Lakshminarayana Satham
Washington University in St. Louis, Washington University in St Louis, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
0000-0003-3976-940X
About
Dr. Lakshminarayana Satham is a Staff Scientist at the School of Medicine, Washington University, where he leads innovative research at the interface of chemistry, molecular imaging, and biomedical science. With extensive experience in synthetic organic chemistry, radiochemistry, and drug design, his interdisciplinary research focuses on the design, synthesis, and clinical translation of multimodality imaging probes, including PET tracers and fluorescence-based agents, for cancer, cardiovascular, pulmonary, and neurodegenerative disorders.
He earned his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from IIT Bombay and pursued postdoctoral research at IIT Delhi and Washington University School of Medicine, where he gained rare expertise as a PET radiochemist with GMP proficiency. His scientific contributions encompass the development of novel small molecules, radiopharmaceuticals, antioxidants, mitochondria-targeted agents, and drug delivery systems for imaging, therapeutic, and theranostic applications.
Dr. Satham has published extensively, contributed to a U.S. patent application, and played a key role in securing competitive research grants. He currently serves as Associate Editor of the American Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry, Review Editor for Frontiers in Catalysis, and Guest Editor for special issues in Chemical & Biomedical Imaging and the Journal of Molecular Chemistry.
His accomplishments include the CSIR-JRF, GATE qualification, Best Presenter Award at ISRAM, a Travel Award for outstanding abstract, and selection as a finalist for the Young Investigator Award at the World Molecular Imaging Conference (WMIC). He is an active member of the ACS, SNMMI, and WMIS, and is committed to scientific innovation, mentorship, and translational research.
Employment
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Washington University in St. Louis Staff Scientist2024 - Present
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Washington University in St Louis Postdoc2019 - Present
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Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Research Associate2019 - 2019
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Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Research Associate2018 - 2019
Education
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Publications (15)
- Sustainable Polymer-supported Catalysts for Cascade Organic Synthesis: Mechanisms, challenges, and opportunities Save
- N-Heterocyclic-Carbene (NHC)-catalyzed reactions of α-bromo α,β-unsaturated aldehydes for one-pot cascade stereoselective synthesis of Spirooxindole γ-butyrolactones Save
- Synergistic catalysis: Unlocking site-selective functionalization of carbohydrate hydroxyl groups for advanced glycoscience Save
- Diastereoselective synthesis of highly substitutedcyclohexanones and tetrahydrochromene-4-ones viaconjugate addition of curcumins to arylidenemalonates (vol 20, pg 2016, 2024) Save
- Synthesis of benzofuranyl indolinones and benzonaphthoxazepinones via reaction of sulfonyl phthalide with nitroisatylidenes Save
- Synthesis, Characterization, and Biochemical Validation of a Novel PET reporter probe for Imaging Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS)-Mediated Inflammation in the Living Brain Save
- Vinylogous Michael addition of nitroalkylideneoxindoles to isatylidene-malononitriles in the regio-and diastereoselective synthesis of dispirocyclopentylbisoxindoles Save
- Synthesis, Characterization, and Biochemical Validation of a Novel PET reporter probe for Imaging Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS)Mediated Inflammation in the Living Brain Save
- Vinylogous Michael addition of nitroalkylideneoxindoles to isatylidene-malononitriles in the regio- and diastereoselective synthesis of dispirocyclopentylbisoxindoles Save
- Synthesis of Sulfonyloxindoles via Functional Group Exchange Between 3‐Sulfonylphthalide and Isatylidenemalononitrile Save