Dr. Rajendra Rohokale, Organic Chemistry, Best Researcher Award

Doctorate at University of Florida, United States

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Summary🌟

Dr. Rajendra Rohokale is a distinguished researcher specializing in Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Carbohydrate Chemistry, Glycochemistry, and Photoredox Catalysis. His expertise includes the development of innovative methods for the synthesis of complex oligosaccharides and glycoconjugates, with applications in medical science for disease biomarker discovery and targeted drug delivery.

Education🎓

Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry (2010-2017)
Savitribai Phule Pune University, India

M.Sc. in Organic Chemistry (2007-2009)
Savitribai Phule Pune University, India

B.Sc. in Chemistry (2003-2007)
New Arts, Science, and Commerce College, Ahmednagar, India

Professional Experience👨‍🏫

Adjunct Research Scientist
Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, USA (Aug 2023–Present)

SERB National Post-doctoral Fellow
National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India (2017-2019)

Research Associate Scientist
Lupin Research Park, Pvt. Ltd., Pune, India (2009-2010)

Doctoral Research Fellow
Savitribai Phule Pune University, India (2010-2017)

Research Interests🔬

Synthetic Carbohydrate Chemistry: Development of methods for synthesizing glycolipids and glycoconjugates.

Glycochemistry: Study of glycans’ roles in diseases and their use in disease biomarkers.

Photoredox Catalysis: Application of Eosin Y in organic transformations.

Spin-Labeled Glycosphingolipids: Investigation of glycolipid orientations on cell surfaces through EPR studies.

Awards & Honors🏆 

Reviewer for various international journals

SERB National Post-doctoral Fellowship

Ph.D. Exchange Research Student Fellowship (INDIGO PROGRAM)

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