Neelam Lahankar
Title: Teaching Assistant Professor
Department: Biological and Chemical Sciences
Campus: Long Island
Area(s) of Expertise: Organic Chemistry
Education Credentials: Ph.D.
Industry Credentials: B.Ed. ACUE
Joined New York Tech: 2023
Neelam Lahankar received her doctorate in biochemistry from Seton Hall University. She loves to teach, and her main teaching interests are in organic chemistry. Before coming to New York Tech, she worked as an adjunct professor at CUNY New York City College of Technology, New Jersey City University, and Bergen Community College. After that, she taught at the University of Scranton as a post-doctoral faculty specialist and at Fairfield University as a visiting assistant professor.
Selected Publications
- Glutamic Acid Selective Chemical Cleavage of Peptide Bonds – Nalbone, J. M.; Lahankar, N.; Buissereth, L.; Raj, M. Org Lett. 2016, 18, 1186.
- Amino-Acid-Catalyzed Direct Aldol Bioconjugation – Howard T.S.; Cohen R. D.; Nwajiobi O.; Muneeswaran Z. P.; Sim, Y. E.; Lahankar N. N.; Johannes T. H. Y.; Raj, M. Org. Lett. 2018, 20, 5344.
- Side Chain Modifications to Improve Peptide Structure – Activity relationships: Neelam Lahankar, Ph.D. Dissertation.
Professional Honors and Awards
- Robert De Simone Graduate Fellowship, Seton Hall University
- Outstanding Teaching Assistant, Chemistry and Biochemistry Department, Seton Hall University
Courses Taught at New York Tech
- CHEM 210 Organic Chemistry I
- CHEM 250 Organic Chemistry II