Arti Sharma
Arti Sharma received her M.Sc. degree in Organic Chemistry (2016) from the Department of Chemistry, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, India. Then she joined Dr. Sushil Kumar Maurya’s research group as DST-INSPIRE research fellow in 2017 at the CSIR-Institute of Himalayan bioresource and technology, Palampur, and worked on the total synthesis of bioactive natural products and their analogues. In September 2022, she joined the Dr. Pappas research group as a PhD student, and her current research work focuses on phosphate-driven systems chemistry.
Kun Dai
Kun Dai received his M.Sc. degree from Shaanxi Normal University, China (2017), where he worked on the catalytic conversion of Freon molecules. Later in 2018, he started his doctoral studies entitled ‘Design rules for the chemically fueled self-assembly and disassembly of peptides’ supervised by Prof. Dr. Job Boekhoven at Technische Universität München. Since October 2021, he joined the Pappas Research Group as a postdoctoral researcher, focusing on the development of biologically adaptive and interactive peptides.
Thejus Pramod
Thejus Pramod received his BS-MS degree in chemistry (2022) from Indian institute of science education and research Thiruvananthapuram (IISER TVM). He did his master thesis project with Dr. Kana M. Sureshan (IISER TVM) on topochemical reactions of peptide derived monomers. In March 2023 he joined Dr. Pappas research group as a PhD student and his current research work focuses on construction of active self-assembling materials.
Lenard Saile
Lenard studied chemistry in the binational Bachelor Regio Chimica between the Albert‑Ludwigs‑University of Freiburg and the University of Haute‑Alsace (Mulhouse) and obtained his Licence de chimie and B.Sc. in 2020 for his work on the synthesis of homoallenylalcohols in the group of Prof. Breit. As part of his Master Chemistry studies at the University of Freiburg, Lenard joined the group of Dr. Pappas at the excellence cluster livMatS in 2022, where he obtained his M.Sc. in chemistry in 2023 working on the phase behavior of activated amino acids in aqueous oligomerization. Since January 2024, Lenard is a PhD student exploring the potential of structured fuels in phosphate driven peptide reaction cycles.
Debjyoti Bhattacharjee
Debjyoti Bhattacharjee received his BS-MS degree in chemistry (2024) from Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata. He pursued his MS Thesis under the supervision of Dr. Biplab Maji (IISER Kolkata) on mechanochemical organic synthesis. In September 2024 he joined the Pappas research group as a PhD student and his current research work focuses on abiotic phosphate fuels capable of undergoing oligomerization and assembly.