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After completion of his undergraduate and graduate studies, Dr. Sandip Murarka joined the research group of Prof. Armido Studer at WWU Münster to pursue his doctoral research in synthetic organic chemistry focusing on diverse transition metal catalyzed and transition metal free synthetic transformations. Subsequent to this, he worked as a Max-Planck postdoctoral research fellow in the laboratory of Prof. Herbert Waldmann at Max Planck Institute Dortmund, where he worked on the development of small molecule inhibitors targeting oncogenic RAS signalling and on the development of transition metal catalyzed asymmetric transformations. Following a year long stay as a Team Leader in a reputed pharmaceutical company, Syngene Internatiional Limited, he decided to move back to academia. Since, May 2017 he is holding a position of an Assistant Professor at Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, India.
Education
Professional Experiences
05/2017 - 06/2022: Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, India
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry
2010 - 2013
University of Münster, Germany
PhD, Organic Chemistry
Supervisor: Prof. Armido Studer
05/2016 - 04/2017: Syngene International Ltd.
Bangalore, india
Senior Research Investigator (Team Leader), Discovery Chemistry
05/2013 - 04/2016: Max Planck Institute for Molecular Physiology, Dortmund, Germany
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow,
Supervisor: Prof. Herbert Waldmann
2007 - 2009
Rutgers University, USA
M.S., Chemistry, GPA 4.0/4.0
2005 - 2007
IIT Bombay, India
M.Sc., Chemistry, CPI 9.03/10.0
2002 - 2005
Midnapore College, Vidyasagar University, India
B.Sc., Chemistry (Hons.), 74%, University Topper
Professional Services
Reviewing Activities
ACS: Chemical Reviews, ACS Catalysis, Organic Letters, The Journal of Organic Chemistry
Wiley: Angewandte Chemie, European Journal of Organic Chemistry, Chemistry Select, Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry, Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis, Chemistry An Asian Journal, Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry
RSC: Chemical Communications, Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, RSC Advances, Organic Chemistry Frontiers, New Journal of Chemistry
Nature: Nature Chemistry, Nature Catalysis
Bentham: Current Organic Chemistry
Elsevier: Tetrahedron Letters, Tetrahedron
Funding Agencies: DST, SERB
Administrative Responsibilities@IITJ
07/2017-08/2020: Campus Mentor for U.G. Students
03/2018-08/2020: Chairman, Career Development Cell
03/2018-08/2020: Nodal Officer, DAAD Scholarships Program
03/2018-07/2021: Member, Medical Services Committee
08/2019-08/2021: Member, Center for Advanced Scientific Equipment (CASE) Coordination Committee
09/2019-08/2021: Internship Coordinator, Institute Innovation Council 2.0 (IIC 2.0), IIT Jodhpur
06/2022 - Present: Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, India
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry