Nepal Coordination Chemistry Society NCCS
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Dr. Narendra Kumar Singh
Secretary

Dr. Narendra Kumar Singh

Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Amrit Campus, Tribhuvan University, Thamel, Kathmandu

+977-9843606360[email protected]

Research

Coordination chemistry, bioinorganic chemistry, synthetic chemistry, phytochemical screening, antimicrobial study, and the design of novel anticancer therapeutic agents.

Education

  • Ph.D. in Chemistry (Bioinorganic Chemistry), IoST, Tribhuvan University — 2022.
    Title: Synthesis, characterization, and anticancer activity of isatin and 5-substituted isatin thiosemicarbazones and their copper(II) complexes.

Research projects

  • Faculty Research Grant (UGC Nepal) — Synthesis, characterization and anticancer activity of isatin-based thiosemicarbazones and their copper(II) complexes (report submitted).
  • Research Directorate, TU — N(4)-2,6-dimethyl morpholinyl/1-methyl piperazinyl isatin/5-chloroisatin thiosemicarbazones and copper(II) complexes (completed).
  • Emerging Faculty Research Grant (RCDC, TU) — Methyl isatin/5-iodoisatin thiosemicarbazones and copper(II) complexes (lab work completed).

Selected publications

  • Singh, N. K., Dhungana, B. & Subedi, A. (2026). Phytochemical screening and biological evaluation of Chenopodium album: Insights into antioxidant and antimicrobial efficacy. Curriculum Development Journal, 34(1), 91–110.
  • Singh, N. K., et al. (2026). Synthesis, characterization, EGFR docking, and anticancer evaluation of isatin dimethyl morpholinyl thiosemicarbazone and its copper(II) complex. JIST, 31(1), 79–92.
  • Banerjee, I., et al. (2025). Evaluation of anticancer potency of Cu-Istpypz against A431. Results in Chemistry, 13, 101993.
  • Pokharel, Y. R., Singh, N. K., et al. (2024). N(4) dimethyl isatin thiosemicarbazones and copper(II) complexes. J. Mol. Struct., 1327, 141157.
  • Singh, N. K., et al. (2022). Anticancer potency of N(4) thiomorpholinyl isatin/5-haloisatin thiosemicarbazones on coordination to Cu²⁺. Inorg. Chem. Commun., 143, 109767.
  • Singh, N. K., Kumbhar, A. A., Pokhrel, Y. R. & Yadav, P. N. (2020). Anticancer potency of copper(II) complexes of thiosemicarbazones. J. Inorg. Biochem., 210, 111134.

Awards & memberships

  • NAST Ph.D. Scholarship; INSA–NAST Bilateral Exchange Programme (Savitribai Phule Pune University).
  • Life Member of Nepal Chemical Society.
  • Member of Asian Coordination Chemistry (ACC).

Role in NCCS

Secretary of the Executive Committee.