Ep. 55 : Conversation with Arnab Mukherjee – From the love of mathematics to computational chemistry   

Arnab Mukherjee is a professor of chemistry at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) in Pune, India. He is also associated with the Data Science Department at IISER Pune. His webpage: https://www.iiserpuneccblab.com/ In this episode, we go into granular details about his educational experiences and how he got interested in science. He highlights how chasing marks turned from a boon to a curse with a stunning narrative of his student career. There are some profound lessons to learn from his experiences.  His research interests include computational chemistry and biophysics. Specifically, he and his group work on “various topics ranging from drug-DNA intercalation, DNA structural change, single water entropy, protein folding and protein-DNA binding, dynamical recrossing and internal friction in proteins and machine learning. He also collaborates with experimental colleagues in projects such as synthetic ion channels, spectroscopic investigation of molecular recognition, etc.” Listen as we humanize science.   References : ·         “Arnab.” n.d. Mysite. Accessed May 16, 2024. https://www.iiserpuneccblab.com/about-me. ·         “‪Arnab Mukherjee - ‪Google Scholar.” n.d. Accessed May 16, 2024. https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=omAZhSEAAAAJ&hl=en. ·         “Arnab Mukherjee - IISER Pune.” n.d. Accessed May 16, 2024. https://www.iiserpune.ac.in/research/department/chemistry/people/faculty/regular-faculty/arnab-mukherjee/302. ·         “Arnab Mukherjee CCB Lab IISER Pune.” n.d. Mysite. Accessed May 16, 2024. https://www.iiserpuneccblab.com. ·         “Chemical Principles II - YouTube.” n.d. Accessed May 16, 2024. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyqSpQzTE6M_B9L6Ik0vPzfgVQ879VqXZ. ·         NPTEL-NOC IITM, dir. 2019. History of Thermodynamics. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdIJOG-g6QE. ·         “Teaching.” n.d. Mysite. Accessed May 16, 2024. https://www.iiserpuneccblab.com/contact-me.