School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Faculty

School of Pharmaceutical Sciences

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Professor & Dean

Prof. Preeti Kothiyal

Qualification: M. Pharm (Pharmacology), Ph.D. in Pharmacology

Total Experience: 30 years in Academics, Research & Administration

Leadership & Administrative Roles:

  • Former Vice Chancellor, Dev Bhoomi Uttarakhand University (2022–2025)
  • First Woman-Pharmacy Professional to serve as Vice Chancellor in India
  • Held key positions including Principal, Director & Pro Vice-Chancellor

Research & Publications:

  • 118+ research publications in National & International journals
  • Presented papers at various national and international conferences
  • Supervised 70+ PG dissertations
  • Guided 04 Ph.D. scholars (completed)
  • Currently guiding 06 doctoral research scholars

Areas of Specialization / Research Interest:

  • Psychopharmacology
  • Behavioral Studies
  • Screening of folklore traditional Himalayan plants
  • Clinical & Community Pharmacy Practice
  • Pharmacovigilance

Professional Contributions & Committees:

  • Member, Pharmacy Council of India
  • Chairperson – Education Regulation Committee, PCI
  • Expert Reviewer – Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission
  • Expert Panel Member – National Pharmacovigilance Programme of India
  • Vice President – Indian Pharmaceutical Association
  • Coordinator – Society for Ethnopharmacology (Uttarakhand Chapter)
  • Academic Registrar – Indian Hospital Pharmacist Association

Professional Memberships (Life Member):

  • Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India
  • Indian Pharmaceutical Association
  • Indian Pharmacy Graduates Association

Academic Engagement & Outreach:

  • Chairperson of multiple technical sessions at National & International forums
  • Delivered expert talks across academic platforms
  • Organized National & International Conferences and Workshops in Uttarakhand
  • Advocate for safe drug use, rational drug therapy & strengthening the pharmacist’s role in healthcare

Professor
Dr Ganesh Kumar

Qualification : M. Pharm (Pharmaceutics), Ph.D

Experience: 21 Years

Total Publication: 100 Research and Review Articles, 04 Books, 07 Book Chapters

Patents: 10 Research Patent, 15 Certificate of Registration of design

Area of Interest: NDDS, QbD, Design of Experiments (DoE), Target Oriented Drug Delivery System

Awards: 03

Associate Professor
Dr Ujjwal Nautiyal

Qualification: M. Pharm (Pharmaceutics), Ph.D.

Experience: 18 Years

Total Publication: 51 Research and Review Articles, 5 Books and 12 Book Chapters

Patents: 03 Research Patents, 10 Certificate of Registration of Design

Area of Interest : Herbal Formulation Development, Novel Drug Delivery Systems including Hydrogels, Buccal Films and Transdermal Patches.

Awards: 04 Awards (03 Best academician Award, 01 Best Achiever award in Teaching and Research)

Associate Professor
Dr Priyank Purohit

Qualification : M. S (Pharm), PhD from NIPER Mohali

Experience: 10 years

Total Publication: 35 SCI/WOS indexed research and review articles

Patents: 6 Published, 2 Granted

Area of Interest: Polymer chemistry, Functionalization of polymer and heterocyclic moiety

Awards: 03 (Best thesis award by DST, Distinguish faculty award from UCOST)

Associate Professor
Dr Arvind Singh Farswan

Qualification: M. Pharm. (Pharmacology and Toxicology), Ph.D.

Experience: 14.9 years

Total Publication: 22 Research and Review Articles, 03 Books

Patents: 14 Published

Area of Interest: Pharmacology and Toxicology

Awards: 02

Assistant Professor
Dr Raghav Dixit

Qualification: M. Pharm (Pharmaceutics), Ph.D. (Pharmaceutical Sciences)

Experience: 13 Years

Total Publication: 21 (09-Scopus, 01-Web of Science, 11- Peer Review), 04 Book Chapters

Patents: 07- Indian Design Patents, 01- UK Design Patent and Copyright: 02 (01-India, 01-Canada) 

Area of Interest: Polyelectrolyte Complex Formulation and Natural Polymer Modification 

Awards: 05 (01 by MSME, Govt. Of India, 04 by reputed Institutions/Authority)

Assistant Professor
Mr. Rahul Pandey

Qualification: M. Pharm. (Pharmaceutical Chemistry), Ph.D. (Pursuing)

Experience: 13 Years

Total Publication: 05 Research and Review Articles, 07 Book Chapters

Patents: 03 Research Patent, 09 Certificate of Registration of Design

Area of Interest: Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Computer Aided Drug Design

Assistant Professor
Mr. Abhishek Chandola

Qualification: M. Pharm (Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance), Ph.D. (Pursuing)

Experience: 4 Years

Total Publication: 07 Research and Review Article, 10 Book chapters, 02 Books

Patents: 03 Research Patents, 09 Certificate of Registration of design

Area of Interest: Method Development, Validation, Regulatory Affairs.

Awards: 01 (Young Achievers Award)

Assistant Professor
Dr Srishti Dora

Qualification: Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm D.), MBA

Experience: 3 Years

Total Publication: 1

Patents: 3

Area of Interest: Anaemia and Reproductive Health, PCOS and Infertility

Awards: 1

Assistant Professor

Dr Shikha Thakur

Qualification: Ph.D (Pharmaceutical Sciences)

Total Publication: 22 Research and Review Articles in SCI-Indexed Journals and 4 Book Chapters

Awards: GPAT (Twice in 2017 and 2018)

Area of Interest: Drug discovery, Drug Design, Medicinal and Organic Chemistry

Membership: Associate Member, Royal Society of Chemistry, United Kingdom

Assistant Professor

Mrs. Himanshi Rathaur

Qualification: M.Pharm Pharmaceutics, Ph.D Pursuing

Experience: 7 years

Total Publications: 7 Research and 7 Review Articles, 3 Book chapters

Patents: 5 Patents

Awards: 02

Area of interest: Novel drug delivery system, Solid dosage form development, Herbal and natural product formulation in modern drug delivery

Assistant Professor

Mr. Harsh Pratap Singh

Qualification: M.Pharm Pharmacognosy

Experience: Nil

Total Publications: 0

Patents: 0

Awards: 0

Area of interest: Pharmacognosy, Natural Products and Medicinal Chemistry, Extraction, Isolation and Characterization of Phyto-constituents, Herbal drug development, Therapeutic potential of medicinal plants and the scientific validation of traditional knowledge through modern analytical techniques, Drug Regulatory Affairs.