Harminder Singh

Bioorganic Chemistry | Peptide Chemistry | Drug Delivery Vehicles | Synthetic Organic Chemistry | Colloid and Interface Science | Fluorescent Materials | Supramolecular Chemistry | Molecular Self-Assembly.

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.

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)