Dr. Rajendra Rohokale, Organic Chemistry, Best Researcher Award

Doctorate at University of Florida, United States

Profiles

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)

Publications📚

Monophosphoryl Lipid A-Rhamnose Conjugates as a New Class of Vaccine Adjuvants

Authors: Rohokale, R., Guo, J., Guo, Z.

Journal: Journal of Medicinal Chemistry

Year: 2024

Development in the Concept of Bacterial Polysaccharide Repeating Unit-Based Antibacterial Conjugate Vaccines

Authors: Rohokale, R., Guo, Z.

Journal: ACS Infectious Diseases

Year: 2023

Structural Characterization and Analysis of Different Epimers of Neutral Glycosphingolipid LcGg4 by Ion Mobility Spectrometry-Mass Spectrometry

Authors: Gao, T., Lott, A.A., Huang, F., Chen, S., Guo, Z.

Journal: Analyst

Year: 2022

A Diversity-Oriented Strategy for Chemical Synthesis of Glycosphingolipids: Synthesis of Glycosphingolipid LcGg4 and Its Analogues and Derivatives

Authors: Rohokale, R.S., Li, Q., Guo, Z.

Journal: Journal of Organic Chemistry

Year: 2021

A Diversity-Oriented Strategy for Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of Glycosphingolipids and Related Derivatives

Authors: Li, Q., Jaiswal, M., Rohokale, R.S., Guo, Z.

Journal: Organic Letters

Year: 2020

Iridium(III)-Catalyzed Alkynylation of 2-(Hetero)arylquinazolin-4-one Scaffolds via C-H Bond Activation

Authors: Rohokale, R.S., Kalshetti, R.G., Ramana, C.V.

Journal: Journal of Organic Chemistry

Year: 2019

Administrative Functions

Head of Erasmus+ COFFEE cooperation project | 2015-2019

Director of the Laboratory of Organic Chemistry and Natural Substances | 2016-2019 | University of Djelfa

Vice-Rector in charge of external relations, cooperation, communication, and scientific events | 2012 to present | University of Djelfa

Deputy Director in charge of graduation and external relations | 2005-2012 | University Center of Djelfa

Head of the Agro-Pastoral Department | 1997-1998

Research Activity

Project Leader PRFU | 2020 to present | Title: Heterocyclic natural products with therapeutic potential from arid zone plants used in traditional medicine in Algeria: extraction, structural studies, and total synthesis.

Project Leader CNEPRU | 2015-2019 | Title: Synthesis and physico-chemical characterization of complexes and their biological activity.

Responsible for Magister creation | 2008/2009 | Title: Chemistry of Natural Substances.

Research Project Leader CNEPRU | 2007-2009 | Title: Study of liquid crystals by CPG.

Notable Publication:

- Paper Title: "ESIPT-active cinnamoyl pyrones are bright solid-state emitters: Revisited theoretical approach and experimental study"
- Authors: Xueliang Huang, Mingming Zhang, Yuxiang Bu, Shuangbao Wang, Zhen Li, Fanglong Yuan
- Journal: Dyes and Pigments
- Year: 2022
- Paper Title: "Characterization and evaluation of the treated water quality from the wastewater treatment plant of the Djelfa city"
- Authors: Aicha Farsi, Abdelaziz Moussaceb, Mohammed Salah Abdellah, Kacem Mansouri, Abdelmadjid Benyettou, Oualid Hamdaoui
- Journal: Environmental Science and Pollution Research
- Year: 2021
- Paper Title: "Evaluation of heteroatom-rich derivatives as antitubercular agents with InhA inhibition properties"
- Authors: Prakriti Sinha, Rajesh Kumar, Shivesh Kumar, Sumeet Gairola, Deepak Kumar, Virender Singh
- Journal: Bioorganic Chemistry
- Year: 2021
- Paper Title: "The first example of an unusual rearrangement in the van Leusen imidazole synthesis"
- Authors: Jonathan Clayden, Rebecca Menzies, Phil Dyer, Matt Smalley
- Journal: Tetrahedron
- Year: 2018
- Paper Title: "Synthesis of functionalized benzimidazole-butyrolactone dyads"
- Authors: Gaetano Celenza, Gianmarco Borra, Romano Silvestri, Giovanni Natile, Cristina Marzano
- Journal: Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry
- Year: 2021