The major emphasis of Natural Products Chemistry Group, since its inception, has been on chemical investigation of selected traditionally reputed medicinal plants of the northeastern region of India for drugs, pest management agents and nutraceuticals. This department during last three decades of its existence has investigated a large number of plants and isolated a quite a few interesting molecules of different class having novel structures and published ~ 400 research papers in peer reviewed national and international journals. The department has filed a sizeable number of patents and developed several technologies and transferred to private industries, as well. The technology for chirally pure arteether has recognition from Third World Network of Scientific Organization (TWNSO), TWAS, Italy. The technology for Arteether, Artemether and Artesunate has been transferred to M/s FDC Ltd. Munbai for commercial exploitation. In the recent past, this department played a key role in developing two herbal drugs: one for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and one for fungal infection in collaboration with Medicinal Aromatic and Economic Plants Group, Clinical Centre and Prof. Samir Bhattacharya’s group in Visva Bharati Santiniketan. Natural Products Chemistry Group also participated in important CSIR projects as well as several network projects since its inception; thereby the scientists of this department acquired unique expertise in this area. The scientists of this department bagged several awards and recognitions and also became known nationally and internationally. This department has established collaboration with few premier institutes within and outside the institute in selected areas to address the issue meaningfully, as well. The Group has gained expertise in the following aspects of Natural Products Chemistry:
Education : M Phil, Ph D (Organic chemistry)
Employee ID: 1051
Email: amd_das2001@yahoo.co.in, archanamoni@neist.res.in
Contact details : +91 0376 2370121 extn. 2364 Fax:0376-2370011
Education : Ph.D (Medicinal Chemistry)
Employee ID: 1301
Email: drrkrawal@neist.res.in, rawal.ravindra@gmail.com
Contact details : +91 0376 2370121 extn. 2362 Fax:0376-2370011
Areas of interest : Medicinal Chemistry, Natural Product Chemistry, Natural Product-Based Drug Discovery and Development, Metabolomics of Medicinal Plants, Bioprospecting of Medicinal Plants, Pharmacological investigation of Immunomodulation,Cancer, Neurodegenerative Diseases and Metabolic Disorders, Scientific Validation of Traditional Medicinal Plants, and Herbal Formulations.
Education : Ph.D
Employee ID: 1178
Email: gbaishya@neist.res.in, b.gakul@gmail.com
Contact details : +91 0376 2370121 extn. 2364 Fax:0376-2370011
Areas of interest : Organic Chemistry
Education : Ph.D. (Organic Total Synthesis of Bioactive Natural Products)
Employee ID: 1265
Email: subrata@neist.res.in, ocsgin@gmail.com
Contact details : 0376 237 0121(Ext. 2382) FAX: 0376 237 0011
Areas of interest : Organic Synthesis, Total Synthesis of Natural Products, Supramolecular Drug Discovery, Molecular Recognition & Self-assembly, Pharmacology of Cancer, Alzheimer’s and related Neurodegenerative diseases Personal web site
Education : Ph.D
Employee ID: 1343
Email: ambalasrinivas2512@gmail.com, srinivas@neist.res.in
Areas of interest : Natural Product Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Total Synthesis of Natural Products, and Development of new Synthetic methodologies.
Education : B.Sc. , B.Ed
Employee ID: 1145
Email: rborah277@gmail.com, rumiborah@neist.res.in
Contact details : 03762371283(O) Extn: 2521 Fax:0376-237001
CSIR-North East
Institute of Science & Technology
North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat, Assam, a constituent establishment of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi, has been engaged in multidisciplinary R&D work relevant to the country in general and North Eastern Region in particular.
Address: CSIR-North East Institute of Science & Technology (Formerly Regional Research Laboratory), Jorhat-785006, Assam
