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Prof. K V G Chandra Sekhar

Professor,
Department of Chemistry

Medicinal and Synthetic Organic Chemistry
B120,
Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
Hyderabad Campus
Jawahar Nagar, Kapra Mandal
Dist. Medchal-500 078
Telangana, India

Sponsored Research Projects

Ongoing Projects:

  1. Studies of optoelectronic properties in new electroluminescent organic/inorganic materials for flexible OLED devices
  • Role: Co-PI
  • Project duration: Aug 2024 – Aug 2027
  • Amount sanctioned: ₹ 49 lakhs
  • Funding Agency: BRNS
  1. A target guided approach for design, synthesis, and screening of host-directed therapies for TB and associated metabolic disorder (PCOS) in women
  • Role: Co-PI
  • Project duration: May 2024 – May 2027
  • Amount sanctioned: ₹ 184 lakhs
  • Funding Agency: ICMR
  1. Discovery and Biological Evaluation of Novel Dual Inhibitors of DprE1 and InhA as Potential Anti- Tubercular Agents
  • Role: PI
  • Project duration: Sep. 2023 – Aug. 2026
  • Amount sanctioned: ₹ 34.52 lakhs
  • Funding Agency: Department of Science & Technology, - CRG, New Delhi
  1. Design, Synthesis and Evaluation of Novel Thiochromene Analogs as Potential Anti-leishmanial agents
  • Role: Co-PI
  • Project duration: Sep. 2023 – Aug. 2026
  • Amount sanctioned: ₹ 36.56 lakhs
  • Funding Agency: Department of Science & Technology, - CRG, New Delhi

 

Completed Projects:

  1. A Target Guided Approach for Design, Synthesis, and Screening of Host-directed Therapies for TB associated Metabolic Disorder (PCOS) in Women
  • Role: Co-PI
  • Project duration: Oct 2023 – Sep 2025
  • Amount sanctioned: ₹ 30 lakhs
  • Funding Agency: CDRF - BITS Pilani
  1. Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of 1,2,3-triazole Hybrids as Novel Quorum Sensing Inhibitors
  • Role: PI
  • Project duration: Apr. 2022 – Mar. 2025
  • Amount sanctioned: ₹19.2 lakhs
  • Funding Agency: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi
  1. Development of novel anti-leishmanial analogs loaded with novel Nano-formulations
  • Role: Co-PI
  • Project duration: Apr. 2018 – Mar. 2021
  • Amount sanctioned: ₹ 60 lakhs
  • Funding Agency: Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi
  1. Structure Based Rational Design and Synthesis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis inhibitors
  • Role: PI
  • Project duration: Jan. 2014 – Dec. 2017
  • Amount sanctioned: ₹ 22 lakhs
  • Funding Agency: Department of Science & Technology, SERB New Delhi
  1. Synthesis and Biological Activity of Various Triazoles as Effective Antifungal Agents
  • Role: PI
  • Project duration: Nov.2012 – Oct.2015
  • Amount sanctioned: ₹ 21.44 lakhs
  • Funding Agency: Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi
  1. Synthesis and Pharmacological Evaluation of Bishomo(hetero) aryl piperazines as atypical antipsychotic agents
  • Role: PI
  • Project duration: Apr. 2011 – Mar.2014
  • Amount sanctioned: ₹ 6.44 lakhs
  • Funding Agency: University Grants Commission, New Delhi
  1. Synthesis and Pharmacological Evaluation of Various Indole Analogues for the Treatment of Schizophrenia
  • Role: PI
  • Project duration: Jul. 2010 – Aug. 2013
  • Amount sanctioned: ₹ 18.28 lakhs
  • Funding Agency: Department of Science & Technology, Fast Track Scheme, New Delhi
  1. 3-Benzisoxazolyl piperidines and Quinoxalinyl Piperazines as Potential Atypical Antipsychotic Agents
  • Role: Co-PI
  • Project duration: Jan. 2005 – Dec. 2007
  • Amount sanctioned: ₹ 4.94 lakhs
  • Funding Agency: University Grants Commission, New Delhi