The realm of pharmaceutical sciences, particularly in the context of natural products, requires a rigorous and systematic approach to laboratory procedures. Standardized methodologies are paramount for ensuring the quality, authenticity, purity, efficacy, and safety of herbal drugs and other natural product-derived pharmaceuticals.
Maurya, Poonam: -
Dr. Poonam Maurya is a well-known scholar and researcher in the field of pharmaceuticals. She is currently an Associate Professor at the Shambhunath Institute of Pharmacy in Prayagraj, which is connected to Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University in Lucknow. With more than 12 years of experience in teaching and researching pharmaceuticals, she has made a big difference in the growth of drug delivery systems, especially when it comes to formulations based on nanotechnology.
She has a Master's degree in Pharmaceutics from the KIET School of Pharmacy in Ghaziabad. She also just turned in her Ph.D. paper at Bundelkhand University in Jhansi. She has passed the GPAT twice, in 2010 and 2020, and is a certified Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) Inspector. In 2023, she was given the prestigious ATDS Young Fellow Award for her outstanding achievements to pharmacy.
Prasad, Raj Keshwar: -
Raj Keshwar Prasad is an Associate Professor at Shambhunath Institute of Pharmacy, Jhalwa, Prayagraj, AKTU Lucknow, with seventeen years of teaching experience dating back to August 16, 2008. He holds an M. Pharm. in Pharmaceutical Chemistry with 74.5% from the Department of School of Pharmacy, Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya (DAVV), Indore, in 2008.Prasad is a Ranbaxy Gold Medalist for academic excellence in M. Pharm (Pharmaceutical Chemistry) at DAVV, Indore. He qualified for the national-level GATE exam in 2005 (95.45 percentile, AIR-520) and 2006 (92 percentile), conducted by the Ministry of Human Resource and Development, Govt. of India, for higher studies. He was also awarded fellowships by AICTE, Govt. of India, during his M. Pharm program. In 2022, he successfully completed a 12-week NPTEL online certification course in medicinal chemistry with 72% (Elite) from the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune, funded by the MoE, Government of India.His expertise includes handling analytical instruments like HPLC, UV Spectrophotometer, and FT-IR, and using software for Molecular Modeling, Homology Modeling, and Drug Designing such as Schrodinger, Chem-Office, V Life, SPD viewers, MOE, and AutoDOCK. He is proficient in QSAR studies (2D QSAR, 3D QSAR, and Hansch QSAR), Pharmacophore, molecular descriptors, Molecular Docking, and Correlation analysis (MLR, PCA, and PLS). His skills also extend to Chemoinformatics and computational chemistry, including Pharmacophore modeling, computational Drug designing, Analog Structure-based drug design, and discovery. He is experienced in the synthesis of various Heterocyclic and medicinal compounds and Microwave-assisted Synthesis.
Shukla, Pratha: -
Ms. Pratha Shukla is an Assistant Professor at Shambhunath Institute of Pharmacy, Prayagraj, India. She holds an M.Pharm (Pharmaceutical Chemistry) from Shri Ram Institute of Pharmacy and B.Pharm from Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya with distinction. Her research focuses on nanotechnology-based drug delivery systems, particularly carbon nanotube-curcumin nanoconjugates for cancer treatment. She has published in peer-reviewed journals and actively participates in academic development through seminars, workshops, and faculty development programs. Her interests include pharmaceutical education, green chemistry, and innovative teaching methodologies. She knows the handling of various analytical instruments like UV spectrophotometers and HPLC etc.
