Online Refresher Course In Pharmacy for Higher Education

SK Shrivastava is a HAG Grade Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry at Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi, India. He is a committed research scientist and pharmacy educationist and has been actively involved in uplifting the standards of pharmacy education and profession through his dedicated efforts, and passion. He completed his master degree (M. Pharm) in 1993 from Dr. H.S. Gour University, Sagar, India and Ph.D. degree in 2000 from Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Department of Pharmacy, SGSITS, Indore, India. He had 25 years of experience in teaching and research and guided 8 doctoral fellows and 23 postgraduate students who are well settled. Currently, 8 doctoral fellows and four postgraduate students are pursuing research work under his guidance and supervision. He is actively engaged in bilateral research agreement for Indo-US and NIH grants with Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans, USA to design novel molecules in the field of cancer research. He has published around 85 papers in various International and National peer-reviewed journals. His primary research interests are centered on designing and development of novel molecules for the treatment of inflammation, Alzheimer’s disease, and cancer. He has experience and exposure to work with the University as well as IIT system. He served the institute in various capacity, i.e. Member of Rajbhasha Hindi Committee, Administrative warden of the several hostels, Member of the advisory committee, Training and Placement Cell at Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University). Apart from these, he is actively involved in several committees of national repute, i.e. GPAT, UGC, AICTE, and PCI. He is actively involved in the design and development of new curricular and syllabus in the capacity of Member, Board of Studies for various universities i.e. Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya (Bhopal), Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya (Indore), Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Central University (Lucknow), Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya (Jabalpur), and Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University (Lucknow). His membership for various social and civil bodies indicates his zeal to develop in every sphere of life.