Design and Synthesis of antiinfective agents

 Search for new antimicrobials, antimalarials and antileishmanials
 Repositioning of bioactives for new leads
 Repositioning of bioactives for new leadsOpen Source programs

Development of chemistry associated with the Morita-Baylis-Hillman reaction

 Search for new fast reacting electrophiles
 Synthesis of novel synthetic intermediates
 Synthesis of heterocycles-
   -Aza-systems
   -Drug scaffolds
   -Natural products and natural product mimics

Transition-metal-based reactions

 Decarboxylative coupling
 Isonitrile insertion
 Oxidative C-H activation
 Multicomponent reactions

Iodine-mediated cascade reactions