Faculty Profile for Dr. Shiva Rastogi

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Dr. Shiva Rastogi
Assoc Professor of Instruction — Chemistry and Biochemistry
CHEM 216
phone: (512) 245-1098

Biography Section

Biography and Education

2003Ph.D.
Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University, Faizabad, UP, India,
1998M.Sc., Lucknow University, UP, India
1996B.Sc., Lucknow Christian Degree College, UP, India

Teaching Interests

Introductory Chemistry
General chemistry
Organic chemistry
Medicinal Chemistry

Research Interests

Photo-switch molecules,
Photopharmacology,
Natural product,
Anticancer,
and Biosensor

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Rastogi, S. K. (2021, May 26). Photopharmacology of Azo-Combretastatin-A4: Tubulin Polymerization Inhibitors utilizing Green Chemistry Key Step. Current Organic Chemistry. Benthan Science. https://doi.org/DOI: 10.2174/1385272825666210526151222
  • Barbee, M. H., Kouznetsova, T., Barrett, S. L., Gossweiler, G. R., Lin, Y., Rastogi, S. K., … Craig, S. L. (2018). Substituent Effects and Mechanism in a Mechanochemical Reaction. Journal of American Chemical Society, 140(40), 12746. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.8b09263
  • Rastogi, S. K., Zhenze, Z., Barrett, S. L., Shelton, S. D., Zafferani, M., Anderson, H. E., … Braiitain, W. J. (2017). Photoresponsive azo-combretastatin A-4 analogues. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 143(1), 1. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejmech.2017.11.012
  • Rastogi, S. K., Ciliberto, V. C., Trevino, M. Z., Campbell, B. A., & Brittain, W. J. (2024). Green Approach Toward Triazole Forming Reactions for Developing Anticancer Drugs. Current Organic Synthesis, 21(4), 380–420. https://doi.org/10.2174/1570179420666230508125144
  • Rastogi, S. K., Dunnigan, J. K., Towne, A. C., Zhao, Z., Du, L., & Brittain, W. J. (2021). Photopharmacology of Azo-Combretastatin-A4: Utilizing Tubulin Polymerization Inhibitors and Green Chemistry as the Key Steps. Current Organic Chemistry, 25(20), 2457–2474. https://doi.org/10.2174/1385272825666210526151222

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: Appriciation for ten years of service, Texas State University. September 30, 2024 - Present
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Teaching Award of Honor, Texas State Unversity. August 31, 2020 - Present
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Part-Time Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award, Texas State University. August 31, 2019 - Present

Selected Grants

  • Haque, Ariful, Droopad, Ravindranath, Holtz, Mark W, Piner, Edwin L, Geerts, Wilhelmus J, Chen, Yihong, Hudnall, Todd W, Wistey, Mark A, Miyahara, Yoichi, Smith, Casey Eben, Mahato, Dip Narayan, Rastogi, Shiva Kumar, Kim, Namwon. Acquisition of a state-of-the-art Photoluminescence Spectrometer for Materials Characterization in Research and Education, Department of Defense, Federal, $434519. (Submitted: September 2023, Funded: 2024 - 2025). Grant.
  • Rastogi, Shiva Kumar (Principal). Service-Leaning Course from Organic Chemistry Research Lab for Fats-Oils-Grease (FOG) Program to Enhance our Neighborhood, Service Learning Excellence, Texas State University, $500. (Submitted: August 30, 2021, Funded: October 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021). Grant.

Selected Service Activities

Library Representative
Texas State University,
August 1, 2021-December 31, 2021
Participant
City of San Marcos
July 2, 2021-December 31, 2021
Undergraduate Advisor
January 1, 2021-December 31, 2021
Reviewer / Referee
Chemical Communication
January 1, 2021-December 31, 2021
Reviewer / Referee
Chem Coom, ACS Applied Material and Interface, Bentham Science Publisher, Bioorganic and Organic Chemistry
January 1, 2018-December 31, 2018