Academic Background
M.Sc. North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong (1981)
Ph.D. Indian Institute of Technology Madras (1990)
Professional Experiences
- Visiting Professor: University of Georgia (Athens, GA, USA) - 2003 and 2008
- INSA Visiting Fellow: University of Poona, Pune, India (1995)
- Lecturer: 1988
- Reader: 2000
- Professor: 2002
- Head Of Department: 2006 onwards
Research Interests
1. Quantum chemical studies on the molecular basis of carcinogenesis
2. Computational chemical studies on modified DNA
3. Computational chemical studies on RNA and the genetic code
4. Quantum chemical studies on organic reaction intermediates (arynes,
carbocations, carbenes, nitrenes)
5. Design of novel information-bearing macromolecules
Research Activities:
- Ongoing Projects: NIL
- Representative Publications
1. Peter G. S. Dkhar & R. H. Duncan Lyngdoh* (2006). Ring Expansions in Substituted Phenylnitrenes: An AM1 SCF-MO Study, J. Molec. Struct. THEOCHEM, 732, 161-171.
2. Siamkhanthang Neihsial and R. H. Duncan Lyngdoh (2007). Novel H-bonded Base Pairs as Potential Repeat Units for Information-Bearing Macromolecular Duplexes: A B3LYP/6-31G* Search, J. Molec. Struct. THEOCHEM, 806, 213-221.
3. Gunajyoti Das & R. H. Duncan Lyngdoh* (2008). Can Configuration of Solitary Wobble Base Pairs Determine the Specificity and Degeneracy of the Genetic Code? Clues from Molecular Orbital Modelling Studies. J. Molec. Struct. THEOCHEM, 851, 319-334.
4. Siamkhanthang Neihsial & R. H. Duncan Lyngdoh* (2008). Novel H-bonded Base Dimers as Repeat Units for Information-bearing Self-Associative Duplexes: A B3LYP/6-31G* Search. J. Comput. Chem, 29, 1788-1797.
Research Group:
Group Members:
(a) Mr. A. Munaf Kharbuli
(b) Mr. Siamkhanthang Neihsial
(c) Mr. Gunajyoti Das
(d) Mr. Henry N. Pangamte
(e) Mr. Kiew Shaphrang Kharnaior
(f) Ms. Tejeshwori Salam |
