Naresh Murty Venneti earned his Ph.D. in organic synthesis from IIT Kanpur in 2018, where I developed Pd-catalyzed methodologies for C-C bond formations using triarylbismuth reagents. After moving to the USA, I joined Wayne State University as a postdoctoral fellow, specializing in solid-phase peptide synthesis and alkaloid natural products. I advanced to Senior Research Scientist and Lab Manager, leading peptide-based projects like photodesulfurization and on-resin disulfide formation. Since August 2023, I have served as Project Manager on an NIEHS-funded grant, focused on macrocyclic peptides and unnatural amino acid synthesis, while mentoring students and contributing as a peer reviewer.