School of Pharmacy
10A Victoria St. S.
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada N2G 1C5
Phone: 519-888-4499
Associate Professor; Graduate Officer
Dr. Nekkar Rao specializes in medicinal and bioorganic chemistry; exploring rational drug design aided by molecular modelling techniques and small molecule synthetic organic/medicinal chemistry.
His work includes method development; solid phase peptide synthesis of bioactive peptides / peptidomimics; modern analytical techniques such as nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, mass spectroscopy and high performance liquid chromatography; and development of high-throughput biochemical screening protocols to discover lead candidates.
Contact information
Office: PHR 5002
Phone: 519-888-4567, ext.21317
Email: praopera@uwaterloo.ca
Website: Medicinal and Bioorganic Chemistry Lab
Affiliation:
University of Waterloo