Education

Postdoctoral fellowship: 2006

King's college, London

Ph.D in Pharmaceutical Sciences: Jan 2006

Manipal Academy of Higher Education (University) & National Botanical Research Institute

M. Pharm (Pharmaceutical Chemistry): Aug 1998-Sep 2000
College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal (Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore)

B. Pharm: July 1994–April 1998
AK College of Pharmacy (The TN Dr. MGR Medical University, Chennai)

Experience

Principal scientist R&D: July 2009 onwards

The Himalaya Drug Company, Bangalore

Principal scientist & Head, R&D: June 2008-July 2009

Azafran innovacions (Dishman group)

Ahmedabad

Visiting Researcher, Pharmacognosy Department: Mar-July 2006

King's college, London

Scientist, Pharmacognosy and Ethnopharmacology Division: Nov 2001 - May 2008

National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow

Senior Research Fellow, Pharmacognosy and Ethnopharmacology Division: Dec 2000-Nov 2001

National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow

Projects handled

• Technomarket survey on “National and international status of nutrraceuticals”, sponsored by TIFAC, DST, from November 2001 to March 2003. (completed)

• Herbal based preparations for degenerative disorders: common hepatic disorders with emphasis on hepatocellular protection (NMITLI). Sponsored by NMITLI cell, CSIR, New Delhi (Ref No. 5/258/12/2001) from May, 2002 to April, 2005.

• Newer scientific herbal preparation for Global positioning (Task Force). Sponsored by CSIR, New Delhi. (Ref. No. 31-2(27)/2002-03) from April, 2002 to March 2007.

• Revitalization of traditional medicine following Indian Ethno-pharmacological approach & Development of plant based herbal products (health care, Nutraceuticals, Cosmaceuticals, etc.) with lead from traditional system (sponsored by In house – NBRI, Lucknow)

  • Standardisation and quality evaluation of herbal drugs/ their products

  • To develop some novel herbal formulations/ cosmetic products

  • Screening of antioxidant capacity of some important plants used as immuno-modulators in indigenous systems of medicine

  • To develop animal house and pharmacological testing laboratory (sponsored by In house – NBRI, Lucknow)