Janakiram obtained B.Sc. (2006) in Chemical Technology and M.Sc (2009) in Organic Chemistry from Loyola Academy (Osmania University), Hyderabad. In 2010, he joined in CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory for his Ph.D under the supervision of Dr. Ganesh Pandey. In 2013, he moved to Center of Biomedical Research, Lucknow as a visiting research scholar. In 2016, he accepted a postdoctoral position from The University of Tromsø, Norway in the group of Prof. Hopmann and Prof. Bayer. In 2018, he accepted position as Researcher in the same group. Spending three years in Norway, he then moved to the Emory University, Atlanta, USA as a visiting researcher (funded by FRIPRO-Norway) in the group of Prof. Huw. M. L. Davies (03/2019-01/2020). In February 2020, he came back to India and joined at Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi as an Assistant Professor. Dr. Vaitla’s research interest includes the development of Sulfoxonium ylide chemistry, metal-carbene/nitrene chemistry, design and synthesis of new catalysts, C–H activation/functionalization and photoredox catalysis for the synthesis of bioactive molecules.
Academic Experience:
Assistant Professor (Feb, 2020 - ): Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India
Post Doc (2019-2020): Emory University, U.S.A (Prof. Huw M. L. Davies)
Researcher (2018-2019): University of Tromsø- The Arctic University of Norway, Norway
Post Doc (2016-2018): University of Tromsø – The Arctic University of Norway, Norway (Prof. Annette Bayer and Prof. Kathrin H. Hopmann)
Industrial Experience:
Officer level-1 (2006-2007): Asian Paints pvt Ltd, Hyderabad.
Education:
2015: Ph.D. / (Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Advisor: Prof. Ganesh Pandey), CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, Maharashtra, India
2009: Master of Science (Organic Chemistry), Loyola Academy, Osmania University, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
2006: Bachelor of Science (Chemical Technology), Loyola Academy, Osmania University, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
Awards/Honors/Funding:
2022: Teaching Excellence Award - IIT Delhi
2020: Thieme Chemistry Journal Award
2018: FRIPRO mobility grant (Research Council of Norway and (COFUND) – Marie Curie Actions)
2016: RCN Postdoctoral Fellowship on deFACTO project from CHOCO group, Norway.
2009: JRF (CSIR-NET) (Conducted by CSIR and UGC, New Delhi)
2009: Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE)
2008: First Class First in Master of Science (Loyola Academy, Osmania University, India)
2008: Best Outgoing Student award in M.Sc. (Loyola Academy, Osmania University, India)
Presentations:
2020 - Virtual international webinar on "New insights and recent development in chemistry", Palamuru University, Telangana.
Title: Insights into the multifaceted applications of 7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane scaffolds: total synthesis of Cylindricine and Lepadiformine class of alkaloids
2019 – Center for Selective C-H Functionalization Annual Meeting, Atlanta, USA.
Title: Selective Distal Allylic/Benzylic C-H Functionalization of Silyl Ethers using Donor/Acceptor Rh(II)carbenes
2017- CADIAC meeting, Åarhus, Denmark.
Title: Sulfones and Sulfoxonium Ylides in Cascade Reactions: New Approaches to Heterocycles
2017- Organic Chemistry Winter meeting (OKV - 31), Skeikampen, Oslo, Norway.
Title: Sulfones and Sulfoxonium Ylides in Cascade Reactions: New Approaches to Heterocycles.
2017- Organic Chemistry Winter meeting (OKV - 31), Skeikampen, Oslo, Norway.
Title: Iridium-Catalyzed Synthesis of Indoles and Pyrroles from Sulfoxonium Ylides. (Poster)
2016- 21st International Conference on Organic Synthesis (ICOS), Mumbai, India.
Title: Iridium-Catalyzed Synthesis of Indoles and Pyrroles from Sulfoxonium Ylides. (Poster)
2015- Annual GPG meet, Hyderabad, India.
Title: Total synthesis of Natural Products by Selective Bond Fragmentation of Multi-Purpose Precursor.
2014- Annual GPG meet, Lucknow, India.
Title: Total Syntheses Of 1-Azaspiro Tricyclic Marine Alkaloids by Tandem Rearrangement.