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Dr. Roymon Joseph Assistant Professor Phone (Off): +91 4942407413
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Office : Department of Chemistry,
University of Calicut
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Education
Ph.D. Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India.
M.Sc. Analytical Chemistry, Mahatma Gandhi University Kottayam, India
Professional Experience
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Calicut, India, February 2021 – Present
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Sacred Heart College Thevara, India, September 2020 – February 2021
Assistant Professor (on contract), Department of Chemistry, University of Calicut, India, July 2019 –September 2020
Principal Investigator (SERB-DST Young Scientist), Indian Institute of Space Science & Technology (IIST), India, July 2016 – July 2019
Post-doctoral Research, Tel Aviv University, Israel, March 2014 – June 2016
Post-doctoral Research, Ohio University, USA, April 2011 – December 2013
Research Associate, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India, January 2010 – December 2010
Trainee Scientist, Syngene International Ltd, Biocon Park, Bengaluru, India, (February 2004 to September 2004)
Research Interest
Supramolecular Chemistry, Bioinorganic Chemistry, Bioorganic Chemistry, Ion and Molecular Recognition, Material Chemistry
Awards and Honors
The PBC Program for Fellowships for Outstanding Post-doctoral Fellows from China and India - 2014/2015 (post-doctoral fellowship to conduct research in Israel)
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Tel Aviv University, 2014
IIT Bombay Review paper award for the year -2013
Eli Lilly and Company Asia Outstanding Thesis Award for 2010
Award for Excellence in Thesis Work for the year of 2009-2010 from the IIT Bombay
Junior/Senior Research Fellowship (CSIR-UGC), India
Patents
1. Cationic pillararene compounds and compositions. US Patent No. 17452970. Yoram Cohen, Micha Fridman, Roymon Joseph, Alissa Naugolny, Mark Feldman, Ido M. Herzog, Dana Kaizerman, April 2022.
2. Chemical sensors of zinc, nickel, and copper ions. US Patent No. 08034621. Chebrolu P. Rao, Roymon Joseph, November 2011.
3. Selective detection of Hg2+ by calix[4]arenes. US Patent No. 08034622. Chebrolu P. Rao, Roymon Joseph, November 2011.
4. Pillararenes and uses thereof. WO2017025951A1. Yoram Cohen, Micha Fridman, Roymon Joseph, Alissa Naugolny, Mark Feldman, Ido M. Herzog, Dana Kaizerman, February 2017.
Professional Membership
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI)
Research Supervision
Number of Masters students : 5. Number of M.Phil. students : 1
Research Projects
Fast track project titled “Ion/molecular mediated supramolecular polymers in organic & aqueous medium” awarded by SERB-DST, India in 2016 worth Rs. 38.28 Lakhs (2016-2019)
Publications
(Total citations – 2136; h-index – 16)
1. Pillar[n]arene derivatives as sensors for amino acids, Roymon Joseph, Chemistry Select, 2021, 6, 3519.
2. Modulation of liquid structure and controlling molecular diffusion using supramolecular constructs, Rohit Varshney, Chinmayee Agashe, Arshdeep Kaur Gill, Mujeeb Alam, Roymon Joseph, Debabrata Patra, Chem. Commun. 2021, 57, 10604.
3. Selective Detection of Fe 3+ , F – , and Cysteine by a Novel Triazole-Linked Decaamine Derivative of Pillar[5]arene and Its Metal Ion Complex in Water, Roymon Joseph, ACS Omega, 2020, 5, 6215.
4. Pillar [5] arene microcapsules turn on fluid flow in the presence of paraquat, Rohit Varshney, Mujeeb Alam, Chinmayee Agashe, Roymon Joseph, Debabrata Patra, Chem. Commun. 2020, 56, 9284.
5. Quinoline appended pillar [5] arene (QPA) as Fe 3+ sensor and complex of Fe 3+ (FeQPA) as a selective sensor for F – , arginine and lysine in the aqueous medium, Roymon Joseph, Adersh Asok, Kuruvilla Joseph, Spectrochim. Acta - A: Mol. Biomol. Spectrosc. 2020, 224, 117390.
As co-author
6. Design guidelines for cationic pillar[n]arenes that prevent biofilm formation by gram-positive pathogens, ACS Infect. Dis. Dana Kaizerman-Kane, Maya Hadar, Roymon Joseph, Dana Logviniuk, Yossi Zafrani, Micha Fridman, Yoram Cohen, 2021, 7, 579.
7. Labile complexes of 129Xe with water-soluble pillar[5]arenes as biosensor building blocks for adjustable magnetization transfer MRI, Matthias Schnurr, Roymon Joseph, Alissa Naugolny-Keisar, Dana Kaizerman-Kane, Nils Bogdanoff, Patrick Schünke, Yoram Cohen, Leif Schröder, ChemPhysChem. 2019, 20, 246 .
8. Cationic Pillararenes Potently Inhibit Biofilm Formation without Affecting Bacterial Growth and Viability, Roymon Joseph, Alissa Naugolny, Mark Feldman, Ido M. Herzog, Micha Fridman, and Yoram Cohen J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 754.
9. Phosphonium pillar [5] arenes as a new class of efficient biofilm inhibitors: importance of charge cooperativity and the pillar platform, Roymon Joseph, Dana Kaizerman, Ido M Herzog, Maya Hadar, Mark Feldman, Micha Fridman, Yoram Cohen, Chem. Commun. 2016, 52, 10656.
10. Stabilization of Cucurbituril/guest assemblies via long-range Columbic and CH···O interactions, Roymon Joseph, Anna Nkrumah, Ronald J. Clark, Eric Masson, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 6602.
11. Cucurbit[8]uril recognition of rapidly interconverting diastereomers, Roymon Joseph, Eric Masson, Supramolecular Chem. 2014, 26, 632.
12. Atropisomerization in confined space: Cucurbiturils as tools to de-termine the torsional barrier of substituted biphenyls, Roymon Joseph, Eric Masson, Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2013, 105.
13. Subtle “supramolecular buttressing effects” in Cucurbit[7]uril/guest assemblies, Roymon
Joseph, Eric Masson, Org. Biomol. Chem. 2013, 11, 3116. (Featured on inside cover
page)
14. Cucurbituril chemistry: a tale of supramolecular success, Eric Masson, Xiaoxi Ling, Roymon Joseph, Lawrence Kyeremeh-Mensah, Xiaoyong Lu, RSC Adv. 2012, 2, 1213.
15. Ion and molecular recognition by lower rim 1,3-di-conjugates of calix[4]arene as receptors, Roymon Joseph, Chebrolu P. Rao, Chem. Rev. 2011, 111, 4658.
16. Calix[4]arene-Based 1,3-Diconjugate of Salicylyl Imine Having Dibenzyl Amine Moiety (L): Synthesis, Characterization, Receptor Properties toward Fe 2+ , Cu 2+ , and Zn 2+ , Crystal Structures of its Zn 2+ and Cu 2+ Complexes, and Selective Phosphate Sensing by the [ZnL], Roymon Joseph, Chinta Jugun Prakash, Chebrolu P. Rao, Inorg. Chem. 2011, 50, 7050.
17. Benzothiazole appended lower rim 1,3-di-amido-derivative of calix[4]arene: Synthesis, structure, receptor properties towards Cu 2+ , iodide recognition and computational modeling, Roymon Joseph, Jugun Prakash Chinta and Chebrolu P. Rao, Inorg. Chim. Acta 2010, 363, 2833.
18. Synthesis and characterization of a (1+1) cyclic Schiff base of a lower rim 1,3-diderivative of p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene and its complexes of VO 2+ , UO 2 2+ , Fe 3+ , Ni 2+ , Cu 2+ and Zn 2+ , Amjad Ali, Roymon Joseph, Bernard Mahieu, Chebrolu P. Rao, Polyhedron 2010, 29, 1035.
19. Lower rim 1,3-di-derivative of calix[4]arene appended salicylidene imine (L): Experimental and computational studies of the selective recognition of L towards Zn 2+ , and sensing phosphate and amino acid by [ZnL], Roymon Joseph, Jugun Prakash Chinta, Chebrolu P. Rao, J. Org. Chem. 2010, 75, 3387.
20. Fluorescence switch-on sensor for Cu 2+ by an amide linked lower rim 1,3-bis(2-picolyl)amine derivative of calix[4]arene in aqueous methanol, Roymon Joseph, Balaji Ramanujam, Amitabha Acharya, Chebrolu P Rao, Tetrahedron Lett. 2009, 50, 2735.
21. Lower rim 1,3-di-{bis-(2-picolyl)}amide derivative of calix[4]arene (L) as ratiometric primary sensor towards Ag + and the complex of Ag + as secondary sensor towards Cys: Experimental, Computational and Microscopy studies, and INHIBIT Logic Gate Properties of L, Roymon Joseph, Balaji Ramanujam, Amitabha Acharya, Chebrolu P. Rao, J. Org. Chem. 2009, 74, 8181.
22. Lower rim 1,3-di-amide-derivative of calix[4]arene possessing bis-{N-(2,2′-dipyridylamide)} pendants: a dual fluorescence sensor for Zn 2+ and Ni 2+ , Roymon Joseph, Balaji Ramanujam, Haridas Pal, Chebrolu P Rao, Tetrahedron Lett. 2008, 49, 6257.
23. Experimental and Computational Studies of Selective Recognition of Hg 2+ by Amide Linked Lower Rim 1,3-Dibenzimidazole Derivative of Calix[4]arene: Species Characterization in Solution and that in the Isolated Complex, Including the Delineation of the Nanostructures, Roymon Joseph, Balaji Ramanujam, Amitabha Acharya, Anupam Khutia, Chebrolu P. Rao, J. Org. Chem. 2008, 73, 5745.
24. Photophysical properties of the interaction of lower rim 1,3-bis(aminoethoxy)-calix[4]arene derivative with Pb 2+ , Hg 2+ and Cd 2+ ions: Recognition of Hg 2+ , Roymon Joseph, Ankur Gupta,Chebrolu P Rao, J. Photochem. Photobiol. A 2007, 188, 325.
25. Fluorescence and absorption studies on the selective recognition of iodide by lower rim 1,3 - bis (aminoethoxy)-p-t-butyl-calix[4]arene derivative, Roymon Joseph, Ankur Gupta, Chebrolu P Rao, Indian J. Chem. Sect. A 2007, 46, 1095.
26. A direct fluorescence-on chemo-sensor for selective recognition of Zn(II) by a lower rim 1,3- di-derivative of calix[4]arene possessing bis-{N-(2-hydroxynaphthyl-1-methylimine)} pendants, Jayaraman Dessingou, Roymon Joseph, Chebrolu P. Rao, Tetrahedron Lett. 2005, 46, 7967.
Book Chapters
1. Characterization techniques for morphological and physicochemical evaluation of nanomaterials, Animesh M. Ramachandran, Roymon Joseph, Adersh Asok in Nanobiotechnology: Microbes and Plant Assisted Synthesis of Nanoparticles, Mechanisms, and Applications, Ed. Sougata Ghosh and Thomas J. Webster, Elsevier, 2021, 21-50.