Sandeep Verma

Professor Sandeep Verma is a leading faculty member in the Department of Chemistry at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, specializing in bioorganic chemistry, chemical biology, and biological materials science. His research group focuses on utilizing biological building blocks to study protein aggregation diseases and develop bioinspired soft materials, with applications spanning from neurodegenerative disease research to advanced material science.

Education:

• PhD (1994), University of Illinois, Chicago, USA
• M.Sc. (1989), Banaras Hindu University

Research Focus: The Verma laboratory investigates peptide-based self-assembly, metal-nucleobase interactions, and rational ligand design for therapeutic applications. Their work encompasses synthetic organic chemistry, advanced spectroscopy, and cell/material studies to address challenges in protein aggregation disorders and develop novel biomaterials. Key areas include prion protein and Aβ aggregation studies, insulin amyloidogenesis inhibition, and creation of functional nanomaterials.

Awards & Honors:

• Punjab University Bhagyatara Award (2014)
• Ranbaxy Research Prize (2013)
• J C Bose National Fellow (2013)
• DAE-SRC Outstanding Investigator Award (2012)
• Fellow of Indian Academy of Sciences (2011)
• Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (2010)

Teaching & Outreach: Professor Verma teaches courses in organic chemistry, drug design/metabolism, and bionanotechnology. His extensive publication record demonstrates sustained contributions to chemical biology and materials science, with recent work focusing on therapeutic applications of peptide conjugates and innovative nanomaterials for biomedical use.