Suchismita Acharya

Suchismita Acharya, PhD, is an Assistant Professor affiliated with multiple institutes at the University of North Texas Health Science Center: the College of Biomedical and Translational Sciences, Institute for Healthy Aging, and North Texas Eye Research Institute. She holds dual appointments in Pharmacology & Neuroscience. Her research focuses on developing chemical tools for neurodegenerative disease pathways, particularly glaucoma, Alzheimer’s, and ischemic stroke. She leads a multidisciplinary lab combining medicinal chemistry, nanotechnology, and drug delivery.

Education: PhD in Organic Chemistry from CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology.

Research Interests: Expanding chemical libraries for anti-inflammatory/anti-oxidant therapies, neuroprotective agents, and small molecule screening. Current projects involve hybrid TEMPOL derivatives and bifunctional molecules targeting ocular neurodegeneration.

Grants:

• National Eye Institute (NEI) funding for glaucoma research (2020-2025)
• BrightFocus Foundation grant for optic neuropathy research (2018-2020)

Labs/Teams: Directs medicinal chemistry lab emphasizing nanotechnology-driven drug delivery systems. Collaborates internationally on ocular disease models.