Dr Roopa Nayak

Assistant Professor

Department of Biotechnology

CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

    Dr. Roopa Nayak is Assistant Professor in the Department of Biotechnology at School of Life Sciences.

    She:

    • Teaches B.Sc, M.Sc. and BISEP  Courses
    • First year B.Sc. Class Teacher
    • Teacher Guardian for the first semester B.Sc. Biotechnology Students

     

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Degree Specialisation Institute Year of passing
PhD Chemistry Mangalore University, Mangalore 2007

Experience

Institution / Organisation Designation Role Tenure
Department of Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences Assistant Professor 2008
Poornaprajna College, Udupi Lecturer Teaching Chemistry (Theory and practical) for the BSc students, Class coordinator for second year BSc 2007- 2008
Mangalore University, Mangalagangothri Guest Lecturer Teaching physical chemistry (Theory and practical) for the MSc students 2005 - 2007

AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH

Area of Interest

Chemistry

Area of Expertise

Synthesis of Heterocyclic compounds

Area of Research

Green synthesis, Heterocyclic Chemistry

Professional Affiliations & Contributions

Worked as a summer research fellow on a project entitled “Covalent bonded multilayer membrane via layer-by-layer self assembly of modified chitosan and glutaraldehyde” during June - July 2009 under the supervision of Dr Satish Patil, Solid state and structural chemistry unit, Indian Institute of science, Bangalore sponsored by IASc(Bangalore), INSA(New Delhi) and NASI(Allahabad).

Manipal Laboratory Manual for Biotechnologists

2012-01-01 Dsouza HS Sajankila SP Satyamoorthy K

2012, Organic Chemistry, Manipal Academy of Higher Education Press, First Edition.

Manipal Laboratory Manual for Biotechnologists

2012-01-01 Dsouza HS Sajankila SP Satyamoorthy K

2012, Physical Chemistry, Manipal Academy of Higher Education Press, First Edition.

Multilayer single-component thin films and microcapsules via covalent bonded layer-by- layer self-assembly

2010-01-01 U Manna J Dhar S Patil

2010, Royal Society of Chemistry, Chem Commun, 46, 2250.

Structure Report on 4-Methylphenyl benzoate

2007-01-01 B T Gowda S Foro H Fuess

2007, International Union of Crystallography, Acta Cryst, E63, o3563.

Structure Report on 4-Methoxyphenyl benzoate

2007-01-01 B T Gowda S Foro H Fuess

2007, International Union of Crystallography, Acta Cryst E63, o3507.

Structure Report on Benzenesulfonamide

2007-01-01 B T Gowda J Kozísek M Tokarcík H Fuess

2007, International Union of Crystallography, Acta Cryst E63, o2967.

Structure Report on 3,4-Dimethylbenzenesulfonamide

2007-01-01 B T Gowda S Foro J Kozísek H Fuess

2007, International Union of Crystallography, Acta Cryst E63, o2968.

Full Publications List

2018-01-01

Synthesis of benzimidazole derivatives and screening for their anticancer activity

Rashmi Mogera

Synthesis of sulphanilamide – thiourea hybrids and screening for their anticancer activities

Brashabh Rana

Synthesis and characterization of hydroxamic acid derivatives of bipyridine and determination of their cytotoxic potential

Rachel Philip

Fabrication of biocompatible scaffolds For wound healing and tissue regeneration and optimization of gelatin nanocarrier synthesis

Amith Sadananda Maroli

Synthesis, characterization, cytotoxicity and SOD activities of metal complexes

Moonmun Kanoi

Synthesis and charecterisation of 2,2’-bipyridine hydroxamic acids and their anticancer activity

S.K.Dhanya

    Roopa Nayak. “Inorganic Chemistry”. In: Dsouza HS, Sajankila SP and Satyamoorthy K eds. ‘Manipal Laboratory Manual for Biotechnologists’ Manipal University Press Publishers, Manipal. Pp96-121. 2012

    Roopa Nayak. “Physical Chemistry”. In: Dsouza HS, Sajankila SP and Satyamoorthy K eds. ‘Manipal Laboratory Manual for Biotechnologists’ Manipal University Press Publishers, Manipal. Pp70-95. 2012

    Roopa Nayak. “Organic Chemistry”. In: Dsouza HS, Sajankila SP and Satyamoorthy K eds. ‘Manipal Laboratory Manual for Biotechnologists’ Manipal University Press Publishers, Manipal. Pp41-69. 2012

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