Dr. Haridas B. Rode
Dr. Haridas B. Rode did his masters from UDCT, Mumbai (currently known as ICT) and completed his Ph.D. in Medicinal Chemistry from Ernst-Moritz-Arndt University, Greifswald, Germany under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Hans-Hartwig Otto. In 2006, he joined the group of Prof. Dr. Daniel Rauh at the Chemical Genomics Centre of Max Planck Institute, Dortmund, Germany as a postdoctoral researcher. After returning from Germany, he joined CSIR-HQ, New Delhi as a Senior Scientist in 2011 and led Medicinal Chemistry of Open Source Drug Discovery (OSDD). He moved to CSIR-IICT in 2014. Currently, he is a Senior Principal Scientist and his research group works in discovery of novel antituberculosis agents.

Professional Experience:
Senior Principal Scientist 2021 - till date CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad-500007
Principal Scientist 2015 - 2021 CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad-500007
Senior Scientist 2014 - 2015 CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad-500007
Senior Scientist 2011 - 2014 CSIR-HQ, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi-110001
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TVÖD Scientist 2007 - 2010 Chemical Genomics Centre of the Max Planck Society, Dortmund, Germany.
Mentor: Prof. Dr. Daniel Rauh
Post-Doctoral Associate 2006 - 2007 Chemical Genomics Centre of the Max Planck Society, Dortmund, Germany.
Mentor: Prof. Dr. Daniel Rauh
Education:
Graduate Study 2002 - 2006 Ernst-Moritz-Arndt University, Greifswald, Germany.
Adviser: Prof. Dr. Hans-Hartwig Otto
Master of Pharmacy 1997 - 1999 University Department of Chemical Technology (UDCT), Mumbai.
Awards, Honors, Fellowships, Membership:
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Qualified Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE)
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Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) for master studies
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PhD fellowship from Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University, Greifswald
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Post-Doctoral fellowship from the Max-Planck Society, Dortmund
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TVÖD position from the Max-Planck Society, Dortmund