Prithvi Narayan Campus

Bhimkali Patan, Bagar Pokhara, Nepal

Highlights

Assistant Prof.
Khadka Bahadur Chhetri
Science & Technology
Male
khadka.chhetri@prnc.tu.edu.np

Contacts

khadka.chhetri@prnc.tu.edu.np   
khadka@pncampus.edu.np
khadkac@alum.iisc.ac.in
https://prnc.tu.edu.np/

Employment History
2011 (Nov.) – Continue        Lecturer, Department of Physics, Prithvinarayan Campus, Tribhuvan Univer-sity, Nepal.
2010 (Mar.) – 2011 (Nov.)    Adjunct Faculty, Department of Physics, Prithvinarayan Campus, Tribhuvan University, Nepal.
2010 (Mar.) – 2011 (Oct.)    Lecturer, Biophysics, Regional College of Health Science and Technology, Pokhara, Nepal.

Academic/Research Positions
2024 ( Jul.) – Continue      Member, Physics Subject Committee, Institute of Science and Technology, Tribhuvan University, Nepal.
2025 (Feb.) – Continue      Head, Department of Physics, Prithvinarayan Campus, Tribhuvan University, Nepal.
2025 (Mar.) – Continue      Member, Physics Research Committee (PRC), Department of Physics, Prithv-inarayan Campus, Tribhuvan University, Nepal.

Research Record Links
Google Scholar Link:   https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=vAecWGoAAAAJ&hl=en 
ResearchGate Link:    https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Khadka-B-Chhetri?ev=hdr_xprf 
ORCID:                       0000-0001-7122-4501

2019 ( Jul.) – 2023 (Feb.)     Ph.D., Biophysics, Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Science, India .
Thesis title:                           ‘Mechanical Properties of Nucleic Acids in Bulk and Under Confine-ment and Their Interaction with Peptide’
2006 (Aug.) – 2008 (Dec.)    M.Sc., Biophysics, Department of Physics, Tribhuvan University, Nepal. 

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Journal Articles

  1. Chhetri, K. B. (n.d.). In silico insights on repurposing microtubule-targeting agents (mtas) for malignancy patients with critical covid-19. Available at SSRN 5477G82.

  2. Chhetri, K. B., Bhandari, S., & Shrestha, C. K. (2026). Tuning the electronic properties of sic crystals via doping: A dft perspective. Materials Science and Engineering: B, /24, 118928. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mseb.2025.118928

  3. Chhetri, K. B., Poudel, R., & Sunar, A. (2026). In silico evaluation of fda-approved antivirals and corticosteroids against sars-cov-2. Scientific Reports, 1G, 14827.  doi:10.1038/s41598-026-44640-z

  4. Mandal, S., Chhetri, K. B., Jang, Y. H., Lansac, Y., & Maiti, P. K. (2025). At vs gc binding of protamine-template: A microscopic understanding through molecular dynamics and binding free energies. The Journal of Chemical Physics, 163(2), 024115.  doi:10.1063/5.0272245

  5. Chhetri, K. B. (2025a). A review on salt-induced dna compaction and charge inversion. Progress in biophysics and molecular biology, 195, 15–22.  doi:10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2024.11.003

  6. Chhetri, K. B. (2025b). Dna compaction and chromatin dynamics: The role of cationic polyamines and proteins. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 756, 151538. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrc.2025.151538

  7. Chhetri, K. B. (2025c). Insights on the binding mechanisms and structural dynamics of protamine-dna interaction. Biophysical Reviews, 17(3), 835 - 846, 2025.  doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s12551-025-01316-8

  8. Chhetri, K. B., Lamichhane, C. P., & Subedi, B. (2025). Elasticity and flexibility of nucleic acid duplexes: A bio-physical perspective: Elasticity and flexibility of nucleic acid duplexes. Himalayan Physics, 13(1),27–36.  doi:https://doi.org/10.3126/hp.v13i1.78117

  9. Hari, K., Neupane, K., Chhetri, K. B., Ojha, R., & Acharya, R. K. (2025). Molecular docking and density functional theory studies of flavonoids of holy basil plant against cox-2 enzyme. Biophysical Chemistry, 28,   107533.    doi:10.1016/j.bpc.2025.107533

  10. Chhetri, K. B., Jang, Y. H., Lansac, Y., & Maiti, P. K. (2023). Dna groove preference shift upon phosphorylation of a protamine-like cationic peptide. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 25(45), 31335–31345. doi:10.1039/D3CP03803C

  11. Chhetri, K. B., Jang, Y. H., Lansac, Y., & Maiti, P. K. (2022). Effect of phosphorylation of protamine-like cationic peptide on the binding affinity to dna. Biophysical Journal, 121(24), 4830–4839. doi:10.1016/j.bpj.2022.09.025

  12. Chhetri, K. B., Naskar, S., & Maiti, P. K. (2022). Probing the microscopic structure and flexibility of oxidized dna by molecular simulations. Indian Journal of Physics, 96(9), 2597–2611. doi:10.1007/s12648-022-02299-y

  13. Chhetri, K. B., Sharma, A., Naskar, S., & Maiti, P. K. (2022b). Nanoscale structures and mechanics of peptide nucleic acids. Nanoscale, 14(17), 6620–6635.  doi:10.1039/D1NR04239D

  14. Chhetri, K. B., Dasgupta, C., & Maiti, P. K. (2022). Diameter dependent melting and softening of dsdna under cylindrical confinement. Frontiers in Chemistry, 10, 453.  doi:10.3389/fchem.2022.879746

Books and Chapters

  1. Biophysical insights into dna-peptide assemblies. (2025). Chisinau, Moldova, Europe: ELIVA Press.

  2. Nirvana’s foundation of physics for grade xi. (2012). Kathmandu, Nepal: Nirvana Publication.

  3. Nirvana’s foundation of physics for grade xii. (2012). Kathmandu, Nepal: Nirvana Publication.