Sushobhan Mukhopadhyay, Ph.D.

Sushobhan Mukhopadhyay was appointed as an assistant scientist in the College of Pharmacy, Department of Medicinal Chemistry in July 2022. Sushobhan received his Bachelor of Science (Chemistry) and Master of Science (Organic Chemistry) degrees from University of Kalyani, India. He pursued his Ph.D. in Medicinal Chemistry from CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, India in 2020. His doctoral work focused on the synthesis of new heterocycles, development of innovative synthetic methodologies, synthesis and biological evaluation of small molecules for anti-proliferative and anti-infective agent. Upon completion of his doctoral studies, Sushobhan joined the University of Florida, College of Pharmacy in December 2020 as a Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of Medicinal Chemistry working in Dr. Christopher McCurdy’s laboratory. Sushobhan has keen interest in the development of novel molecules for the treatment of pain and opioid use disorder.