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About the Department

(A DST-FIST supported Department, Approved by Pharmacy Council of India and AICTE)

Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Natural Products (DPSNP formerly known as Centre for Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences was established in 2011 with the objective of producing skilled Pharma professionals. DPSNP is a DST-FIST supported department with state of the art research laboratories having a number of sophisticated research instruments, such as microwave synthesizer, solid-phase peptide synthesizer, solvent extractor, flash chromatography, monochromatic micro palate reader, HPLC, HPTLC and GC-MS  At present, DPSNP is running various programmes, which include M. Pharm. (Pharmaceutical Chemistry) and M. Pharm. (Pharmacognosy), along with M.Sc. Chemical Sciences (Medicinal Chemistry) and Ph.D. Programmes in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Medicinal Chemistry. Both M. Pharm. programmes are duly approved by the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) as well as All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi. Department is having well qualified, young, experienced, and enthusiastic faculty working in various domains of Pharmaceutical research. Department is also having visiting faculty from prestigious institutes as well as pharmaceutical industry. Department organizes time to time expert lectures for the benefit of the students and to create awareness about the recent trends followed in Pharmaceutical Sciences worldwide. The major thrust area of the Department includes Computer-Aided Drug Design (CADD), synthesis of lead molecules, lead optimization, methodology development of bioactive molecules and natural product-based drug discovery. The Department has also achieved research grants from pioneer funding agencies like SERB-DST (Young scientist Fast-track and core research), CSIR, Ministry of Earth Sciences (MOES), UGC (Major and Minor), DST-FIST, in addition to university own grant (RSM-Research Seed Money). Moreover, the Department has also received Industrial funding from the giants in Pharmaceuticals, such as Bristol-Myers Squibb, USA.  Department is actively involved with the Pharmaceutical industry through collaborative research projects to boost research productivity. Industry experts have been inducted as expert members in the Department Board of Studies to provide their input to frame curriculum as per the latest industrial requirements. Industry experts are also invited for guest lectures, training, seminars, and workshops for aspiring students to learn theoretical concepts and research problems practically. Department is also having Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) with global research institutes/industries for the technology transfer of the research output to generate IPR. Department has organized a number of workshops on Recent Advances in Drug Discovery Process to train young researchers across the country.

 

Salient features of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Natural Products:

  • M. Pharm. and M.Sc. programs of the Department are the most preferred in the University. Students from all over the states and the diverse cultures of India study in this department.
  • M. Pharm. programs are PCI and AICTE approved and GPAT qualified students get the fellowship as per AICTE norms.
  • Faculty members are trained in foreign universities/institutes or having experience in National laboratories and Universities in the field of Pharmaceutical Sciences involving medicinal drug discovery and development.   
  • Pass-out students are effectively qualifying national level examinations like NIPER-JEE, CSIR-NET JRF, GATE, GPAT, etc. Some of them get selected in NIPERs, IITs, and foreign universities, etc., for higher studies and industries and other organisations for jobs.
  • Since 2011, more than 200 articles have been published from the Department and research funding of more than 400 Lakh have been received from different funding agencies such DST-FIST, CSIR, DST-SERB, ICMR, Bristol Myers Squibb, USA, etc. One PhD student, Gaurav Joshi was awarded Sun Pharma Science Scholar Award in Pharmaceutical Sciences-2017. Three Indian patent applications have been filed.

Faculty

  1. Dr. Raj Kumar, Professor 
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  2. Dr. Suresh Thareja, Associate Professor & HOD
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  3. Dr. Vikas Jaitak, Assistant Professor
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  4. Dr. Pradeep Kumar, Assistant Professor
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  5. Dr. Vikram Deep Monga, Assistant Professor
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  6. Dr. Deepika Choudhary, Assistant Professor (C)
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  7. Dr. Priyanka Sharma, Assistant Professor (C)
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Academic Programmes

  • 2023-25
    • M. Pharm. Pharmaceutical Chemistry
    • M.Pharm. Pharmacognosy
    • M.Sc Chemical Sciences (Specialization in Medicinal Chemistry)
    • Ph.D Medicinal Chemistry
    • Ph.D Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • 2022-24
    • M. Pharm. Pharmaceutical Chemistry
    • M.Pharm. Pharmacognosy
    • M.Sc Chemical Sciences (Specialization in Medicinal Chemistry)
    • Ph.D Medicinal Chemistry
    • Ph.D Pharmaceutical Sciences

Syllabi

Research Thurst Area

  1. Computer Aided Drug Design and Synthesis: Molecular modeling for the study of drug-receptor(enzyme) interactions as well identification of small lead molecules (natural/synthetic) using molecular docking, molecular dynamics (MD), 2D- and -3D QSAR methods in the following areas:
    • Anticancer Research:  Mono or multi inhibition of cancer over expressing kinases: Tyrosine kinases (e.g. EGFR, HER-2. etc.), others like CDKs and PKM-2. epigenetic enzymes: HDACs and HATs, topoisomerases I and II, microtubule proteins, DNA repair enzymes (e.g. APE-1 and PARP-1), estrogen receptors (ERs) including ERa, ERb aromatase, steroidal sulphatase, HIF1-α, Inhibition of cell signalling transducers like PI3K
    • Antihyperuricemic/Antigout agents: Xanthine oxidase
    • Antiinflammatory agents: COX-1, COX-2 and LOX
    • Antiviral agents: Anti-HIV (LEDGF/p75 and HIV Integrase),
    • Antidiabetic: Aldose reductase, Protein tyrosine Phosphatase-1B (PTP-1B), a-amylase, a-glucosidase and DPP-4
    • Antimicrobial agents: Anti-MRSA agents, ant-HIV (NNRTIs)
  2. Natural Product Research: Preparation of extracts, their standardisation.
    Isolation of active constituents from bioactivity guided fractions and their characterisation (e.g. Plants of genus: Citrullus, PiperStevia rebaudianaPotentilla fulgens, P. atrosanguinea, Calotropis procera, Azadirachta indica, Asparagus racemosus, Cassia fistula, Withania somnifera, Cucurbeta pepo, Nigella sativa, Artemisia maritima, Heraculum thomsonii)
  3. Eco-friendly Organic Transformations for the synthesis of bioactive agents: Reactions involving C-X (X = C, N, S, O) bond formation utilising one or more green protocols such as under solvent free condition, or “on or in water” reactions, heterogeneous catalysis, ionic liquids surface mediated reactions, microwave/ ultrasound assisted enhancement of reaction rates. Applications of the above mentioned methodologies for the synthesis of drugs, drug intermediates and new chemical entities for various therapeutic areas and Enzymatic biotransformation reactions.

Facilities


Microwave Synthesizer System (DST- Project SR/FT/CS-71/2011)


Microplate Reader

Flash Chromatography

Buchi Speed Extractor

Shaking Incubator

UV Visible Double Beam Spectrometer

Microwave Solid Phase Peptide Synthesis System Discover (MODEL- CEM DISCOVER)

Lyophilizer

HPLC

GCMS (DST- FIST Supported)

High Performance Thin Layer Chromatography (HPTLC )

E-Content

Websites links /references for PG students 

Pharmaceutical Chemistry/Medicinal Chemistry/ Pharmacognosy Links

  1. https://www.organic-chemistry.org/
  2. http://www.orgsyn.org/
  3. https://global.oup.com/uk/orc/chemistry/patrick6e/
  4. https://scifinder-n.cas.org/.
  5. http://www.chemspider.com/
  6. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/0471266949
  7. https://www.elsevier.com/en-in/solutions/reaxys
  8. https://www.cas.org/support/training/stn/patent
  9. https://www.cas.org/support/training/stn/substance
  10. CHEMnetBASE Browse All Compounds
  11. https://www.reaxys.com

Study Organic Chemistry Online

  1. https://supersciencegrl.co.uk/learning

Link for Pharmacopoeia

  1. https://www.ipc.gov.in/
  2. https://www.pharmacopoeia.com/
  3. https://www.usp.org/
  4. https://main.ayush.gov.in/
  5. https://www.nhp.gov.in/national-formulary-of-india_mtl

IPR related links

  1. https://ipindia.gov.in/
  2. https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/search.jsf
  3. https://www.wipo.int/portal/en/index.html
  4. http://nalsarpro.org/Courses/ONE-YEAR-Post-Graduate-Diploma/Patents-Law/About-the-Course

Molecular modeling/CADD links and tools

  1. https://www.schrodinger.com/
  2. https://www.chemcomp.com/
  3. https://discover.3ds.com/discovery-studio-visualizer-download
  4. https://www.uniprot.org/
  5. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
  6. http://www.swissdock.ch/
  7. https://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/chimera/download.html
  8. http://admet.scbdd.com/calcpre/index/
  9. http://autodock.scripps.edu/
  10. https://www.rcsb.org/
  11. https://www.vlifesciences.com/
  12. http://zinc.docking.org/
  13. https://www.schrodinger.com/products/maestro
  14. https://www.wavefun.com/
  15. https://www.selectscience.net/products/catalyst/?prodID=20691
  16. http://dirac.cnrs-orleans.fr/MMTK/
  17. https://www.acdlabs.com/resources/freeware/chemsketch/
  18. https://www.ddl.unimi.it/cms/index.php?Software_projects:VEGA_ZZ
  19. http://viewmol.sourceforge.net/
  20. http://openmopac.net/
  21. https://www.ks.uiuc.edu/Research/vmd/
  22. http://www.edusoft-lc.com/hasl/
  23. http://ww5.pharma-algorithms.com/?&
  24. http://146.107.217.178/lab/edragon/
  25. https://www.salilab.org/modeller/
  26. http://vina.scripps.edu/
  27. https://www.certara.com/sybyl-x-software/
  28. https://www.ccdc.cam.ac.uk/solutions/csd-discovery/Components/Gold/

Medicinal plants related links

  1. https://main.ayush.gov.in/
  2. https://www.ayurveda.com/resources/articles/ayurveda-a-brief-introduction-and-guide
  3. https://www.nmpb.nic.in/
  4. http://mapa.niscair.res.in/
  5. https://dmapr.icar.gov.in/
  6. https://nbri.res.in/r-d-areas/pharmacognosy-phytochemistry-and-product-development/

Ex pharm pro software

  1. https://en.freedownloadmanager.org/users-choice/Ex_Pharm_Pro_Software_Free_Download.html

BioRender

  1. https://biorender.com/

EndNote:

  1. https://endnote.com/

Mendeley

  1. https://www.mendeley.com/download-desktop-new/

Google scholar:

  1. https://scholar.google.com/

PubMed:

  1. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/

All India Institute of Medical Sciences:

  1. https://www.aiims.edu/en.html

PGIMER:

  1. https://pgimer.edu.in/PGIMER_PORTAL/PGIMERPORTAL/home.jsp

OECD

  1. https://www.oecd.org/health/

Central Drugs Standard Control Organization

  1. https://cdsco.gov.in/opencms/opencms/en/Home/

USFDA

  1. https://www.fda.gov/

WHO

  1. https://www.who.int/

Govt. research funding websites

  1. https://www.ugc.ac.in/
  2. http://dbtindia.gov.in/
  3. https://www.icmr.gov.in/
  4. https://www.csir.res.in/
  5. https://www.aicte-india.org/

Placement

S. No. Name Class/Degree Batch Current Designation Department/Section Organization Place of working
1 Aditi M.pharm 2016- 2018 Assistant professor Pharmacy Metro college of pharmacy Greater Noida
2 Bhupinder Kumar PhD 2015-19 Associate Professor Pharmaceutical chemistry ISF college of Pharmacy Moga, Punjab
3 Ankush Thakur M.Pharmacy (Med Chem) 2015- 17 Safety Specialist Pharmacovigilance Syneos Health Gurgaon
4 Surya shuvam M.pharm (pharmacognosy and phytochemistry) 2017-2019 Senior process associate Pharmacovigilance TCS Mumbai
5 Anshul Mishra M. Pharm ( Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry)  2017-2019 Assistant Professor  Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Technical University Bathinda, Punjab
6 Km.shivani M.Pharm (pharmacognosy and phytochemistry) 2018-2020 Pharma Research associate  Pharma WNS Global services pvt Ltd  Gurgaon,  Haryana 
7 Arvind Kumar Master in Pharmacy Pharma cy Asstt. Prof dept. of pharmaceutical chemistry, school of pharmacy Abhilashi University Mandi, Himachal Pradesh
8 Vinay Kumar Gupta M. Pharm. (Medicinal Chemistry)  2011-2013 Product Stewardship & Regulatory Affairs Global PSRA Eastman Chemical Company  Hyderabad, Telangana
9 Rakesh Kumar  Master of Pharmacy 2017 Assist Professor (SWF)  Pharmacy GPC Rakker Camp at Nagrota Bagwan H.P  Kangra H.P
10 Diksha choudhary  M Pharmacy  2016-2018 Assistant professor  Pharmaceutical chemistry  Abhilashi University  Mandi 
11 Maneesh Guleria M. Pharmacy (Medicinal Chemistry) 2017-2019 Assistant Professor Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology, MRSPTU, Bathinda Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Technical University, Bathinda Bathinda, Punjab
12 Meruguma la kusuma M.pharmacy(Medicinal Chemistry) 2018-2020 JUNIOR RESEARCH ASSOCIATE CLINICAL RESEARCH W N S GLOBAL SERVICES GURGAON
13 Ankur Kumar Tanwar M.Pharm (Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry) 2018-2020 Assistant Professor Pharmaceutical Technology Meerut Institute of Engineering and Technology Meerut, Uttar Pradesh
14 Neha Pathak M.pharm(Pharmacognos y and Phytochemistry) 2016-2018 Assistant Professor Department of Pharmacy BIU college of pharmacy, Bareilly International University Bareilly
15 Harpreet kaur M.pharm(Medicinal chemistry) 2017- 2019 Assistant professor Pharmaceutical chemistry Rayat institute of pharmacy,railmazra Ropar, Punjab
16 Gaurav Joshi PhD 2012- 13, 2015- 16 Guest faculty Department of pharmaceutical sciences and natural products Central university of Punjab Bathinda, Punjab
17 Ankit Kumar Singh M. Pharm. Pharmaceutical Sciences (Medicinal Chemistry) 2018 Q.A. analyst Quality assurance (Q.A.) Macleods pharmaceutical Limited Baddi, Himachal Pradesh
18 Anil Rana M.Pharmacy (Medicinal Chemistry) 2012- 13 Senior Research Associate Synthesis Integral Biosciences pvt. Ltd Noida
19 Gourav Sharma M.Pharm (Medicinal Chemistry) 2014 Senior Research Associate R&D Integral Biosciences Limited Noida, UP
20 Gagandee p kaur M. Pharm 2012†“14 Associate consultant , heor CPS SBAS Parexel Mohali
21 SUVADEEP MAL M. Pharma specialized in Medicinal chemistry 2017- 19 Assistant Professor Pharmaceutical Chemistry Haldia Institute of Pharmacy Haldia, West Bengal
22 Akashdeep Singh Pathania M. Pharmacy 2017- 2019 Assistant Professor Pharmacy Sri Sai College of Pharmacy Pathankot, Punjab
23 PARTHA PRATIM DAS M. Pharm 2016- 2018 Assistant Professor Pharmacy (pharmacognosy and phytochemistry)  Bengal School of Technology Chinsurah, West Bengal
24 Beenu Bajaj M.pharm 2017- 2019 Assistant professor Pharmacy Private sector Moga
25 Sonia Verma M.pharmacy (Medicinal chemistry) 2016- 2018 Drug Safety Associate Pharmacovigilance Parexel international Chandigarh
26 AVADH BIHAREE M.pharm. (Medicinal Chemistry) 2018- 19 Asst. Professor (Pharmacy) Pharmacy  PRPS College of Pharmacy  Puranpur, Pilibhit U.P.
27 Manu Bala  M.Pharm  2016-2018 Research Associate Medicinal chemistry  Aurigene Discovery Technologies Limited Bangalore 
28 Jagpreet singh sidhu M.Pharm 2013-14 Scientific officer TWERU Department of water supply and sanitation Patiala
29 HARIS E M Pharm 2016- 2018 DOH Pharmacist  Pharmacy  Ahalia Medical Group UAE, Abu dhabi
30 KUNAL PARKASH M.PHARM 2015- 17 Pharmacist CIVIL HOSPITAL BARNALA INDIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY, DIST. BRANCH BARNALA BARNALA, PUNJAB
31 Manisha sharma Mpharm  2015- 2017 Procurement pharmacist  Centre for pharmaceutical and natural products AIIMS New Delhi Delhi
32 Shubham jaryal M.Sc. 2017- 2019 Trainee chemist R and D centre Indswift laboratories  Chandigarh 
33 Anuradha Thakur M pharmacy 2015 Senior PV SPECIALIST Pharmacovigilance Parexel international Chandigarh
34 Arnab Kumar Das M. Sc Chemical Sciences(Medicinal Chemistry) 2017- 19 Subject matter expert Q&A expert Chegg India Work from home
35 Aratrika Halder Msc 2017- 2019 Research Associate Organic synthesis Tcg life sciences Kolkata
36 Rishabh bhatia M.pharm 2015- 17 Drug safety scietist Pv Parexel Mohali. Punjab
37 VISHAKHA PANDEY M.pharm 2016- 2018 Research Associate Research and development Jubilant Biosys Noida, Uttar Pradesh
38 Geetika Saini M.Sc. (Medicinal Chemistry) 2016- 18 TGT MATHEMATICS KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NO 5, DARJIPURA KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN, DELHI VADODARA, GUJARAT
39 T.P. Sri Laasya M.Pharm. (Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry) 2018- 2020 Associate in Clinical Data Management Clinical Data Management Accenture Hyderabad
40 Poornima Sajeevan Mpharm 2016- 2018 Medical service Analyst Pharamacovigilance Accenture PVT solutions Limited Chennai
41 Amandeep Thakur M. Pharm 2016- 2018 Functional trainee Synthesis Integral Bioscience Pvt. Ltd. Noida
42 Aditi Saxena M.Pharm 2018 Assistant Professor Teaching Metro College Of Pharmacy Greater Noida
43 Gaurav Joshi PhD 2015- 16 Assistant Professor School of Pharmacy Graphic Era University Dehradun, Uttarakhand
44 Maneesh Guleria M. Pharmacy 2017- 2019 Assistant professor Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology MRSPTU, Bathinda Bathinda, Punjab
45 Bhupinder Kumar Phd 2015- 19 Associate professor Pharmaceutical chemistry ISF college of pharmacy, Moga Moga
46 Vinay Kumar Gupta  M. Pharm. (Medicinal Chemistry) 2011- 13 Regulatory Clearance Team Lead Global Product stewardship and regulatory affairs  Eastman Chemical company  Hyderabad, Telangana 
47 Diksha Choudhary M Pharmacy 2016- 2018 Assistant professor School of Pharmacy Abhilashi University Mandi, Himachal Pradesh
48 Sri Laasya Tp M.Pharm (Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry) 2018- 2020 Clinical Data Manager Clinical Research Accenture Solutions Pvt.Ltd Hyderabad
49 Piyush Anand M. Pharm. 2017- 2019 Senior Research Fellow Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Natural Products Central University of Punjab, Bathinda Bathinda, Punjab
50 Harmeet Kaur M.pharm 2014- 16 Pharmacy Officer Health and family welfare department Directorate of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Punjab Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab
51 PARTHA PRATIM DAS M. Pharm 20616- 2018 Assistant professor Pharmacognosy Bengal School of Technology Chinsurah, West Bengal
52 Priya Kaundal M. Pharmacy (Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry) 2018- 2020 Drug Safety Associate Pharmacovigilance Parexel Chandigarh
53 Anupam Rao M.pharm 2018- 2020 Drug Safety associate 1 Pharmacovigilance Parexel Chandigarh
54 Agnidipta Das M. Pharm 2018- 2020 Assistant professor Department of Pharmacy SANAKA EDUCATIONAL TRUST'S GROUP OF INSTITUTIONS Durgapur
55 Anil Rana M.Pharmacy (Medicinal Chemistry) 2012- 2014 Associate Research Scientist (ARS) Synthesis Department Integral Biosciences Pvt. Ltd Noida
56 Dr. Akanksha Sharma M. Pharm 2012- 2014 Research Associate Department of Biophysics AIIMS, New Delhi Delhi
57 JISHNU SANKAR M.Sc. Chemical Sciences (Specialisation in Medicinal Chemistry) 2019 - 2021 Trainee Research Associate Research & Development Sarv Biolabs Pvt Ltd Panchkula, Haryana
58 Arvind Kumar M. Pharm in Medicinal Chemistry 2016- 18 Asst. Prof. Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry Maharaja Agrasen  University, Atak Shikha Kunj, Kalujhanda, baddi, solan H.P Baddi, Himachal pradesh

Student Corner

GPAT/NET qualified students

S.No. Name Course Competition Exam
1. Manvendra Kumar M.Pharm (Medicinal Chemistry) GPAT
2. Gourav Sharma M.Pharm (Medicinal Chemistry) GPAT
3. Harmeet Kaur M.Pharm (Medicinal Chemistry) GPAT
4. Jyoti Dandriyal M.Pharm (Medicinal Chemistry) GPAT
5. Kunal Parkash M.Pharm (Medicinal Chemistry) GPAT
6. Rohit Kumar M.Pharm (Medicinal Chemistry) GPAT
7. Ankush Thakur M.Pharm (Medicinal Chemistry) GPAT
8. Subhajit Makar M.Pharm (Medicinal Chemistry) GPAT
9. Rishabh Bhatia M.Pharm (Medicinal Chemistry) GPAT
10. Rakesh Chandel M.Pharm (Medicinal Chemistry) GPAT
11. Manisha Sharma M.Pharm (Medicinal Chemistry) GPAT
12. Ashish Sharma M.Pharm (Medicinal Chemistry) GPAT
13. Mohit Kumar M.Pharm(Medicinal Chemistry) GPAT
14. Sachin Sharma M.Pharm (Medicinal Chemistry) GPAT
15. Ram Sharma M.Pharm (Medicinal Chemistry) GPAT
16. Ashima Sharma M.Pharm (Medicinal Chemistry) GPAT
17. Vishakha Pandey M.Pharm (Medicinal Chemistry) GPAT
18. Sahil Arora M.Pharm (Medicinal Chemistry) GPAT
19. Manu Bala M.Pharm (Medicinal Chemistry) GPAT
20. Diksha Choudhary M.Pharm(Medicinal Chemistry) GPAT
21. Haris E M.Pharm (Medicinal Chemistry) GPAT
22. Azhar Juman p M.Pharm (Medicinal Chemistry) GPAT
23. Arvind Kumar M.Pharm (Medicinal Chemistry) GPAT
24. Amandeep Thakur M.Pharm (Medicinal Chemistry) GPAT
25. Sonia Verma M.Pharm (Medicinal Chemistry) GPAT
26. Sovik mukharjee M.Pharm (Pharmacognosy & Phytochemistry) GPAT
27. Saptrishi Samjdar M.Pharm (Pharmacognosy & Phytochemistry) GPAT
28. Neha Pathak M.Pharm (Pharmacognosy & Phytochemistry) GPAT
29. Aditi Saxena M.Pharm (Pharmacognosy & Phytochemistry) GPAT
30. Partha Pratim Das M.Pharm (Pharmacognosy & Phytochemistry) GPAT
31. Poornima Sanjeevan M.Pharm (Pharmacognosy & Phytochemistry) GPAT
32. Priyanka M.Pharm (Pharmacognosy & Phytochemistry) GPAT
33. Rasana Yadav M.Pharm (Medicinal Chemistry) GPAT
34. Sonali Jha M.Pharm (Medicinal Chemistry) GPAT
35. Suvadeep Mal M.Pharm (Medicinal Chemistry) GPAT
36. Beenu bajaj M.Pharm (Medicinal Chemistry) GPAT
37. Piyush Anand M.Pharm (Medicinal Chemistry) GPAT
38. Akash verma M.Pharm (Medicinal Chemistry) GPAT
39. Sajal Biswas M.Pharm (Medicinal Chemistry) GPAT
40. Ankit Kumar M.Pharm (Medicinal Chemistry) GPAT
41. Nivedita Bhardwaj M.Pharm (Medicinal Chemistry) GPAT
42. Gandi Sony Pears M.Pharm (Medicinal Chemistry) GPAT
43. Akashdeep Singh Pathania M.Pharm (Medicinal Chemistry) GPAT
44. Harpreet kaur M.Pharm (Medicinal Chemistry) GPAT
45. Devashish Mehta M.Pharm (Medicinal Chemistry) GPAT
46. Maneesh guleria M.Pharm (Medicinal Chemistry) GPAT
47. Anshul Mishra M.Pharm (Pharmacognosy & Phytochemistry) GPAT
48. Sahil Verma M.Pharm (Pharmacognosy & Phytochemistry) GPAT
49. Divanshu singh M.Pharm (Pharmacognosy & Phytochemistry) GPAT
50. Sonakshi M.Pharm (Pharmacognosy & Phytochemistry) GPAT
51. Surya shuvam M.Pharm (Pharmacognosy & Phytochemistry) GPAT
52. Suvadeep Mal M.Pharm (Medicinal Chemistry) GPAT
53. Nivedita Bhardwaj M.Pharm (Medicinal Chemistry) GPAT
54. Akash Verma M.Pharm (Medicinal Chemistry) GPAT
55. Piyush Anand M.Pharm (Medicinal Chemistry) GPAT
56. Anupam Rai M. Pharm. Med. Chem. GPAT
57. Ankur Kr. Tanwar M. Pharm. Med. Chem. GPAT
58. Kumar P M. Pharm. Pharmacognosy & Phytochemistry GPAT
59. Tamanna Poswal  M. Pharm. Pharmacognosy & Phytochemistry GPAT
60. Ankit Kr. Singh  M. Pharm. Pharmacognosy & Phytochemistry GPAT
61. Sahil M. Pharm. Med. Chem. GPAT
62. Kulkarni Swanand Sanjay M. Pharm. Med. Chem. GPAT
63. Niraj Kumar M. Pharm. Med. Chem. GPAT
64. Madhurendra Kumar M. Pharm. Med. Chem. GPAT
65 Vinay Kumar M.SC Medicinal Chemistry NET JRF
66 Anupama Shama M.SC Medicinal Chemistry NET JRF
67 Samriti Saklani M. Pharm. Pharmacognosy & Phytochemistry GPAT

 

Research Project Details

Grants

Name of the Investigator Title of the project and duration Amount sanctioned Funding Agency
Pharmaceutical Sciences and Natural Products DST-FIST Non recurring grant 71 lakhs DST, New Delhi
Professor Raj Kumar New Heterocyclic Ligands as Inhibitors of Multiple EGFR Mutations (L858R/T790M/C797S): Design, Synthesis and Anticancer Evaluation-CSIR extra mural research grant w.e.f. 2021. 3 Years 33 lakhs approximately CSIR-Extramural
Professor Raj Kumar Dual Inhibitors of EGFR and HDAC as Anti-Lung Cancer Agents: Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation- SERB-Department of Science and Technology (DST), Delhi, under the extramural core research grant, 3 years 41.61 Lakhs Extramural, SERB-DST
Professor Raj Kumar Design, Synthesis and Biological Screening of Novel Multi-target Inhibitors of Tyrosine Kinase(s) and Topoisomerase-I, 3 Years 27 Lakhs Department of Science and Technology Delhi, under the SERB FastTrack Scheme for Young Scientist
Professor Raj Kumar Design, Synthesis and Biological Screening of Novel Heterocycles as Inhibitors of Dual Tyrosine Kinase(s) and Histone Deacetylase as Potential Anticancer Agents, 3 years 12.59 Lakhs UGC-Major, Delhi
Professor Raj Kumar Design, synthesis and in vitro screening of mono-/bis- aminoquinolines as EGFR Inhibitors, 3 lakhs Research Seed Money, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda:
Professor Raj Kumar CUPB Fellowship Fund Release (Bristol-Myers Squibb), USA , 2 Years USD 5,000 Bristol Myers Squibb, USA
Professor Raj Kumar Project 53803645-CUP Ph.D. Fellowship funded by Bristol-Myers Squibb, 3 years USD 10,000 Bristol Myers Squibb, USA
Dr. Suresh Thareja Design, Synthesis and Evaluation of Novel Chromen based Aromatase Inhibitors for the Treatment of Hormone Dependent Breast Cancer 3 Lakhs Research Seed Money, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda:
Dr. Suresh Thareja Pre-Clinical Development of Patented Biphenyl-Thiazolidinediones for the Effective Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus 29 Lakhs ICMR, New Delhi
Dr. Vikas Jaitak Synthesis of Rebaudioside-A: Natural Substitute for sugar from Stevia rebaudiana (Bertoni) 25.5 Lakhs SERB
Dr. Vikas Jaitak Chemical investigation, Antidiabetic and Anticancer study of Stevia rebaudiana (Bertoni)  through invitro and insilico approach 6 Lacs UGC-BSR
Dr. Vikas Jaitak Studies on Phytoestrogens as anticancer agents from Asparagus racemosus (Shatavari) used in Breast cancer chemotherapy 3 lacs RSM, CUPB
Dr. Vikas Jaitak Comparative assessment of  marine macroalgae Ulva, Gracilaria and Sargassum from Indian coastal region for anticancer natural products (Co-PI) 40 Lacs MOES
Dr. Vikas Jaitak Studies on P-gp (Permeability glycoprotein) inhibition and anticancer potential of Potentilla fulgens, Potentilla atrosanguinea and characterisation of its active constituents 29.5 Lacs CSIR,
Dr. Pradeep Kumar Synthesis of pyridine based anti-Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus agents 10 Lakhs UGC
Dr. Pradeep Kumar Synthesis of novel quinoline derivatives as anti-methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) agents 3 Lakhs CUPB
Dr. Kaki Venkat Rao UGC BSR start-up grant 8 lakhs UGC-BSR
Dr Vinod Kumar Design, synthesis and evaluation of combrestatins inspired small molecules as putative tubulin polymerization inhibitors 3 Lakhs CUPB (RSM)
Dr Vinod Kumar Spatial distribution of Uranium and associated water quality parameters in groundwater/drinking water resources of South Eastern districts of Punjab (co-PI) 26.97 Lakh BRNS
Dr Vinod Kumar Targeting Cancer Stem Cells through One Drug Multi-Target Approach (microtubule inhibition, vascular disruption and anti-angiogenesis) 30.09 Lakh DST Extramural
Dr Vinod Kumar Indo-Austria joint visit grant 9.04 Lakh DST

 Seminar/Symposia

  • An Invited talk on “Application of real-time Analytics in Pharmaceutical Development on July 1, 2021
  • A two-day cloud-based hands-on workshop on ‘Computational Structure-based Screening and Explicit Molecular Dynamics’ May 11-12, 2021


  • A Webinar on “Principles and Applications of Quantitative Proteomics’ by Dr. Bhagwat Prasad, Associate Professor, Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Washington State University (WSU), Spokane, WA, USA


  • A Webinar on “Integrity in Scientific Research: Guidelines and Strategies to Foster Integrity.” By Prof. S.S. Sharma, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Mohali.


  • An invited talk on “Conferment of Flexibility and Rigidity to Lead structures in pursuit of attaining isoform selectivity and amplified antitumor effects” by Dr. Kunal Nepali, Taiwan 
  • An Invited talk on “Targeting DNA Damage Response (DDR) and DNA repair pathway for Cancer Therapy” by Dr. Navnath Gavande, USA

     

  • Dr. Hemant Butani, Head Analytical Division, BMS, Bangalore Based -Delivered a Lecture on “Importance of Solid State Characteristics of Impurities” on January 25, 2018
  • Dr. Santosh Rudrawar, Lecturer, School of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Griffith University, Australia-Delivered a Lecture on “Chemical Probes as Tools to Study Carbohydrate-processing Enzymes” on January 22, 2018

     

  • Prof. T. R. Bhardwaj, Dean School of Pharmacy and Emerging Sciences Baddi  University of Emerging Sciences and Technology Baddi, Solan (HP)-Delivered a Lecture on “Medical Significance of Novel Polymer-Linked Prodrugs in the Target Specific Drug Delivery” on January 25, 2018

     

  • Dr. Narinder Singh, Associate Professor IIT Ropar, Delivered a Lecture on “Artificial Receptors for Sustainable Development and Biological Applications” on March 31, 2017

     

  • Lecture by Professor Uttam Chand Banerjee, NIPER, Mohali on “Use of nanobiocatalysts as enzyme source for the synthesis of chiral drugs and drug intermediates ” and “Process development for the production of rifamycin oxidase and subsequent hydrolysis of rifamycin B to rifamycin S by Curvularia lunata” on 04-09- 2017

     

  • Lecture by Dr. Hemant Bhutani, Biocon Bristol-Myers Squibb R&D Centre (BBRC), Bangalore on “Analytical Sciences in Drug Discovery and Development” on 01-02-2016

     

  • Lecture by Professor K. L. Dhar, Former Head, Natural Product Division, IIIM, Jammu on “Basics of NMR and its spectral interpretations” and “Terpenoids as Medicines” on 26-08-2016.

     

  • Lecture by Mr. Donald Bouchard, USA on “Instrumentation and Applications of 90 Hz NMR” on 18-09-2015

     

  • Keynote address by Prof. P.V. Bharatam, NIPER, Mohali on “New concepts in chemical bonding leading to the design of anti-malarial agents” during three day workshop on Drug Design, Molecular Docking, Virtual Screening and Pharmacoinformatics on 26-11-2015.

     

  • Lecture by Dr. Brahmam Pujala, Integral Biosciences on “Small Molecule Kinase Inhibitors: Challenges and Opportunities” on 22-12-2015
  • Invited guest lecture by Prof. V.K. Kapoor, former Chairman, UIPS, Panjab University Chandigarh on “Understanding stereochemistry at grass root level” on 05-10-2015.
  • Invited guest lecture by Dr. Donald Bouchard from Anasazi Instruments, USA on “Instrumentation and Applications of 90 MHz NMR” was delivered on 18-09-2015.
  • Invited guest lecture by Professor Inder P. Singh from NIPER, Mohali delivered lecture on “Isolation and Structure Elucidation of Natural Products” on March, 28, 2014.
  • Invited guest lecture by Professor Asit K chakraborti from NIPER, Mohali delivered two lectures on “Medicinal Chemistry Education and Research: the Necessity and Pitfalls” and “Enriching the Medicinal Chemists ‘Tool Box Emerging Trend and Paradigm Shift in Discovery Chemistry” on April, 03, 2014.
  • Invited guest lecture by Dr. Atul Bhardwaj from University of Alberta, Canada delivered lecture on “Polysubstituted tetrahydropyrans and nitric oxide releasing prodrugs as safe anti-inflammatory and anti-hypertensive agents: synthesis and in-vitro/in-vivo biological investigations” on September, 24, 2012.
  • Keynote adress by Prof. P.V. Bharatam, Niper, Mohali on “New concepts in chemical bonding leading to the design of anti-malarial agents” during three day workshop on Drug Design, Molecular Docking, Virtual Screening and Pharmacoinformatics on 26-11-2
  • Department organized a three-day workshop on “Drug Design, Molecular Docking, Virtual Screening and Pharmacoinformatics” in association with Schrödinger INC. USA from 26-11-2015 to 28-11-2015. Forty participants from 14 different Universities/Institutes of north India were selected out of 64 applications received.

  • A glimpse of various activities during workshop. The Department organized a three-day workshop on “ADVANCED WORKSHOP ON MOLECULAR DOCKING, VIRTUAL SCREENING AND COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY” in association with Schrödinger INC. USA from 15-11-2017 to 17-11-2017. Forty-three participants from different Universities/Institutes of north India and Nepal attended the workshop. 

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Patents Filed


1.201611014161 NOVEL FUSED HETEROCYCLES AND METHOD OF USE AND MANUFACTURE THEREOF
IN - 02.02.2018
Int.Class A61P /Appl.No 201611014161Applicant CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF PUNJAB
Inventor RAJ KUMAR
Fused heterocycles compounds represented by Formula (I) and Formula (II): wherein each of R1, R2, R3, and R4 independently represents hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aralkyl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocyclylalkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, heteroaryl or heterocyclyl; Y represents no atom; O or S or –NR (wherein R represents alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aralkyl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocyclylalkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, heteroaryl or heterocyclyl); wherein each of Y1, Y2, Y3, Y4 and Y4 independently represents hydrogen; alkyl; -OR; -SR; or –NHR (wherein R represents alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aralkyl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocyclylalkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, heteroaryl or heterocyclyl); wherein G represents CH N, S or O; in the generic structure formula I and II, A, B and C represents the rings; wherein each of X1 and X2 independently represents hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, heteroaryl, aralkyl heterocyclylalkyl or heteroarylalkyl; wherein Y represents cyano or alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aralkyl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocyclylalkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, heteroaryl or heterocyclyl, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.

 

2.201811028230 INDAZOLO [2,3-C] QUINAZOLINE BASED FLUOROPHORES AND THEIR APPLICATIONS IN BIOIMAGING AND TAGGING OF DRUG MOLECULES.
IN - 07.08.2020
Int.Class H01M /Appl.No 201811028230Applicant CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF PUNJAB. BATHINDA
Inventor RAJ KUMAR
lndazolo[2,3-c]quinazoline based fluorophores and their applications in bioimaging andtagging of drug molecules.The current invention incorporates novel fused substituted indazolo[2,3-c]quinazoline heterocycles (Formula I and II) and acceptable salts thereof and compositions including therapeutic, diagnostic agents and prophylactically effective amounts of such compounds of pharmaceutically acceptable salts or polymorphs. The present invention describes a method of staining Cells and its organelles, using a class of fluorescent substituted indazolo[2,3-c]quinazoline. The dyes of the invention allow their retention in cellular organelles even after cell death, fixation, and permeabilization. The invention also includes methods. Wherein, A, B, C, X, n, Ri, R2, R3, R4, Rs, Re, R7, Re, R9, R10 and Rn are defined in the questionnaire.R2, R3, R4, Rs, Re, R?, RB, R9. R10 and Rn can each independently be hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aralkyl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocyclylalkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, heteroaryl or heterocyclyl; X can be no atom; O or S or -NR (wherein R can be Hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aralkyl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocyclylalkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, heteroaryl or heterocyclyl) or or -COOH. -N=C=S or -N=C=0; In the generic structure formula I and II, A, B and C are the rings;Rm can each independently be hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, heteroaryl, aralkyl heterocyclylalkyl or heteroarylalkyl;

 

3.201911006109 SINGLE STEP PROCESS FOR THE DIRECT PREPARATION OF AROMATIC AMINES FROM AROMATIC HALIDES AND AZIDES
IN - 21.08.2020
Int.Class C07C /Appl.No 201911006109Applicant Central University of Punjab
Inventor Ashish Ranjan Dwivedi
The current invention involves direct synthesis of arylamines (formula I) from Nheteroaromatic halides using various azides/amines. The invention describes a method of preparing an arylamine compound, comprising the steps of reacting an Nheteroaromatic halide with an azide/metal azide/amine in the presence or absence of solvent at the temperature less than about 140 °C without using any catalyst whereinthe N-hetroaromatic halide has a formula, Ar(R1R2)X, and Ar is an N-heteroaryl moiety, X is an activated substituent selected from the group consisting of chloride, bromide, iodide, triflate, mesylate, and tosylate, R1 is alkyl or substituted/unsubstituted aryl or bridged ring, R2 is alkyl or substituted/unsubstituted aryl or heteroaryl ring and amine (R3) is selected from the group consisting of primary or secondary amines with alkyl chain or cycloalkyl groups or allylamines or propargyl amine or aromatic amines.

 

4. 201811008301 PYRIMIDINE BRIDGED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVES AS MULTI-TARGETING AGENTS FOR THE TREATMENT OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS
IN - 13.09.2019 Int.Class C07D 487/10Appl.No 201811008301Applicant CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF PUNJAB BATHINDA
Inventor KUMAR, VINOD
The present invention provides novel pyrimidine bridged biaryl compounds of Formula I wherein R1 to R11 are as defined thereinand pharmaceutical compositions thereof as multi-targeting agents for the treatment of various neurological disorders such as but not limited to Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, depression Huntington chorea, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, ageing, cerebral ischaemia, and substance-abuse risk.

 

 

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