Harminder Singh
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Bioorganic Chemistry and Drug Delivery
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About
Bioorganic Chemistry | Peptide Chemistry | Drug Delivery Vehicles | Synthetic Organic Chemistry | Colloid and Interface Science | Fluorescent Materials | Supramolecular Chemistry | Molecular Self-Assembly.
Experience
Postdoctoral Research Associate - University of Notre Dame - USA
(2025-02)
Dept. of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering – Advisor: Dr. Matthew Webber
- Engineering stimuli-responsive peptide-polymer conjugates for precise delivery of glucagon receptor (GCGR) and GLP-1 agonists.
Postdoctoral Scholar - Penn State, University Park - USA
(2022-02 - 2025-01)
Department of Biomedical Engineering – Advisor: Dr. Scott H. Medina
- Created ultrasound-triggered peptide nanoemulsions for spatiotemporally controlled therapeutic gas delivery to debride biofilm-infected implants.
- Designed heat-stable liquid protein formulations to improve shelf-life of biopharmaceuticals.
Institute Postdoctoral Fellow - Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur - INDIA
(2018-12 - 2021-12)
Department of Chemistry – Advisor: Prof. Sandeep Verma
- Developed fluorescent peptide probes for real-time monitoring of insulin aggregation and early amyloid detection.
Education
Ph.D. - Supramolecular Organic Chemistry - Guru Nanak Dev University (2012 - 2018)
M.Sc. - Applied Chemistry (Pharmaceuticals) - Guru Nanak Dev University (2009 - 2011)
B.Sc. - Medical – Botany, Zoology, Chemistry - Panjab University (2006 - 2009)
