Faculty at School of Natural Sciences

Sandeep Verma

Sandeep Verma

Distinguished Professor

School of Natural Sciences


Contact Information

  • Chemical Neuroscience
  • New Antibiotics
  • Microfluidic Devices in Healthcare

1996   Deutsche Forshungsgemeinschaft (DFG) Fellowship, Max-Planck Institut für experimentelle Medizin, Göttingen, Germany
1994 Postdoctoral Fellowship sponsored by National Institute of Health (NIH), Johns Hopkins University Medical Institutions, Baltimore, USA
1989-1994 

Doctor of Philosophy, University of Illinois, Chicago, USA (Synthetic Medicinal Chemistry: Anti-HIV drug design)
1987-1989

Master of Science, Banaras Hindu University (with Organic Chemistry specialization)
1987-1989

Master of Science, Banaras Hindu University(with Organic Chemistry specialization)

First Rank in University; Vice Chancellor’s BHU Gold Medal; PN Bhargava Silver Medal
1983-1986

Bachelor of Science (Hons)
(with Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics, with Chemistry Hons)

  • 2025-  Distinguished Visiting Professor, Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence, Delhi
  • 2022-  Honorary Adjunct Professor, School of Science, Royal Melbourne Institute of      Technology University, Melbourne, Australia
  • 2022-  Honorary Adjunct Professor, School of Agriculture, Biomedicine and Environment, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
  • 2021-   Affiliated Faculty, Mehta Family Center for Engineering in Medicine, IIT Kanpur
  • 2014-   Senior Professor (HAG), Department of Chemistry, IIT Kanpur

  • 2025  Doctor of Science, Honoris Causa, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany
  • 2025  Doctor of Science, Honoris Causa, Amity University Rajasthan, Jaipur
  • 2022   Gold Medal, Society for Materials Chemistry, BARC, Mumbai
  • 2022   SASTRA-CNR Rao Award in Chemistry & Materials Science, Thanjavur
  • 2021    Dr Nitya Anand Endowment Lecture, INSA, New Delhi
  • 2021    A V Rama Rao Technology Award, CSIR-IICT & AVRA Laboratories Pvt Ltd
  • 2020    Distinguished Alumnus Award, Banaras Hindu University
  • 2019   Goyal Prize in Chemical Sciences, Kurukshetra University
  • 2018   MRSI-ICSC Superconductivity & Materials Science Annual Prize, Materials Research Society of India
  • 2017   National Prize for Research on Interfaces between Chemistry and Biology, AVRA Foundation and JNCASR, Bangalore
  • 2017   Silver Medal, Chemical Research Society of India, Bangalore
  • 2015   Platinum Jubilee Lecture Award in Chemical Sciences, 103rd Indian Science Congress, Mysore
  • 2014   OPPI Scientist Award, Organization of Pharmaceutical Producers of India, Mumbai
  • 2014    Bhagyatara Award, Panjab University
  • 2013    Ranbaxy Research Award in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ranbaxy Research Foundation, New Delhi.
  • 2013    Prof R C Mehrotra Commemorative Lecture Award and Gold Medal, Indian Science Congress Association Centenary Session, Kolkata
  • 2012   Department of Atomic Energy-Science Research Council Outstanding Investigator Award, Department of Atomic Energy, India
  • 2010  Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize in Chemical Sciences, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi
  • 2009  CDRI Award for Excellence in Drug Research, CSIR-CDRI, Lucknow
  • 2005  Swarnajayanti Fellowship in Chemical Sciences, DST, India
  • 2004  B M Birla Science Prize in Chemical Sciences, B.M. Birla Science Center, Hyderabad

Professional Services:

  • Chairperson, SUPREME, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India (ongoing).
  • Chairperson, INSPIRE Fellowship, Chemical Sciences, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India (ongoing).
  • Member, Research and Academic Advisory Council, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (2022-2025).
  • Member, Research and Academic Advisory Council, Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Mohali (2024-2027).
  • Director, Foundation for Medical Research and Technology (Section-8 Company of IIT Kanpur associated with the Gangwal School of Medical Sciences and Technology).
  • Member, Executive Board, Commonwealth Chemistry, Federation of Commonwealth Chemical Societies, London, United Kingdom (2022-2025) (https://commonwealthchemistry.org/about-us/executive-board/).
  • Secretary, Science and Engineering Research Board, New Delhi (Apr 2019-Oct 2022).

Fellowships

2022        Fellow, Indian National Academy of Engineering, New Delhi

2016       Fellow, Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi

2014      Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry, London, United Kingdom

2011     Fellow, Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore

2010     Fellow, National Academy of Sciences, India, Prayagraj

 

  1. Stabilized interface with high discharge voltage in lithium solid-state batteries with an organic cathode. Materials Today Energy 2025, 49, 101849.
  2. SERS-based microfluidic screening platform for selective detection of β-amyloid peptide. Langmuir 2024, 40, 24463–24470.
  3. Synthesis of a highly thermostable insulin by phenylalanine conjugation at B29 Lysine. Chem. 2024, 7, 161.
  4. Membrane-targeting, ultrashort lipopeptide acts as an antibiotic adjuvant and sensitizes MDR Gram-negative pathogens toward narrow-spectrum antibiotics. Pharmacother. (2024) (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopha.2024.116810).
  5. Peptide-triggered IL-12 and IFN-mediated immune response in CD4+ T-cells against Leishmania donovani infection. Commun. 2024, 60, 4092-4095.
  6. MCC950 reduces autophagy and improves cognitive function by inhibiting NLRP3-dependent neuroinflammation in a rat model of Alzheimer’s disease. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 2024, 116, 70-84.
  7. Peptide dendrimer-based antibacterial agents: Synthesis and applications. ACS Infect. Dis., 2024, 10, 1034-1055.
  8. Strategies for gaseous neuromodulator release in chemical neuroscience: Experimental approaches and translational validation. Controlled Rel., 2023, 365, 132-160.
  9. Single-platform, attomolar detection of multiple biomarkers by flexible SERS sensor. Asian J. 2023, 18, e202300441 (DOI: 10.1002/asia.202300441).
  10. Kinetic Versus thermodynamic polymorph stabilization of a tri-carboxylic derivative at the solid-liquid interface. Nanoscale 2023, 15, 13393-13401.

Biological implications of metal-nucleobase complexes. 2023. Invited book chapter in "Modern Avenues in Metal-Nucleic Acid Chemistry", Guest Ed. Jens Müller, Bernhard Lippert; Metal Ions in Life Sciences Book Series (ISSN: 1559-0836). Ed: Astrid Sigel, Helmut Sigel, Eva Freisinger, Roland K. O. Sigel (Springer). Pp 133-158 (DOI: 10.1201/9781003270201-6).