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B.S. Balaji

B.S. Balaji

B.S. Balaji
B.S. Balaji
Professor
Centre/School/Special Centre
School of Biotechnology
Room No
6
Email
bsbalaji@mail.jnu.ac.in, balaji_12@yahoo.com
Personal Webpage
Personal Web page (https://www.profbalaji.com/)
Qualifications

M.Sc., Ph.D, MBA (Tech. Mgmt.)

Areas of Interest/Specialization

o Gene targeting using Radio pharmaceuticals (imaging and therapy), nano particles (AuNP), aptamers (EpCAM, Nucleolin)
o Solid phase peptide chemistry; peptide nucleic acid (PNA) 
o Dendrimers (AB2 hypermonomer, Fréchet, and phosphino type), metallo-dendrimers
o Homogeneous (Pt, Pd, Rh) and heterogeneous (zeolite) catalysis
o Transesterification; diazo reactions; carbene reactions; oxidative addition reactions 

Experience

24 years (20 years academic, 4 years Industrial) 

Courses teaching/taught (online and offline)

Jawaharlal Nehru University (2015-) for M. Sc., Ph.D:

BT121- Bioorganic chemistry (2015-)

BT223- Chemical biology (2017-)

M. Sc. Dissertation (2015-),

BT651 Research methodology (2016-2018)

Nanotechnology (2015)

IT552 Chemical foundation Course (2021-)

FST – IFHE (2010-2013) for B. Tech.:

Theory courses: Chem 101, Chem 102, CH 111, ES 122

Laboratory courses TA 104, TA 105, TA 112

Vignan University, (2013-2014) for B. Tech.: Engineering Chemistry, Engineering Chemistry – Laboratory

GITAM University, (2014-2015) for B. Tech.: EURCH 104 (Engineering Chemistry-1), EURCH 205 (Engineering Chemistry-2), EURCH 114 (Engineering Chemistry-Laboratory)

Online courses

SWAYAM MOOC (2019-): M. Sc. Organic Chemistry 1, (3 years, Enrollments: 18800) (https://onlinecourses.swayam2.ac.in/cec23_cy02/preview)

This online course is translated into eight Indian languages (Hindi, Bangla, Marathi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam)

(http://ugceresources.in/view-lecture.php?cid=21)

SWAYAM MOOC (2023-): B. Sc. Basic Organic Chemistry (https://onlinecourses.swayam2.ac.in/cec23_cy03/preview)

SWAYAM Prabha (2020-) for television broadcast:

B. Sc. Organic Chemistry 2;

B. Pharm. Pharmaceutical Organic chemistry 3; (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJoALJA_KMODVcsOtfl3qCDmDzdGBKReE)

B. Sc. Organic Chemistry 3 (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJoALJA_KMOCzxq8cj9qT6PBAILL6b5Ch)

Sample video for Bio-organic Chemistry course (BT121)

Carbohydrates

Nomenclature

Awards & Honours

Association of Chemistry Teachers PR Singh award for outstanding contribution to chemistry education (2021)

Junior Research Fellowship, CSIR, New Delhi, India
Senior Research Fellowship, CSIR, New Delhi, India
Research Associate, CSIR, New Delhi, India
COE Postdoctoral Fellowship, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
COE Foreign Visiting Researcher, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
Research Fellowship NIH-ICMIC P50 Grant, USA 

Best Peer Reviewed Publications
  1. Ishu Singhal and B. S. Balaji, Open-Source, Tactile 3D Printed Interlockable Tiles Incorporating Valency, Bonding, and Hybridization for Molecular Representation for Sighted and Visually Impaired Students, J. Chem. Educ. 2022, 99, 4, 1708-1714.
  2. Ishu Singhal and B. S. Balaji, Creating atom representations using open-source, stackable 3d printed interlocking pieces with tactile features to support chemical equation writing for sighted and visually impaired students, J. Chem. Educ. 2020, 97, 118-124.
  3. B. S. Balaji and Neha Dalal, An expedient and rapid green chemical synthesis of N-chloroacetanilides and amides using acid chlorides under metal-free neutral conditions, Green Chem. Lett. Rev., 2018, 11, 552-558.
  4. B. S. Balaji and Neha Dalal, An expedient, chemoselective N -chloroacetylation of aminoalcohols under metal-free bio-compatible conditions, Green Chem. Lett. Rev, 2018, 11, 534-543.
  5. Fang Jia, Baghavathy S. Balaji, Fabio Gallazzi, Michael R. Lewis, Copper-64-labeled anti-bcl-2 PNA-peptide conjugates selectively localize to bcl-2-positive tumors in mouse models of B-cell lymphoma, Nucl. Med. Biol., 2015, 42, 809-15. Appeared in the cover page.
  6. Nithya Subramanian, Jagadeesh Babu Sreemanthula, Baghavathi Balaji, Jagat Kanwar, Jyotirmay Biswas and Subramanian Krishnakumar. Strain-Promoted Alkyne- Azide Cycloaddition (SPAAC) reaction of novel EpCAM aptamer- fluorescent conjugate for cancer cells imaging. (IF 6.718) Chem. Commun, 2014, 11810 – 13.
  7. Baghavathy S. Balaji and Michael R. Lewis. Double exponential growth of aliphatic polyamide dendrimers via AB2 hypermonomer strategy. (IF 6.718). Chem. Commun, 2009, 4593 – 4595.
  8. Fang Jia, Said Daibes Figueroa, Fabio Gallazzi, Baghavathy S. Balaji, Mark Hannink, Susan Z. Lever, Timothy J. Hoffman, and Michael R. Lewis. Molecular Imaging of bcl-2 Expression in Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma Using 111In-Labeled PNA–Peptide Conjugates. (IF 6.527). J. Nucl. Med. 2008, (49) 430 – 438.
  9. Baghavathy S. Balaji, Fabio Gallazzi, Fang Jia, and Michael R. Lewis. An Efficient, Convenient Solid-Phase Synthesis of Amino Acid Modified PNA Monomers. (IF 5.224). BioConjugate Chem. 2006, (17), 551 – 558.
  10. Balaji, B.S., Sasidharan, M., Kumar, R., Chanda, B. A facile and selective synthesis of beta -keto esters via zeolite catalyzed transesterification. (IF 6.718). Chem.Commun., 1996, 707 – 708. 
Recent Peer Reviewed Journals/Books
1. Nithya Subramanian, Jagadeesh Babu Sreemanthula, Baghavathi Balaji, Jagat Kanwar, Jyotirmay Biswas and Subramanian Krishnakumar. Strain-Promoted Alkyne- Azide Cycloaddition (SPAAC) reaction of novel EpCAM aptamer- fluorescent conjugate for cancer cells imaging. (IF 6.718) Chem. Commun, 11810-13, 2014.
2. Moutushy Mitra, Mallikarjuna Kandalam, Judith Rangasamy, Balaji Shankar, Uma K. Maheswari, Swaminathan S, Krishnakumar S. Novel epithelial cell adhesion molecule antibody conjugated polyethyleneimine-capped gold nanoparticles for enhanced and targeted small interfering RNA delivery to retinoblastoma cells. (IF 2.205). Mol. Vis, 19, 1029-38, 2013.
3. Baghavathy S. Balaji and Michael R. Lewis. Double exponential growth of aliphatic polyamide dendrimers via AB2 hypermonomer strategy. (IF 6.718). Chem. Commun, 4593, 2009. 
Patents (if any)

1. Balaji, B. S.; Chanda, B. M. A process for the preparation of an improved Rhodium catalyst. IN196998, 2008.

2. Balaji, B. S.; Chanda, B. M. A process for the preparation of an improved Rhodium catalyst. IN218335, 2008.

3. Balaji, B. S.; Neha Dalal. Efficient and selective N-haloacylation of amines. Indian Patent, 354900, 2020.

4. Balaji, B. S.; Neha Dalal. Efficient and selective N-haloacylation of amino alcohols. Indian Patent application, 201711040249.

Design Registration: (registered with Indian patent office)

1. B. S. Balaji, Ishu Singhal, Teaching aid set, design number, 323771-001, class 19-07, 2019.

2. B. S. Balaji, Ishu Singhal, Teaching game set, design number, 323772-001, class 21-01, 2019.

Copyright registration: (registered with Indian patent office)

1. B. S. Balaji, Ishu Singhal, Learning puzzles for learning language of science, Language of work – English, French, Russian and Italian, Registration number. L-92617/2020, 2020.

 

A warm welcome to the modified and updated website of the Centre for East Asian Studies. The East Asian region has been at the forefront of several path-breaking changes since 1970s beginning with the redefining the development architecture with its State-led development model besides emerging as a major region in the global politics and a key hub of the sophisticated technologies. The Centre is one of the thirteen Centres of the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi that provides a holistic understanding of the region.

Initially, established as a Centre for Chinese and Japanese Studies, it subsequently grew to include Korean Studies as well. At present there are eight faculty members in the Centre. Several distinguished faculty who have now retired include the late Prof. Gargi Dutt, Prof. P.A.N. Murthy, Prof. G.P. Deshpande, Dr. Nranarayan Das, Prof. R.R. Krishnan and Prof. K.V. Kesavan. Besides, Dr. Madhu Bhalla served at the Centre in Chinese Studies Programme during 1994-2006. In addition, Ms. Kamlesh Jain and Dr. M. M. Kunju served the Centre as the Documentation Officers in Chinese and Japanese Studies respectively.

The academic curriculum covers both modern and contemporary facets of East Asia as each scholar specializes in an area of his/her interest in the region. The integrated course involves two semesters of classes at the M. Phil programme and a dissertation for the M. Phil and a thesis for Ph. D programme respectively. The central objective is to impart an interdisciplinary knowledge and understanding of history, foreign policy, government and politics, society and culture and political economy of the respective areas. Students can explore new and emerging themes such as East Asian regionalism, the evolving East Asian Community, the rise of China, resurgence of Japan and the prospects for reunification of the Korean peninsula. Additionally, the Centre lays great emphasis on the building of language skills. The background of scholars includes mostly from the social science disciplines; History, Political Science, Economics, Sociology, International Relations and language.

Several students of the centre have been recipients of prestigious research fellowships awarded by Japan Foundation, Mombusho (Ministry of Education, Government of Japan), Saburo Okita Memorial Fellowship, Nippon Foundation, Korea Foundation, Nehru Memorial Fellowship, and Fellowship from the Chinese and Taiwanese Governments. Besides, students from Japan receive fellowship from the Indian Council of Cultural Relations.