Dr. Sushabhan Sadhukhan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Indian Institute of Technology, IIT Palakkad. We are a young interdisciplinary research group at IIT Palakkad in the Discipline of Chemistry. Our lab is interested in deciphering the role of various protein post-translational modifications (PTMs) in physiological and pathological conditions using chemical biology toolbox. To date, more than 300 different types of PTMs have been identified and almost all of them are correlated with various human diseases including cardiac diseases, diabetes, cancer, and neurodegenerative disorders. Therefore, an in-depth understanding of how and when those PTMs occur is crucial not only for gaining a perception of broad biological processes but also towards developing therapeutics for many life-threatening diseases. We integrate the aspects of chemical synthesis, enzymology, metabolomics and proteomics along with cellular and animal models as our arsenal. Our long-term goal is to further capitalize on the findings to develop novel therapeutics (such as target-specific small molecule inhibitors) for the treatment of human diseases.