Interview with Barla Thirupathi
This Young Career Focus presents Barla Thirupathi (IISER Berhampur, India).
Barla Thirupathi completed his M.Sc. (organic chemistry) from Osmania University, India (2006–2008). Following that, he worked as a research chemist at Aragen Life Sciences, formerly known as GVK-Biosciences, Hyderabad (India). In early 2009, he joined the CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology Hyderabad (India) as a Junior Research Fellow (JRF) and undertook his doctoral studies (2009–2014). Afterwards, he worked both in industry (as an associate research scientist in the process R&D division at Sai Life Sciences, Hyderabad (India, 2014–2015) and academia (as a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University (USA, 2015–2018). In July 2018, he moved back to India and was appointed as an assistant professor of chemistry at one of India’s premier institutes, the IISER Berhampur. He has already been recognized as an upcoming independent researcher and has received various accolades, including the 2023 Thieme Chemistry Journals Award.
Read the full article Interview with Barla Thirupathi