Research Fellows
Graduate Students
Research Assistants
Uttara Soumyanarayanan
I finished my Masters Pharmaceutical Chemistry from Manipal University, India. My PhD project focuses on designing and synthesizing inhibitors for histone methyltransferase G9a. These drugs are being evaluated as potential candidates for treatment of cancer and malaria.
Dr. Sridhar Radhakrishnan
I completed my PhD (Chemistry) from University of Madras, India. I worked at Syngene (a Biocon company) as an associate scientific manager in the area of medicinal chemistry and joined National University of Singapore as a research Fellow to work on nanofiber/nanoparticle drug formulations. My current research interests include drug discovery/drug delivery targeting SALL4-NuRD interaction and cancer.
Dr. Feng Wei
I finished my Bachelors in Chemistry from Nankai University, China and PhD in Organic Chemistry from National University of Singapore. My Postdoctoral project involves the synthesis of H2S releasing compounds and quantitative analysis of H2S . These compounds are being evaluated on cancer cell lines.
Dr. Sam Ramanujulu
I completed my PhD in medicinal chemistry in NUS Pharmacy in 2012 following a long industry career contributing to the discovery of antibacterials at Astrazeneca in India then more recently novel anticancer targeted therapies in Singapore. In Brian’s group I have worked on targeting drug sto tumors and I carry out much of the biological work including enzyme and cellular assays.
See Cheng Shang
I graduated from the National University of Singapore in B.Sc (Pharm). I’m currently involved in developing mitotic inhibitors as anti-cancer agents.
Kalaipriya Madhaiyan
I graduated from Bharathiar University, India in 2002 and worked for Syngene International Ltd, a Biocon BMS Research Centre (India) for nearly 10 years. I am fascinated in Organic synthesis generating libraries of heterocylces with medicinal chemistry, pharmaceutical importance. Currently I am working on fragment based anti-cancer drugs and dual inhibitors..
Final Year Project (FYP) Students
Yao Lianbin
I graduated from Soochow University, China as a Master of Organic Chemistry in 2010. Then I worked in Shanghai ChemExplorer Co.Ltd. for two years. Now I am focusing on exploring novel JAK-HDAC inhibitors in Brian’s Group.
Pang Guo Hao
I graduated with a Bachelor in Science (Honours) major in Chemistry, minor in pharmaceutical sciences. Currently I am working on exploring novel cancer metabolism targets in collaboration with MSD, Singapore’
Chu Yu Yi (Joy)
My PhD project focuses on design and synthesis of dual acting drugs for inhibition of cancer targets JAK-HDAC.
Phua June
FYP, 2014-15
Xu Meng
FYP, 2014-15
Chong Kelly
FYP, 2014-15
Weng Leong
FYP, 2014-15
Yao Xiang
UROPS, 2014-15
Donavan Marcus
UROPS, 2014-15
Former Members
Sim Jia Wen
FYP, 2012-13
Peh Kai Yi Kaye
FYP, 2013-14
Rajesh
RA, 2014
Aicha Boudhar
Post Doc, 2012-14
Tan Jin Fay
FYP, 2013-14
Ching Shie Chie
FYP, 2013-14
Choo Randall
FYP, 2013-14
Da Rosa Flavia
RA, 2013
Yang Guorong Eugene Post Doc, 2012-15
Dr. Sridhar Santhanakrishnan
I completed my PhD degree under the supervision of Professor Roderick Bates in organic chemistry (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore). My doctoral research focused on the stereo selective total synthesis of natural products employing “Intramolecular Propagylic Barbier reaction”. Currently as a Post-doctoral Research Fellow, in the department of Pharmacy, I am working on the design and synthesis of novel Bortezomib analogues for the treatment of TB.
Xia Li FYP Student
Nguyen Khang FYP Student
Subhi Marwari
My PhD project involves the investigation of "stapled" relaxin-3 peptides as novel agents for the treatment of cognitive and feeding disorders. My current research also extends with the analysis of novel drug compounds testing for CNS penetrance and development of neuropsychological assays as a graduate research staff under Drug Development Unit, NUS.