Principal Investigator

Jeetender Chugh

Jeetender Chugh obtained his Ph.D. in Biomolecular NMR spectroscopy in 2008 from TIFR, Mumbai. He was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Michigan before joining IISER Pune in 2013. His lab focuses on various aspects of solution NMR spectroscopy, including theoretical design and implementation of new NMR experiments to probe the biophysical characteristics and conformational dynamics of RNAs, proteins, and RNA-protein complexes. In parallel, he is also interested in looking at metabolic profiles of various body fluids (urine, blood, saliva, etc.) in normal and disease conditions and cell extracts under various stressed conditions to understand and correlate the metabolic pathways with specific phenotypes.

He loves to teach, and since his appointment at IISER Pune, he has taught various physical chemistry courses, including fundamentals of solution-state NMR, symmetry and group theory, chemical equilibrium and kinetics, and structural biology at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Personal Details

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Designation: Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry
E-mail: cjeet at iiserpune.ac.in; jclab at iiserpune.ac.in
Office:C-115, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune,
Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pashan,
Pune, Maharashtra 411008.
Office Phone: +91-20-25908121
RNA/Protein Lab (C-125B): +91-20-25908231
Student Office (C-124B): +91-20-25908669
NMR Lab: +91-20-25908271
Fax: +91-20-25865315
Mobile: +91-8378979NMR (8378979667)
Telegram: jchugh

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Administrative Responsibilities at IISER

  • July 2020-Present

Member Secretary, Institutional Bio Safety Committee

  • April 2019-Present

Coordinator, Integrated Ph.D. Program, Chemistry

  • Sept 2014-Present

Member, Hindi Implementation Committee

Academic Details

  • 2023-present

Associate Professor at Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune, India.

  • 2013-2023

Assistant Professor at Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune, India.

  • 2008-2012

Worked as a Post-Doctoral fellow at Department of Biophysics, University of Michigan, MI, USA with Prof. Hashim M Al-Hashimi.

  • June-Aug 2011

Appointed as ‘LEO Lecturer I’ to teach Biophysics 450 course for spring/summer semester of 2011 at University of Michigan, MI, USA.

  • Aug-Sep 2008

Worked as a Visiting Fellow with Prof. R. V. Hosur at Department of Chemical Sciences, TIFR for a couple of months.

  • 2002-2008

PhD (Chemistry) from Department of Chemical Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research under the supervision of Prof. R. V. Hosur; Thesis Title: NMR in Proteomics: Investigations on Large Protein Assemblies and Method Developments

  • 2000-2002

M.Sc.(Chemistry) Organic Chemistry as specialization from Hansraj College, University of Delhi

  • 1997-2000

B.Sc. (Hons.) Chemistry from Hansraj College, University of Delhi; Subjects: Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Physics, Maths, Environmental Chemistry, Entrepreneurship

Awards & Recognitions

  • Co-opted by President, National Magnetic Resonance Society (NMRS), India as Jt-Secretary in 2022
  • Secretary, National Magnetic Resonance Society (NMRS), India 2021-2022
  • Invited to participate in a symposium as a panellist by Japan Science and Technology (JST) for the 5th anniversary of Sakura Science Plan (SSP) from 10 Nov – 13 Nov 2019 in Tokyo, Japan, fully sponsored by Japan Science & Technology Agency
  • Selected as a participant under SSP 2017 to visit Osaka University, Japan during 23 Nov – 2 Dec 2017 sponsored by Japan Science & Technology Agency
  • Received a Travel & Accommodation Award from AILM2015 organizers for attending the AILM2015 conference held at Grenoble, France during Feb 2-5, 2015
  • Received a Travel Award of $300 from 46th ENC committee for attending 46th ENC conference held at Providence, Rhode Island, USA during April 10-15, 2005
  • Received 50% Travel Grant from CSIR for attending 46th ENC conference at Providence, Rhode Island, USA during April 10-15, 2005
  • Received 50% Travel Grant from DST for attending 46th ENC conference held at Providence, Rhode Island, USA during April 10-15, 2005
  • Received support from NMRS, India for attending 46th ENC conference held at Providence, Rhode Island, USA during April 10-15, 2005
  • Selected for Travel Award of $750 from the conference organizers for attending 15th ISMAR conference held at Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA during Oct 24-28, 2004
  • Selected for 50% Travel Grant from CSIR for attending 15th ISMAR conference held at Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA during Oct 24-28, 2004.
  • Selected for INSA support for attending 15th ISMAR conference held at Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA during Oct 24-28, 2004
  • Best poster award at 10th NMRS conference held at Kolkata during Feb 17-20, 2004
  • Received fellowship from Department of Atomic Energy, Govt. of India during August 2002 -August 2008 for pursuing PhD
  • Received TIFR Alumni Association Scholarship for career development in 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05 supported by TIFR endowment fund.
  • Qualified Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2002 in Chemical Sciences with 98.89 percentile and All India Rank 29.
  • Qualified Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) University Grants Commission (UGC) National Eligibility Test (NET) in Chemical Sciences of Dec 2001. Ranked in Top 20 %
  • Received Jean and Ashit Ganguly Education Scholarship, 2001
  • Received Science Meritorious Award, University of Delhi, 2001
  • Received Merit Scholarship from Ministry of Education during 1995-1996

Memberships

  • Executive committee member of Indian Biophysical Society (IBS), India 2019-2022
  • Executive committee member of National Magnetic Resonance Society (NMRS), India 2019-2022
  • Selected as first President of India Sakura Science Club Alumni Association (ISAA) during 1st Alumni Meet of SSC on 5th Oct 2018 held at Embassy of Japan, New Delhi, India. Sakura Science Club is a club that organizes Japan-Asia Youth Exchange Progam in Science
  • Life membership of Indian Biophysical Society (IBS), India
  • Life membership of National Magnetic Resonance Society (NMRS), India



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