1. CURRICULUM VITAE
Dr. SUMAN PAL
Organic Chemistry Division,
National Chemical Laboratory,
Pune-411008, India,
Email: spalchemistry@gmail.com, ss.pal@ncl.res.in
Mobile: - +919874558517, +918552015464
Objective
Seeking a post of Research scientist in chemical and pharmaceutical company
Keywords: Synthetic organic chemistry, photonic control of metal and DNA binding,
supra molecular chemistry, sensing of ions and molecules, photochemistry, dendrimeric
light harvesting materials, catalysis. Drug designing and mechanistic insight of drugs. Cell
imaging and cell apoptosis, different antibacterial assay (MIC, CFU).
Academic Credentials
Presently working as DST young Scientist in OCD, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory,
Pune, from October 2015 with Prof. Amitava Das and Dr. D. S. Reddy.
Having one year experience as Post Doctoral Fellow in NCL Pune. Under the guidance of
Prof. Amitava Das and Dr. Srinivasha Reddy.
Ph.D in Chemistry, 2014, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata.
Thesis title: Photonic Control of Reversible binding of small molecules to Metal Ions and
DNA.
Research supervisor: Dr. Subhajit Bandyopadhyay, Department of Chemical Sciences.
IISER-Kolkata.
Master of Science (M.Sc., Chemistry, 2007), First class, Bengal Engineering and Science
university Shibpur (Indian Institute of Engineering, Science, and Technology, Shibpur),
W.B. India.
MS thesis: Characterisation of polymer coated semiconductors.
Instructor: Dr. Chinmoy Bhattacharya, Department of Chemistry,B.E.S.U.S or (IIEST
Shibpur).
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc., Chemistry, 2005), 2nd class, The University of Calcutta from
Ramkrishna Mission residential college Narendrapur.
(10 + 2)th level, 2001, Science, First division, West Bengal, India.
10th level, 1999, Science, humanities and language group. First division, West Bengal,
India.

2. Working Experiences
Worked as a Junior Research Chemist and Research Chemist in Chembiotek Research
International Currently named TCG Lifesciences International (August, 2007 –
January,2009).
Award and Scholarship
 National Eligibility Test (NET) ,2007.
 Junior Research Fellowship (2009-2011) and Senior Research Fellowship (2012-2014)
from IISERK.
 “Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering” Score 433 with all india rank-199, 2007.
 Get a rank 284 in all Indian IIT entrance test “JAM”2005.
 ‟National scholarship 2002ˮ for academic excellence in high school.
Achievements
 Qualified in National Eligibility Test, 2007.
 Qualified in Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering, February 2007 with 99.27
percentile.
 First position in secondary school, forth in higher secondary school, ninth in MSc and
awarded from school and college and some village organization.
 I have awarded DST 1st track project of around 42 lakhs entitled as “Development on
Target Specific Smart DDS and Intracellular Detection of GSH and PPi for Early
Detection of Cancer.”
Skills and Expertise
Organic synthesis. Expertise in designing and executing the multi-step organic synthesis,
dry inert atmosphere reactions like Sonogashira, Heck, Suguki, Stille etc, handeling butyl
lithium and lithium aluminium hydride and also expertise in column chromatography,
Flash chromatography, combyflash chromatography, purification by crystallization,
distillation and chromatographic techniques. I am expertise in photochromic reactions and
can able to separate the photochromic synthons by column chromatography in dark
condition. I can think independently and work accordingly. I can improvise innovative
ideas.
In my phd life I have been guided 5 project student independently.
In the post doctoral days I have been involved in drug design and drug modification and
check the mechanistic insight of drug molecules. For that purpose I have been accustomed

3. with many biological experiments like cell imaging. Cell apoptosis, anti bacterial assay etc.
Laboratory techniques. Skillful in working with air and moisture sensitive materials.
Theoretical methods. Gaussian 03 program (DFT).
Characterization techniques. NMR (1D and 2D and their corelation), FT-IR, UV-vis-NIR
spectroscopy, fluorescence, ESI-MS, Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS), AFM, SEM, ,
HPLC, GPC, Single crystal mounting and auto solving, Differential Light Scattering
(DLS), Electrochemistry, Circular dichroism(CD), ITC.
Presentations
Talks:
* 1st Inter IISER MEET. 2012. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research
Kolkata (IISER Kolkata) Kolkata, India.
Posters:
* Off Molecules and Materials (OMAM), 2011, IISERK.
* Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI), Kolkata Chapter-2012, IISER-Kolkata,
India.).
* Frontiers in Synthesis and Bioorganic Chemistry, 2011. Department of Chemistry,
IISER-Kolkata IACS
*. 2nd Inter IISER Chemistry Meet 2009. Department of Chemistry, IISER-Kolkata, India.
* National Conference of “ Abundance in Chemistry and their Biological and Industrial
Ralevance ( Acribir-2014)” National institute of Technology, Rourkella, Odisha ,India.
* Internationational Conference on “structural an Inorganic chemistry” December-2014,
held by IISER-Pune, NCL.
References
1. Dr. Subhajit Bandyopadhyay,
Associate Prof. IISER-Kolkata, Mohanpur - 741 246, West Bengal, India, Email:
sb1@iiserkol.ac.in
2. Dr. Amitava Das,
Director: CSMCRI Bhavnagar, Gijubhai Badheka Marg, Bhavnagar-364002, Gujrat ,
India. Email: a.das@csmcri.org
3. Dr. D. Srinivasa Reddy, (recently awarded Nasipuri and Vatnagar honorarium) Sr. Prin.
Scientist, Organic Chemistry Division, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, CSIR-NCL, Pune,

4. 411008
Phone: +919850952349(c)/02025902445(o), E-mail: ds.reddy@ncl.res.in
Publication:
1. Suman Pal, Joydev Hatai, Mousuni Samanta, Alok Sourya and Subhajit
Bandyopadhyay* “Hg2+ induced transformation of a isothiocyanate from a thiocarbamate:
a highly selective chemodosimeter for real-time detection of Hg2+”, Org. Biomol. Chem.,
2014, 12, 1072-78, (Become hot article of January 2014 and cover page).
2. Joydev Hatai, Suman Pal and Subhajit Bandyopadhyay*, “Fluorescent detection of silver
ions in water with organic nano-aggregates”, RSC Adv., 2012, 2, 10941.
3. Suman Pal, Joydev Hatai, K. Srikanth and Subhajit Bandyopadhyay*, “Light gated
reversible modulation of Cu2+ binding”, RSC Adv., 2013, 3, 3739.
4. Suman Pal, Joydev Hatai, K. and Subhajit Bandyopadhyay*, “Photo Regulated DNA
binding by benzodihydropyrene derivative”, Communicated.
5. Joydev Hatai, Suman Pal, Gregor P. Jose, and Subhajit Bandyopadhyay*, “Histidine
Based Fluorescence Sensor Detects Hg2+ in Solution, Paper Strips, and in Cells”, Inorg.
Chem., 2012, 51, 10129.
6. Joydev Hatai, Suman Pal, Subhajit Bandyopadhyay*, “A simple inorganic phosphate
sensor triggers“turn-on”fluorescence response by removal of the metal ion from a metal-
ligand chemosensor”, Tetrahedron Lett., 2012, 53, 4357.
7.Joydev Hatai, Suman Pal, Gregor P. Jose, Tapas Sengupta and S. Bandyopadhyay*, “A
single molecule multi analyte ratiometric chemosensor detects Zn2+, Pb2+ and Hg2+:
Modulation of selectivity by tuning of solvents”, RSC Adv., 2012, 2, 7033
8. Joydev Hatai, Mousumi Samanta, V. Siva Rama Krishna, Suman Pal, and Subhajit
Bandyopadhyay*, RSC Adv., 2013, 3, 22572.
9. V. Siva Rama Krishna, Mousumi Samanta, Suman Pal, N. P. Anurag and Subhajit
Bandyopadhyay*, “Light-triggered assembly–disassembly of an ordered donor–acceptor π-
stack using a photoresponsive dimethyldihydropyrene π-switch”. Org. Biomol. Chem.,2016,
DOI: 10.1039/C6OB00101G.
10. Suman Pal, Vadde Ramu, Nandaraj Taye, Devraj G. Mogare, Amar M Yeware,

5. Date: 25-5-16 Sign:
Dhiman Sarkar,* D. Srinivasa Reddy,* Samit Chattopadhyay,* and Amitava Das* “GSH
Induced Controlled Release of Levofloxacin form a Purpose-built Prodrug: Luminescence
Response for Probing the Drug Release in E-coli and Staphylococcus aureus”
Communicated.
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(More about my published and unpublished work is given in the research summary)