Prof Koorbanally is an Organic Chemist with over 20 years of experience in the fields of Natural Products and Synthetic Organic Chemistry. He works on the synthesis of hybrid organic molecules for the pharmaceutical industry, with a specific interest in quinolines, benzimidazoles, quinoxalines, chalcones and coumarins. 

To date he has published over 150 scientific articles and graduated 25 doctoral and 21 Masters students. He is currently the Dean of Research in the College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science.