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

• 2023-25
• 2022-24

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, Piper, Stevia rebaudiana, Potentilla 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

Student Corner

GPAT/NET qualified students

Research Project Details

• List of Research Projects (Dissertations)-2020-22

Grants

 Seminar/Symposia

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

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  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

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  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.

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  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

   

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• Dr. Hemant Butani, Head Analytical Division, BMS, Bangalore Based -Delivered a Lecture on “Importance of Solid State Characteristics of Impurities” on January 25, 2018
  
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• 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

   

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• 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.
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  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. 
  

Alumni

Academic Calender

Academic Calender -2023-24

Board of Studies (BOS) 

Notifications

• Partial modification in constitution of BoS, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Natural Products dated 25.03.21
• Partial modification in constitution of BoS, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Natural Products
• Reconstitution of Board of Studies - 13.04.2022

Meetings of Meetings

• Minutes of the BOS Meeting held on 22.12.15
• Minutes of the BOS Meeting held on 12.07.16
• Minutes of the BOS Meeting held on 17.02.17
• Minutes of the BOS Meeting held on 14.05.18
• Minutes of the BOS Meeting held on 04.02.19
• Minutes of the BOS Meeting held on 14.02.20
• Minutes of the BOS Meeting held on 24.05.21
• Minutes of the BOS Meeting held on 29.04.22

Academic & Administrative Committee (AAC)

Meetings of Meetings 

• Minutes of the AAC Meetings held in the year 2015
• Minutes of the AAC Meetings held in the year 2016
• Minutes of the AAC Meetings held in the year 2017
• Minutes of the AAC Meetings held in the year 2018
• Minutes of the AAC Meetings held in the year 2019

• Minutes of the AAC meeting held on 24.07.2020
• Minutes of the AAC meeting held on 07.09.2020
• Minutes of the AAC meeting held on 10.11.2020
• Minutes of the AAC meeting held on 02.02.2021
• Minutes of the AAC meeting held on 30.03.2021
• Minutes of the AAC meeting held on 08-12-2021
• Minutes of the AAC meeting held on 02-05-2022
• Minutes of the AAC meeting held on 10-08-2022

Curriculum Development Committee(CDC)

Notifications

• Notification of the CDC dated 02.11.2015
• Notification of the CDC dated 30.10.2019

Meetings of Meetings

• Minutes of the CDC meeting held on 07.12.2015
• Minutes of the CDC Meeting held on 12.01.2017
• Minutes of the CDC meeting held on 07.05.2018
• Minutes of the CDC meeting held on 31.01.2019
• Minutes of the CDC meeting held on 06.02.2020
• Minutes of the CDC meeting held on 04.05.2021
• Minutes of the CDC meeting held on 30.01.2022
• Minutes of the CDC meeting held on 02.02.2022

AICTE Approvals

1. Letter Of Approval 2013-14-CPS
2. EOA Report 2014-15
3. EOA Report 2015-16
4. EOA Report 2016-17
5. EOA Report 2017-18
6. EOA Report 2018-19
7. EOA Report 2020-21
8. EOA Report 2021-22
9. EOA Report 2022-23

PCI Approvals

1. SIF E
2. PCI 2018-19
3. PCI 2019-20
4. PCI 2020-21
5. PCI 2021-22
6. PCI 2022-23
7. PCI 2023-24

Patents Filed

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