Scholarship

Awards and Achievements

Excellence in Graduate Research [Apr 2023]

Department of Chemistry, UAB

On the basis of graduate research work and scholastic achievements 

Outstanding General Chemistry Teaching Assistant [Apr 2023]

Department of Chemistry, UAB

On the basis of outstanding teaching and consistent great reviews every year by students in general chemistry lab 

Winner, Three Minute Thesis Competition [Nov 2022]

Department of Chemistry, UAB

For winning the three-minute thesis competition held by department of chemistry at UAB 

Alabama Section ACS Outstanding Graduate Student Fellow [Apr 2022]

Department of Chemistry, UAB

On the basis of exemplary work as a graduate student including research, teaching and contribution to department culture

Best Office Bearer, Hostel 5, IITB [Mar 2014]

Hostel 5, IITB

This is one of the most prestigious awards across the campus given for contribution as a council office bearer

Vigyan Manthan Yatra [Jan 2008 and Jan 2010]

State Government Madhya Pradesh, India

Selected as one of the top 1000 students in the state for 10-day science excursions across India

National Talent Search Scholarship [Jul 2007]

Government of India

Selected as top 0.01% out of 1 million participants across the country with two stages of science exams and a final interview 

Publications

First author peer-reviewed publications:

1. Ahirwar, P; Kozlovskaya, V.; Nijampatnam, B.; Rojas, E.; Pukkanasut, P.; Inman, D.; Dolmat, M.; Law, A.; Schormann, N.; Deivayanagam, C.; Harber, G.; Michalek, S.; Wu, H.; Kharlampieva, E.; Velu, S. Hydrogel encapsulated biofilm inhibitors for the pH-responsive inhibition of Streptococcus mutans’ cariogenic activity. J. Med. Chem. 2023 (under review)

2. Nijampatnam, B.; Ahirwar, P.; Pukkanasut, P.; Womack, H.; Casals, L.; Zhang, H.; Cai, X.; Michalek, S.; Wu, H.; Velu, S. Discovery of potent inhibitors of Streptococcus mutans biofilm with antivirulence Activity. ACS Med. Chem. Lett. 2021, 12, 48−55 Click here to read

3. Ahirwar, P.; Nikishau, P.; Harber, G.; Michalek, S.; Kharlampieva, E.; Velu, S. Polymersome encapsulated hydroxy aurones for pH sensitive drug release against Streptococcus mutans biofilm (Manuscript under writing)

Co-author peer-reviewed publications:

1. Desai, C.; Thomason, J.; Kohlmeyer, J.; Reisetter, A.; Ahirwar, P.; Jahanseir, K.; Leidinger, M.; Ofori-Amanfo, G.; Fritchie, K.; Velu, S.; Breheny, P.; Quelle, D.; Tanas, M. Prognostic and therapeutic value of the Hippo pathway, RABL6A, and p53-MDM2 axes in sarcomas. Oncotarget. 2021, 12, 740-755 Click here to read

2. Arituluk, Z.; Horne, J.; Adhikari, B.; Steltzner, J.; Mansur, S.; Ahirwar, P.; Velu, S.; Gray, N.; Ciesla, L.; Bao, Y. Identification of TrkB Binders from Complex Matrices Using a Magnetic Drug Screening Nanoplatform. ACS Appl. Bio Mater. 2021, 4, 8, 6244–6255 Click here to read

Conferences and Presentations

1. Author, abstract, characterizing differential efficacy and phenotypic response to proteasome and surviving inhibitors in colorectal cancers using a high throughput organoid assay, J. Clin. Oncol, Jan 22, 2024

2. Dental caries prevention by small molecule S. mutans biofilm inhibitors. 2023 American Association for Dental, Oral and Craniofacial Research Annual Meeting & Exhibition. March 17th, 2023 (Chaired the interactive talk session)

3. Biofilm inhibiting hydroxyaurones with in vivo anticariogenic activity against Streptococcus mutans. American Chemical Society National Meeting Fall 2022. August 21st, 2022

4. Aurones as S. mutans Gtf Inhibitors for Prevention of Dental Caries. 2021 Southeastern Regional Meeting of American Chemical Society, Birmingham, Alabama. November 11th, 2021

5. A search for alternative solid rocket propellant oxidizers. 12th Asia-Pacific Conference on Combustion, Fukuoka International Congress Center, Fukuoka, Japan, July 1st, 2019.

6. On reconsideration of the method for calculating oxygen balance of propellant oxidizers. Spring Technical Meeting of the Canadian Section of Combustion Institute (CICS), Kelowna, May 2019