Dr. Sameer Kulkarni

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Sameer Kulkarni is a Lecturer and Senior Research Fellow at the School of Chemistry, University of Sydney, and a member of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Innovations in Peptide and Protein Science. He completed his PhD at the University of South Florida, USA, where he primarily focused on the identification and synthesis of novel anti-cancer agents using a click chemistry approach. Following this, he was awarded a postdoctoral fellowship at the Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (ITbM) in Japan, working on total chemical synthesis of proteins using KAHA ligation methodology. In 2016, he moved to Australia to take up a postdoctoral position with Prof. Richard Payne. As a lecturer since 2023, he has supervised numerous undergraduate and PhD students and has contributed to the development of selenium-mediated ligation methodologies for the synthesis and semi-synthesis of site-selectively modified peptides and proteins for therapeutic applications. His teaching includes courses on the fundamentals of chemistry and biological molecules, alongside lab supervision and PhD mentorship.

Research Interests

Experience

Lecturer

2023-01-01 — Present

University of Sydney • Sydney, Australia

Lecturer in the School of Chemistry, supervising undergraduate labs and PhD students.

Courses

Chem 1112: Fundamentals of Chemistry Chem 2523: Chemistry of Biological Molecules

Requirements for University of Sydney

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:17
Reading
Required:17
Writing
Required:19
Speaking
Required:17
Total
Required:85
PTE
Listening
Required:54
Reading
Required:54
Writing
Required:54
Speaking
Required:54
Overall
Required:61
Prerequisites
A master's degree with a research component or a bachelor's degree with first or second-class honours. Demonstrated research experience and capability.
Application Checklist
  • Academic transcripts
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Research proposal (1000+ words)
  • Two academic referee reports
  • Evidence of residency status
  • Written statement of support from potential supervisor
Specialization Notes

This entry applies to Faculty of Science PhD programs including Departments such as Life and Environmental Sciences, Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics and Statistics.