Name:
Parthasarathi Ramakrishnan
Country:
IND
City:
Lucknow
State/Province:
UP
ACS Member:
Non-member
Local Section:
International Chapter:
Z704,India
Technical Division Membership:
D510,Computers in Chemistry Division;D534,Chemical Toxicology Division
Technical Division Membership Emeritus:
Subdivision Member:
ACS Activities:
Company/Institution Name:
Career Stage:
Professional
Research and Special Interests:
Applicant works in the broad area of research involving physical, chemical and biological sciences and addresses the important issues in non-covalent interactions in clusters, biomolecules and their structure-reactivity relationship. He employs both quantum chemistry methods and force field based techniques to unravel various issues in chemistry and life sciences from first principles.
Currently working in the broad area of biochemical applications on the fundamental insights in peptide chemistry including peptide fragmentation, conformational studies of natural as well as synthetic peptides and functionalization of silicon surfaces and silicon based nanomaterials for silicon medicinal chemistry in drug discovery.
http://www.researcherid.com/rid/C-2093-2008
Area of Expertise:
Theoretical and Computational Bio-Chemistry,
Electronic structure calculations using conventional Ab initio and Density Functional Theoretical (DFT) based methods., Molecular structure of weak complexes and hydrogen bonded clusters and its characterization using the theory of Atoms in Molecule (AIM)., Molecular self assembly, molecular electrostatic potential, molecular solvation and development of chemical reactivity descriptors., Applications of molecular mechanics and molecular dynamics methods to polymers and biomolecules. , Quantitative Structure Activity Relationship (QSAR) of biological activity and toxicity prediction.
Years of Expertise:
6-10