email : vasantha.kumar1886@gmail.com

• Students undertaking Ph. D.
  1. Prashasthi V Rai
  2. Ashoka
  3. Ramesh J.
• Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry

• Vasantha Kumar, Prashasthi V. Rai, Ganavi D., Vijesh A.M., Roopa Nayak. ‘Anthraquinone Derivatives as Potent anticancer Agents’ in Bentham Briefs in Biomedicine and Pharmacotherapy (Volume 3); Anthraquinones: Bioactive Multifaceted Therapeutic Agents. 2025, pp 112-208, Bentham Science Publishers Pvt. Ltd., ISBN (Online): 978-981-5313-98-7
• Vijesh A. M., Isloor A. M., Vasantha Kumar. ‘Review on inorganic ion exchange membranes for diverse applications’ in Current Trends and Future Developments on (Bio-)Membranes, Recent Achievements for Ion-Exchange Membranes. 2024, pp. 69-92. Elsevier. ISBN: 978-0-323-88509-6
• P.V. Deepthi, K. Viji, A.M. Vijesh, Arun M. Isloor and Vasantha Kumar. ‘Advances of Membrane Technology in Wastewater Treatment’ in ‘Advances in Separation Sciences Sustainable Processes and Technologies, 2024, Elsevier, 2024, Page No. 227-245. ISBN: 978-0-323-95292-7

Peer-reviewed Publications

• Rai PV, Ramu R, Akhileshwari P, Prabhu S, Prabhune NM, Deepthi PV, Anjana PT, Ganavi D, Vijesh AM, Goh KW, Ahmed MZ, Kumar V. Novel Benzimidazole-endowed chalcones as α-glucosidase and α-amylase inhibitors: An insight into structural and computational studies. Molecules. 2024, 29(23), 5599. (Impact Factor-4.2, Scopus indexed)
• Premanand M. Honavar, Bhuvanesh Sukhlal Kalal, Ranjith Raj, P.T. Anjana, P.V. Deepthi, Sharatha Chandra, A.M. Vijesh, Ramith Ramu, Vinitha Ramanatha Pai, Naveen Kumar, Vasantha Kumar, B. Shivarama Holla. Thiazolyl-Thiazolidinone Conjugated Pyrazoles as Potential Anticancer and Antibacterial Agents and Molecular Docking Studies. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 2024, 36, 2855-2860.
• P.V. Deepthi, K. Viji, A.M. Vijesh, P.T. Anjana, Vasantha Kumar, Shridhar Malladi. A Review on Advancements in Polysulfone-Based Membranes for Gas Separation Applications. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 2024, 36, 2717-2730.
• Ganavi D, Kumar V, Akhileshwari P, Prabhu A, Omantheswara N, Mahendra M, Poojary B. Synthesis, crystal structure, Hirshfeld, DFT, molecular docking, dynamics studies, and anti-cancer activity of 1-substituted-2-(4-(diethylamino)-2-hydroxyphenyl)-1H-benzo [d] imidazole-5-ethyl carboxylates. Journal of Molecular Structure, 2024, 1314, 138657.
• Ganavi D, Shashank M. Patil, Vasantha Kumar, Ramith Ramu, Boja Poojary, Pyrazole-Imidazopyridine Hydrazones: Synthesis, α-Glucosidase, α-Amylase Inhibitory Activity and Computational Studies, ChemistrySelect, 2023, 8, e202300778.
• Mohanbabu Mookkan, Saravanan Kandasamy, Abdel-Basit Al-Odayni, Naaser Ahmed Yaseen Abduh, Sugarthi Srinivasan, Bistuvalli Chandrashekara Revannasidappa, Vasantha Kumar, Kalaiarasi Chinnasamy, Sanmargam Aravindhan, and Madan Kumar Shankar, A Structural and In Silico Investigation of Potential CDC7 Kinase Enzyme Inhibitors, ACS Omega 2023, 8, 47187−47200 (Impact Factor-3.7; American Chemical Society, Scopus indexed)
• Navya Sreepathi, Jayanthi M K, Venu Dakshinamurthy, Ashwini P, Raghunath N, Akshaya Simha N, Reshma Mary Martiz, Vasantha Kumar, Ramith Ramu, In Silico Analysis of Rhodanine and Rhodanine Acetic Acid Derivatives as Inhibitors of Xanthine Oxidase, Afr. J. Bio. Sc. 2024, 6, 12.
• Navya Sreepathi, Jayanthi M K, Nagma Firdose, Ashwini P, Meenakshi S, Akshaya Simha N, Reshma Mary Martiz, Vasantha Kumar, Ramith Ramu, Molecular Docking and Simulation of Rhodanine and Rhodanine-3-AceticAcid Derivatives as Potential Aldose Reductase Inhibitors, Afr. J. Bio. Sc. 2024, 6, 12.
• P. Nefisath, Vasantha Kumar, Shashiprabha, Shashank M. Patil, Ramith Ramu, Shradha S, Jagadeesh Prasad Dasappa, 2,3,5-Trisubstituted Thiazolidinone Derivatives as Potential Antimicrobial and Antitubercular Agents and In Silico Studies, ChemistrySelect, 2024, 9, e202303188.
• Vasantha Kumar, Ramith Ramu, Prithvi S. Shirahatti, V. B. Chandana Kumari, P. Sushma, Subhankar P. Mandal, Shashank M. Patil, α-Glucosidase, α-Amylase Inhibition, Kinetics and Docking Studies of Novel (2-Chloro-6-(trifluoromethyl)benzyloxy)arylidene) Based Rhodanine and Rhodanine Acetic Acid Derivatives, ChemistrySelect 2021, 6, 9637-9644. (Impact Factor-2.109; Wiley-VCH, Scopus indexed).
• Vasantha Kumar, Vaishali M. Rai, Vishwanatha Udupi, Naveen Shivalingegowda, Vinitha R. Pai, Lokanath Neratur Krishnappagowda, Boja Poojary, Synthesis, crystal structure, anticancer and molecular docking studies of quinolinone‑thiazolidinone hybrid molecules, Journal of the Iranian Chemical Society 2021 (Accepted in Online). (Impact Factor-2.019; Springer, Scopus indexed).
• Vasantha Kumar, D. Ganavi, B. Sukesh Kumar, Rajesh P. Shastry, A.H. Udaya Kumar, S. Madan Kumar, Mohammed Al-Ghorbani, P.M. Gurubasavaraja Swamy, N.K. Lokanath, K. Naveen, Boja Poojary, Synthesis, Crystal Structure, Hirshfeld, DFT, Quorum Sensing Inhibition and Molecular Docking Studies of N’-{(E)-[3-(3,5-Difluorophenyl)1H-pyrazol-4-yl]methylidene}-4-Methoxybenzohydrazide, Asian Journal of Chemistry 2021, 33, 1796-1804. (Asian Publication Corporation, Scopus indexed).
• Reshma Sathyanarayana, Boja Poojary, B. Sukesh Kumar, Vasantha Kumar, Rajesh P. Shastry, Shamprasad Varija Raghu, Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Novel Thiazolidinone Derivatives, Asian Journal of Chemistry 2021, 33, 2379-2385. (Asian Publication Corporation, Scopus indexed).
• Naveen Kumar, Swamy Sreenivasa, Akila Prashant, Vasantha Kumar, Bantval Shivarama Holla, Vivek Chandramohan, Vishwantha P., Anshu Kumar Yadav, N’-((3-(substituted phenyl)-1-phenyl-1H-Pyrazol-4-yl)methylene)-(substituted) benzhydrazide: Synthesis, characterization and pharmacological evaluation, Chemical Data Collections 2021, 32, 100665. (Impact Factor-2.70; Elsevier, Scopus indexed).
• Rajesh P. Shastry, Sudeep D. Ghate, B. Sukesh Kumar, B.S. Srinath, Vasanth Kumar, Vanillin derivative inhibits quorum sensing and biofilm formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: a study in a Caenorhabditis elegans infection model, Natural Product Research 2021 (Accepted in online) DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2021.1887866. (Impact Factor-2.861; Taylor and Francis Online, Scopus indexed).
• Reshma Sathyanarayana, Sukesh Kumar Bajire, Boja Poojary, Rajesh P. Shastry, Vasantha Kumar, Revanasiddappa Bistuvalli Chandrashekarappa, Design, synthesis, antibacterial and quorum quenching studies of 1,2,5‑trisubstituted 1,2,4‑triazoles, Journal of the Iranian Chemical Society 2021, 18, 1051–1066. (Impact Factor-2.019; Springer, Scopus indexed).
• Shankar Madan Kumar, Vasantha Kumar, Mohammed Al-Ghorbani, Bantwala Shivaram Holla, Boja Poojary, Padikkaruvanth Praveen, Siddaiah Chandra Nayak, Janani S. Mohan, Subbiah Thamotharan, Varija Raghu Shamprasad, Neratur Krishnappagowda Lokanath, Nabil Al-Zaqri and Ali Alsalme, Theoretical and experimental solid state studies of Ethyl 1-benzyl-2-(thiophen-3-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-5-carboxylate, Zeitschrift für Kristallographie-Crystalline Materials, 2020, 235, 569-579. (Impact Factor-1.616; Walter de Gruyter, Scopus indexed).
• Reshma S., Vasantha Kumar, G.H. Pujar, Boja Poojary, Madan Kumar Shankar, Sangappa Yallappa, Hydroxy-benzimidazoles as blue-green emitters: Synthesis, structural and DFT studies, Reshma Sathyanarayana, Journal of Photochemistry & Photobiology, A: Chemistry, 2020, 401, 112751. (Impact Factor-4.291; Springer, Scopus indexed).
• Premanand M. Honavar, Prithvi S. Shirahatti, Ramith Ramu, H.S. Arunodaya, Vasantha Kumar, P.M. Gurubasavaraja Swamy, Naveen Kumar, P. Vishwanatha, B. Shivarama Holla, Synthesis, Antidiabetic, Antimicrobial, and Molecular Docking Studies of Some New Rhodanine Acetic Acid Derivatives, Indian Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry  2020, 30, 211-216. (Impact Factor-0.339; Connect Journals, Scopus indexed).
• Vasantha Kumar, Vidyashree K, Bhuvanesh Sukhlal Kalal, S. Madan Kumar, T.E. Saveeth Kumar, Subbiah Thamotharan, Mohammed Al-Ghorbani, Vinitha Ramamanatha Pai, One-pot synthesis, crystal structure, hirshfeld, DFT and anticancer study of ethyl 2-(3-fluoro-4-methylphenyl)-1- propyl-1 H -benzo[ d ]imidazole-5-carboxylate, Chemical Data Collections 2020, 28, 100435. (Impact Factor-2.70; Elsevier, Scopus indexed).
• Premanand M. Honavar, Vasantha Kumar, P. Nikhil, Naveen Kumar, Sreenivasa S, Vishwanatha P, Boja Poojary, B. Shivarama Holla, Synthesis, Anti-inflammatory Activity and in silico Studies of Some Novel Morpholine Based Carboxamides, Asian Journal of Chemistry 2020, 32, 901-906. (Asian Publication Corporation, Scopus indexed).
• Prakash Bhaskar, Vasantha Kumar, Suresha Kumara Tholappanavara Hanumanthappa, Sowmya Haliwana Banakara Vijaykumar, 2-(3,4-Dimethoxyphenyl)-N-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1-propyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-5-carboxamide, Molbank 2019, 2019(3), M1079. (MDPI, Scopus indexed).
• Prakash Bhaskar, Suresha Kumara Tholappanavara, Bhuvanesh Sukhlal Kalal, Vasantha Kumar, Ananda Kumar Channapillekoppa Siddegowda, Sowmya Haliwana Banakara Vijaykumar, Vinitha Ramanath Pai, Sujan Ganapathy, Pyrimidinone Associated Triazole Carboxamides: Synthesis, Characterization, Cytotoxicity and DNA Binding Studies. Current Bioactive Compounds 2019, 16, 911-923. (Bentham Science, Scopus indexed)
• Naveen Kumara, Swamy Sreenivasa, Bhuvanesh Sukhlal Kalal, Vasantha Kumar, Bantwal Shivarama Holla, Vinitha Ramanath Pai, Nadigar Revansiddappa Mohan, Shivaraj Govindaiah, Benzo[d]imidazol-5-yl)-5-(substituted)-1,3,4-Oxadiazoles: Synthesis, Anticancer, Antimicrobial and In-silico Studies. Letters in Drug Design & Discovery 2019, 16, 1-11. (Impact Factor-1.15; Bentham Science, Scopus indexed)
• A. Sunil Kumar, Jyothi Kudva, B. R. Bharath, K. Ananda, Rajitha Sadashiva, S. Madan Kumar, B. C. Revanasiddappa, Vasantha Kumar, P. D. Rekha, Damodara Narali, Synthesis, structural, biological and in silico studies of new 5-arylidene-4-thiazolidinone derivatives as possible anticancer, antimicrobial and antitubercular agents, New Journal of  Chemistry 2019, 43, 1597. (Impact Factor-3.591; Royal Society of Chemistry, Scopus indexed)
• Naveen Kumar , Swamy Sreenivasa, Vasantha Kumar, Nadigar Revansiddappa Mohan, 3-(3,5-Difluorophenyl)-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carbaldehyde, Molbank 2018, 2018(3), M1011. (MDPI, Scopus indexed).
• A. Sunil Kumar, Jyothi Kudva, B. R. Bharath, Vaishali M Rai, S. Madan Kumar, Vasantha Kumar, Shyama Prasad Sajankila, Synthesis, Characterization, Molecular Docking Studies and Biological Evaluation of Some Conjugated Quinazoline-Sulfonamide Scaffold, ChemistrySelect  2018, 3, 13586– 13595. (Impact Factor-2.109; Wiley-VCH, Scopus indexed).
• A. Sunil Kumar, Jyothi Kudva, , S. Madan  Kumar, U. Vishwanatha, Vasantha Kumar, Damodara Naral, Synthesis, characterization, crystal structure, Hirshfeld interaction and bio-evaluation studies of 4-amino quinazoline sulfonamide derivatives, Journal of  Molecular Structure 2018, 1167, 142-153. (Impact Factor-3.196; Elsevier, Scopus indexed)
• Mahima Bhat, Boja Poojary, Bhuvanesh Sukhlal Kalal, P. M. Gurubasavaraja Swamy, Senthamaraikannan Kabilan, Vasantha Kumar, Nooji Shruthi, Selvam Athavan Alias Anand, Vinitha Ramanath Pai, Synthesis and evaluation of thiazolidinone–pyrazole conjugates as anticancer and  antimicrobial agents, Future Medicinal Chemistry  2018, 10, 1017-1036. (Impact Factor-3.808; Future Science, Scopus indexed)
• Mahima Bhat, P. M. Gurubasavaraja Swamy, Boja Poojary, B. C. Revanasiddappa, M. Vijay Kumar, Vasantha Kumar, Biological evaluation and in silico molecular docking study of a new series of thiazol-2-yl-hydrazone conglomerates,  Research on Chemical Intermediates  2018, 44, 2779–2805. (Impact Factor-2.914; Springer, Scopus indexed)
• Sowmya P.V, Poojary B, Vasantha Kumar, Vishwanatha U, Shetty P., Fluorinated pyrrole incorporated 2-thiazolyl hydrazone motifs: a new class of antimicrobial and anti tuberculosis agents, Archieves of Pharmacol Research 2017, doi: 10.1007/s12272-017-0967-1. (Impact Factor-4.946; Taylor & Francis)
• P.V. Sowmya, Boja Poojary, B.C. Revanasiddappa, M. Vijayakumar, P. Nikil, , Novel 2-methyl-6-arylpyridines carrying active pharmacophore 4,5-dihydro 2-pyrazolines: synthesis, antidepressant, and anti-tuberculosis evaluation, Research on Chemical Intermediates 2017, 43, 7399-7422. (Impact Factor-2.914; Springer, Scopus indexed)
• S. Naveen, Vasantha Kumar, Boja Poojary,  Naveen Kumar, Nora Jarrar, N. K. Lokanath, Ismail Warad, Ethyl 2-(4-meth­­oxy­phen­yl)-1-methyl-1H-benzimidazole-5-carboxyl­ate. IUCrData 2017, 2, x170438.
• N. Shruthi, Boja Poojary, Vasantha Kumar, Mumtaz Mohammed Hussain, Vaishali M. Rai, Vinitha R. Pai, Mahima Bhat and B. C. Revannasiddappa, Novel benzimidazole–oxadiazole hybrid molecules as promising antimicrobial agents. RSC Advances 2016, 6, 8303-8316. (Impact Factor-3.361; The Royal Society of Chemistry)
• S. Madan Kumar, Vasantha Kumar, Poojary Boja, K. Byrappa, Ismail Warad, Ethyl 2-(4-cyanophenyl)-1-(4-fluorobenzyl)-1Hbenzo[d]imidazole-5-carboxylate. IUCrData 2016, 1, x161124.
• S. Madan Kumar, D. Manasa, Vasantha Kumar, Boja Poojary, K. Byrappa, M.M.M. Abdoh, Ethyl 1-benzyl-2-(3-chlorophenyl)-1H-benzimidazole-5-carboxylate. IUCrData 2016, 1, x161068.
• S. Naveen, Vasantha Kumar, Boja Poojary, B. Shivarama Holla, N.K. Lokanath, M.M. M. Abdoh, Ethyl 1-benzyl-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1H-benzimidazole-5-carboxylate. IUCrData 2016, 1, x161759.
• S. Naveen, Vasantha Kumar, Boja Poojary, P. Vishwanatha, N. K. Lokanath, M. M. M. Abdoh, Ethyl 1-(4-fluorobenzyl)-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1Hbenzo[d]imidazole-5-carboxylate. IUCrData 2016, 1, x161744.
• K. Narayana Poojary, Boja Poojary, Vasantha Kumar, and B. Shivarama Holla, Synthesis, Anticancer and antibacterial Activities of Triazolothiadiazines Containing 2,4-dichloro-5-fluorophenyl Moiety, Journal of Applicable Chemistry 2016, 5, 331-339.
• K. Narayana Poojary, Boja Poojary, Vasantha Kumar, B. Shivarama Holla,  Synthesis, Anticancer and antibacterial Activities of Triazolothiadiazines Containing 2,4-dichloro-5-fluorophenyl Moiety, Journal of Applicable Chemistry  2016, 5, 331-339.
• Manjunatha K., Boja Poojary, Vasantha Kumar, Prajwal L Lobo, Jennifer Fernandes and Chandrashekhar C., Synthesis, characterization and antimicrobial activities of imidazo-[2,1,b][1,3,4]-thiadiazoles, Der Pharma Chemica  2015, 7, 207-215.
• Raviprabha K., Manjunatha K., Boja Poojary, Vasantha Kumar, Harish N., Synthesis, characterization and antimicrobial activities of newer 3,4,5-trisubstituted [1,2,4]-triazole derivatives, International Journal of Pharmaceutical Research Scholar 2015, 4, 96-104.
• Shruthi N, Boja Poojary, Vasantha Kumar, Mahima Bhat, Himanshu Joshi, Revanasiddappa, B.C., Synthesis, molecular properties and evaluation of anthelmintic activity of new thiazolopyrimidine derivatives, Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research 2015, 7, 181-191
• Shruthi N., Boja Poojary, Vasantha Kumar, Prathibha A., Mumtaz Mohammed Hussain, Revanasiddappa B.C., Himanshu Joshi, Synthesis and biological evaluation of N-(substituted phenyl)-2-(5H-[1,2,4]triazino[5,6-b]indol-3-ylsulfanyl)acetamides as antimicrobial, antidepressant and anticonvulsant agents. Russian Journal of Bio-organic Chemistry 41, 223-230 (2015). (Impact Factor-0.796; Springer, Scopus indexed)
• Vasantha Kumar, Guru Basavarajaswamy, Vaishali Rai M., Boja Poojary, Vinitha R. Pai, Shruthi N. and Mahima Bhat, Rapid ‘one-pot’ syntheis of a novel benzimidazole-5-carboxylate and its hydrazone derivatives as potential anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial agents. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters 25, 1420-1426 (2015). (Impact Factor-2.823; Elsevier, Scopus indexed)
• Naveena C.S., Boja Poojary, Vasantha Kumar and Shalini Shenoy, Synthesis, characterization and antimicrobial activities of some novel thiazoles and thiazolo-[3,2-b]-[1,2,4]-triazole derivatives. Journal of Applicable Chemistry 4, 828-839 (2015).
• Vasantha Kumar, Boja Poojary, Prathibha A. and Shruthi N., Synthesis of some novel 1,2-disubstituted benzimidazole-5-carboxylates via one-pot method using sodium dithionite and its effect on N-debenzylation. Synthetic Communications 44, 3414-3425 (2014). (Impact Factor-2.007; Taylor & Francis, Scopus indexed).
• Prajwal L. Lobo, Boja Poojary, Manjunatha K., Vasantha Kumar, Anoop Chullikana and Suchetha Kumari N., Synthesis of some 7-arylidene-3-(4-(Methylthio)bezyl)-7H-thiazolo[2,3-c][1,2,4]triazine-4,6-diones and their anticonvulsant and antimicrobial activity. Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research 4, 2522-2531 (2012).

• Pratheeksha A, Prashasthi V Rai, Vasantha Kumar, ‘Synthesis and characterization of 1,2-disubstituted benzimidazole derivatives’ in Two Day National Conference on ‘Advanced Materials for Chemical and Biological applications (NCAMCBA-2024)’, held during 06 and 07 March 2024 in the Department of PG Studies and Research in Chemistry, SDM College (Autonomous), Ujire.
• Prashasthi V Rai, Ramith Ramu, Vasantha Kumar, ‘Benzimidazole endowed chalcones as potential a-Glucosidase inhibitors and molecular docking insights’ in Two Day National Conference on ‘Advanced Materials for Chemical and Biological applications (NCAMCBA-2024)’, held during 06 and 07 March 2024 in the Department of PG Studies and Research in Chemistry, SDM College (Autonomous), Ujire
• Synthesis, Characterization and Anticancer Activities of Some Benzyloxy Chalcones. Ganavi D, Vasantha Kumar, Naveen Kumar. Two-day National Conference on ‘Synthetic, Spectroscopic and Structural Chemistry (SSSC-2019)’’, held during 15-16 March 2019 in the Department of Studies in Chemistry, Govinda Dasa College, Suratkhal, Mangaluru.
• Synthesis, characterization and anticancer activities of new Thiazolidinone, Thiazolidine-2,4-dione, Rhodanine and Rhodanine acetic acid derivatives. Prajwal, Vasantha Kumar, Naveen Kumar, B. Shivarama Holla, Two days national seminar on ‘Current Trends in Bioavailability and Bioequivalence Studies’ held on April 12 -13, 2018 at JSS University, Mysuru, Karnataka.
• Synthesis and anticancer evaluation of benzimidazole-5-carboxylates derivatives. Vidyashree Karanth, Vasantha Kumar, Naveen Kumar, Bhuvanesh Sukhal Kalal, B. Shivarama Holla, Vinitha Ramanath Pai, Two days national seminar on ‘Current Trends in Bioavailability and Bioequivalence Studies’ held on April 12 -13, 2018 at JSS University, Mysuru, Karnataka.
• Knoevenegal approach towards the synthesis of Pyrazole based compounds. Dileep K, Vasantha Kumar, Naveen Kumar and B. Shivarama Holla International Conference on Green Chemistry and nanotechnology Opportunities and challenges 2017 at St. Aloysius College (Autonomous), Mangalore, on 27-28 February 2017.
• Synthesis and molecular docking studies of Halogenated thiazolidinone derivatives as potent anti-MRSA agents. Vasantha Kumar, Boja Poojary, Naveen Kumar, Shivarama Holla, Two days national seminar on ‘Current Trends in Bioavailability and Bioequivalence Studies’ held on April 12 -13, 2018 at JSS University, Mysuru, Karnataka.
• Fragment based Computational Designing of Quinolinothiazolidinone hybrid molecules as A-Acetyl Transferase-1 inhibitors and their Anticancer Activities. Vasantha Kumar, Boja Poojary, Pritesh Bhat, Vaishali M. Rai, Ravikumar Muttineni, Vinitha R Pai, Symposium on “Emerging Trends in Agroscience Chemistry and Technology” at Syngenta Biosciences Pvt. Ltd, Goa on 22-23 November.
• Synthesis and anticancer activity of thiazolidinone clubbed quinolines. Vasantha Kumar, Vaishali Rai M., Boja Poojary and Vinitha R Pai, Three days national conference on pure and applied chemistry (NACOPAC-2014) organized by Department of Studies in Chemistry, Mysore University, Mysore, during December 29-31, 2014.
• Benzo[d]imidazole-5-carbohydrazones: design and synthesis of novel antimicrobial agents. Vasantha Kumar, Boja Poojary, Guru Basavarajaswamy, Shruthi N. and Mahima Bhat, National conference on current trends in scientific research for engineering applications [NCSEA-2014] held at St. Joseph Engineering College, Vamanjuru, Mangalore, during July 17-18, 2014. 363.
• Synthesis, antimicrobial and anticancer activity of a new series of 5-arylidene-2-(aryl/heteroarylamino)-1,3-thiazol-4(5H)-ones. Vasantha Kumar, Boja Poojary, Guru Basavarajaswamy, Sharatha Chandra and Shruthi N., International conference on emerging frontiers and challenges in chemistry (ICEFCC-2014) held at Department of Chemistry, All Saint’s College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, during February 17-18, 2014.
• Synthesis and molecular docking studies of benzo[d]imdazole-5-carbohydrazones as new class of anti-inflammatory agents. Vasantha Kumar, Boja Poojary, Guru Basavarajaswamy, Shruthi N., Pratibha A. and Mahima Bhat, International conference on chemical biology: Disease mechanisms and therapeutics (ICCB-2014) held at IICT, Hyderabad during February 6-8, 2014.
• One-pot nitro reductive cyclization: an efficient solution phase route to benzimidazoles. Vasantha Kumar, Boja Poojary, Prathibha A. and Shruthi N., 5th International symposium on drug development for orphan and neglected diseases held at Central drug Research Institute Lucknow, during February 26-28, 2013.

• Co-Investigator of the Project entitled “Synthesis of Novel N-heterocyclic compounds and their anticorrosion potentials for mild steel in Acidic and Alkaline Media for Technological and Engineering applications” sanctioned by Vision Group on Science and Technology (VGST) (Grant amount Rs. 20 lakhs) for two years under the scheme ‘Karnataka Fund for Infrastructure Strengthening in Science & Technology (K-FIST L1)’ for the year 2022-23.

• Recognized as Research Guide by Mangalore University in the field of Chemistry