Mariam Degani's Biography

Mariam Degani, Professor, Institute of Chemical Technology

Dr. Mariam S. Degani is working at Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai since 1998 and currently is Professor in Pharmaceutical Chemistry. Earlier she was a lecturer at SNDT Women's University, Mumbai from 1985-1998. She is involved in computer assisted rational drug design and synthesis of small focused libraries of potential therapeutic agents. Her current research involves design and synthesis of small molecules for tuberculosis and Alzheimer’s disease. Her other areas of interest include process optimization and green chemistry. As an outcome of her extensive research in the above areas, Prof. Degani has forty-three publications in international peer reviewed journals, several invited talks at international conferences and seventy-four poster presentations in esteemed conferences. She has two international patents to her credit and has also filed several Indian patents. She has also co-authored a book on retro synthesis. Dr. Degani has been awarded the Distinguished Alumni Award by C. U. Shah College of Pharmacy, Mumbai and is a fellow of the Maharashtra Academy of Sciences.