Careers with the School of Pharmacy
School of Pharmacy
10A Victoria St. S.
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada N2G 1C5
Phone: 519-888-4499
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
For more information see Dr. Nekkar’s Research Website.
Dr. Nekkar teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses. Course offerings have included:
The following news stories have featured Dr. Nekkar's research:
Global Impact 2018-2019: New discovery could slow Alzheimer’s in its tracks
Oct 23, 2018: This common medication can help overcome dementia
Oct 22, 2018: Nekkar lab determines that depression medications can help treat Alzheimer’s disease
April 6, 2018: Small molecule drug discovery: from countertop to over-the-counter
July 29, 2015: Waterloo pharmacist examines drug therapies for Alzheimer’s disease
July 29, 2015: Waterloo scientists receive nearly $250K for state-of-the-art infrastructure
June 22, 2015: Prof. Nekkar Rao receives an Early Researcher Award
1995 BPharm (Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences)
1998 MPharm (Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences)
2004 PhD Pharmaceutical Science (University of Alberta)
2004-5 Postdoctoral Fellowship, Specialization in Medicinal Chemistry (University of Alberta)
2006-8 Postdoctoral Fellowship, Specialization in Medicinal Chemistry (The Scripps Research Institute)
Careers with the School of Pharmacy
School of Pharmacy
10A Victoria St. S.
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada N2G 1C5
Phone: 519-888-4499
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