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Dr Harikrishnan Mohana Kurup MS(Pharm.), PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

School of Food Technology and Natural Sciences

Experienced Post Doctoral Researcher with a demonstrated history of working in the field of organic chemistry with expertise in Nucleic acid chemistry, oligonucleotide synthesis, purification, and characterization. NMR-based kinetic assay for inhibitors developed towards APOBEC3 Proteins, Total Synthesis, Asymmetric Synthesis, Synthesis of bioactive compounds for different types of cancers. Industrial experience includes working as an R&D executive at Sun Pharma Advanced Research Co. Ltd (SPARC), Vadodara, India, developing novel small molecule inhibitors targeting kinases. Master's degree was focused on Medicinal chemistry, total synthesis of bioactive natural products, and asymmetric synthesis from the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), SAS NAGAR, Mohali, India. 

Post Doctoral Researcher working on the development of oligonucleotide-based inhibitors of  APOBEC3 Proteins, Research interests also include synthesis of novel modified nucleosides as transition state analogs of cytosine deamination, post-synthetic oligonucleotide transformations, and click chemistry. 

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  • Location: A4.08, Science Tower A
    Campus: Manawatu

Qualifications

  • Master of Science (Pharm.) - National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, S.A.S. Nagar, Punjab, India (2016)
  • Doctor of Philosophy - Massey University (2022)

Fellowships and Memberships

  • Member, Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery (Other) (2018)

Research Expertise

Research Interests

Nucleoside, Nucleotide, and Oligonucleotide Chemistry

Organic synthesis 

Thematics

Health and Well-being

Area of Expertise

Field of research codes
Chemical Science (030000): Medicinal and Biomolecular Chemistry (030400): Organic Chemical Synthesis (030503): Organic Chemistry (030500)

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