Dr. Kiranmai Nayani
Research Group
Organic Synthesis & Process Chemistry
Our Projects
Our research mainly focuses on
1. Basic Chemistry Research:
(i) Development of new asymmetric chemical transformations
towards NCEs
(ii) Peptide fuctionalization towards development of peptide
therapeutics
2. Translational Research: Novel/cost-effective process development of APIs/drugs towards Affordable Health Care
Sponsored Research Projects
1. Process Development of Palovarotene, and Cladribine: Drugs for Rare/Orphan Diseases (2023-2026, Co-PI)
Funding : DST, Govt. of India
Statues : ongoing
2. Solubility studies of TLR7/8 agonist molecule in different forms (2024-2025, Co-PI)
Funding : Collaboration with Industry
Status : ongoing
3. Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients for Affordable Healthcare (2022-2024, Co-PI, Mission Project)
Funding : CSIR, Govt. of India
Status : ongoing
4. Synthesis of non-natural terpenoid motifs by merging polyene cyclization and metal-catalysed cross coupling (2022-2024, PI)
Funding : SERB, Govt. of India
Status : ongoing
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5. Late-stage functionalization of peptide drugs and bio-active peptides via quaternary carbon construction (2022-2023, PI)
Funding : IICT-Start-up Grant
Status : completed
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6. Mission @ 75 molecules (2022-2023)
Funding : CSIR, Govt. of India
Status : completed
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7. Gramscale synthesis of API/Drug impurities (2020-2021, Co-PI)
Funding : Industry
Status : completed
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8. Asymmetric Dearomatization of Phenols and Indoles and their application in the Total Synthesis of Complex Natural Products (2018-2020, PI)
Funding : DST, Govt. of India
Statues : completed
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