits 3, and Total Students: 55 in Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea.
Research Interests
- Nanomedicine Formulation and Delivery
- Pharmaceutical Polymer Formulations
- Pharmaceutical Polymers
- Formulation Development
- Hydrogels
- Drug delivery Technologies
- Macromolecular drug development and controlled release of Macromolecular drugs
- Self-Assembled Nanoparticles
Awards
International
- Plum Blossom Card (Permanent Resident Certificate) by Government of Taiwan 2024
- The winner of the 2024 JMS-PAC Early Career Researcher Prize,
- Korean Research Foundation (KRF) – (Outstanding International Research Fellowship) Government of South Korea award for five years.
- National Research Foundation (NRF) - Research Fellow by Government of South Korea in 2015 Grant number: 820802-5760111(Status: Successfully completed the 3 years’ project)
- National Research Foundation (NRF) - Research Fellow by Government of South Korea Grant number in 2018: 2018R1D1A1B07051162.
- Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) Postdoctoral Fellowship.
- Best Presenter award at international polymer conference held in Paris (France).
- Scientist Award (Independent Position): Pool Scientist in Laboratory for Advanced Research in Polymeric Materials (LARPM) a NABL Accredited Laboratory, under Govt. of India. (CIPET/LARPM/BBSR/Appointment/PS/2015-16/336)
National
- Certificate of appreciation award for teaching assistant in Indian Institute of Science Education and Research-Kolkata (IISER-K)
- 2012 February-2015 January, Senior research fellow Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) Government of India.
- 2011 November- Indian Institute of Science Education & Research-K, Senior Research Fellowship(SRF).
- 2009 February - Indian Institute of Science Education & Research-K, Junior Research Fellowship(JRF).
- Best poster award in Symposium on Polymer Science-2011 at IISER-Kolkata (10 Dec. 2011). (N. Vijayakameswara Rao.; Shunmugam, R.“Synthesis and Characterization of Norbornene Derived Functional Materials)
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pH-responsive synthetic polymers for drug delivery applications
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