Department of Chemistry · IIT Hyderabad

Laboratory of Biophysical Chemistry & Spectroscopy

We combine spectroscopy, microscopy and computation to reveal the structure, dynamics and interactions of complex chemical and biological macromolecules.

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PhD positions are open! Highly motivated candidates with a valid CSIR/UGC-JRF can contact us any time of the year.
Research

Core Research Priorities & Focus Areas

Our research focuses on investigating and innovating chemical and biological macromolecular systems for analytical and biomedical applications, utilizing both experimental and computational methods.

1

Developing Chemical & Biomolecular Tools

  • Drug discovery/Drug target validation
  • Developing bioimaging and biosensing tools
  • Detecting epigenetic modifications on DNA
  • Biophysics of protein–DNA interactions
  • Protein structural dynamics and conformational changes
2

Elucidating Photophysics of Molecules & Materials

  • Excited-state photophysics of molecules
  • Luminescence of carbon nanotubes, nanocrystals and quantum dots
  • Ultrafast deactivation channels via TCSPC and pump–probe
3

Designing Experimental Architecture

  • Ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy
  • Steady-state & time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy
  • Circular dichroism spectroscopy
  • Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy
  • Optical/Electron microscopy
4

Exploring Global Collaborations

  • Prof. Lara Martinez, Spain
  • Prof. Werner M Nau, Germany
  • Prof. Mahesh K Gangishetty, USA
  • Prof. Alain Burger, France
  • Prof. Jacek Czub, Poland
  • Prof. Jocelyne Vreede, Netherlands
Publications

Publications

Work from the Gavvala lab and earlier PhD/postdoctoral papers, link to Google Scholar.

Group

People

Current members of the lab.

KG

Dr Krishna Gavvala

Principal Investigator · Associate Professor

kgavvala@chy.iith.ac.in

JV

Jyoti Vishwakarma

PhD Scholar

cy22resch11003@iith.ac.in

LV

Lakshamana Valipalli

PhD Scholar

cy24resch11002@iith.ac.in

LV

Gourav Padhan

PhD Scholar

id26resch11005@iith.ac.in

LV

Vaishnavi V

NPTEL-Predoc

xxxxxxx@iith.ac.in

LV

Vishwajeet Patil

NPTEL-Predoc

xxxxxxx@iith.ac.in

LV

Khushboo Vinod

MSc Student

cy25mscst11013@iith.ac.in

Alumni · Doctoral

  • Dr Dineshbabu Takkella · 2025Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Kansas, USA
  • Dr Sudhanshu Sharma · 2024Postdoctoral Fellow, UT Southwestern Medical Center, USA

Alumni · MSc Students

  • Rohan · 2026
  • Pushpender · 2025
  • Prasad · 2024
  • Akash · 2023
  • Pintu Kumar · 2022  |  Sanjay M · 2022
  • Khokan Paria · 2021
About the PI

Dr Krishna Gavvala

2025 – PresentAssociate Professor, Chemistry, IIT Hyderabad
2019 – 2025Assistant Professor, Chemistry, IIT Hyderabad
2015 – 2019Postdoc with Prof. Yves Mély, University of Strasbourg, France
2010 – 2015PhD Chemistry with Prof. Partha Hazra, IISER Pune
2008 – 2010MSc Chemistry, IIT Roorkee
2005 – 2008BSc, Osmania University College of Science (Saifabad), Hyderabad
2002 – 2003SSC, ZPSS Kundaram (Bhanajipet), Telangana

Teaching

Physical Methods in Chemistry · CY6220Physical Chemistry Practicals · CY5211Industrial Chemistry Practicals · IC4011Food Technology · IC2040Environmental Chemistry · CY1010Dynamics of Chemical Systems I · CY1018Dynamics of Chemical Systems II · CY1020
Contact

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Interested in joining or collaborating? We'd love to hear from you.

AddressCHY-312, Chemistry Building, IIT Hyderabad, Telangana, IN 502285
Emailkgavvala@chy.iith.ac.in
Phone+91 (0)40 2301 6265

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