Kaushalendra Patel was born in Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh, India. After his initial schooling at Raebareli, he obtained his Bachelor’s degree from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. He completed his Master’s degree in 2019 from the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Mohali. He joined the research group of Prof. Marek in 2020, currently working on nucleophilic substitution at quaternary carbon stereocenters.