Dr. Anil Kumar S. is a passionate educator with a flair for technical research, and expertise in Analytical, Computational, and Pharmaceutical Chemistry. He is currently serving as Selection Grade Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemistry, School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Bengaluru. He carries out fundamental research that can be translated into improved approaches for the computational and structural exploration of therapeutically important molecules.
During his doctoral studies, he focused on the design and computational exploration of Drug Impurities and gained expertise in various aspects of drug development. He possesses a deep understanding of the drug discovery process, from target identification and lead optimization to preclinical evaluations. He has expertise in utilizing various computational tools and techniques for virtual screening, molecular docking, and structure-activity relationship (SAR) based drug design.
Currently, Dr. Kumar is actively involved in the design and synthesis of small molecules with desirable pharmacokinetic properties and target selectivity as antiviral and antitubercular drugs.
Year : 2023
Cite this Research Publication : ‘Carbon dioxide sequestration, conversion and utilization’, Handbook of Emerging Materials for Sustainable Energy, Elsevier publications, 1st Edition, 2023
Publisher : Elsevier publications
Year : 2022
Cite this Research Publication : Amrita Thakur and S. Anil Kumar, Development of a Spectroscopic Method for the Determination of Oxcarbazepine using Green Synthesized Silver Nanoparticles, ECS Transactions, 107 (1) 16049-16056 (2022)
Publisher : ECS Transactions
Year : 2022
Cite this Research Publication : S. Anil Kumar and B. L. Bhaskar, Computational, Spectral and Bioavailability Studies of Venlafaxine Cyclic Impurity, ECS Transactions, 107 (1) 13439-13449 (2022)
Publisher : ECS Transactions
Year : 2021
Cite this Research Publication : S. Anil Kumar, B.L. Bhaskar, Preliminary investigation of drug impurities associated with the anti-influenza drug Favipiravir – An insilico approach, Computational and Theoretical Chemistry, 1204 (2021) 113375
Publisher : Computational and Theoretical Chemistry
Year : 2021
Cite this Research Publication : B.L. Bhaskar and S. Anil Kumar, “Development and validation of two spectrophotometric methods for the estimation of Dronedarone impurity molecule:”, Materials Today Proceedings., 2021.
Publisher : Materials Today Proceedings.
Year : 2019
Cite this Research Publication : S. Anil Kumar and B.L. Bhaskar, “Spectroscopic and Computational approach for the Structure - Property relationship of Hydantoin drug impurity : 1-methyl-5,5-diphenylimidazolidine-2, 4-dione”, IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, vol. 577, p. 012180, 2019.
Publisher : IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering
Year : 2019
Cite this Research Publication : S. Anil Kumar and B.L. Bhaskar, “Computational and spectral studies of 3,3'-(propane-1,3-diyl)bis(7,8-dimethoxy-1,3,4,5-tetrahydro-2H-benzo[d]azepin-2-one)”, Heliyon, vol. 5, p. e02420, 2019.
Publisher : Heliyon,
Year : 2019
Cite this Research Publication : S. Anil Kumar and B.L. Bhaskar, “Spectroscopic and volumetric techniques for the estimation of ivabradine impurity 3,3'-(propane-1,3-diyl)bis(7,8-dimethoxy-1,3,4,5-tetrahydro-2hbenzo[ d]azepin-2-one)”, International Journal of Applied Pharmaceutics, vol. 11, pp. 216-218, 2019.
Publisher : International Journal of Applied Pharmaceutics
Year : 2018
Cite this Research Publication : S. Anil Kumar and B.L. Bhaskar, “Structural elucidation of antihemorrhage drug molecule Diethylammonium 2,5-dihydroxybenzene sulfonate - an insilico approach”, IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, vol. 310, p. 012124, 2018.
Publisher : IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering
Year : 2017
Cite this Research Publication : B.L. Bhaskar, S. Anil Kumar, and Dr. T. M. Mohan Kumar, “Spectrophotometric evaluation of trace level chromium in alloy steel”, Asian Journal of Chemistry, vol. 29, pp. 1917-1919, 2017.
Publisher : Asian Journal of Chemistry, Chemical Publishing Co
Year : 2017
Cite this Research Publication : S. Anil Kumar and B.L. Bhaskar, “Spectrophotometric evaluation of nimesulide impurity d: 4-nitro-2-phenoxyaniline using 8-hydroxyquinoline as oxidative coupling reagent”, Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research, vol. 10, pp. 204-206, 2017.
Publisher : Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research, Innovare Academics Sciences Pvt. Ltd,
Year : 2017
Cite this Research Publication : A. Singh, Singh, P. Kumar, Kumar, A., Chander, J., Khanna, G., Roy, P., Meis, J. F., and Chowdhary, A., “Molecular and Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry-Based Characterization of Clinically Significant Melanized Fungi in India.”, J Clin Microbiol, vol. 55, no. 4, pp. 1090-1103, 2017.
Publisher : J Clin Microbiol,
Year : 2013
Cite this Research Publication : Anil kumar, “Phenotypic screening of resistance mechanism in S.aureus”, Indian J Med Res, pp. 31-32, 2013.
Publisher : Indian J Med Res
Year : 2012
Cite this Research Publication : Pa Nagaraja, Prakash, J. Sb, Asha, S. Cb, B.L. Bhaskar, and S. Anil Kumar, “Dibenzazepin hydrochloride as a new spectrophotometric reagent for determination of hydrogen peroxide in plant extracts”, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, vol. 184, pp. 5983-5988, 2012.
Publisher : Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
Year : 2011
Cite this Research Publication : B.L. Bhaskar, S. Anil Kumar, and Kumar, U. RbAnil, “A facile and rapid HPLC method for the determination of atenolol in pharmaceutical formulations”, Asian Journal of Applied Sciences, vol. 4, pp. 306-313, 2011.
Publisher : Asian Journal of Applied Sciences
Year : 2011
Cite this Research Publication : Pa Nagaraja, Kumar, H. R. Aa, B.L. Bhaskar, and S. Anil Kumar, “Novel spectrophotometric method for the determination of pindolol in pharmaceutical samples”, in AIP Conference Proceedings, Calicut, Kerala, 2011, vol. 1391, pp. 369-371.
Publisher : AIP Conference Proceedings
| Sl No | Scholar | Role | Tentative title |
| 1. | Amol P Gunjal | Thesis Advisor | Design and synthesis of fused ring heterocyclic molecules as Tuberculosis drug systems. |
| 2. | Thejus Thomas Varghese | Thesis Co-advisor | Computational studies of potential natural product-mimetic as antiviral drug systems. |
| 3. | Parvathi Bhaskaran | Thesis Co-advisor | Spectrophotometric Estimation and Computational Exploratory Studies of Therapeutically Important Molecules. |
| 4. | Jimi K J | Thesis Advisor | Layered double hydroxide-based electro-catalysts. |
Research Scholars
| Sl. No. | Name of the Student(s) | Topic | Status – Ongoing/Completed | Year of Completion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amol P Gunjal | Design and synthesis of fused ring heterocyclic molecules as Tuberculosis drug systems. | Ongoing | |
| 2 | Thejus Thomas Varghese (Co-advisor) | Computational studies of potential natural product-mimetic as antiviral drug systems. | Ongoing | |
| 3 | Parvathi Bhaskaran (Co-advisor) | Spectrophotometric Estimation and Computational Exploratory Studies of Therapeutically Important Molecules. | Ongoing |
