Designation:

Professor and Dean

Qualifications with name of university:

B Sc, B Pharm, M Pharm, PhD (Pharma Sciences), PG Dip HRD, PG Dip Pharma Project Mgmt. Certifications: Business Development, Business Strategy, EHS

Areas of Expertise:

Pharmaceutical Operations, QA, RA & technology transfer; Phytopharmaceuticals Development, Standardization and regulatory submissions; Academics & Academic & Research Administration, Training, Skilling and Skill assessment, Research & consultancy planning and administration.

Publications:

- 190 publications, 4 books

Research projects/patents:

- 42 patents, 2 projects, 3 Conference grants, 2 LSSSDC Deptt of Pharmaceuticals Grants

Experience:

32 years (18 years in Academic administration as Dean)

Awards and Honors:

- International Auditor, AQA, New Zealand

- nominated international expert at NHTEB, DHERST, Govt of Papua New Guinea

- Assessor, LSSSDC Govt of India, Mentor, Atal Innovation Mission, Govt of India

- Chair at many International Conferences, viz., University of Florida, Pfizer-IPA CPD Sessions, OMICS and Conference Series Conferences.

Affiliations and memberships of national and international level organization:

- Member, and past VP, APTI, Punjab

- Member, Assessment Panel, PCI

- Member, Indian Pharma Association

- Editorial Board member IJI, Hindawi UK

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 Designation:

Professor & Head

Qualifications with name of university:

M. Pharm (Gold Medalist), Ph.D. (University of Delhi), Post Doc

Areas of Expertise:

Pharmacology, Clinical Pharmacology, Endocrinology, Ophthalmology

Publications:

410

Research projects/patents:

48/14

Experience:

15 Years

Awards and Honors:

Sir Rattan Tata Memorial Trust Fellowship Award

National Health Award

Young Scientist Award

Research Excellence Award

Excellence Award in Pharmaceutical Sciences

Rashtriya Shiksha Rattan Award

DST-International Travel Grant

Fellowship in Health Promotion and Education

Fellow of Medical Research Council

Excellence Award in Biomedical Research

Affiliations and memberships of national and international level organization:

Member of American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET)

Member of British Pharmacological Society (BPS)

Life member of Indian Pharmacological Society

Life Member of Associate of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India

Fellow member of Association of Pharmacy Professionals

Life member of Association of Pharmacy Professionals

Life Member of Nutrition and Natural Health Science Association

Honorary Life Member of Pharmaceutical Royal International Society (PRISAL)

Life Member of Institute of Scholars (InSc

Life Member of Society for Biotechnologist (India)

Life Member of Environment and Social Development Association (ESDA)

Life Member of Centre for Education Growth and Research (CEGR), New Delhi

Life Member- International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR-India Section)

Life Member of Society of Biomedical Laboratory Scientists, India

 Registered Pharmacist vide Reg. No. 34114 under section 32(2) of Pharmacy Act, 1948 in Himachal Pradesh Pharmacy Council

Designation:

Associate Professor

Qualifications with name of university:

· PhD (Pharmaceutical Chemistry), UIPS, Panjab University

· M. Pharmacy (Pharmaceutical Chemistry), IPS, Kurukshetra University

· B. Pharmacy, Rajendra Institute of Technology and Sciences

Areas of Expertise:

· Designing of medicinally important compound

· Synthesising virtually screened compounds

· Biological evaluation of potential candidates

· Method development and validation of analytical procedures

· Employing modern techniques to elucidate the structure of novel compounds

Publications:

 19

Research projects/patents:

· Design Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Triazole-Oxadiazole Conjugates as a Potential Candidates for the Treatment of Cognitive Decline

· Design, synthesis, and pharmacological evaluation of 1,3,4-thiadiazole derivatives for the treatment of neuroinflammatory disorders.

Experience:

17 Years

Awards and Honors:

· Gold Medalist (M. Pharmacy)

· Awarded with Research Fellowship in Science for Meritorious Students by UGC-New Delhi

· Awarded with SEED grant by GD Goenka University

Affiliations and memberships of national and international level organization:

· Life time member of IPGA (LM-3267)

· Life time member of APTI (LM/HA-299)

 Designation:

Assistant Professor

Qualifications with name of university:

M.S. (Pharm.) in Biotechnology from the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Mohali. Doctoral Research Scholar in Pharmacology at the Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, research work carried out at the National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali.

Areas of Expertise:

Pharmacology of nutraceuticals

Publications:

15

Research projects/patents:

-

Experience:

-

Awards and Honors:

-

Affiliations and memberships of national and international level organization:

Member of The Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding

Designation:

Assistant Professor

Qualifications with name of university:

Ph.D. – Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi – 2022

Master of Pharmacy (Pharmaceutical Chemistry) - Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi – 2013

Bachelor of Pharmacy – Uttar Pradesh Technical University, Lucknow - 2011

Areas of Expertise:

Medicinal Chemistry, Chemistry of Natural Products, Metabolomics, Pharmaceutical Analysis

Publications:

- 45 Publications in National and International Journals, 04 Book chapters,

- Presented paper at the Experimental Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Conference (ENC 2024) in California, USA.

- Presented 05 papers in national and international conferences in India

Research projects/patents:

- 

Experience:

4.5 Years (including 1 year of Postdoctoral Research Experience at University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA)

Awards and Honors:

- Qualified GPAT in 2011 with All India Rank of 154

- Awarded AICTE fellowship during M. Pharm (2011-2013)

- Awarded Teaching Assistantship during Ph.D. (2018-2022)

Affiliations and memberships of national and international level organization:

- Life-time member of Indian Pharmacy Graduates Association (IPGA)

- Registered member of U.P. State Pharmacy Council, Lucknow

Designation:

Assistant Professor

Qualifications with name of university:

· Ph. D. (Natural Product Chemistry), Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), New Delhi; CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, India

· M. Pharm (Pharmacognosy) Kumaun University, Nainital, Uttarakhand (U.K.), India

B. Pharm, Uttarakhand Technical University

Areas of Expertise:

· Isolation and Structural Elucidation of Bioactive Natural Compounds

· Phytochemical investigation, Bioassay-Guided Fractionation and Dereplication

· Ethnopharmacology and Traditional Medicine Validation

· Development of Herbal Formulations and Nutraceuticals by the application of Green Extraction Technologies

· Standardization of herbal drugs and their formulations as per WHO

Publications:

1. Abhishek Nirwan, Deepika Saini, Jaspreet kaur, Abinash Swain, Abhisek Sarkar, Prem Prakash Yadav, Durga Prasad Mishra, Coagulin-L alleviates hepatic stellate cells activation and angiogenesis through modulation of the PI3K/AKT pathway during liver fibrosis, Biochemical Pharmacology, 238, 2025, 116979. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bcp.2025.116979. (I.F.-9.8)

2. Patel, O. P. S.; Arun, A.; Singh, P. K.; Saini, D.; Karade, S. S.; Chourasia, M. K.; Konwar, R.; Yadav, P. P., Pyranocarbazole derivatives as potent anti-cancer agents triggering tubulin polymerization stabilization induced activation of caspase-dependent apoptosis and downregulation of Akt/mTOR in breast cancer cells. Eur. J. Med. Chem. 2019, 167, 226-244. (I.F.-6.7)

3. Arun, A.; Patel, O.P.S.; Saini, D., Yadav, P.P.; Konwar, R., Anti-colon cancer activity of Murraya koenigii leaves is due to constituent murrayazoline and O-methylmurrayamine A induced mTOR/AKT downregulation and mitochondrial apoptosis. Biomed. Pharmacother.2017, 93, 510-521. (I.F.-7.5)

4. *Patel, O.P.S.; *Mishra, A.; *Maurya, R.; ^*Saini, D.; Pandey, J.; Taneja, I.;Kanumuri, S. R. R.;Kanojiya, S.;Shukla, S. K.; Srivastava, M. N.; Wahajuddin, M.; Tamrakar, A. K.;Arvind Srivastava, K.;Yadav, P.P., Naturally Occurring Carbazole Alkaloids from Murraya koenigii as Potential Antidiabetic Agents. J. Nat. Prod. 2016, 79, 1276-1284. (I.F.-5.1) (*Equally contributed)

5. Reddy, S. S.; Chauhan, P.;Maurya, P.; Saini, D.; Yadav, P. P.; Barthwal, M. K.Coagulin-L ameliorates TLR4 induced oxidative damage and immune response by regulating mitochondria and NOX derived ROS. Toxicol. App. Pharmacol.2016, 309, 87–100.(I.F.-3.8)

6. Beg, M.;  Chauhan, P.;  Varshney, S.;  Shankar, K.; Sujith, R.; Saini, D.;  Srivastava, M. N.; Yadav, P. P. ; Gaikwad, A. N.  A withanolide coagulin-L inhibits adipogenesis modulatingWnt/-catenin pathway and cell cycle in mitotic clonal expansion. Phytomedicine 2014, 21, 406- 414. (I.F- 8.0)

Research projects/patents:

-N A-

Experience:

7.5 years

Awards and Honors:

· Awarded Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine (advanced diploma course) from The Hyamson Institute of Natural and Complementary Medicine, Tasmania, Australia (accredited to CTAA).

· Received first Position for Oral presentation in National Conference: Hybrid Mode on “Pharmaceutical Education and AI Coalescence Revolutionize a new Era” (PEACE-2025), GRD College of Pharmacy, Malout, Punjab, India.

· Best Reader’s award on National Librarian’s Day, Amity University, Punjab.

· Invited as Judge in Research for Pioneer (Project Display) on National Science Day at Chandigarh Group of Colleges, Landran, Punjab, India.

Affiliations and memberships of national and international level organization:

· Associate member of American Chemical Society of Pharmacognosy, US

Designation:

Assistant Professor

Qualifications with name of university:

Ø Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences (Year 2020), Jaypee University of Information Technology, Solan, Himachal Pradesh.

Ø Masters’s degree in Pharmaceutics (Year 2012), Shoolini University, Solan, Himachal Pradesh.

Ø Bachelor’s degree in pharmacy (Year 2010), Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh.

Areas of Expertise:

Peptide chemistry, nanotechnology, and formulation development

Publications:

18

Research projects/patents:

0

Experience:

8 years 2 months

Awards and Honors:

Qualified national level (Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test) GPAT 2010; Research Assistantship [Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)] 2015-2019.

Affiliations and memberships of national and international level organization:

(Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India) APTI

Designation:

Assistant Professor

Qualifications with name of university:

B.Pharm (K.R Mangalam University, Haryana),

M.Pharmacy (Galgotias University, Uttar Pradesh),

PhD pursuing (Amity University, Haryana)

Areas of Expertise:

Pharmaceutics, Nanotechnology, Drug Delivery

Publications:

3 books published( IOP Publishing, Wiley, Apple Academic Press),4 book chapters (Springer, Elsevier, Apple Academic Press),12 Papers Current impact factor 30.3(Elsevier, Mdpi, Bentham Science)

Research projects/patents:

03 Patents Granted

Experience:

1 year 8 months

Awards and Honors:

1 prize in Poster Presentation at National Conference on Emerging Innovations and Advances in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, Himachal Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (Himachal Pradesh)

National Level Athlete

All India University Badminton Player

Affiliations and memberships of national and international level organization:

APTI,IPGA

Designation:

Assistant Professor, AIP, AUPM

Qualifications with name of university:

1. Ph.D. (Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka.

2. M. S. (Pharm.) Pharmacology & Toxicology (NIPER, Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh)

3. B. Pharmacy (Uttar Pradesh Technical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh)

Areas of Expertise:

Pharmacology and Toxicology, Nanotechnology, Targeted drug delivery.

Publications:

46

Research projects/patents:

04 patents

Experience:

5 years

Awards and Honors:

1. National Doctoral Fellowship from AICTE, Govt. of India, New Delhi.

2. GPAT 2018

3. GPAT 2014

4. NIPER-JEE 2014 (with monthly stipend)

5. First prize in Oral Presentation in National Conference on “Emerging Innovations and Advances in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research” at Himachal Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research on 24^th November 2025.

6. Best Poster Presentation Award for scientific presentation in the International conference on Biomedical and Clinical Research held on 21-22 November 2022 at Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara University, Dharwad, Karnataka.

Affiliations and memberships of national and international level organization:

Registered Pharmacist, Uttar Pradesh Pharmacy Council, Uttar Pradesh.

 Designation:

Assistant Professor

Qualifications with name of university:

· M. Pharm (Pharmaceutics) from Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai

· PhD (Pharmaceutics) from Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal

Areas of Expertise:

Ocular drug delivery with particular emphasis on supramolecular complexes and sustained release drug delivery systems

Publications:

 20

Research projects/patents:

 Applied for 02 Indian patents: one on dissolvable microneedle patches (Application Number: 201821017774) and another on particle-free ophthalmic compositions (Application Number: 202241031518).

Experience:

2 Years of Industry experience (Yasham P2D Life Sciences, Mumbai) as Senior Technical Executive)

2.5 Years of Teaching experience

Awards and Honors:

· DBT Junior research fellowship and Senior research fellowship (2019-2022)

· South Zone 1st Runner-Up Award at Dissolution Research Presentation India (DRPI) 2021

· Travel grant from the Society for the Study of Xenobiotics (SSX)

 Designation:

Assistant Professor

Qualifications with name of university:

M-Pharmacy (University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panjab University, Chandigarh)

PhD (University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panjab University, Chandigarh)

Areas of Expertise:

Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Research focused on the design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of novel steroidal androstane derivatives for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).

Publications:

15

Research projects/patents:

Sanctioned a RUSA-funded research project (₹5 lakhs) as Student Principal Investigator.

Patents: Filed two Indian patents.

Experience:

3.3 years of Industrial experience as a Senior Officer at Fresenius Kabi Oncology Ltd, Kishanpura, Baddi.

Awards and Honors:

Gold medalist in B. Pharmacy.

Bronze Medalist in M-pharmacy (Pharmaceutical Chemistry).

Best Poster Award at the Chandigarh Science Congress (CHASCON).

DST CSRI Project Fellowship (SRF)

Affiliations and memberships of national and international level organization:

-

 Designation:

Associate Professor

Qualifications with name of university:

Ph.D. (Panjab University)

Areas of Expertise:

Pharmaceutical Analysis

Publications:

52

Research projects/patents:

2

Experience:

18 years

Awards and Honors:

-

Affiliations and memberships of national and international level organization:

APTI, IPGA, Thermodynamics Society

 Designation:

Assistant Professor

Qualifications with name of university:

Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences from National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, S.A.S. Nagar (2017-2023).

M.S.(Pharm.) in Natural Products from National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, S.A.S. Nagar (2015-2017); Department topper.

B. Pharm from Pt. B. D. Sharma University of Health Sciences, Rohtak (2011-2015); Gold Medalist

Areas of Expertise:

Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Green Chemistry, Radical Chemistry, Process Development and Scale-up of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients

Publications:

9 Publications published in peer-reviewed journals

2 book chapters submitted.

Research projects/patents:

2 Patents (1 is granted and 1 is under examination)

Experience:

2 years

Awards and Honors:

Awarded with the prestigious “Rajnibhai V. Patel PharmInnova Award” for “Best Thesis in Pharmaceutical Sciences” for the competition year 2023-24

Best Poster Presentation award and a cash prize at NIPER-Pharmacon-2022

Best Oral Presentation award and a cash prize at NSRS-2022

GPAT Qualified-2015, AIR 68

NIPER JEE Qualified-2017, AIR 1

Affiliations and memberships of national and international level organization:

Registered with the Haryana State Pharmacy Council