Dr. Chanchal Sonkar, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor — School of Life Sciences, DAVV University
Ruthenium complexes · Anticancer research

Dr. Chanchal Sonkar

Assistant Professor and researcher focused on metal-based therapeutics, bio‑imaging agents, and translational biomedical research. Experienced in inorganic synthesis, molecular biology, cell culture, and mechanistic studies.

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About

I completed my Ph.D. from Indian Institute of Technology Indore (2022) with a thesis on anticancer activities and anion sensing of ruthenium-arene complexes. My work spans synthesis and characterization of metal complexes, in vitro anticancer testing, imaging, and mechanistic studies supported by NMR and computational analysis.

Research & Techniques

Technical Expertise

  • Inorganic synthesis of ruthenium complexes, tetrazoles, Schiff bases
  • Characterization: ESI‑MS, FT‑IR, 1H/13C NMR, COSY
  • Biomolecular interaction: UV‑Vis, fluorescence, HSA binding
  • Cell biology: MTT, flow cytometry, confocal microscopy, western blotting

Machines & Software

FACS (BD LSR FORTEZZA), Bruker microTOF‑Q II, Fluoromax‑4p, SYNERGY H1 plate reader, Olympus FV100 confocal.
Analysis: GraphPad Prism, Origin, FlowJo, ImageJ, ChemDraw.

Selected Publications

Sonkar, C.; Behera, A.; Pragti.; Sonewane, A; Kuznestov, M.; Mukhopadhyay, S. — Appl Organomet Chem (2024)
"Ru(II)-arene complexes with phenolic acid ligands: Synthesis, DFT, anti-cancer studies." DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/aoce703
Sonkar, C.; Sarkar, S.; Mukhopadhyay, S. — RSC Medicinal Chemistry (2022)
"Ruthenium(II)–Arene Complexes as Anti‑Metastatic Agents" DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D1MD00220A
Sonkar, C.; Sarkar, S.; Malviya, N.; Kuznetsov, M. L.; Mukhopadhyay, S. — Dalton Trans. (2022)
"Recognition and Mechanistic Investigation of Anion Sensing by Ruthenium(II) Arene Complexes" DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D2DT01726A
Sonkar, C.; Malviya, N.; ... — Biometals (2021)
"Selective Anticancer Activities of Ruthenium(II)-Tetrazole Complexes" DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10534-021-00308-x

Experience

Assistant Professor, DAVV University — School of Life Sciences (Jul 2024 – Present)
Research Associate, IPS Academy — Centre for Scientific and Applied Research (Dec 2022 – Mar 2024)
Ph.D. Research, IIT Indore (Dec 2016 – Jul 2022)

Contact

For collaboration, speaking invitations or research enquiries please reach out:

Email: chanchalsonkar112@gmail.com

Phone: +91-9516560098

Referees and detailed publication list available on request. Curriculum vitae also available for download.