Personal Details

Qualification: Faculty of Pharmacy

Faculty: Pharmacy

ORC_ID: https://orcid.org/ 0000-0002-6379-0981

Google URL: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=CT7X5I0AAAAJ&hl=en

Research Details

Area of Research: Pharmacy, Biochemistry, Chemo-informatics, Medicinal Chemistry

Research Area Summary:
A highly optimistic and proactive computational medicinal chemist with a Doctorate (PhD) degree in Pharmaceutical Chemistry (Computational Medicinal Chemistry) and Post-doctoral research experience. Successful track record of executing lead identification and optimization projects by applying molecular modelling techniques. Strengths in the field include: Structure-based drug design (SBDD): Virtual Screening, Molecular Docking, Structure-based Pharmacophore modelling, Receptor-dependent QSAR modelling, Molecular Dynamic Simulation, Homology Modeling Ligand-based drug design: Descriptor-based mathematical modelling (QSAR/QSPR), Pharmacophore modelling. Sound knowledge of medicinal chemistry principles and their application in addressing drug design challenges. Synthesis and purification of small organic molecules. Experience in executing and managing time-line sensitive projects. Experience in working in close association with Synthetic Medicinal/Organic Chemists & biologists to execute lead identification and optimization projects.

Research Gate:https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Vijay_Khedkar