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RAMAN KHURANA

Research areas: Chemistry · Organic Chemistry · Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes · Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection · Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials

ORCID iD 0000-0002-0790-5377
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As a physical organic chemist with 8 years of experience in Chromatography and Spectroscopy techniques, I obtained my PhD from BARC, India. My research focused on fabricating supramolecular nanoscale assemblies for various applications, such as targeted drug delivery and functional materials development. Following my PhD, I worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Technion Israel Institute of Technology, gaining extensive experience in synthesizing and characterizing highly polar macrocyclic molecules. Additionally, I spent a year as a guest researcher at the University of Twente, where I developed experience in Self-Assembled monolayers’ (SAMs) chemistry on gold surfaces.

My expertise includes organic synthesis and the execution of multistep organic reactions from milligram to gram scale, purification and separation of chemical compounds, strong knowledge in spectroscopy for supramolecule assemblies’ characterization, synthesis of nanoparticles and size analysis techniques, understanding of the properties of fluorophores, and expertise in working on Self-Assembled monolayer chemistry on Au surface. I am also skilled in software validation, instrument qualification, laboratory standards management, laboratory instruments management, and documentation management.I am a physical organic chemist, I have 8 years of experience in Chromatography and Spectroscopy techniques. I obtained my PhD from India. Where my goal was to fabricate supramolecule nanoscale assemblies to achieve applications ranging from targeted drug delivery to the development of functional materials. After my PhD, I worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Technion Israel Institute of Technology. During my postdoctoral tenure, I have gained extensive experience in synthesizing and characterizing highly polar macrocyclic molecules. Additionally, I worked as a guest researcher at the University of Twente for a year, where I developed experience in Self-Assembled monolayers’ (SAMs) chemistry on gold surfaces.
• Organic synthesis expertise and well-trained execution of multistep organic reactions from milligram to gram scale, handling air and moisture-sensitive compounds using a protective atmosphere (Glove box) and crystallization techniques.
• Knowledgeable in purification and separation of chemical compounds through silica column, preparative TLC, and HPLC.
• A physical chemist with strong knowledge in spectroscopy to use for supramolecule assemblies’ characterization.
• Experienced in the synthesis of nanoparticles (Au, Ag & Fe2O3) and size analysis techniques (DLS, ζ potential, TEM).
• Strong knowledge of the properties of fluorophores (Rhodamine, thiazine, PDI & NDI dyes) with characterization via the photophysical methods and well-experienced to form artificial cell membranes (Vesicle) using phospholipids.
• Expertise in working on Self-Assembled monolayer chemistry on Au surface and its characterization.
• Skilled in set software validation, instrument qualification, laboratory standards management, laboratory instruments management, and documentation management.

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