Congratulation to Dr. Kosh P Neupane

We have one more Chemistry Doctorate in our community. Dr. Kosh P. Neupane completed his PhD Degree form University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) in May 2009. He had been working in chemistry department of UNR in the field of Bio-inorganic Chemistry.

The title of his dissertation is " Nickel Superoxide Dismutase: Insight Into the Metalloenzyme Gained from Functional Metallopeptides Models". The Nickel superoxide dismutase (NiSOD) is a bacterial metalloenzyme that possesses a mononuclear Ni-center and catalyzes the disproportionation of O₂^•- by cycling between Ni^II and Ni^III oxidation states.

He is currently doing his Postdoc at the Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. http://www.umich.edu/~vlpecgrp

Congratulations to Dr. Neupane on your great achievement and we all wish all the best for your bright future!!!!!!!!

Congratulation to Dr. Gopal Prasad Ghimire

Nepalese Chemists community has got one more PhD graduate. Congratulations Dr. Gopal P Ghimire. He has finished his doctoral degree from Sun Moon university, South Korea. His worked in the field of Biochemistry.

Title of his thesis was "Identification of cryptic genes from genome mining of Streptomyces peucetius ATCC 27952: Gene expression, functional characterization and application”. It deals with the identification of such genes, which remain orphan or silent in the whole genome but activated and used to produce pharmaceutically important compounds using genetic engineering tools.

He is working as Lecturer in Chemistry, Institute of Engineering, Lamachour, Pokhara, Nepal. We hope his knowledge will be a great asset to the development of chemistry education and research in Nepal.

All the best Dr. Ghimire.

Congratulations Dr. Sailesh!!!!!

It’s really very great news to know that one of our friends Sailesh Malla recently completed his Doctoral course from Sun Moon University, South Korea with biochemistry major.

The title of his Thesis is “Genetic Engineering of Streptomyces peucetius ATCC 27952: Enhancement of Doxorubicin Production and Generation of Anthracycline Analogues” which deals with the development of most widely used anticancer drug Doxorubicin overproducing strains and establishing a new metabolic route for the development of hybrid doxorubicin analogues for clinical and commercial implication.

Congratulation Dr. Malla for your achievement and we all wish him for his bright future.

Projector and Computer Donated to CDC!!

It is a matter of pleasure to announce that we have successfully collected donation of amount $1586 and had bought a projector for $767.18 and one laptop in $600.00 , one mouse and laptop case $34. Rest of the money is still in the payapal account. Initially we had planned to purchase a screen and some laser pointers but because of my schedule I couldn't do that, I beg your pardon for this.

Eventhough I had planned to organize a handover program on Asar 5th ,2066 but because of the conflict in schedules of Department Chief, I had to postpone it and later on I myself became very busy and had to organize a small program on Asar 19th right before by departure from Kathmandu.

ChemSA was asked to organize that program but it didn't show much interest. So Mr. Rishi Sapkota went there and asked students to be there and informed all the faculties. The program was chaired by Dr. Tulsi Prasad Pathak and addressed by several speakers like Dr. Mohan Bikram Gewali, Dr. Krishna Manandhar, Mr. Binod Prasad Pandey and Mr Mahendra Thapa. Our effort was praised by all the faculties and all professors have said thanks to all the donors. Dr. Tulsi Prasad Pathak has asked me to convey his appreciation to everybody and had said that was the pioneer donation work in the history of CDC done by alumni as a combined effort.

I do have some pictures but I forgot them in Nepal, I have asked Mr. Mahendra Thapa to bring them so I will upload few pictures after some time. Once again thank you everybody for your help and support. We take pride to be a part of such a good work in the history of CDC.

Have a great Day!!! Be happy!!