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Ramesh Ramapanicker
PhD (IISc Bangalore)
Professor, Department of Chemistry
SL 207,
Department of Chemistry
IIT Kanpur,
Kanpur 208016
Research Area
Bio-Organic Chemistry
Catalysis
Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Specialization
Bioorganic Chemistry, Peptide Design and Synthesis
Education
PhD (2007), IISc, Bangalore.
M. Sc. (2001) Mahatma Gandhi University.
Selected Publications
• Peptide stapling using Sonogashira coupling. Nandan D, Behera SK, Ramapanicker R. ChemBioChem. 2025; 26(9):e202500041. doi:10.1002/cbic.202500041
• N-lauroylglutamates with two and four carboxylate head groups: Their interactions with bovine serum albumin. Singh A, Gupta S, Neelakshi, Gurunarayanan V, Ramapanicker R. J. Surfactants Deterg. 2025; 28(3):501-510. doi:10.1002/jsde.12707
• Crystallographic analysis of short helical peptides containing homologs of phenylalanine. Kalita M, Archana, Ramapanicker R, Vasudev PG. J Pept Sci. 2025; 31(2):e3667. doi:10.1002/psc.3667
• Microscopic growth of pyridinium oxime based amphipathic on graphite: effect of relative position of substituents. Chauhan P, Saha P, Gopakumar TG, Ramapanicker R. J Surfactants Deterg. 2025; 28(1):123-132.
• Design and syntheses of amphicharged bolaamphiphilic molecules from L-lysine and L-glutamic acid. Neelakshi N, Singh A, Ramapanicker R. ChemistrySelect. 2025; 10(21):e00922. doi:10.1002/slct.202500922
Professional Experience
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, 2010-2016.
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, 2016-2021
Professor, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, 2021-Present
Current Research
The group works on organic synthesis and specializes in the design and synthesis of peptides. Primary research is focused on the synthesis of peptide-based surfactants, gels, and other soft materials, and in the design of unusual amino acids that can alter the secondary structure of oligopeptides.