In summary, I have authored and co-authored >100 research and review articles and book chapters in the areas of free radical biology, protein-structure function, oxidative folding and protein misfolding, halogen bonding and in silico drug design, agricultural impact of nanomaterials, chemical education etc for a collective citation count of 3387 and an h-index of 24 (Google Scholar; a jump of 4 units from 2019). I retain corresponding authorship of 90% of the papers I have published post-tenure. Our work has been recognized through invitations to speaking engagements in over 15 international forums and by recognition in a variety of media outlets. Currently, I serve on the Editorial Board of PLOS One (Public Library of Science). I have been invited to serve on the Editorial Board of Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics (Springer) starting 2016. I have been invited to deliver lectures at the Institute of NanoChemistry and NanoBiology of Shanghai University. This entails annually conducting a week long course on a topic of interest.

• Student Choice Award across all 4 levels in COS (05/12/2017)
• ACS SA award - ACS SA (12/01/2012-12/31/2012)
• Nominated UT Regents Teaching Award - UT (12/21/2012)
• JNU DBT Honorarium (06/01/2010-06/30/2010)
• ACS honorarium
• European Union Travel Award
• ICSABER Excellent Scientific presentation certificate - OSU
• Presidential Merit Scholar - Parle College, Bombay University

• Protien Folding, Cornell University (2002)
• Cornell University (1997)
• Ph D in Biophysics, The Ohio State University (1997)
• BS in Physics, University of Bombay (1991)

• Potentials of ionic liquids to overcome physical and biological barriers. Advanced drug delivery reviews 204 (2024), E Beaven, R Kumar, J M. An, H Mendoza, S C. Sutradhar, W Choi, Mahesh Narayan, Yun-Pai (Beatrice) Lee, Md Nurunnabi.
• Caffeic acid recarbonization: A green chemistry, sustainable carbon nano material platform to intervene in neurodegeneration induced by emerging contaminants (2023), Mahesh Narayan.
• Misconception in chemistry textbooks: a case study on the concept of quantum number, electronic configuration and review for teaching material PhilPpapers (2023), Mahesh Narayan.
• Targeting α-synuclein aggregation with immunotherapy: a promising therapeutic approach for Parkinson’s disease (2023), Mahesh Narayan.
• Theranostic applications of multifunctional carbon nanomaterials (2023), Mahesh Narayan.
• The Non-native Disulfide-Bond-Containing Landscape Orthogonal to the Oxidative Protein-Folding Trajectory: A Necessary Evil? The journal of physical chemistry. B 126 49 (2022), Mahesh Narayan.
• Preclinical Model to Evaluate Outcomes of Amyloid Cross-Toxicity in the Rodent Brain. ACS chemical neuroscience 13 20 (2022), G Henríquez, L Méndez, Edward Castaneda, Amy E. Wagler, S Jeon, Mahesh Narayan.
• Fred W. McLafferty: The Man Who Drove a Different Kind of Flying Machine. The protein journal 41 4-5 (2022), Mahesh Narayan.
• Design and development of engineered nanomaterials is a highly fascinating area of research that has intersected almost every sector of science and technology in the modern era. Especially in biomedical research, engineered nanomaterials are a highly promising candidate and are finding applications as nanomedicines and nanodelivery systems. These, nanoscale materials have also been used as diagnostic tools and as drug delivery system to transport pharmaceutical drugs to specific target sites in a controlled and sustained manner. Pharmaceutical drugs have numerous drawbacks, such as poor bioavailability, low solubility, and high dose requirement due to the first-pass metabolism. Therefore, nanomaterials are being investigated as potential drug delivery vehicles for transporting the pharmaceutical drug to the target site. These nanomaterials are ideal candidates for site-specific delivery due to their unique properties such as small size, high surface-area-to-volume ratio, ability to undergo surface functionalization to achieve targeted delivery, enhanced circulation time inside the body, ability to escape reticuloendothelial system, ability to reduce therapeutic indices and overcome solubility and permeability issues of drugs (such as curcumin) by encapsulating them. Nanomaterials are also being used in chemotherapy and immunotherapy to treat the gravest of human diseases such as cancer and autoimmune disorders. These wide ranges of applications emphasize the importance of studying their physicochemical properties in greater detail. Therefore, this chapter highlights and discusses the recent research in this area and provides a comprehensive summary of the ongoing research towards the development and application of engineered nanomaterials in drug delivery for developing innovative therapies and biomedicines. Springer (2022), Mahesh Narayan, shima Masoudi.
• Natural Therapeutic Strategies for Modulating Oxidative Stress in Cancer Springer (2022), Mahesh Narayan, Gabriela Henriquez.
• Exploring the significance of nanomaterials and organic amendments - Prospect for phytoremediation of contaminated agroecosystem. Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987) 308 (2022), H Sarma, Mahesh Narayan, Jose R. Peralta-Videa, S S. Lam.
• Citric Acid-Derived Carbon Quantum Dots Attenuate Paraquat-Induced Neuronal Compromise In Vitro and In Vivo. ACS chemical neuroscience 13 16 (2022), G Henriquez, J Ahlawat, R Fairman, Mahesh Narayan.
• Engineered Nanomaterials for Innovative Therapies and Biomedicine Springer (2022), Mahesh Narayan.
• Gelatin-derived carbon quantum dots mitigate herbicide-induced neurotoxic effects in vitro and in vivo. Biomaterials advances 137 (2022), J Ahlawat, G Henriquez, A Varela-Ramirez, R Fairman, Mahesh Narayan.
• Bile acid linked β-glucan nanoparticles for liver specific oral delivery of biologics. Biomaterials science 10 11 (2022), A S. Chowdhury, R Geetha Bai, T Islam, Muhammad I. Abir, Mahesh Narayan, Zehedina Khatun, Md Nurunnabi.
• Multifunctional Carbon Quantum Dots Prevent Soluble-to-Toxic Transformation of Amyloid and Oxidative Stress ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 10 14 (2022), Mahesh Narayan, Jyoti Ahlawat.
• Engineered Nanomaterials as Drug Delivery Systems and Biomedicines Springer (2022), Mahesh Narayan.
• Bile acid linked β-glucan nanoparticles for liver specific oral delivery of biologics Biomaterials Science 10 11 (2022), Ayreen S. Chowdhury, Renu Geetha Bai, Tamanna Islam, Muhammad I. Abir, Mahesh Narayan, Zehedina Khatun, Md Nurunnabi.
• Application of carbon nano onions in the biomedical field: recent advances and challenges RSC Biomaterials Science 9 (2021), Jyoti Ahlawat, Shima Masoudi Asil, Gileydis Guillama Barroso, Md Nurunnabi, Mahesh Narayan.
• Application of carbon nano onions in the biomedical field: recent advances and challenges Biomater. Sci. (2021), Jyoti Ahlawat, Shima Masoudi Asil, Gileydis Guillama Barroso, Md Nurunnabi, Mahesh Narayan.
• Carbon Quantum Dots for Treatment of Amyloid Disorders ACS Apllied Nano Materials 4 3 (2021), Mahesh Narayan, Eric D. Guerrero, alejandra M. Lopez, Jyoti Ahlawat.
• COVID-19 and AI Chemical and Engineering News 99 7 (2021), Mahesh Narayan.
• Effects of nano-enabled agricultural strategies on food quality: Current knowledge and future research needs Journal of Hazardous Materials 401 (2021), Mahesh Narayan.
• Moving Toward Renewable Energy to Mitigate Carbon Emissions from Fossil Fuel International Journal of Sustainable Energy (2021), Mary N. Adu-Gyamfi, Anand Raj, Peter Golding, Luis G. Perez, Diane E. Golding, Luis R. Contreras Sapien, Scott A. Starks, Mahesh Narayan.
• Organic Carbon Dots for Mitigating Neurodegenerative Diseases Springer (2021), Mahesh Narayan, Jyoti A. .
• Polymeric drug delivery systems for mitigating oxidative stress Academic Press (2021), Mahesh Narayan, Jyoti Ahlawat.
• Securing Native Disulfide Bonds in Disulfide-Coupled Protein Folding Reactions: The Role of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Elements vis-à-vis Protein Aggregation and Neurodegeneration ACS Omega 6 (2021), Mahesh Narayan.
• Selenite bioreduction and biosynthesis of selenium nanoparticles by Bacillus paramycoides SP3 isolated from coal mine overburden leachate Environmental pollution 285 (2021), Mahesh Narayan.
• Supplement to the Special Issue on Protein Folding and Harold A. Scheraga JOPC 40 (2021), Mahesh Narayan.
• The Formation of Native Disulfide Bonds: Treading a Fine Line in Protein Folding 40 (2021), Mahesh Narayan.
• Learnings from the Relation between the Number of Forward and Reverse Reactions (Transfer Cycles) Required to Converge to Equilibrium and the Ratio of the Forward to the Reverse Rate Constants in Simple Chemical Reactions ACS Omega 6 (2021), Mahesh Narayan, Gyan Narayan, Agustin Valles, Felix Venegas, Jaeha Yi.
• Comparison of Binding Site of Remdesivir and Its Metabolites with NSP12-NSP7-NSP8, and NSP3 of SARS CoV-2 Virus and Alternative Potential Drugs for COVID-19 Treatment. Protein Journal 39 (2020), Mahesh Narayan, Lindsey Jung, Tamara GUND.
• Revisiting the Formation of a Native Disulfide Bond: Consequences for Protein Regeneration and Beyond. Molecules 25 (2020), Mahesh Narayan.
• Effects of nano-enabled agricultural strategies on food quality: Current knowledge and future research needs. Journal of hazardous materials 401 (2020), Alex Gomez, Mahesh Narayan, Lijuan zhao, X Jia, Ricardo A. Bernal, M L. Lopez-Moreno, Jose R. Peralta-Videa.
• Neuroprotective Effect of Brazilin on Amyloid β (25-35)-Induced Pathology in a Human Neuroblastoma Model ACS Omega 5 23 (2020), Gabriela Henríquez, Lois Mendez, Armando Varela-Ramirez, Erick Guerrero, Mahesh Narayan.
• Neuroprotective Effect of Brazilin on Amyloid β (25-35)-Induced Pathology in a Human Neuroblastoma Model ACS Omega 5 23 (2020), Gabriela Henríquez, Lois Mendez, Armando Varela-Ramirez, Erick Guerrero, Mahesh Narayan.
• NEXT Nanocarriers as Potential Drug Delivery Candidates for Overcoming the Blood–Brain Barrier: Challenges and Possibilities ACS Omega (2020), Mahesh Narayan.
• Untangling the Potential of Carbon Quantum Dots in Neurodegenerative Disease Processes 8 5 (2020), Lindsey Jung, Prakash Narayan, Sreeprasad T. Sreenivasan, Mahesh Narayan.
• Untangling the Potential of Carbon Quantum Dots in Neurodegenerative Disease Processes 8 5 (2020), Lindsey Jung, Prakash Narayan, Sreeprasad T. Sreenivasan, Mahesh Narayan.
• Chitosan–Ellagic Acid Nanohybrid for Mitigating Rotenone-induced Oxidative Stress ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 12 16 (2020), Jyoti Ahlawat, Rabin Neupane, Eva M. Deemer, Sreeprasad T. Sreenivasan, Mahesh Narayan.
• Chitosan–Ellagic Acid Nanohybrid for Mitigating Rotenone-induced Oxidative Stress ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 12 16 (2020), Jyoti Ahlawat, Rabin Neupane, Eva M. Deemer, Sreeprasad T. Sreenivasan, Mahesh Narayan.
• A Hybrid Model to Study Amyloid Cross-Toxicity ACS Chemical Neuroscience 11:228–230 (2020), Mahesh Narayan.
• A Hybrid Model to Study Amyloid Cross-Toxicity ACS Chemical Neuroscience 11 (2020), Mahesh Narayan, Gabriela Henriquez, , Lois Mendez.
• Application of Nanotechnology in Stem-Cell-Based Therapy of Neurodegenerative Diseases Applied Science 10 (2020), Mahesh Narayan.
• Creativity in workshop: overlap and underlap card technique for concentration units of second semester general chemistry AJCE 10: 134-140 10 1 (2020), Mahesh Narayan.
• Harold A. Scheraga [1921–2020]: Eminent Researcher, Mentor, Teacher, Friend The Protein Journal, 1-3. 39 (2020), Mahesh Narayan.
• Influence of Carbon Quantum Dots on the Biome Processes 8 4 (2020), Jose R. Peralta-Videa, Sreeprasad T. Sreenivasan, Mahesh Narayan.
• Influence of Carbon Quantum Dots on the Biome Processes 8 4 (2020), Jose R. Peralta-Videa, Sreeprasad T. Sreenivasan, Mahesh Narayan.
• Introduction to Active, Smart, and Intelligent Nanomaterials for Biomedical Application in Intelligent Nanomaterials for Drug Delivery Applications 1-16. Elsevier (2020), Mahesh Narayan.
• Introduction to the Special Issue on Protein Folding and Harold A. Scherega The Protein Journal volume 39 (2020), Mahesh Narayan.
• Nanocarriers as potential drug delivery candidates for overcoming Blood Brain Barrier ACS Omega 5 (2020), Mahesh Narayan.
• Nanomaterials based drug delivery systems for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases RSC Biomaterials Science 8 (2020), Mahesh Narayan.
• Nanoparticles in Cancer Treatment: Types and Preparation Methods Taylor and Francis Group 1 (2020), Mahesh Narayan.
• Nanotechnology solutions for treatment of neurodegenerative diseases by using stem cells Appl. Sci. 10: 4852. (2020), Mahesh Narayan.
• Potential Role of Natural Polyphenols against Protein Aggregation Toxicity: In Vitro, In Vivo, and Clinical Studies ACS Chemical Neuroscience 11 (2020), Mahesh Narayan.
• Testing amyloid cross-toxicity in the vertebrate brain ACS Omega 5 (2020), Mahesh Narayan.
• Creativity in workshop: overlap and underlap card technique for concentration units of second semester general chemistry AJCE (2020), Mahesh Narayan, Cassandra orozco, James E. Becvar.
• Learnings from Protein Folding Projected onto Amyloid Misfolding ACS Chemical Neuroscience 10 9 (2019), Sreeprasad T. Sreenivasan, Mahesh Narayan.
• The Era of Neurodegenerative Metastasis ACS Chemical Neuroscience 10 9 (2019), Mahesh Narayan.
• Diverse roles of the E2/E3 hybrid enzyme UBE2O in the regulation of protein ubiquitination, cellular functions, and disease onset. FEBS Journal 286 11 (2019), kifayat ullah, EMMANUEL ZUBIA, Mahesh Narayan, guoqiang Xu.
• Chitosan Nanoparticles Rescue Rotenone-Mediated Cell Death. Materials (Basel) 12 7 (2019), Jyoti Ahlawat, Eva M. Deemer, Mahesh Narayan.
• Learnings from Protein Folding Projected onto Amyloid Misfolding ACS Chemical Neuroscience 10 (2019), Mahesh Narayan.

• Role of CQDs in Neurodegeneration (2022), Volume Online, Mahesh Narayan.
• Role of CQDs in Neurodegeneration (2022), Volume Online, Mahesh Narayan.
• Role of CQDs in Neurodegeneration (2022), Volume Online, Mahesh Narayan.
• Role of CQDs in Neurodegeneration (2022), Volume in-person, Mahesh Narayan.
• Role of CQDs in Neurodegeneration (2022), Volume In person, Mahesh Narayan.
• Role of CQDs in Neurodegeneration (2022), Volume Online, Mahesh Narayan.
• Role of CQDs in Neurodegeneration (2022), Volume UTEP, Mahesh Narayan.
• Learning by Video, a Critical Skill for Education and Communication (2021), Volume On-Line, Enid Martinez, Dania De la Hoya, Jacob Najera, Lester Ibarra, Mahesh Narayan, Geoffrey B. Saupe, James E. Becvar.
• Learning by Video, a Critical Skill for Education and Communication (2021), Volume On-Line, Enid Martinez, Dania De la Hoya, Jacob Najera, Lester Ibarra, Mahesh Narayan, Geoffrey B. Saupe, James E. Becvar.
• Video Editing: A Valuable Tool to Enhance Peer-Led Team Learning for Remote Learning (2021), Volume On-Line, Enid Martinez, Dania De la Hoya, Lester Ibarra, Jacob Najera, Adam Boyea, Mahes Narayan, Geoffrey B. Saupe, James E. Becvar.
• Workbooks Support Professional Development of Undergraduates (2021), Volume Lund University, Sweden, James E. Becvar, A. E. Dreyfuss, Milka Montes, Geoffrey B. Saupe, Mahesh Narayan, Korina Avitia, Jacob Najera, Enid Martinez, Carolina Melendez, Edna Tepezano.
• Workbooks Support Professional Development of Undergraduates (2021), Volume Lund University, Sweden, James E. Becvar, A. E. Dreyfuss, Milka Montes, Geoffrey B. Saupe, Mahesh Narayan, Korina Avitia, Jacob Najera, Enid Martinez, Carolina Melendez, Edna Tepezano.
• CQDs in Neurodegenration (2021), Volume Kottayam, Mahesh Narayan.
• Carbon Nano Materials: Biomedical Intervention in PD (2021), Volume Roorkee, Mahesh Narayan.
• Convergence in Neurodegeneration (2020), Volume Midland/Odessa, Mahesh Narayan.
• Chemium Minigames Enhance Collaborative Team Learning in PLTL Workshop (2019), Volume El Paso, TX, Priscilla Parada, Nikolas Ortiz, Mahesh Narayan, James E. Becvar.
• Gallery Walk of Collaborative Learning (2019), Volume El Paso, TX, James E. Becvar, Geoffrey B. Saupe, Mahesh Narayan, Andrea McWilliams.
• Learning organic nomenclature interactively: A creative activity used in Peer-Led workshops (2019), Volume El Paso, TX, Cassandra Orozco, Mahesh Narayan, James E. Becvar.
• Chair of Biochem (2019), Volume El Paso, TX, Mahesh Narayan.
• The Era of Neurodegenerative Metastasis (2019), Volume Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Mahesh Narayan.
• Sustaining PLTL Programs By Publishing Course Workbooks (2019), Volume Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Mahesh Narayan.
• Learning Through Competitive Jeopardy in PLTL Workshop (2019), Volume ndianapolis, IN, Shawnan Chen, Dania Chairez, Ryan Floresca, Jessica Guerra, Geoffrey B. Saupe, Mahesh Narayan, James E. Becvar.
• OCHEM BINGO: Naming and Recognizing Organic Functional Groups, Gallery Walk Showcase (2019), Volume Indianapolis, IN, Sahlma Hernandez, Omar Marin-Sanchez, Mahesh Narayan, James E. Becvar.
• Establishing a Rubric to Evaluate Student Performance in PLTL Workshop (2019), Volume Indianapolis, IN, Paul Beltran, Tetyana Zhyvotovska, Mahesh Narayan, James E. Becvar.
• Nineteen years of guiding leaders to deliver facilitated learning at UTEP (2019), Volume Indianapolis, IN, James E. Becvar, Geoffrey B. Saupe, Mahesh Narayan, Juan C. Noveron, Dino Villagran, Wen-Yee Lee.
• Peer Leaders train students to play an active role in their learning experience in general chemistry (2019), Volume Indianapolis, IN, Cassandra Orozco, Mahesh Narayan, James E. Becvar.
• Why Study Science (2019), Volume Cotton Hall, Mahesh Narayan.
• Exploring Outcomes Associated with Amyloid Particle Infiltration of Heterotypic Neurons (2019), Volume Cleveland, Mahesh Narayan.
• Peer leaders facilitate teachable moments in interactive workshops dedicated for students acquiring general chemistry (2019), Volume Brownwood, TX, Cassandra Orozco, Mary Adu-Gyamfi, Andrea McWilliams, Ryan Floresca, Mahesh Narayan, James E. Becvar.

• Understanding PDI-related neurotoxicity and advancing preventative approaches
• Understanding PDI-related neurotoxicity
• Understanding PDI-related neurotoxicity and advancing preventative approaches