Dr. Velma joined the University of Arizona in January 2021 as a Postdoctoral Research Associate where he actively involved in the AD and Type 2 diabetes (T2D) drug discovery projects. For the last 8 years, he involved in various lead discovery projects in the field of medicinal chemistry and also developed efficient methodologies for the construction of organic frameworks, C-C, C-N, and C-O bond formation reactions which allow new synthetic routes for the preparation of bioactive heterocyclic molecules. Skilled in lead designing, executing multi-step organic synthesis, small heterocyclic molecules (gram scale to mg scale), and purification of high-quality target molecules for various therapeutic applications.