Partha Basu

Partha Basu is Professor and Chair of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Indiana University Indianapolis School of Science. His bioinorganic chemistry research examines molybdenum-containing enzymes involved in nitrogen, arsenic and sulfur metabolism. He directs an interdisciplinary research group studying metal function in biological systems through biochemical and spectroscopic approaches.

Research domains include:

• Structure-function relationships in metalloenzymes
• Catalytic mechanisms of molybdenum cofactor enzymes
• Metabolic pathways of environmental toxins
• Spectroscopic characterization of metal sites

He has filed five patents and published over 100 peer-reviewed articles that have received approximately 5,700 citations. As founding director of the Center for Metals in Biological Systems (2005-2016), he established collaborative research infrastructure supporting metalloprotein studies.