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Researcher with a Ph.D. in Bioinorganic and analytical chemistry with two years of postdoctoral experience in a CO2 utilization lab and overall, around 10 years’ of experience in research. Trained in, Chemical synthesis and their analysis, chromatography, spectroscopy, electrochemistry, reading and writing scientific articles, and more. Equally efficient in working either independently or collaboratively. Seeking a position in an esteemed institute, to utilize the extensive skills and experience. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE / EDUCATION Postdoctoral research: Department of Chemistry, NOVA School of Science and Technology, Lisbon, Portugal. (January 2022 – Present). Advisor: Prof Jose J. G. Moura, Dr. Luisa Maia; Project: Bioelectrochemical system for CO2 mitigation; Ph.D.: Department of Chemistry,. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, India (March 2015 – February 2021). Supervisors: : Prof. Sabyasachi Sarkar, Dr. Jhuma Ganguli Thesis: Trimethylamine N-oxide in Atherosclerosis; Electron Transfer Between Mo-co and Cytochrome in Sulfite Oxidase - a Model Study and H2S Sensor. Project Assistant: Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, India, (August 2013 – March 2015) Supervisors: Prof. Sabyasachi Sarkar M.Sc.: Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira, Belur, under University of Calcutta, India Thesis: Porphyrin under primitive condition to mimic the early synthesis of chlorophyll and hemoglobin in Nature. (September 2011 – July 2013) Supervisors: Prof. Sabyasachi Sarkar, Dr. Uttam Kumar Ghorui SKILLS Laboratory Skills: Single/multi-step synthesis of inorganic and organic, organometallic compounds including light, air, temperature and moisture sensitive compounds under inert gas atmosphere using Schlenk Line/anaerobic chamber; Their qualitative and quantitative analysis. Exploring their synthetic and mechanistic perspectives. Chromatography: Purification of synthesized desired compounds in liquid chromatography and preparative thin layer chromatography. Purification of proteins in liquid chromatography system (AKTA) by ion exchange chromatography (IEC), size exclusion chromatography (SEC). Estimation of analyte by HPLC and ion chromatography with an Dionex ion exclusion column (ICE). Have fair idea about gas chromatography. Instrumental Skills: Electrochemistry, UV-Vis spectroscopy, FT-IR, Elemental analysis (C, H, N), Emission spectroscopy, NMR, HRMS, LCMS, GCMS, EPR, SQUID, EXAFS, XANES, Thermal analysis: Thermo Gravimetric Analysis (TGA) Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC). Protein purification (AKTA) Informatics: MS Office 2021, ChemOffice 20.0, Chromeleon 7.2.10 Mua, Origin, MestReNova, EndNote X9.3.3, PDB, Chimerax1.4 AlphaFold2.ipynb. Strengths: Metalloprotein; Molybdoprotein; Electrochemistry; Chromatography; CO2 Utilization; Chemical Synthesis;
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Navendu Paul

Citation names

  • Paul, Navendu

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
6910-220D-6B1B
ORCID iD
0000-0001-8570-4768

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Inorganic Chemistry

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2)
Bengali (Mother tongue)
Hindi Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2) Intermediate (B1) Proficiency (C2)
Portuguese Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2021/12 - 2024
Ongoing
Post-Doctorate Research (Pós-doutoramento)
Major in Bioinorganic Chemistry, Enzymes
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2015/03/02 - 2021/02/12
Concluded
PhD in Chemistry (Dottorato di Ricerca)
Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, India
"Trimethylamine N-oxide in Atherosclerosis; Electron Transfer Between Mo-co and Cytochrome in Sulfite Oxidase - a Model Study and H2S Sensor" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2013 - 2015
Concluded
Project Assistant (Research) (Curso médio)
Major in Inorganic Chemistry
Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, India
2011/07 - 2013/06
Concluded
M.Sc. (Mestrado)
Major in Chemistry
Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira, India

University of Calcutta, India
2008 - 2011
Concluded
B.Sc. (Licenciatura)
Major in Chemistry
University of Calcutta, India

Narasinha Dutt College, India
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution
Employer
2021 - Current Postdoc (Research) Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2022/04 - Current Bioelectrochemical system for CO2 mitigation
PTDC/BTA-BTA/0935/2020
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
Ongoing
2016 - 2019 Zinc Protoporphyrin and its synthetic variants as carrier of trimethylamine N-Oxide in Atherosclerosis
EMR/2015/001328
PhD Student Fellow
Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, India
Department of Science and Technology

Science and Engineering Research Board
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2022/04/01 - 2022/07/31 Sistema bioelectroquímico para a mitigação do CO2
PTDC/BTA-BTA/0935/2020
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal

Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Journal article
  1. Paul, Navendu; Sarkar, Rudra; Sarkar, Sabyasachi. "Iron and Zinc Porphyrin Linked MoO(dithiolene) Complexes in Relevance to Electron Transfer between Mo-cofactor and Cytochrome b5 in Sulfite Oxidase.". Dalton Transactions (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d2dt01863b.
    10.1039/d2dt01863b
  2. Paul, Navendu. "Zinc protoporphyrin-trimethylamine-N-oxide complex involves cholesterol oxidation causing atherosclerosis.". Journal of biological inorganic chemistry : JBIC : a publication of the Society of Biological Inorganic Chemistry (2021): https://doi.org/10.1007/s00775-021-01861-z.
    10.1007/s00775-021-01861-z
  3. Paul, Navendu. "Detection of hydrogen sulfide using BODIPY based colorimetric and fluorescent on-off chemosensor". Journal of Chemical Sciences, Springer (2020): https://doi.org/10.1007/s12039-019-1724-4.
    10.1007/s12039-019-1724-4
  4. Paul, Navendu; Mitra, J.; Saxena, M.; Paul, N.; Saha, E.; Sarkar, R.; Sarkar, S.. "Visible light induced degradation of pollutant dyes using a self-assembled graphene oxide–molybdenum oxo-bis(dithiolene) composite". New J. Chem. 42 17 (2018): 14229-14238. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C8NJ01899E.
    10.1039/C8NJ01899E

Other

Other output
  1. Zinc protoporphyrin–trimethylamine-N-oxide complex involves cholesterol oxidation causing Atherosclerosis. 2020. Paul, N.; Sarkar, R.; Sarkar, S.. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85098900923&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.26434/chemrxiv.12548006.v1