email : vasantha.kumar1886@gmail.com

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

• In National/International Journals
  1. Ganavi D, Patil SM, Kumar V, Ramu R, Poojary B. Pyrazole-Imidazopyridine Hydrazones: Synthesis, α-Glucosidase, α-Amylase Inhibitory Activity and Computational Studies. ChemistrySlelect. (Accepted, 2023), https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.202300778
• Edited Book Publications
  1. A.M. Vijesh, Arun M. Isloor, 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 Edited by Angelo Basile and Kamran Ghasemzadeh; Elsevier, 2023, pp. 69-85.
• Vasantha Kumar, Premalatha Shetty, Arunodaya H. S., Sharatha Chandra K, RamithRamu, Shashank M. Patil, Anuradha Baliga, Vaishali M. Rai, Shalini Shenoy M., Vishwanatha U, Vishwanatha P, Boja Poojary, 2022, Potential Fluorinated Anti-MRSA thiazolidinone derivatives with antibacterial, antitubercular activity and molecular docking studies, Chemistry and Biodiversity 19, e202100532. ISSN: 1612-1880. Impact Factor-2.745
• Devaraj Ganavi, RamithRamu, Vasantha Kumar, Shashank M. Patil, Reshma M. Martiz, Prithvi S. Shirahatti, Reshma Sathyanarayana, Boja Poojary, B. Shivarama Holla, Vishwanatha Poojary, K. P. Nanda Kumari, Jagadeep Chandra Shivachandra,2022,In vitro and in silico studies of fluorinated 2,3‐disubstituted thiazolidinone‐pyrazoles as potential α‐amylase inhibitors and antioxidant agents, Archiv der Pharmazie335, 2100342. ISSN: 1521-4184. Impact Factor-4.613
• Vasantha Kumar*, RamithRamu, Prithvi S. Shirahatti, V. B. Chandana Kumari, P. Sushma, Subhankar P. Mandal, Shashank M. Patil, 2022,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 6, 9637-9644. ISSN: 2365-6549. Impact Factor-2.307
• Vasantha Kumar, Vaishali M. Rai, Vishwanatha Udupi, Naveen Shivalingegowda, Vinitha R. Pai, LokanathNeraturKrishnappagowda, Boja Poojary, 2022,Synthesis, crystal structure, anticancer and molecular docking studies of quinolinone‑thiazolidinone hybrid molecules, Journal of the Iranian Chemical Society 19, 793–808.ISSN: 1735-2428. Impact Factor-2.271
• 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, 2021,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 33, 1796-1804.ISSN: 0975-427X.
• Reshma Sathyanarayana, Boja Poojary, B. Sukesh Kumar, Vasantha Kumar, Rajesh P. Shastry, ShamprasadVarija Raghu,2021, Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Novel Thiazolidinone Derivatives, Asian Journal of Chemistry33, 2379-2385.ISSN: 0975-427X.
• Naveen Kumar, Swamy Sreenivasa, Akila Prashant, Vasantha Kumar, BantvalShivarama Holla, Vivek Chandramohan, Vishwantha P., Anshu Kumar Yadav,2021,N’-((3-(substituted phenyl)-1-phenyl-1H-Pyrazol-4-yl)methylene)-(substituted)benzhydrazide: Synthesis, characterization and pharmacological evaluation, Chemical Data Collections32, 100665.ISSN: 2405-8300.
• Rajesh P. Shastry, Sudeep D. Ghate, B. Sukesh Kumar, B.S. Srinath, Vasanth Kumar, 2022,Vanillin derivative inhibits quorum sensing and biofilm formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: a study in a Caenorhabditis elegans infection model, Natural Product Research 36(6):1610-1615. ISSN: 1478-6427. Impact Factor-2.488
• Reshma Sathyanarayana, Sukesh Kumar Bajire, Boja Poojary, Rajesh P. Shastry, Vasantha Kumar, RevanasiddappaBistuvalliChandrashekarappa,2021,Design, synthesis, antibacterial and quorum quenching studies of 1,2,5‑trisubstituted 1,2,4‑triazoles, Journal of the Iranian Chemical Society 18, 1051–1066. ISSN: 1735-2428. Impact Factor-2.271
• Shankar Madan Kumar, Vasantha Kumar, Mohammed Al-Ghorbani, BantwalaShivarama Holla, Boja Poojary, Padikkaruvanth Praveen, Siddaiah Chandra Nayak, Janani S. Mohan, Subbiah Thamotharan, Varija Raghu Shamprasad, NeraturKrishnappagowdaLokanath, Nabil Al-Zaqri and Ali Alsalme, 2020,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, 235, 569-579. ISSN: 2196-7105. Impact Factor-1.616
• Reshma S., Vasantha Kumar, G.H. Pujar, Boja Poojary, Madan Kumar Shankar, SangappaYallappa, 2020,Hydroxy-benzimidazoles as blue-green emitters: Synthesis, structural and DFT studies, Reshma Sathyanarayana, Journal of Photochemistry & Photobiology, A: Chemistry, 401, 112751.ISSN: 1010-6030. Impact Factor-5.141
• Premanand M. Honavar, Prithvi S. Shirahatti, RamithRamu, H.S. Arunodaya, Vasantha Kumar, P.M. Gurubasavaraja Swamy, Naveen Kumar, P. Vishwanatha, B. Shivarama Holla, 2020,Synthesis, Antidiabetic, Antimicrobial, and Molecular Docking Studies of Some New Rhodanine Acetic Acid Derivatives, Indian Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry 30, 211-216.ISSN: 2456-4311. Impact Factor-0.339
• Vasantha Kumar, Vidyashree K, BhuvaneshSukhlalKalal, S. Madan Kumar, T.E. Saveeth Kumar, Subbiah Thamotharan, Mohammed Al-Ghorbani, VinithaRamamanatha Pai, 2020,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 Collections28, 100435.ISSN: 2405-8300.
• Premanand M. Honavar, Vasantha Kumar, P. Nikhil, Naveen Kumar, Sreenivasa S, Vishwanatha P, Boja Poojary, B. Shivarama Holla, (2020) Synthesis, Anti-inflammatory Activity and in silico Studies of Some Novel Morpholine Based Carboxamides, Asian Journal of Chemistry 32, 901-906.ISSN: 0975-427X.
• Prakash Bhaskar, Vasantha Kumar, Suresha Kumara TholappanavaraHanumanthappa, Sowmya HaliwanaBanakara Vijaykumar, 2019,2-(3,4-Dimethoxyphenyl)-N-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1-propyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-5-carboxamide, Molbank,3, M1079. ISSN: 1422-8599.
• Prakash Bhaskar, Suresha Kumara Tholappanavara, BhuvaneshSukhlalKalal, Vasantha Kumar, Ananda Kumar ChannapillekoppaSiddegowda, Sowmya HaliwanaBanakara Vijaykumar, VinithaRamanath Pai, Sujan Ganapathy, 2019,Pyrimidinone Associated Triazole Carboxamides: Synthesis, Characterization, Cytotoxicity and DNA Binding Studies, Current Bioactive Compounds 16, 911-923.ISSN: 1875-6646. Impact Factor-1.309
• Naveen Kumara, Swamy Sreenivasa, BhuvaneshSukhlalKalal, Vasantha Kumar, BantwalShivarama Holla, VinithaRamanath Pai, NadigarRevansiddappa Mohan, ShivarajGovindaiah,2019, Benzo[d]imidazol-5-yl)-5-(substituted)-1,3,4-Oxadiazoles: Synthesis, Anticancer, Antimicrobial and In-silico Studies, Letters in Drug Design & Discovery 16, 1-11.ISSN: 1875-628X. Impact Factor-1.15;
• A. Sunil Kumar, Jyothi Kudva, B. R. Bharath, K. Ananda, Rajitha Sadashiva, S. Madan Kumar, B. C. Revanasiddappa, Vasantha Kumar, P. D. Rekha, DamodaraNarali, 2019,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 43, 1597.ISSN: 1369-9261. Impact Factor-3.925
• Naveen Kumar , Swamy Sreenivasa, Vasantha Kumar,NadigarRevansiddappa Mohan, 2018,3-(3,5-Difluorophenyl)-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carbaldehyde, Molbank 2018(3), M1011. ISSN: 1422-8599.
• A. Sunil Kumar, Jyothi Kudva, B. R. Bharath, Vaishali M Rai, S. Madan Kumar, Vasantha Kumar, Shyama Prasad Sajankila, 2018,Synthesis, Characterization, Molecular Docking Studies and Biological Evaluation of Some Conjugated Quinazoline-Sulfonamide Scaffold, ChemistrySelect 3, 13586– 13595.ISSN:2365-6549. Impact Factor-2.307
• A. Sunil Kumar, Jyothi Kudva, , S. Madan  Kumar, U. Vishwanatha, Vasantha Kumar, DamodaraNaral, 2018,Synthesis, characterization, crystal structure, Hirshfeld interaction and bio-evaluation studies of 4-amino quinazoline sulfonamide derivatives, Journal of  Molecular Structure 1167, 142-153. ISSN: 0022-2860. Impact Factor-3.841
• Mahima Bhat, Boja Poojary, BhuvaneshSukhlalKalal, P. M. Gurubasavaraja Swamy, SenthamaraikannanKabilan, VasanthaKumar, Nooji Shruthi, Selvam Athavan Alias Anand, VinithaRamanath Pai, 2018,Synthesis and evaluation of thiazolidinone–pyrazole conjugates as anticancer and antimicrobial agents, Future Medicinal Chemistry 10, 1017-1036.ISSN: 1756-8927. Impact Factor-4.767
• Mahima Bhat, P. M. Gurubasavaraja Swamy, Boja Poojary, B. C. Revanasiddappa, M. Vijay Kumar, Vasantha Kumar, 2018,Biological evaluation and in silico molecular docking study of a new series of thiazol-2-yl-hydrazone conglomerates, Research on Chemical Intermediates 44, 2779–2805. ISSN: 1568-5675. Impact Factor-3.134
• Sowmya P.V, Poojary B, Vasantha Kumar, Vishwanatha U, Shetty P.,(2017) Fluorinated pyrrole incorporated 2-thiazolyl hydrazone motifs: a new class of antimicrobial and antituberculosis agents, Archieves of Pharmacol Research.doi: 10.1007/s12272-017-0967-1. ISSN: 1976-3786. Impact Factor-6.010
• Sowmya, P. V., Boja Poojary, B. C. Revanasiddappa, M. Vijayakumar, P. Nikil, Vasantha Kumar, 2017, Novel 2-methyl-6-arylpyridines carrying active pharmacophore 4,5-dihydro 2-pyrazolines: synthesis, antidepressant, and anti-tuberculosis evaluation, Research on Chemical Intermediates 43, 7399-7422. ISSN: 1568-5675. Impact Factor-3.134
• S. Naveen, Vasantha Kumar, BojaPoojary,  Naveen Kumar, Nora Jarrar, N. K. Lokanath,Ismail Warad, 2017, Ethyl 2-(4-meth­­oxy­phen­yl)-1-methyl-1H-benzimidazole-5-carboxyl­ate. IUCrData 2, x170438. ISSN: 2414-3146.
• N. Shruthi, Boja Poojary, Vasantha Kumar, Mumtaz Mohammed Hussain, Vaishali M. Rai, Vinitha R. Pai, Mahima Bhat, B. C. Revannasiddappa, 2016,Novel benzimidazole–oxadiazole hybrid molecules as promising antimicrobial agents. RSC Advances 6, 8303-8316. ISSN: 2046-2069. Impact Factor-4.036
• S. Madan Kumar, Vasantha Kumar, Poojary Boja, K. Byrappa, Ismail Warad, 2016,Ethyl 2-(4-cyanophenyl)-1-(4-fluorobenzyl)-1Hbenzo[d]imidazole-5-carboxylate. IUCrData 1, x161124. ISSN: 2414-3146.
• S. Madan Kumar, D. Manasa, Vasantha Kumar, Boja Poojary, K. Byrappa, M.M.M. Abdoh, 2016,Ethyl 1-benzyl-2-(3-chlorophenyl)-1H-benzimidazole-5-carboxylate. IUCrData1, x161068. ISSN: 2414-3146.
• S. Naveen, Vasantha Kumar, Boja Poojary, B. Shivarama Holla, N.K. Lokanath, M.M. M. Abdoh, 2016,Ethyl 1-benzyl-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1H-benzimidazole-5-carboxylate. IUCrData 1, x161759. ISSN: 2414-3146.
• S. Naveen, Vasantha Kumar, Boja Poojary, P. Vishwanatha, N. K. Lokanath, M. M. M. Abdoh, 2016,Ethyl 1-(4-fluorobenzyl)-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1Hbenzo[d]imidazole-5-carboxylate. IUCrData1, x161744. ISSN: 2414-3146.
• K. Narayana Poojary, Boja Poojary, Vasantha Kumar, and B. Shivarama Holla, 2016,Synthesis, Anticancer and antibacterial Activities of Triazolothiadiazines Containing 2,4-dichloro-5-fluorophenyl Moiety, Journal of Applicable Chemistry 5, 331-339. ISSN: 2278-1862.
• K. Narayana Poojary, Boja Poojary, Vasantha Kumar, B. Shivarama Holla, 2016, Synthesis, Anticancer and antibacterial Activities of Triazolothiadiazines Containing 2,4-dichloro-5-fluorophenyl Moiety, Journal of Applicable Chemistry 5, 331-339. ISSN: 2278-1862.
• Manjunatha K., Boja Poojary, Vasantha Kumar, Prajwal L Lobo, Jennifer Fernandes, Chandrashekhar C, 2015,Synthesis, characterization and antimicrobial activities of imidazo-[2,1,b][1,3,4]-thiadiazoles, Der Pharma Chemica7, 207-215. ISSN: 0975-413X.
• Raviprabha K., Manjunatha K., Boja Poojary, Vasantha Kumar, Harish N, 2015,Synthesis, characterization and antimicrobial activities of newer 3,4,5-trisubstituted [1,2,4]-triazole derivatives, International Journal of Pharmaceutical Research4, 96-104. ISSN: 0975-2366.
• Shruthi N, Boja Poojary, Vasantha Kumar, Mahima Bhat, Himanshu Joshi, Revanasiddappa, B.C, 2015,Synthesis, molecular properties and evaluation of anthelmintic activity of new thiazolopyrimidine derivatives, Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research7, 181-191. ISSN: 0975-7384.
• Shruthi N., Boja Poojary, Vasantha Kumar, Prathibha A., Mumtaz Mohammed Hussain, Revanasiddappa B.C., Himanshu Joshi, 2015,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. ISSN: 1608-330X, Impact Factor-1.254
• Vasantha Kumar, Guru Basavarajaswamy, Vaishali Rai M., Boja Poojary,Vinitha R. Pai, Shruthi N., Mahima Bhat, 2015,Rapid ‘one-pot’ synthesis of a novel benzimidazole-5-carboxylate and its hydrazone derivatives as potential anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial agents. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters25, 1420-1426. ISSN: 0960-894X, Impact Factor-2.94
• Naveena C.S., Boja Poojary, Vasantha Kumar, Shalini Shenoy, 2015,Synthesis, characterization and antimicrobial activities of some novel thiazoles and thiazolo-[3,2-b]-[1,2,4]-triazole derivatives. Journal of Applicable Chemistry4, 828-839. ISSN: 2278-1862,
• Vasantha Kumar, Boja Poojary, Prathibha A, Shruthi N.,2014Synthesis of some novel 1,2-disubstituted benzimidazole-5-carboxylates via one-pot method using sodium dithionite and its effect on N-debenzylation. Synthetic Communications44, 3414-3425. ISSN: 1532-2432, Impact Factor-1.937
• Prajwal L. Lobo, Boja Poojary, Manjunatha K., Vasantha Kumar, Anoop Chullikana, Suchetha Kumari N., 2012, 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 Research4, 2522-2531.ISSN: 0975-7384.

• Vasantha Kumar, Boja Poojary, Naveen Kumar, Shivarama Holla, ‘Synthesis and molecular docking studies of Halogenated thiazolidinone derivatives as potent anti-MRSA agents’ in Two days national seminar on ‘Current Trends in Bioavailability and Bioequivalence Studies’ organized by JSS University, Mysuru, Karnataka on April 12-13, 2018.
• Vasantha Kumar, Boja Poojary, Pritesh Bhat, Vaishali M. Rai, Ravikumar Muttineni, Vinitha R Pai, ‘Fragment based Computational Designing of Quinolinothiazolidinone hybrid molecules as A-Acetyl Transferase-1 inhibitors and their Anticancer Activities’ in Symposium on “Emerging Trends in Agroscience Chemistry and Technology” organized by Syngenta Biosciences Pvt. Ltd, Goa on 22-23 November 2016.
• Vasantha Kumar, Vaishali Rai M., Boja Poojary and Vinitha R Pai, ‘Synthesis and anticancer activity of thiazolidinone clubbed quinolines’ in 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.
• Vasantha Kumar, Boja Poojary, Guru Basavarajaswamy, Shruthi N. and Mahima Bhat, ‘Benzo[d]imidazole-5-carbohydrazones: design and synthesis of novel antimicrobial agents’ in National conference on current trends in scientific research for engineering applications [NCSEA-2014] organized by St. Joseph Engineering College, Vamanjuru, Mangalore, during July 17-18, 2014.
• Vasantha Kumar, Boja Poojary, Guru Basavarajaswamy, Sharatha Chandra and Shruthi N., ‘Synthesis, antimicrobial and anticancer activity of a new series of 5-arylidene-2-(aryl/heteroarylamino)-1,3-thiazol-4(5H)-ones’ in International conference on emerging frontiers and challenges in chemistry (ICEFCC-2014) organized by Department of Chemistry, All Saint’s College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, during February 17-18, 2014.
• Vasantha Kumar, Boja Poojary, Guru Basavarajaswamy, Shruthi N., Pratibha A. and Mahima Bhat, ‘Synthesis and molecular docking studies of benzo[d]imdazole-5-carbohydrazones as new class of anti-inflammatory agents’ in International conference on chemical biology: Disease mechanisms and therapeutics (ICCB-2014) organized by IICT, Hyderabad during February 6-8, 2014.
• Vasantha Kumar, Boja Poojary, Prathibha A. and Shruthi N., ‘One-pot nitro reductive cyclization: an efficient solution phase route to benzimidazoles’ in 5th International symposium on drug development for orphan and neglected diseases organized by Central drug Research Institute Lucknow, during February 26-28, 2013.

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 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.
• Synthesis and biological evaluation of novel [1,3,4]-oxadiazoles bearing thiazolidine-2,4- dione moiety. Shruthi N., Boja Poojary, Vasantha Kumar and Prathibha A., 5 th International symposium on drug development for orphan and neglected diseases, held at CSIR- Central drug Research Institute Lucknow, during February 26-28, 2013.
• Synthesis and biological evaluation of novel amino acid derivatives of Benzimidazole.Prathibha A., Boja Poojary, Vasantha Kumar 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
• Synthesis and biological evaluation of a novel series n-phenyl- 2-(5h- [1,2,4]triazino[5,6-b]indol-3- ylsulfanyl) acetamides.Shruthi N, Boja Poojary, Vasantha Kumar, Pratibha A, Mahima Bhat, Mohammed Mumtaz Hussain, B. C. Revanasiddappa and Himanshu Joshi, International conference on chemical biology: disease mechanisms and therapeutics (ICCB-2014) held at CSIR-IICT, Hyderabad during February 6-8, 2014.
• Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of new hybrid molecules containing pyrazoles and thiazolidinones.Mahima Bhat, Boja Poojary, Guru Basavarajaswamy, Vasantha Kumar, Shruthi N. And Pratibha A., International conference on chemical biology: Disease mechanisms and therapeutics (ICCB-2014) held at IICT, Hyderabad, during February 6-8, 2014. 364
• Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of some thiazole[3,2-α]pyrimidine derivatives. Shruthi N., Boja Poojary, Vasanth Kumar 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.
• Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of some thiazolo [3,2- ]pyrimidine Derivatives. Shruthi N, Boja Poojary, Vasantha Kumar, Prathibha A. and Mahima Bhat, Three days national conference on pure and applied chemistry (NACOPAC-2014) held at Department of Studies in Chemistry, University of Mysore, during December 29-31, 2014, India.
• 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.
• 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 Characterization of New Series of Benzimidazole tathered [1,3,4]-oxadiazoles Naveen Kumar, S. Sreenivasa, Vasantha 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 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.
• Synthesis and 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, 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.
• Benzimidazole based carbohydrazide as promising antimicrobial and antitubercular agents. Premanand M Honavar, Vasantha Kumar, Naveen Kumar, B. Shivarama Holla. National Conference on Innovations in Chemical Sciences (NCICS-2020) held at Mysore University during 30th & 31st January-2020.

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