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{{Infobox scientist
| name = Gangadhar J. Sanjayan
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1968|6|1}}
| birth_place = [[Kerala]], India
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| residence = [[Pune]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| nationality = [[Indian nationality|Indian]]
| fields = {{ublist | [[Bioorganic chemistry]] }}
| workplaces = {{ublist | [[University of Kerala]] | [[Banaras Hindu University]] | [[University of Oxford]] | [[National Chemical Laboratory]] }}
| alma_mater = {{ublist | [[National Chemical Laboratory]] }}
| doctoral_advisor = {{ublist| Arya K. Mukerjee |[[Krishna N. Ganesh]] | G. W. J. Fleet }}
| doctoral_students =
| known_for = Synthesis of designer peptide/protein mimetics and hetero-foldamers
| awards = {{ublist | 2014 [[Panjab University|UoP]] Bhagyatara Award | 2013 [[Chemical Research Society of India|CRSI]] Bronze Medal | 2013 OPPI Award | 2012 [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize]] | 2011 [[Central Drug Research Institute|CDRI]] Award | 2010 Ranbaxy Research Award | 2008 [[National Chemical Laboratory|NCL]] Scientist of the Year Award }}
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'''Gangadhar J. Sanjayan''' (born 1968) is an Indian bioorganic chemist, scientist and the head of ''The Sanjayan Lab'' at the [[National Chemical Laboratory]], Pune.<ref name="The Sanjayan Lab">{{Cite web |url=http://nclwebapps.ncl.res.in/gjsanjayan/ |title=The Sanjayan Lab |date=2016 |publisher=National Chemical Laboratory}}</ref><ref name="Gangadhar J. Sanjayan, scientist at the National Chemical Laboratory, Pune has been selected for Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize 2012, India's premier awards in the field of science and technology">{{Cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/Gangadhar-J-Sanjayan-scientist-at-the-National-Chemical-Laboratory-Pune-has-been-selected-for-Shanti-Swarup-Bhatnagar-Prize-2012-Indias-premier-awards-in-the-field-of-science-and-technology-/articleshow/16574883.cms |title=Gangadhar J. Sanjayan, scientist at the National Chemical Laboratory, Pune has been selected for Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize 2012, India's premier awards in the field of science and technology |date=27 September 2012 |publisher=Times of India}}</ref> He is known for his researches on the synthesis of designer peptide/protein mimetics and hetero-foldamers<ref name="Brief Profile of the Awardee">{{Cite web |url=http://ssbprize.gov.in/content/Detail.aspx?AID=141 |title=Brief Profile of the Awardee |date=2016 |publisher=Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize |access-date=12 November 2016}}</ref> and is a recipient of the Bronze Medal of the [[Chemical Research Society of India]].<ref name="NCL scientists get CRSI bronze medal">{{Cite web |url=http://www.sakaaltimes.com/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsId=5648861400490393662&SectionId=5171561142064258099&SectionName=Pune&NewsDate=20120809&NewsTitle=NCL%20scientists%20get%20CRSI%20bronze%20medal |title=NCL scientists get CRSI bronze medal |date=6 December 2016 |publisher=Sakal Times}}</ref> The [[Council of Scientific and Industrial Research]], the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research, awarded him the [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology]], one of the highest Indian science awards, in 2012, for his contributions to chemical sciences.<ref name="View Bhatnagar Awardees">{{cite web | url=http://ssbprize.gov.in/Content/AwardeeList.aspx | title=View Bhatnagar Awardees | publisher=Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize | date=2016 | access-date=12 November 2016}}</ref>

== Biography ==
[[File:Ncl-pune.jpg|thumb|left|235px|National Chemical Laboratory]]
Born on 1 June 1968 in the south Indian state of [[Kerala]], G. J. Sanjayan completed his graduate studies in chemistry from the [[University of Kerala]] in 1988 and obtained a master's degree from [[Banaras Hindu University]] in 1990.<ref name="Faculty profile">{{Cite web |url=http://nclwebapps.ncl.res.in/gjsanjayan/dr_sanjayan.html |title=Faculty profile |date=2016 |publisher=National Chemical Laboratory}}</ref> He continued his studies at BHU under the guidance of Arya K. Mukerjee and after securing a PhD in 1994, he did his post doctoral studies at [[National Chemical Laboratory]] (NCL) during 1995–98 under the supervision of [[Krishna N. Ganesh]], a [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize|Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar]] laureate.<ref name="Profile summary">{{Cite web |url=http://www.ncl-india.org/PhDAdmission/Profiles/GJ_Sanjayan.pdf |title=Profile summary |date=2016 |publisher=National Chemical Laboratory}}</ref> On completion of his studies, he joined NCL as a scientist, but had a second stint of post-doctoral studies at the [[University of Oxford]] at the laboratory of G. W. J. Fleet during 2000–01. At NCL, he serves as a senior scientist and as the head of the Sanjayan Lab.<ref name="The Sanjayan Lab" />

== Legacy ==
Sanjayan and his team of scientists at ''Sanjayan Lab'' are involved in the studies of molecular architecture with designer characteristics as well as the design and synthesis of molecules that has relevance in medicinal chemistry, especially in therapeutic uses for treating cancer and cardiac diseases.<ref name="Scientist profile">{{Cite web |url=http://www.ncl-india.org/files/Research/ScientistProfile/Default.aspx?menuid=ql8&Id=54&NCLEmpId=2218&UserId=66 |title=Scientist profile |date=2016 |publisher=NCL}}</ref> He is known to have synthesized designer peptide and protein [[mimetics]], hetero-foldamers and [[tubulin]]-binding agents for treating cancer.<ref name="Handbook of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize Winners">{{Cite web |url=http://www.csirhrdg.res.in/ssb.pdf |title=Handbook of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize Winners |date=2016 |publisher=Council of Scientific and Industrial Research |access-date=6 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304043957/http://www.csirhrdg.res.in/ssb.pdf |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> His work also covers the development of new organic dyes. His researches have been documented by way of a number of peer-reviewed articles;<ref name="Selected Recent 10 Publications">{{Cite web |url=http://nclwebapps.ncl.res.in/gjsanjayan/publication.html |title=Selected Recent 10 Publications |date=2016 |publisher=National Chemical Lboaratory}}</ref> [[ResearchGate]], an online article repository of scientific articles, has listed 74 of them.<ref name="On ResearchGate">{{Cite web |url=https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Gangadhar_Sanjayan |title=On ResearchGate |date=2016 }}</ref>

== Awards and honors ==
Sanjayan, who held the research grant of the [[International Foundation for Science]] in 2007, received the Scientist of the Year Award of the National Chemical Laboratory in 2008, the same year as he received the fellowship of the Indo-US Science and Technology Forum.<ref name="Faculty profile" /> Two years later, he received the Ranbaxy Research Award followed by the Award for Excellence in Drug Research of the [[Central Drug Research Institute]] in 2011.<ref name="CDRI AWard">{{Cite web |url=http://www.cdri.res.in/pdf/CDRI_Awards_Notification.pdf |title=CDRI AWard |date=2016 |publisher=Central Drug Research Institute |access-date=6 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220063006/http://www.cdri.res.in/pdf/CDRI_Awards_Notification.pdf |archive-date=20 December 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research awarded him the [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize]], one of the highest Indian science awards, in 2012.<ref name="Chemical Sciences">{{cite web | url=http://www.csir.res.in/External/Heads/career/award/BPRIZE/CHEMICAL_SCIENCES.htm | title=Chemical Sciences | publisher=Council of Scientific and Industrial Research | date=2016 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120912012851/http://www.csir.res.in/external/heads/career/award/BPRIZE/CHEMICAL_SCIENCES.htm | archive-date=12 September 2012 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> The year 2013 brought him two awards, viz. the annual award of the Organization of Pharmaceutical producers of India and the Bronze Medal of the [[Chemical Research Society of India]].<ref name="CRSI Bronze Medal">{{Cite web |url=http://www.crsi.org.in/index.php/crsi-awards/year-1999-2008 |title=CRSI Bronze Medal |date=2016 |publisher=Chemical Research Society of India |access-date=6 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161016123938/http://www.crsi.org.in/index.php/crsi-awards/year-1999-2008 |archive-date=16 October 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Panjab University]] honored him with the Bhagyatara Award in 2014.<ref name="Faculty profile" />

== See also ==
* [[Krishna N. Ganesh]]
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