▁the ▁R ut gers ▁University ▁– ▁New ▁Brun sw ick ▁and ▁after ▁se cur ing ▁a ▁Ph D ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁he ▁did ▁his ▁post - do ctor al ▁studies ▁with ▁Har ▁G ob ind ▁K hor ana , ▁a ▁Nobel ▁la ure ate ▁at ▁the ▁Massachusetts ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology ; ▁the ▁theme ▁of ▁his ▁studies ▁being ▁signal ▁trans du ction ▁of ▁memb rane ▁prote ins . ▁On ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁India , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Indian ▁Institute ▁of ▁Science ▁where ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁professor ▁( 1 9 9 1 – 9 6 ), ▁associate ▁professor ▁( 1 9 9 6 – 2 0 0 1 ) ▁and ▁a ▁professor ▁( since ▁ 2 0 0 1 ); ▁he ▁continues ▁at ▁II Sc ▁as ▁the ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁department ▁of ▁organ ic ▁chem istry . ▁He ▁also ▁serves ▁as ▁an ▁honor ary ▁professor ▁of ▁J aw ah ar l al ▁Ne h ru ▁Centre ▁for ▁Advanced ▁Scient ific ▁Research ▁at ▁their ▁chemical ▁bi ology ▁unit . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁ ▁F oc using ▁his ▁research es ▁on ▁the ▁interfaces ▁of ▁chem istry ▁and ▁bi ology , ▁Bh attach ary a ▁is ▁reported ▁to ▁have ▁made ▁notable ▁contributions ▁in ▁the ▁design ▁and ▁synth esis ▁of ▁un natural ▁am ino ▁ac ids , ▁cy clic ▁pe pt ides , ▁DNA ▁binding ▁small ▁mole cules , ▁and ▁other ▁bi olog ically ▁active ▁natural ▁products . ▁He ▁has ▁carried ▁out ▁several ▁projects ▁which ▁include ▁li pid ▁mole cular ▁design ▁and ▁bi