Ashim Nandi

Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Goa

[Ashim Nandi @AshimNandi_]

Grateful to the @lindaunobel committee for the incredible opportunity to be part of the 73rd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting. Eagerly anticipating connecting with other Young Scientists this summer!

[Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings @lindaunobel]

Today, we invite more than 650 Young Scientists from 90+ countries to meet well above 30 Nobel Laureates at the 73rd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting (30 June–5 July 2024 | #LINO24 | #Physics). We can‘t wait to welcome you all to Lindau!

[Indian Institute of Technology Goa @IITGoaofficial]

On 9th February 2026, Prof. Dhirendra Katti, Director, Indian Institute of Technology Goa, signed a Letter of Association with Shri K. Ganesh, Director – Sustainability & Corporate Affairs, Bisleri International Pvt. Ltd., under the "Bottles for Change" CSR initiative to promote environmental awareness among the campus community and work towards achieving zero plastic waste to landfill.
The letter of Association was signed in presence of Dr. Thaseem Thajudeen, Dean (R&D), IIT Goa's Environmental Committee members Dr. Kedar Joshi (Chair), Dr. Neha Karanjkar, Dr. Shakthi Prasad, along with Dr. Ashim Nandi from the School of Chemical Sciences. @NehaKaranjkar @AshimNandi_

[Jon Douglas @atranscendedman]

At the University of California San Diego and USC, researchers developed a multipronged strategy to fight drug-resistant SARS-CoV-2.

They combined targeted inhibitors, viral protein degraders, and AI-powered screening to outsmart viral mutations.

https://t.co/MsBxSz8VFE

[Sebastian Kozuch Comp Chem @KozuchSebastian]

Unpopular opinion: I don't like ML, AI, NN, or anything resembling it.
I like to understand why, and to (theoretically) engineer molecules with my own hands.
I'm glad others work with ML, and not me.
Let's see chemistry tomorrow!

PS: I have this picture hanged in my lab:

[Chemistry News @ChemistryNews]

Quantum tunnelling explains why several supposedly stable benzene isomers will never be made https://t.co/uH0wBfQHCL

[Sebastian Kozuch Comp Chem @KozuchSebastian]

Quantum Tunnelling on steroids!
We tested all the 73 hypothetical tricyclic ⌬ benzene isomers,
and predicted that 1/3 of them are completely
Unsynthesizable, Undetectable, Unisolable
because of QUANTUM TUNNELLING INSTABILITY.
https://t.co/jdTOvabsvI

[Sebastian Kozuch Comp Chem @KozuchSebastian]

"Do we Know the Chemical Bond?"
A slightly philosophical approach to teaching the chemical bond by acknowledging what we don't know.
If you teach QChem, please check and let me know what you think.
https://t.co/eTopVC8HMT

[Ashim Nandi @AshimNandi_]

@KozuchSebastian One of my favorite Chem. Eur. J. is now in Q2 :|

[Ashim Nandi @AshimNandi_]

@USC @USCDornsife @lindaunobel I also extend my sincere thanks to @MarsGlobal for selecting me as a Mars Fellow. Excited to meet top next-gen scientists in person in two weeks!

[Ashim Nandi @AshimNandi_]

Humbled & honored to represent the Warshel Research Group @USC @USCDornsife at the 73rd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in two weeks! Huge thanks to my mentor Prof. Arieh Warshel for the nomination & @lindaunobel for this opportunity.

#LINO24 #MarsFellow

https://t.co/ZjeilCxOzm

[Sebastian Kozuch Comp Chem @KozuchSebastian]

Another paper, another set of fantastical molecules that you cannot make.😳
Quantum Tunneling Instability ruining the dreams of org chem, again. 👩‍🔬😜

BTW, did you know about coarctate reactions? Domino tunneling? Conformational tunneling control?🤨
https://t.co/vcK0P9Qrhz

[Ashim Nandi @AshimNandi_]

@SchleifTim @guanqichem @CForoutanNejad One effective strategy maybe to have former PhD/postdoc advisors or colleagues recommend you when they receive review requests. It worked well for me—thanks to @KozuchSebastian. This also lets journal editors recognize your expertise, leading to direct review requests.

[Ashim Nandi @AshimNandi_]

@Ella_Maru @J_A_C_S Additionally, we've found that mutating the residues around the chromophore's amide group can tune the emission spectrum, though these findings are not reported in the current study as they are still pending experimental validation. (2/2)

[Ashim Nandi @AshimNandi_]

Thrilled to share my contribution with the Warshel group on exploring nature's light-emitting agents in Renilla Luciferases by an effective QM/MM Approach, now published in @J_A_C_S!

https://t.co/4x21ZYNb5T

[Ashim Nandi @AshimNandi_]

@Ella_Maru @J_A_C_S Thank you! Indeed, in one of our engineered enzymes (AncFT-D160A), we demonstrated in the work how the sensitivity of nearby residues around the chromophore results in a significant blue shift compared to the wild-type. (1/2)

[Top Science @isciverse]

Exploring the Light-Emitting Agents in Renilla Luciferases by an Effective QM/MM Approach

@J_A_C_S #Chemistry #Chemed #Science #TechnologyNews #news #technology #AcademicTwitter #ResearchPapers

https://t.co/R4K7aT15mX

[Sebastian Kozuch Comp Chem @KozuchSebastian]

Is your supposedly stable molecule "unsynthesizable" ⚗️because it will instantly degrade by quantum tunneling?
In here we discuss cycloreversion cases,♻️ where computations say that many molecules just won't stay put, even at the absolute zero. 🥶

https://t.co/AMENJEtxzU

[Veritasium @veritasium]

Most viewed on Veritasium right now: https://t.co/GyYZI1AFeH

[Jelinek lab. @Jelinek_lab]

An excellent collaboration with Prof. Warshel's team, led by @AshimNandi_ (BTW, alumnus of @Chem_BGU). This paper in @ACSCatalysis describes the mechanistic details of glucagon amyloid catalysis using computational tools. Collaborations bring us to higher peaks!

@EladArad

[Ashim Nandi @AshimNandi_]

Thrilled to share our new paper from the Warshel group, in collaboration with @EladArad (Jelinek's team), "Assessing the Catalytic Role of Native Glucagon Amyloid Fibrils," out in @ACSCatalysis.

https://t.co/Tym2K91Z1x