Mrs. Rajnandani Kashyap | Structural Biology | Best Researcher Award
Saint Louis University, United States
Dr. Rajnandani Kashyap is a structural biologist and postdoctoral fellow at Saint Louis University, USA, specializing in cryo-EM and X-ray crystallography, with impactful research in enzymology, nitrogenase complexes, and bio-catalysis; an award-winning scientist with global experience, she bridges molecular biology with structural insights and scientific mentorship.
🎓 Education
Dr. Kashyap earned her Ph.D. in Applied Biology from CSIR-IICT (AcSIR) as a DST-INSPIRE fellow (CGPA: 9.04), completed her B.Tech. in Biotechnology from Amity University with a gold medal (CGPA: 9.04), and holds strong academic foundations from St. Thomas Sr. Sec. School; she also trained as a Research Assistant at IISER Pune.
💼 Experience
Dr. Kashyap has over a decade of scientific experience including postdoctoral research at SLU, research at IISER Pune, structural work with nitrogenase supercomplexes, mentoring MD/PhD students, leading projects across protein structure, enzymology, and bioinformatics, and hosting global conferences and symposia.
🏆 Awards and Honors
She has received over a dozen prestigious awards including Best Poster (SLU 2025 & 2023), multiple oral presentation awards (India, USA), international travel awards (EMBO, ACA), DST-INSPIRE fellowship, and gold medal for university rank, recognizing her excellence in research, presentation, and communication.
🔬 Research Focus
Dr. Kashyap focuses on structural enzymology using cryo-EM and X-ray crystallography to explore redox systems, nitrogenase-like complexes, ribosomal interactions, and bio-catalytic mechanisms, integrating molecular biology, biochemistry, and protein engineering for mechanistic and therapeutic insights.
Conclusion
Dr. Rajnandani Kashyap stands out as an outstanding contender for the Best Researcher Award. Her robust academic background, high-impact structural discoveries, and active engagement in scholarly dissemination and mentorship reflect a researcher of rare distinction. With her trajectory, technical command, and international recognition, she exemplifies the qualities of a globally impactful scientist. Continued focus on leadership roles and grant acquisition will propel her further into the top echelons of biomedical and structural research.
📝Publications
1. Title: Discovery of a new class of type 1 methionine aminopeptidases that have relaxed substrate specificity
Year: 2019
Authors: SC Bala, N Haque, V Pillalamarri, R Reddi, R Kashyap, AK Marapaka, …
Citations: 13
2. Title: Exo-selective intermolecular Diels–Alder reaction by PyrI4 and AbnU on non-natural substrates
Year: 2021
Authors: R Kashyap, NV Yerra, J Oja, S Bala, GR Potuganti, JR Thota, M Alla, …
Citations: 5
3. Title: Strategic enzymatic enantioselective desymmetrization of prochiral cyclohexa-2,5-dienones
Year: 2024
Authors: N KumaráNagendla, MK ReddyáMudiam
Citations: 2
4. Title: Cryo-EM captures the coordination of asymmetric electron transfer through a di-copper site in DPOR
Year: 2025
Authors: R Kashyap, N Walsh, J Deveryshetty, M Tokmina-Lukaszewska, K Zhao, …
5. Title: Cryo-EM reveals a bi-copper cluster coordinating asymmetric electron transfer in the nitrogenase-like DPOR complex
Year: 2025
Authors: R Kashyap, J Deveryshetty, N Walsh, B Bennett, E Antony
6. Title: Cryo-EM captures the coordination of long-range allostery and asymmetric electron transfer by a bi-copper cluster in the nitrogenase-like DPOR complex
Year: 2024
Authors: R Kashyap, J Deveryshetty, N Walsh, M Tokmina-Lukaszewska, …
7. Title: Insights into assembly of constitutive filament-forming proteins of novel fold through domain dissection and EGFP insertion-based screen: A case study of Spiroplasma Fibril
Year: 2023
Authors: M Bapat, S Harne, R Kashyap, P Gayathri
8. Title: Cryo-EM Reveals the Structural Origins of Asymmetric Electron Transfer in Nitrogenase-Like Enzymes
Year: 2023
Authors: R Kashyap, J Deveryshetty, E Antony
9. Title: Structural and functional characterization of β barrel proteins involved in intermolecular Diels-Alder reaction
Year: 2022
Author: R Kashyap