LALIT GOLANI, Ph.D.

Lalit Golani is an accomplished medicinal chemist with extensive experience in designing and synthesizing small molecules for therapeutic applications. Lalit’s skill set includes leading medicinal chemistry projects, designing multi-step synthetic routes, and characterizing molecules using advanced spectroscopic techniques. He is proficient in computational drug discovery tools like docking, protein-ligand interactions, and homology modeling. His work has been recognized with several awards.

Lalit is a member of various professional organizations, including the American Chemical Society and the American Association for Cancer Research, Lalit continues to contribute to the field through his innovative research and collaborative efforts with distinguished scientists worldwide.

Professional Experience

• 2024- Staff Scientist, Yale Center for Molecular Discovery
• 2022-2024 Associate Research Scientist, Northeastern University
• 2021-2022 Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Michigan
• 2016-2021 Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Education

• 2010-2016 Ph.D. Medicinal Chemistry, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA USA (thesis: Design synthesis antifolates)
• 2004-2006 M. Pharm Medicinal Chemistry, MCOPS Manipal University, India
• 1999-2003 B. Pharm Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, India