APP AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL BRANCH
INDO-US CONFERENCE
(GFCP2S-2023)
Association of Pharmacy Professionals (APP) Madhya Pradesh State Branch organized 28th Indo-US International Conference on “Global Findings and Current Perspective of Pharmaceutical Sciences” on October 06-07, 2023 at Narasaraopeta Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Yellamanda, Narasaraopet, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, in collaboration with APP American International Branch and APP Natural Products Research and Development Division, in the commemoration of “World Teacher’s Day 2023“.
During this scientific conference, Sri Mittapalli Venkata Koteswararao, Chairman, Narasaraopeta Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Yellamanda; Mr. Ramesh, Secretary, Narasaraopeta Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Yellamanda; Mr. Chakravarthi Mittapalli and Mr. Kishore Mittapalli, Directors, Narasaraopeta Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Yellamanda acted as ‘Patrons’; Dr. Sunita Dahiya, General Secretary APP from School of Pharmacy, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA as ‘Organizing Chairman’; Prof. J. N. Suresh Kumar, Secretary, APP Andhra Pradesh State Branch and Principal, Narasaraopeta Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Yellamanda as ‘Convener’; Dr. Sushil Kumar Kashaw, President, APP Madhya Pradesh State Branch from Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dr. H. S. Gour Central University, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh and Prof. Suresh V. Chennupati, National Head, APP Analytical Chemistry Division from Nalanda College of Pharmacy, Cherlapally, Nalgonda, Telangana as ‘Co-Conveners’ and Prof. Rajiv Dahiya, Founder President APP and Former Director, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago as ‘Scientific Committee Chairman’.
The conference started with ‘welcome speech’ by Chairman and Principal of the hosting institution, and lightening of lamp by the invited guests. Scientific session of the conference was initiated with online keynote lecture of Prof. Somnath Singh, Department of Pharmacy Sciences, School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, USA who addressed the gathering on the topic ‘Hydrogen Sulfide in Glaucoma: Delivery System, Hypotensive and Neuroprotective Effects’. This virtual session was chaired by Prof. Mehul N. Patel, Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Dharamsinh Desai University, Nadiad, Gujarat and Dr. Sushil Kumar Kashaw, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dr. H. S. Gour Central University, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. Other two lectures were delivered by Prof. Malarkodi Velraj, Department of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vels deemed to be University (VISTAS), Pallavaram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu and Prof. K. N. Venkateswara Rao, Principal, Nalanda College of Pharmacy, Cherlapally, Nalgonda, Telangana on the topics like ‘Outstanding Contribution of Herbal Drugs: Associated Challenges and Potential Opportunities’ and ‘Challenges of the Indian Pharmaceutical Sector in Current Scenario’.
During the valedictory function, Prof. K. N. V. Rao, Principal, Nalanda College of Pharmacy, Cherlapally, Nalgonda, Telangana was felicitated with ‘APP Best Achiever Award 2023‘ for his outstanding achievements, by Prof. Malarkodi Velraj, National Coordinator, APP Natural Products R & D Division and Prof. J. N. Suresh Kumar, Secretary, APP Andhra Pradesh State Branch. Also appreciation awards were extended to chairman and principal of hosting college. In addition, Mr. M. Rama Krishna, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Narasaraopeta Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Yellamanda was conferred with ‘Best Performer Award’; Mr. Pulipongu Lazaru, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Narasaraopeta Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Yellamanda with ‘Best Pharmacist Award’; Dr. Raghavendra Kumar Gunda, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, Narasaraopeta Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Yellamanda with ‘Best Researcher Award’ and Mr. Nori Kodanda Ram, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Narasaraopeta Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Yellamanda with ‘Best Talent Award’. In student category, Mr. N. Manikanta Kumar, Ms. Syed Salma, B.Pharm (4th Year) Students, Narasaraopeta Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Yellamanda and Mr. D. V. Nagendra Babu, Ms. K. Sri Lakshmi Priyanka, Pharm.D (6th Year) Students, Narasaraopeta Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Yellamanda, were felicitated with ‘Best Outgoing Student Awards’ in male and female categories. At the end, Narasaraopeta Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Yellamanda was conferred with ‘APP Best Institution Award 2023’ for providing quality pharmaceutical education in Narasaraopet region. All the awards were provided by Prof. Suresh V. Chennupati, National Head, APP Analytical Chemistry Division who acted as ‘Guest of Honor’ and Prof. Malarkodi Velraj, National Coordinator, APP Natural Products R & D Division. Various posters were presented during scientific session of this Indo-US International Conference and best poster prizes were distributed. At last, the scientific event ended with ‘Vote of thanks’ by the convener.
INDO-US CONFERENCE
(GDNFPST-2023)
Association of Pharmacy Professionals (APP) Gujarat State Branch organized 27th Indo-US International Conference on “Global Developments and New Findings in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology” at Shivam Pharmaceutical Studies Research Centre, Valasan, Anand, Gujarat on Apr 06, 2023, in collaboration with APP American International Branch and APP Molecular Pharmacology Division, in the commemoration of “World Health Day 2023”.
During this Indo-US International Conference, Mr. Rajubhai Patel, Chairman, Shivam Technical Education Campus, Valasan, Anand, Gujarat acted as ‘Chief Patron’; Mr. Ashraf Mansuri, Managing Trustee, Shivam Technical Education Campus, Valasan, Anand as ‘Patron’; Dr. Rajiv Dahiya, Senior Lecturer and Former Director, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago, West Indies as ‘Organizing Chairman’; Prof. B. N. Suhagia, Research Director and Former Dean, Faculty of Pharmacy, Dharmsinh Desai University, Nadiad, Gujarat as ‘Guest of Honor’; Prof. Nehal J. Shah, Principal, Shivam Pharmaceutical Studies and Research Centre, Valasan, Anand as ‘Convener’; Prof. Mehul N. Patel, Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Dharmsinh Desai University, Nadiad, Gujarat as ‘Co-Convener’; Dr. Sunita Dahiya, General Secretary APP from Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR, USA as ‘Scientific Committee Chairman’; Prof. Somnath De, Department of Pharmacology, St. Pauls College of Pharmacy, Turkayamjal, Ranga Reddy, Telangana and Dr. Priyank Kumar, Joint Secretary, APP American International Branch from College of Pharmacy, Marshall B. Ketchum, University, Fullerton, California, USA as ‘Scientific Committee Co-Chairmans’.
The conference started with ‘welcome speech’ by Mr. Rajubhai Patel and Mr. Ashraf Mansuri, Chairman and Managing Trustee of Shivam Technical Education Campus, Valasan, Anand and ‘opening remarks’ by Prof. Nehal J. Shah, Principal of Shivam Pharmaceutical Studies and Research Centre, Valasan, Anand and Prof. B. N. Suhagia, Guest of Honor & Former Dean, Faculty of Pharmacy, Dharmsinh Desai University, Nadiad, Gujarat. The scientific session of the conference was initiated with lectures of Dr. Ashish P. Shah, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth Deemed to be University, Piparia, Waghodia, Vadodara, Gujarat on topic ‘In Silico Drug Design: A Catalytic Tool for Modern Drug Discovery’ and Prof. Gaurav Gupta, Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jagatpura, Jaipur, Rajasthan on topic ‘Artificial Intelligence in Pharmaceutical Research and Development’. The session was also enriched with invited lecture of Prof. Alekha K. Dash, Associate Dean (Research), School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, USA who addressed the gathering on ‘Liposomes and Transferosomes for the Topical Delivery of Papain in the treatment of Hypertrophic Scars’. The pre-lunch and post-lunch sessions were chaired by Prof. Mehul N. Patel, Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Dharmsinh Desai University, Nadiad, Gujarat At the end of lectures, each resource person was felicitated with ‘Appreciation certificates’ as a token of thanks. Oral and poster competitions were also conducted during the pre-lunch and post-lunch sessions and the winners were awarded with medals and certificates.
During the valedictory function, Dr. Naazneen I. Surti, Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, Indukaka Ipcowala College of Pharmacy, Anand, Gujarat was conferred with ‘Best Researcher Award’ for her noteworthy research performance; Dr. Mehul K. Bhatt, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacognosy, Indubhai Patel College of Pharmacy and Research Centre, Dharmaj, Anand, Gujarat with ‘Best Teacher Award’ for his noteworthy teaching performance; Dr. Dimalkumar A. Shah, Professor, Department of Quality Assurance, Indukaka Ipcowala College of Pharmacy, Anand, Gujarat with ‘Best Achiever Award’ for his outstanding teaching and research performance; Dr. Rahil Bhura, Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, Shivam Pharmaceutical Studies & Research Centre, Valasan, Anand, Gujarat with ‘Best Performer Award’ in recognition of his overall outstanding performance and Dr. Hetal D. Solanki, Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Shivam Pharmaceutical Studies and Research Centre, Valasan, Anand, Gujarat with ‘Best Talent Award’ in recognition of her outstanding teaching and research accomplishments.
The convener, chief patron and patron were felicitated with ‘Appreciation Awards’ for their untiring efforts for the accomplishment of Indo-US International Conference by the President, APP American International Branch from Creighton University, Omaha, USA; President, APP Gujarat State Branch and Chief Advisor, APP Gujarat State Branch from Dharmsinh Desai University, Nadiad, Gujarat. The conference concluded with closing remarks and vote of thanks by the convener.
INDO-US CONFERENCE
(PST:P2FA-2023)
Association of Pharmacy Professionals (APP) Madhya Pradesh State Branch organized 26th Indo-US International Conference on “Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology : Past, Present & Future Aspects” at Sharda School of Pharmacy, Pethapur, Gandhinagar, Gujarat on Apr 05-06, 2023, in collaboration with APP American International Branch and APP Pharmaceutical Education & HealthCare Management Division, in the commemoration of “World Health Day 2023”.
During this Indo-US International Conference, Dr. Naresh Patel, Managing Trustee, Sharda School of Pharmacy, Pethapur acted as ‘Chief Patron’; Mr. Kantibhai Patel, Secretary, Sharda School of Pharmacy, Pethapur as ‘Patron’; Prof. M. M. Patel, Former Vice Chancellor, Sabarmati University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat as ‘Chief Guest’; Prof. B. N. Suhagia, Research Director and Former Dean, Dharmsinh Desai University, Nadiad, Gujarat as ‘Guest of Honor’; Dr. Sunita Dahiya, General Secretary APP from Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR, USA as ‘Organizing Chairman’; Prof. Divyakant A. Patel, Principal, Sharda School of Pharmacy, Pethapur as ‘Convener’; Dr. Yogesh Patel, HOD, Sharda School of Pharmacy, Pethapur and Dr. Sushil Kashaw, Secretary, APP Madhya Pradesh State Branch and Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dr. H. S. Gour Central University, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh as ‘Co-Conveners’; Dr. Rajiv Dahiya, Founder President APP and Former Director, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago, West Indies as ‘Scientific Committee Chairman’ and Dr. Radhika V. Kumar, Executive Member, APP American International Branch and Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, American University of Health Sciences, Signal Hill, California, USA as ‘Scientific Committee Co-Chairman’.
The conference started with ‘welcome speech’ and ‘opening remarks’ by the Convener, Co-Convener, Chief Guest and the Guest of Honor. The first day included the lecture of Dr. Khushboo K. Vaghela, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, Sharda School of Pharmacy, Pethapur, Gandhinagar, Gujarat who addressed the gathering on ‘Herbal Cosmeceuticals’. The session was chaired by Dr. Ankita S. Patel, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Sharda School of Pharmacy, Pethapur. Oral and poster competitions were also conducted after the lecture session and the winners were awarded with medals and certificates at the end of conference.
The second day of conference started with ‘opening remarks’ of Prof. Ankit B. Chaudhary, Vice President, APP Gujarat State Branch and Principal, Saraswati Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dhanap, Gandhinagar. This scientific session of the conference was enriched with scientific lectures of speakers from International and National Universities like Prof. Alekha K. Dash, Associate Dean (Research), School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, USA who addressed the gathering on ‘Pre-formulation Studies on Two Novel Indole-2-Carboxamides, Highly Potent against Nontuberculous Mycobacteria’. Last lecture was delivered by Dr. Saurabh Kumar Banerjee, Dean & Associate Professor, School of Pharmaceutical Management, The IIHMR University, Jaipur, Rajasthan and National Head, APP Pharmaceutical Education & HealthCare Management who spoke about ‘Career Opportunities in Medical Device Industry for Pharmacy & Healthcare Students‘. This session was chaired by Prof. Hiral J. Panchal, Principal, Shree Swaminarayan Sankar Pharmacy College, Zundal, Gandhinagar, Gujarat and Executive Member, APP Gujarat State Branch.
During the valedictory function, Dr. Khushboo K. Vaghela, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, Sharda School of Pharmacy, Pethapur was conferred with ‘Best Achiever Award’ in recognition of her noteworthy teaching and research activities; Ms. Urvi R. Trivedi, Associate Professor, Department of Quality Assurance and Mr. Jaymin G. Patel, Assistant Professor, Department of Quality Assurance, Sharda School of Pharmacy, Pethapur with ‘Best Pharmacist Awards’ for their noteworthy public services; Mr. Mihir J. Patel, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics and Ms. Priyanka Yadav, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, Sharda School of Pharmacy, Pethapur with ‘Best Teacher Awards’ in recognition of their noteworthy teaching performances; Mr. Kaushik R. Patel and Ms. Janki A. Patel, Associate Professors, Department of Quality Assurance, Sharda School of Pharmacy, Pethapur with ‘Best Researcher Awards’ in recognition of their noteworthy research performances; Dr. Ankita S. Patel, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Sharda School of Pharmacy, Pethapur with ‘Best Research Scholar Award’ in recognition of her noteworthy research output; Ms. Mugdha J. Dhimar, Assistant Professor, Department of Quality Assurance and Mr. Krupesh C. Savaliya, M.Pharm Student, Department of Pharmaceutics, Sharda School of Pharmacy, Pethapur with ‘Best Talent Award’ and ‘Best Performer Award’ in recognition of their overall outstanding performances. The convener, chief patron and patron were also felicitated with ‘Appreciation Awards’ for their untiring efforts for the accomplishment of Indo-US International Conference by the President, APP American International Branch and Vice President, APP Gujarat State Branch. Also, certificate of appreciations were extended to the Chief Guest, Guest of Honor and the resource persons during the conference for their solid input. The event concluded with closing remarks and vote of thanks by the hosting college staff members.
INDO-US CONFERENCE
(GANFPST-2023)
Association of Pharmacy Professionals (APP) American International Branch and The Dale View College of Pharmacy and Research Centre, Punalal, Poovachal, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala organized 25th Indo-US International Conference on “Global Advances and Novel Findings in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology” at The Dale View College of Pharmacy and Research Centre on Apr 05, 2023, in collaboration with APP Kerala State Branch and APP BioTech Division, in the commemoration of “World Health Day”.
During this Indo-US International Conference, Sri. C. Christu Das, Chairman, The Dale View College of Pharmacy and Research Centre, Thiruvananthapuram acted as ‘Patron’; Prof. Shiji Kumar PS, Principal, The Dale View College of Pharmacy and Research Centre, Thiruvananthapuram as ‘Convener’; Prof. Boby Johns G, Department of Pharmaceutics, St. Josephs College of Pharmacy, Cherthala, Alappuzha, Kerala and Mr. Arun JL, Head, Department of Pharmaceutics, The Dale View College of Pharmacy and Research Centre, Thiruvananthapuram as ‘Co-Conveners’; Dr. Rajiv Dahiya, Former Director, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago, West Indies as ‘Organizing Chairman’; Dr. Keerthi GS Nair, Associate Professor and Coordinator R & D, The Dale View College of Pharmacy and Research Centre, Thiruvananthapuram as ‘Organizing Secretary’; Dr. Sunita Dahiya, General Secretary APP from Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR, USA as ‘Scientific Committee Chairman’; Dr. Priyank Kumar, Joint Secretary, APP American International Branch and Associate Professor, College of Pharmacy, Marshall B. Ketchum University, Fullerton, California, USA and Dr. Paramita Basu, International Head, APP BioTech Division from Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, Touro College of Pharmacy, New York, United States as ‘Scientific Committee Co-Chairmans’. The conference started with ‘welcome speech’ by the Convener – Prof. Shiji Kumar PS, and the Chairperson – Dr. Deena Das CS; ‘inaugural address’ by the Chief Guest – Prof. Mohanan Kunnummal, Honorable Vice Chancellor, Kerala University of Health Sciences, Thrissur; ‘felicitation address’ by Dr. Abhirama BR, Head, Department of Pharmacy Practice, The Dale View College of Pharmacy and Research Centre, Thiruvananthapuram and ‘token of thanks’ by Dr. Shaiju David Alfi, Managing Director and CEO.
The scientific session of the conference was enriched with scientific lectures of Prof. Alekha K. Dash, Associate Dean (Research), School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, USA; Prof. S. Sathesh Kumar, Principal, SNS College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu and Prof. Jyoti Shrivastava, HOD, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, The Oxford College of Pharmacy, Hongasandra, Bangalore, Karnataka who addressed the gathering on different topics of pharmaceutical interest viz. ‘Development and Characterization of Nanoparticulate Delivery System for the Treatment of Cutaneous Melanoma’, ‘Nano Drug Delivery Systems for Alzheimer’s Disease – A Futuristic Therapeutic Approach’ and ‘The Neuroscience and Benefits of ASMR’. The pre-lunch session was chaired by the Mr. Arun JL, Head, Department of Pharmaceutics; Dr. Keerthi GS Nair, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics and the after lunch session was chaired by Dr. Anoopma John L, Head, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, The Dale View College of Pharmacy and Research Centre, Punalal, Poovachal, Thiruvananthapuram.
Oral and e-poster competitions were also conducted during the afternoon session and the winners were awarded with medals and certificates at the end of conference. During the valedictory function, the convener and patron were conferred with ‘APP Appreciation Awards’ for their untiring efforts for successful conduction of this Indo-US International Conference, in the commemoration of “World Health Day”. Further, President APP American International Branch announced the name of Prof. S. Sathesh Kumar, Principal, SNS College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu as new ‘Vice President‘ of the APP Tamilnadu State Branch. Finally, the event concluded with closing remarks and vote of thanks by the Coordinator – Dr. Seena H, Vice Principal of the hosting institute.
INDO-US CONFERENCE
(WTC2HPT-2023)
Association of Pharmacy Professionals (APP) Karnataka State Branch organized 24th Indo-US International Conference on “Worldwide Trends and Current Challenges in Herbal and Pharmaceutical Technology” at Mallige College of Pharmacy, Chikkabanavara, Bangalore, Karnataka on Apr 04, 2023, in collaboration with APP American International Branch and APP Natural Products R & D Division, in the commemoration of “World Health Day 2023”.
During this Indo-US International Conference, Dr. A. C. Sreeram, Chairman, Mallige College of Pharmacy, Chikkabanavara, Bangalore acted as ‘Chief Patron’; Dr. A. C. Raghuram, Governing Council Chairman, and Smt. Swati Sreeram, Governing Council Member, Mallige College of Pharmacy, Chikkabanavara, Bangalore as ‘Patrons’; Prof. Shivakumar Swamy, Principal, Mallige College of Pharmacy, Chikkabanavara, Bangalore as ‘Convener’; Dr. Sunita Dahiya, General Secretary APP from Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR, USA as ‘Organizing Chairman’; Prof. Rajendra Sandur V, Vice Principal, Mallige College of Pharmacy, Chikkabanavara, Bangalore as ‘Co-Convener’; Mrs. Mamatha M K, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacognosy, Mallige College of Pharmacy, Chikkabanavara, Bangalore as ‘Organizing Secretary’; Dr. Rajiv Dahiya, Senior Lecturer and Former Director, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago, West Indies as ‘Scientific Committee Chairman’ and Dr. Priyank Kumar, Joint Secretary, APP American International Branch and Associate Professor, College of Pharmacy, Marshall B. Ketchum, University, Fullerton, California, USA as ‘Scientific Committee Co-Chairman’. Further, Prof. Kuntal Das, Dr. Rashmi P, Dr. Ashvini H M from Mallige College of Pharmacy, Chikkabanavara, Bangalore served as ‘Scientific Committee members‘; Dr. M D Karvekar, Sri. N Ramesh from Mallige College of Pharmacy, Chikkabanavara, Bangalore served as ‘Advisory Committee members‘ and Mrs. Sheeba F R, Mrs. Nagalakshmi N C from Mallige College of Pharmacy, Chikkabanavara, Bangalore served as ‘Registration Committee members‘. The conference started with ‘welcome speech’ and ‘opening remarks’ by Chairman & Principal of Mallige College of Pharmacy, Bangalore; Prof. P. Shanmugasundaram, President, APP Tamilnadu State Branch who also served as the ‘Guest of Honor’ of Inaugural Ceremony; Prof. Kuntal Das, President, APP Karnataka State Branch and Prof. Jyoti Shrivastava, Vice President, APP Karnataka State Branch and HOD, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, The Oxford College of Pharmacy, Hongasandra, Bangalore.
The scientific session of the conference was enriched with scientific lectures of Prof. Alekha K. Dash, Associate Dean (Research), School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, USA; Prof. P. Shanmugasundaram, Director, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vels Deemed to be University (VISTAS), Chennai, Tamil Nadu and Prof. Venkatachalam Gopal, Principal, College of Pharmacy, Mother Theresa Post Graduate and Research Institute of Health Sciences, Puducherry (Union Territory) who addressed the gathering on different topics of pharmaceutical interest viz. ‘Development of Polymeric Nanoparticles containing a Natural Antioxidant (alpha-Tocopherol) for the treatment of Spinal Cord Injury’, ‘Current Challenges in Upgrading and Modernization of Herbal Drugs’ and ‘Best Practices in Applying the Knowledge of Ethnopharmacognosy for Herbal Drug Technology Development’.
The first scientific pre-lunch session was chaired by the Prof. Rajendra Sandur V, Vice Principal, Mallige College of Pharmacy, Chikkabanavara, Bangalore which included addressing by President, APP American International Branch and President, APP Tamilnadu State Branch. The after lunch session was chaired by the President, APP Karnataka State Branch, which included talk of National Head, APP Natural Products R & D Division. Oral and poster competitions were also conducted during the afternoon session and the winners were awarded with medals and certificates during the conference.
During the valedictory function, Dr. Ashvini H M, Professor & HOD, Department of Pharmaceutics, Mallige College of Pharmacy, Bangalore was conferred with ‘Best Achiever Award’ for her overall outstanding teaching & research performance; Mr. Keerthy H S, Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics and Mrs. Suma U S, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, and Mrs. Mamatha M K, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacognosy, Mallige College of Pharmacy, Chikkabanavara, Bangalore with ‘Best Teacher Awards’ for their outstanding teaching accomplishments; Ms. Meghana S, B.Pharm Student, Mallige College of Pharmacy, Chikkabanavara, Bangalore with ‘Best Tatent Award’ in recognition of her overall outstanding performance; Ms. Supreetha A, B.Pharm Student and Ms. Monika L, Pharm.D Student, Mallige College of Pharmacy, Chikkabanavara, Bangalore with ‘Best Student Awards’ in recognition of their noteworthy academic merits. The convener, chief patron and patrons were felicitated with ‘APP Appreciation Awards’ for their untiring efforts for the accomplishment of Indo-US International Conference by the President, APP American International Branch, President, APP Tamilnadu State Branch and Vice President, APP Karnataka State Branch. The conference concluded with closing remarks and vote of thanks by the hosting college staff members.
INDO-US CONFERENCE
(C2GUPST-2023)
Association of Pharmacy Professionals (APP) Tamilnadu State Branch organized 23rd Indo-US International Conference on “Current Challenges and Global Updates in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology” at Vels Institute of Science Technology and Advanced Studies (VISTAS) Deemed to be University, Pallavaram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu on Apr 03, 2023, in collaboration with APP American International Branch and APP Natural Products R & D Division, in the commemoration of “World Health Day 2023”. During this Indo-US International Conference, Dr. Ishari K. Ganesh, Founder Chancellor, VISTAS, Pallavaram, Chennai acted as ‘Chief Patron’; Dr. A. Jothi Murugan, Pro Vice Chancellor, VISTAS; Dr. S. Sriman Narayanan, Vice Chancellor, VISTAS and Dr. P. Saravanan, Registrar, VISTAS, Pallavaram, Chennai as ‘Patrons’; Prof. P. Shanmugasundaram, Director, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, VISTAS as ‘Convener’; Dr. Sunita Dahiya, General Secretary APP from Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR, USA as ‘Organizing Chairman’; Prof. Suresh V. Chennupati, National Head, APP AnalChem Division and HOD, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Nalanda College of Pharmacy, Charlapally, Nalgonda, Telangana as ‘Organizing Secretary’; Prof. M. Vijey Aanandhi, HOD, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry & Analysis, and Prof. T. S. Shanmugarajan, HOD, Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, VISTAS, Pallavaram, Chennai as ‘Co-Conveners’; Dr. Rajiv Dahiya, Senior Lecturer and Former Director, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago, West Indies as ‘Scientific Committee Chairman’; Prof. Palanisamy Selvamani, Secretary, APP Tamilnadu State Branch from Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Anna University, BIT Campus, Tiruchirappalli and Prof. Malarkodi Velraj, National Coordinator, APP Natural Products R & D Division from Department of Pharmacognosy, Vels Deemed to be University (VISTAS), Pallavaram, Chennai as ‘Scientific Committee Co-Chairmans’.
The conference started with ‘welcome speech’ and ‘opening remarks’ by President, APP Tamilnadu State Branch; National Head, APP AnalChem Division; President, APP American International Branch and Vice Chancellor, VISTAS, Pallavaram, Chennai. The scientific session of the conference was enriched with invited lectures of Prof. Alekha K. Dash, Associate Dean (Research), School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, USA; Prof. Venu Madhav Katla, Head, Department of Pharmaceutics, St. Pauls College of Pharmacy, Turkayamjal, Abdullapurmet, Ranga Reddy, Hyderabad, Telangana and Prof. Sundar Sankaralingam, Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Vijaya Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences for Women, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh who addressed the gathering on different topics of pharmaceutical interest viz. ‘Liposomes and Transferosomes for the Topical Delivery of Papain in the Treatment of Hypertrophic Scars’, ‘Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles : A Promising Multifunctional Drug Delivery System’ and ‘The Future of Health Care in an Artificially Intelligent World’. The scientific lecture sessions were chaired by the Co-Conveners – Prof. M. Vijey Aanandhi, HOD, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry & Analysis and Prof. T. S. Shanmugarajan, HOD, Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, VISTAS, Pallavaram, Chennai. As a token of thanks, all the resource persons were provided with certificates of appreciations with mementoes by the Convener, Organizing Secretary and Co-Conveners of the conference. Poster competition was also conducted during the afternoon session and the winners were felicitated with certificates and medals during the conference.
During the valedictory function, Dr. I. Somasundaram, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, VISTAS was conferred with ‘Best Achiever Award’ for his noteworthy teaching and research performance; Dr. M. Sumithra, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Analysis, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, VISTAS and Dr. S. Jeganath, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, VISTAS with ‘Best Teacher Awards’ for their noteworthy teaching accomplishments; Dr. M. Komala, Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, VISTAS with ‘Best Tatent Award’ in recognition of her overall outstanding performance; Ms. A. Marina Juliet, M.Pharm Student, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Analysis; Ms. K. Sree Lakshmi, M.Pharm Student, Department of Pharmaceutics; Ms. Priyanka Kumari, M.Pharm Student, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Ms. Aishwarya B, Pharm.D Student, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, VISTAS, Pallavaram, Chennai with ‘Best Student Awards’ in Post Graduate and Pharm.D categories, in recognition of their noteworthy academic merits and respective achievements. Further, the convener, chief patron and patrons were honored with ‘APP Appreciation Awards’ for their hard efforts in the accomplishment of this Indo-US International Conference. The event concluded with closing remarks and vote of thanks by the Convener/Co-Conveners of the conference.
INDO-US CONFERENCE
(MTCPTS-2019)
Association of Pharmacy Professionals (APP) Karnataka State Branch and APP American International Branch jointly organized 5th Indo-US Conference on “Modern Trends and Challenges in Pharmaceutical Technology and Sciences” at Pathfinder Institute of Pharmacy Education and Research (PIPER), Warangal, Telangana on Dec 03-04, 2019.
During this APP-PIPER collaborative conference, Mr. N. Venkateshwar Rao, Secretary Cum Correspondent, PIPER, Warangal acted as ‘Patron’, Dr. K. Sathish, Chairman, PIPER; Mr. T. Mukunda Reddy, Treasurer, PIPER; Mr. V. Nishanth Rao, Director, PIPER, Warangal as ‘Co-Patrons’, Dr. Sunita Dahiya, General Secretary APP from School of Pharmacy, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR, USA as ‘Organizing Chairman’, Dr. Gummadevelley Sandeep, Professor & Head, Department of Drug Regulatory Affairs, PIPER as ‘Convener’, Dr. Mohammad Asif Hussain, Principal, PIPER as ‘Organizing Secretary’ and Dr. Rajiv Dahiya, Founder President APP and Director, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago as ‘Scientific Committee Chairman’. Further, Prof. K. Purusotham, Registrar, Kakatiya University, Warangal, Telangana was the ‘Chief Guest’ and Prof. T. V. Narayana, President, The Indian Pharmaceutical Association, Mumbai & Prof. Chandrakant Kokate, Former Vice Chancellor, Kakatiya University, Warangal, Telangana were the ‘Guest of Honor’ during the conference.
During the event, Prof. Alekha K. Dash, President, APP American International Branch from School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, USA; Prof. Kuntal Das, President, APP Karnataka State Branch from Department of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, Krupanidhi College of Pharmacy, Bangalore, Karnataka and other pharmaceutical experts like Dr. Raju Devde, Coordinator, Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission, Pharmacovigilance Programme of India and Prof. V. Venkateswarlu, Managing Director, Neuheit Pharma Technologies Private Ltd, Kukatpally, Hyderabad, Telangana addressed the professional gathering on issues related to pharmaceutical technology and sciences including Surface modified solid-lipid nanodelivery: Development, characterization, in vivo biodistribution and tumor efficacy of Paclitaxel nanome™ and nano herbal formulation and its current status in pharmaceutical market.
During the valedictory function, Dr. Anna Balaji, Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, Sree Vidyanikethan College of Pharmacy, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh was conferred with ‘Best Teacher Award’; Dr. G. Tirupathi, Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Vaagdevi Pharmacy College, Warangal, Telangana with ‘Best Talent Award’; Dr. V. Mahender Reddy, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Sahasra Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Warangal, Telangana with ‘Best Pharmacist Award’; Mr. V. Karnakar Reddy, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology, SRR College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Karimnagar, Telangana with ‘Best Researcher Award’; Mrs. P. Shivani, Research Scholar, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kakatiya University, Warangal, Telangana with ‘Best Research Scholar Award’; Mr. V. Sai Kiran, Ms. P. Manaswini, Mr. D. Bharath Kumar, Mr. V. Nagaraju, Pharm.D Student Interns, PIPER, Warangal; Mr. D. Rajesh, Mr. B. Sandeep Kumar, M.Pharm Students, PIPER, Warangal; Ms. G. Anusha, M.Pharm Student, Vaageswari College of Pharmacy, Karimnagar; Mr. K. Madhu Babu, M.Pharm Student, School of Pharmacy, Anurag Group of Institutions, Ghatkesar, Hyderabad, Telangana with ‘Best Student Awards’. Further, Dr. B. Nagaraju, Assistant Professor, University College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kakatiya University, Warangal was conferred with ‘Best Oration Award’ and B.Pharm/M.Pharm/Pharm.D students from different pharmacy colleges of Telangana state viz. Ms. P. Srujana, Mr. G. Surya Teja, Ms. Achalitha, Ms. N. Kusuma, Ms. C. Priyanka, Mr. R. Ranjit Kumar, Mr. S. Rajesh and Ms. B. Meghna were felicitated with ‘Best Poster Awards’ in Pharmaceutics, Pharmacology, Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Analysis/Pharmacognosy/Pharmacy Practice sections.
Further, ‘APP Warangal Local Branch’ headed by Dr. Gummadevelley Sandeep, Professor & Head, Department of Drug Regulatory Affairs, Pathfinder Institute of Pharmacy Education and Research, Warangal, Telangana with coordinators – Dr. T. Manish Kumar, Professor & Head, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Balaji Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Narsampet; Dr. V. Mehender Reddy, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Sahasra Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Warangal; Dr. P. Vivek Sagar, Associate Professor, Department of Quality Assurance, Vaagdevi Pharmacy College, Warangal was also launched by President, APP American International Branch from Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska (USA) during the conference. Conference ended with felicitation of Principal and Vice Principal of Pathfinder Institute of Pharmacy Education and Research, Warangal, Telangana for their hard efforts and invaluable support for smooth conduction of the conference.
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Association of Pharmacy Professionals Gujarat State Branch organized 6th Indo-US Conference on “Recent Advancements in Pharmaceutical Research for Global Healthcare” at Bhupal Nobles’ Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (BNIPS), Bhupal Nobles’ University, Udaipur, Rajasthan on Dec 04, 2019 in collaboration with APP American International Branch.
During this APP-BNU collaborative conference, Sh. Gunwat Singh Jhala, Chairperson, Bhupal Nobles’ Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (BNIPS), Bhupal Nobles’ University, Udaipur, Rajasthan acted as ‘Patron’; Prof. Indrajeet Singhvi, Vice Chancellor, Sai Tirupati University, Udaipur, Rajasthan as ‘Chief Guest’; Dr. Rajiv Dahiya, Founder President APP and Director, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago and Prof. Chetan Singh Chauhan, Principal, BNIPS, Bhupal Nobles’ University, Udaipur as ‘Conveners’; Prof. Uday B. Kompella, Secretary, APP American International Branch from School of Pharmacy, University of Colorado Aurora, Colorado, USA and Prof. Nehal J. Shah, Secretary, APP Gujarat State Branch and Principal, Indubhai Patel College of Pharmacy and Research Centre, Dharmaj, Gujarat as ‘Co-Conveners’; Dr. Anju Goyal, Professor, BNIPS, Bhupal Nobles’ University, Udaipur, Rajasthan as ‘Organizing Secretary’; Dr. Sunita Dahiya, General Secretary APP from School of Pharmacy, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR, USA as ‘Scientific Committee Chairman’; Dr. Gaurav Gupta, Head, APP MolPharm Division from School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jaipur, Rajasthan as ‘Scientific Committee Co-Chairman’ and Prof. Jeewan Singh Ranawat, Vice Chancellor, Bhupal Nobles’ University, Udaipur as ‘Special Guest‘.
During the event, Prof. Alekha K. Dash, President, APP American International Branch from School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, USA and Prof. Ankit K. Chaudhary, Vice President, APP Gujarat State Branch from Department of Quality Assurance, Saraswati Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dhanap, Gandhinagar, Gujarat addressed the gathering on topics of pharmaceutical research including Cancer nanomedicine: advances and challenges, Current perspectives on cleaning validation in pharmaceutical industry: A scientific and risk based approach.
During the conference, Prof. Chetan Singh Chauhan, Principal, Bhupal Nobles’ Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, B. N. University, Udaipur was conferred with ‘Best Teacher Award’; Dr. Meenakshi Bharkatiya, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, B. N. Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, B. N. University, Udaipur and Mr. Hitesh Kothari, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, B. N. College of Pharmacy, B. N. University, Udaipur with ‘Best Performer Awards’; Dr. Raghvendra S. Bhadauria, Principal & Professor, Shrinathji Institute of Pharmacy, Nathdwara, Rajsamand and Dr. Amit Bhargava, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, B. N. Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, B. N. University, Udaipur with ‘Best Researcher Awards’; Mr. Bhawani Singh Sonigara, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, B. N. College of Pharmacy, Udaipur with ‘Best Research Scholar Award’; Mr. Alok Bhargava, Assistant Professor (Pharmaceutical Marketing), B. N. College of Pharmacy, B. N. University, Udaipur with ‘Best Achiever Award’; Mr. Sanjay Karwani, Pharmacist, Manglam Medicals, Udaipur with ‘Best Pharmacist Award’ and Ms. Ayushi Kumawat, B.Pharm Student, Bhupal Nobles’ Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, B. N. University, Udaipur with ‘Best Student Award’. At the end, Ms. Ishita Sharma from Bhupal Nobles’ Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, B. N. University, Udaipur; Ms. Joysee Jain from Geetanjali Institute of Pharmacy, Udaipur; Mr. Ankit Lalawat from Bhupal Nobles’ Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, B. N. University, Udaipur; Mr. Suresh Chand Mali from Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur and Ms. Daizy Chauhan from Shrinathji Institute of Pharmacy, Nathdwara, Rajsamand were felicitated with ‘Best Poster Awards’ for their presentations in different areas of pharmaceutical interest.
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Association of Pharmacy Professionals Punjab State Branch and APP American International Branch jointly organized 7th Indo-US Conference on “Present Trends and Breakthroughs in Pharmaceutical Sciences” at Swami Keshvanand Institute of Pharmacy, Jagatpura, Jaipur, Rajasthan on Dec 05, 2019.
During this APP-SKIP collaborative conference, Sh. Surja Ram Meel, Chairman, Swami Keshvanand Institute of Pharmacy (SKIP), Jagatpura, Jaipur and Sh. Jaipal Meel, Director, SKIP, Jaipur acted as ‘Patrons’; Prof. Hemlata Dullar, Principal, SKIP, Jaipur as ‘Convener’; Prof. Sangeeta Asija, HOD, SKIP, Jaipur as ‘Organizing Secretary’; Dr. Sunita Dahiya, General Secretary APP from School of Pharmacy, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR, USA as ‘Organizing Chairman’; Dr. Rajiv Dahiya, Founder President APP and Director, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago as ‘Scientific Committee Chairman’; Sh. Ajay Phatak, Drug Controller-I, Health Department, Jaipur as ‘Chief Guest‘ and Dr. Govindasamy Jeyabalan, Principal & Professor, Alwar Pharmacy College, Alwar, Rajasthan and Dean, Faculty of Pharmacy, Rajasthan University of Health Sciences, Jaipur as ‘Guest of Honor’.
During the event, Prof. Alekha K. Dash, President, APP American International Branch from School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, USA; Dr. Tapan Behl, Vice President, APP Punjab State Branch from Department of Pharmacology, Chitkara College of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Rajpura, Punjab and Prof. Nehal J. Shah, Secretary, APP Gujarat State Branch and Principal, Indubhai Patel College of Pharmacy and Research Centre, Dharmaj, Anand, Gujarat addressed the professional gathering on topics related to pharmaceutical sciences including Interprofessional education, practice and research in the pharmacy curriculum in the era of globalization, Focal role of preclinical research in scientific domain: Special emphasis on ethical considerations, New Approaches towards Cancer treatment. Moreover, Prof. Alka Agarwal, Principal, U.S. Ostwal College of Pharmacy, Mangalwad, Chittorgarh, Rajasthan was invited for Oral Presentation during the conference.
During the valedictory function, Dr. Santosh Kumar Gupta, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, SKIP, Jaipur was conferred with ‘Best Teacher Award’; Dr. Md. Jawed Ahsan, Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Maharishi Arvind College of Pharmacy, Jaipur with ‘Best Researcher Award’; Mr. Pankaj Pradhan, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacognosy, SKIP, Jaipur with ‘Best Research Scholar Award’; Mr. Rasheed Ahmed, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacognosy, SKIP, Jaipur with ‘Best Performer Award’; Mr. Mohammed Sakir, Govt. Pharmacist, Medical College Ware House Incharge, Bikaner, Rajasthan with ‘Best Pharmacist Award’ in memory of Late Sh. Tarsem Jain; Dr. Sangeeta Asija, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, SKIP, Jaipur with ‘Best Teacher Award’; Mrs. Divya Sharma, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology, SKIP, Jaipur with ‘Best Talent Award’; Mr. Vijay Kumar, M.Pharm Student, Seth G.L. Bihani S. D. College of Technical Education (Pharmacy), Sri Ganganagar; Ms. Gurusha Bahl, Pharm.D Student, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jaipur National University, Jaipur and Ms. Aditi Todwal, B.Pharm Student, Swami Keshvanand Institute of Pharmacy, Jaipur with ‘Best Student Awards’. Further, Prof. Alekha K. Dash, Associate Dean (Research), School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, USA was conferred with ‘APP Academic Excellence Award 2019’ for his outstanding contribution in pharmaceutical education and research by Prof. Rajesh Asija, President, APTI Rajasthan State Branch and Principal, Maharishi Arvind Institute of Pharmacy, Mansarovar, Jaipur and Prof. Hemlata Dullar, Treasurer, APTI Rajasthan State Branch and Principal, Swami Keshvanand Institute of Pharmacy, Jagatpura, Jaipur. In addition, Dr. Tapan Behl, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Chitkara College of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Rajpura, Punjab was conferred with ‘APP Fellow Membership Award 2019‘ by Prof. G. Jeyabalan, Dean, Faculty of Pharmacy, Rajasthan University of Health Sciences, Jaipur & Principal, Alwar Pharmacy College, Alwar and Prof. Alekha K. Dash, President, APP American International Branch. During the conference, Prof. Alka Agarwal, Principal, U. S. Ostwal Institute of Pharmacy, Mangalwad, Chittorgarh, Rajasthan was conferred with ‘APP Outstanding Oration Award 2019‘ in memory of Late Mr. Manas Tripathi. Further, Dr. Saurabh Kumar Banerjee from IIHMR University, Jaipur and Dr. Gaurav Gupta from Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jaipur chaired the poster session of the conference.
Association of Pharmacy Professionals Tamilnadu State Branch organized 8th Indo-US Conference on “Recent Strategies in Pharmaceutical Technology: Updates and Prospects” at Vijaya Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences for Women, Enikepadu, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh on Dec 06, 2019, in collaboration with and APP American International Branch.
During this APP-VIPSW collaborative conference, Sri. B. S. Apparao, Chairman, SRK Foundation, Vijayawada acted as ‘Chief Patron’; Sri. B. S. Sri Krishna, Secretary, SRK Foundation, Vijayawada as ‘Patron’; Prof. K. Padmalatha, Principal, Vijaya Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences for Women (VIPSW), Vijayawada as ‘Convener’; Prof. P. Shanmugasundaram, President APP Tamilnadu State Branch and Director, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vels Deemed to be University (VISTAS), Pallavaram, Chennai as ‘Co-Convener’; Dr. Sunita Dahiya, General Secretary APP from School of Pharmacy, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR, USA as ‘Organizing Chairman’ and Dr. Rajiv Dahiya, Founder President APP and Director, School of Pharmacy, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago as ‘Scientific Committee Chairman’.
During the event, Prof. Alekha K. Dash, President, APP American International Branch from School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, USA and Prof. S. Sathesh Kumar, Head, Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vels University (VISTAS), Pallavaram, Chennai, Tamilnadu addressed the professional gathering on issues related to pharmaceutical technology and sciences including Advances and challenges of nanomedicine.
Prof. Alekha Dash told that the application of nanotechnology in medicine for addressing medical and health-related issues has shown tremendous progress over the last few decades. Because of their unique small size, nanomaterials exhibit novel chemical, physical, and biological properties that are distinct from bulk materials. Nanomedicine is not limited to pharmaceutical formulation but it has applications that span a multitude of areas including drug delivery, diagnosis and imaging, wearable devices, implants, personalized medicine, and high-throughput screening platforms. Prof. Dash also discussed that liposomal doxorubicin (DoxilTM) was the first anti-cancer nanomedicine approved in 1996 and after that, many additional drugs have been approved and are at various stages of their development. During the valedictory function, Mr. A. Jayarami Reddy, Associate Professor, VIPSW, Vijayawada was conferred with ‘Best Performer Award’ and Prof. K. Padmalatha, Principal, VIPSW was honored with ‘Appreciation Award’ by Prof. Alekha K. Dash, President, APP American International Branch for her hard untiring efforts for accomplishment of the conference.
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Association of Pharmacy Professionals (APP) Gujarat State Branch organized one-day 9th Indo-US Conference on “Advances and Challenges in Pharmaceutical Education and Research” at Saraswati Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dhanap, Gandhinagar, Gujarat on January 06, 2020, in collaboration with APP American International Branch and APP DrugDesign MedChem Division. During this APP-SIPS collaborative conference, Shri K. G. Patel, President, Saraswati Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (SIPS), Dhanap, Gandhinagar, Gujarat acted as ‘Patron’; Prof. B. N. Suhagia, Dean, Faculty of Pharmacy, Dharmsinh Desai University (DDU), Nadiad, Gujarat as ‘Organizing Chairman’; Prof. S. K. Shah, Principal, SIPS, Dhanap, Gandhinagar acted as ‘Convener’; Dr. Ankit B. Chaudhary, Vice President, APP Gujarat State Branch and Professor, Department of Quality Assurance, SIPS, Dhanap, Gandhinagar acted as ‘Organizing Secretary’; Prof. Vandana B. Patel, President, APP Gujarat State Branch and Principal, Babaria Institute of Pharmacy, Varnama, Vadodara, Gujarat as ‘Co-Convener’; Dr. Rajiv Dahiya, Director, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago, West Indies as as ‘Scientific Committee Chairman’; Prof. M. M. Patel, Ex-Vice Chancellor, Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University, Patan, Gujarat as ‘Guest of Honor’; Dr. Dhaval J. Patel and Ms. Jigna T. Patel from the hosting institute as ‘Coordinator’ and ‘Co-Coordinator’.
Programme was initiated with welcome speech by president of the hosting institute followed by description of objective of the conference by Prof. S. K. Shah, Principal, SIPS, Dhanap, Gandhinagar. In this conference, Dr. Sunita Dahiya, General Secretary APP from Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR, United States addressed the gathering on ‘Are Active Learning Strategies in your Teaching Toolkit?’. Other lectures were delivered by Dr. Alka Agarwal, Principal & Professor, U. S. Ostwal Institute of Pharmacy, Mangalwad, Chittorgarh, Rajasthan and Dr. Gunjan Jadon, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Shrinathji Institute of Pharmacy Nathdwara, Rajasthan on topics of pharmaceutical interest.
Conference valedictory function included the felicitation of Dr. Gunjan Jadon, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Shrinathji Institute of Pharmacy, Nathdwara, Rajasthan with ‘Late Smt. Shyam Sundri Memorial Research Grant Award 2020’ of Rs 50000/- for her research project “Nanoparticles as Advanced Drug Delivery System for Anticancer Drugs” and Prof. G. Sandeep, Vice Principal, Pathfinder Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Warangal, Telangana with Mr. Manas Tripathi Memorial ‘Outstanding Oration Award 2020’ for his oration on ‘Title: “Formulation Development, A Walk-through College Learning’s to Industrial Practices’ by Prof. M. M. Patel, Ex-Vice Chancellor, Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University, Patan, Gujarat; Prof. B. N. Suhagia, Dean, Faculty of Pharmacy, DD University, Nadiad, Gujarat and Prof. S. K. Shah, Principal, Saraswati Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dhanap, Gandhinagar, Gujarat. Moreover, Dr. Ankit B. Chaudhary, Professor, Department of Quality Assurance, SIPS, Dhanap, Gandhinagar was conferred with ‘Best Contributor Award’; Mr. Nipul S. Kapadiya, DGM-Pharmacy, Apollo Hospital International Limited, Gandhinagar, Gujarat with ‘Best Pharmacist Award’ in memory of Late Sh. Tarsem Jain; Dr. Tejal G. Soni, Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Dharmsinh Desai University, Nadiad, Gujarat with ‘Best Researcher Award’; Mr. Milan B. Agrawal, Ph.D Scholar, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat with ‘Best Research Scholar Award’; Dr. Meenakshi B. Patel, Associate Professor, Department of Biopharmaceutics, Babaria Institute of Pharmacy, Varnama, Vadodara, Gujarat and Dr. Umangkumar H. Shah, Assistant Professor, Ramanbhai Patel College of Pharmacy, Charusat University, Changa, Anand, Gujarat with ‘Best Talent Awards’; and Shri D. D. Bhalara, Retired Professor, L.M. College of Pharmacy, Ahmedabad, Gujarat with ‘Best Teacher Award’. Further, Mr. Karan S. Gandhi, B.Pharm Student, Ramanbhai Patel College of Pharmacy, Charusat University, Changa, Anand, Gujarat; Ms. Drashti N. Bhavsar, M.Pharm Student, Department of Natural Products, NIPER, Ahmedabad, Gujarat and Ms. Khushi Rahul Jani, Pharm.D Student, Saraswati Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dhanap, Gandhinagar, Gujarat as ‘Best Student Awards’ for their outstanding academic performance. Also, Shri K. G. Patel, President, SIPS, Dhanap, Gandhinagar and Prof. S. K. Shah, Principal, SIPS, Dhanap, Gandhinagar were conferred with ‘Appreciation Awards’ and ‘Certificates of Appreciation’ were extended to Prof. M. M. Patel, Ex-Vice Chancellor, Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University, Patan, Gujarat and Prof. B. N. Suhagia, Dean, Faculty of Pharmacy, Dharmsinh Desai University, Nadiad, Gujarat for their active roles as ‘Guest of Honor’ and ‘Organizing Chairman’. Also, posters were presented by staff and students of various pharmacy institutions and awards were conferred to the best poster presentees.
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Association of Pharmacy Professionals (APP) Tamilnadu State Branch organized one-day 10th Indo-US Conference on “Global Trends and Opportunities in Pharmaceutical Technology” at Vaagdevi Pharmacy College, Bollikunta, Warangal, Telangana on January 07, 2020, in collaboration with APP American International Branch and APP Warangal Local Branch. During this APP-VPC collaborative, Dr. Ch. Devender Reddy, Secretary, Vaagdevi Group of Colleges, Warangal and Dr. Ch. Satyapal Reddy, Chief administrative Officer, Vaagdevi Group of Colleges, Warangal, Telangana acted as ‘Patrons’; Prof. Y. Madhusudan Rao, Director, Vaagdevi Group of Pharmacy Colleges, Warangal, Telangana as ‘Co-Patron‘; Dr. Rajiv Dahiya, Director, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago, West Indies as ‘Organizing Chairman’; Prof. G. Kamal Yadav, Principal, Vaagdevi Pharmacy College, Warangal and Prof. M. Radha Kishan, Principal, Vaagdevi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Warangal as ‘Conveners‘; Prof. Alekha K. Dash, President, APP American International Branch from School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, USA as ‘Co-Convener‘ and Dr. Kamal Dua, President, APP Australian International Branch from University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia as ‘Scientific Committee Chairman‘.
In the scientific session, the main facilitators were Dr. Sunita Dahiya, General Secretary APP from Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR, United States and Dr. P. Shanmugasundaram, Director & Professor, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vels Deemed to be University (VISTAS), Pallavaram, Chennai, Tamilnadu who addressed the professional gathering on pharmaceutical nanotechnology related topics viz. ‘Wet Media Milling: An Industrially Feasible Nanonization Technique for Insoluble Drugs‘, ‘Nano Materials in Dentistry‘ etc.
During the conference, Dr. K. Rajitha, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, Vaagdevi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Bollikunta, Warangal was conferred with ‘Best Researcher Award‘; Mrs. M. Swapna Reddy, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacognosy, Vaagdevi Pharmacy College, Bollikunta, Warangal with ‘Best Research Scholar Award‘; Dr. T. Ravi Chander, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Vaagdevi Pharmacy College, Bollikunta, Warangal with ‘Best Teacher Award‘; Ms. A. Shyni, B.Pharm Student, Vaagdevi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Bollikunta, Warangal; Ms. V. Manaswini, B.Pharm Student, Vaagdevi Pharmacy College, Bollikunta, Warangal; Ms. D. Deekshitha and Ms. K. Snehaja, Pharm.D Students, Vaagdevi Pharmacy College, Bollikunta, Warangal; Ms. J. Bhavani, B.Pharm Student, Vaagdevi Pharmacy College, Bollikunta, Warangal with ‘Best Student Awards‘. At the end, Prof. Gummadevelley Sandeep, Head, Department of Drug Regulatory Affairs, Pathfinder Institute of Pharmacy Education and Research, Warangal, Telangana was conferred with ‘APP Research Grant‘ of Rs 1 Lakh for his research project on “Development and Evaluation of Novel Semisolid Sunscreen Formulations – Assessing Tewl in Quality of Life” by General Secretary APP; Prof. G. Kamal Yadav, Principal, Vaagdevi Pharmacy College, Warangal; Prof. M. Radha Kishan, Principal, Vaagdevi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Warangal and Prof. Y. Madhusudan Rao, Director, Vaagdevi Group of Pharmacy Colleges, Warangal, Telangana. Also, Prof. P. Shanmugasundaram, President, APP Tamilnadu State Branch was conferred with ‘APP Fellow Membership Award 2020’ during the valedictory function of this Indo-US conference.
Hard efforts of the conference hosting college were well appreciated and recognized by Dr. Rajiv Dahiya, Founder President APP and Director, School of Pharmacy, The University of the West Indies, Trinidad & Tobago. Also, Prof. G. Kamal Yadav, Principal, Vaagdevi Pharmacy College, Warangal and Prof. M. Radha Kishan, Principal, Vaagdevi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Warangal were felicitated with ‘APP Appreciation Awards‘. Furter, APP Certificates of Appreciation were extended to Dr. P. Vivek Sagar, Associate Professor, Vaagdevi Pharmacy College, Bollikunta, Warangal, Telangana and Dr. G. Tirupathi, Associate Professor, Vaagdevi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Bollikunta, Warangalfor their active role as ‘Organizing Secretary‘ of the conference. During the conference, scientific poster session was also conducted and best students/teachers of the colleges were encouraged and conferred with respective awards.
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Association of Pharmacy Professionals Gujarat State Branch and APP American International Branch jointly organized two-days virtual 11th Indo-US Virtual Conference on “Global Trends in Pharmaceutical Sciences” at B. Pharmacy College, Rampura, Kakanpur, Godhra, Gujarat on December 28-29, 2020, in collaboration with APP MolPharm Division.
The conference was witnessed by Hon. Shri J. R. Patel, President, Nutan Education Trust, Rampura (Kakanpur) as ‘Chief Patron‘; Hon. Shri R. R. Patel, Vice President, Nutan Education Trust, Rampura (Kakanpur) as ‘Patron‘; Prof. Madhabhai M. Patel, Vice Chancellor, Sabarmati University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat as ‘Chief Guest‘; Dr. Rajiv Dahiya, Director, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Trinidad & Tobago, West Indies as ‘Convener’; Prof. Alekha K. Dash, President, APP American International Branch from School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, USA and Prof. Vandana B. Patel, President, APP Gujarat State Branch and Dean, Doctoral Studies and Research, Parul University, Vadodara, Gujarat as ‘Co-Conveners’; Dr. Suresh M. Jain, Principal, B. Pharmacy College, Rampura (Kakanpur) as ‘Organizing Secretary’ and Dr. Sunita Dahiya, General Secretary APP from School of Pharmacy, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR, USA as ‘Scientific Committee Chairman’.
Scientific session of the conference was started with welcome address by Patron & Organizing Secretary and description of the objective of the conference was given by the President APP and President, APP American International Branch. Inaugural remarks were delivered and scientific session-1 was opened by the Chief Guest. Session was conducted on 28th December that included lectures of Dr. Shivkanya Fuloria, Joint Secretary, APP Malaysian International Branch from Faculty of Pharmacy, AIMST University, Semeling, Bedong, Kedah, Malaysia and Dr. Gaurav Gupta, National Head, APP MolPharm Division from School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jaipur, Rajasthan on topics ‘Endophytes: The Important Source of Bioactive Moieties‘ and ‘Application of Green Chemistry in Pharmaceutical Industry‘ respectively. Scientific session-1 was chaired by Prof. Ankit B. Chaudhary from Department of Quality Assurance, Saraswati Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dhanap, Gandhinagar, Gujarat and Dr. Saurabh Dahiya from Department of Quality Assurance, DIPSAR, Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University, New Delhi.
Scientific session-2 was opened by General Secretary APP and President, APP Gujarat State Branch and conducted on 29th December that included lectures of Dr. Isha Patel, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Administration and Research, Marshall University, School of Pharmacy, Huntington, West Virginia, USA; Dr. Jyoti Shrivastava, Vice President, APP Karnataka State Branch from the Oxford College of Pharmacy, Hongasandra, Bangalore, Karnataka on topics ‘Public Health Strategies to address COVID-19 Challenges: Perspectives from India and United States‘ and ‘Future of Pharmacy – Things to be Considered after Covid 19 Pandemic‘ respectively. Scientific session-2 was chaired by Prof. Nehal J. Shah, Principal, Indubhai Patel College of Pharmacy and Research Centre, Dharmaj, Gujarat.
During the valedictory function, President APP announced awards in different areas. In regional awards category, Dr. Gaurav Gupta, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jaipur, Rajasthan was conferred with ‘APP Research & Publication Grant Award‘ of Rs 1.25 Lakhs for research project entitled ‘Pharmacological Evaluation of Baicalin on Fluoride Induced Organ Toxicity in Experimental Animals’ and Ms. Ramninder Kaur, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, GHG Khalsa College of Pharmacy, Gurusar Sadhar, Ludhiana, Punjab was conferred with ‘Best Research Scholar Award‘ for her key research output. In local awards, Ms. Nirmaben V. Chavda, Assistant Professor of Quality Assurance, B. Pharmacy College, Rampura was conferred with ‘Best Teacher Award‘; Ms. Divya A. Patel, Assistant Professor of Pharmacology, B. Pharmacy College, Rampura with ‘Best Researcher Award‘; Ms. Durgeshvari Kunvarba Hansadhvajsinhji Raulji, B.Pharm (IInd Year) Student and Mr. Idris Akber Mithaiwala, B.Pharm (IVth Year) Student from B. Pharmacy College, Rampura with ‘Best Students Awards‘ in female and male category.
Moreover, best e-poster awards were presented to Dr. Jagruti Desai, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, Ramanbhai Patel College of Pharmacy, Charotar University of Science and Technology, Changa, Gujarat for presentation on ‘Darunavir Loaded Lipid Nanoparticles for Targeting to HIV Reservoirs‘ in Pharmaceutics area; Ms. Anar Patel, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacognosy, Sal Institute of Pharmacy, Ahmedabad, Gujarat for presentation on ‘Application of Mathematical Models in Drug Release Kinetics of Lagerstroemia Speciosa Extract-Phospholipid Complex‘ in Pharmacognosy area and Mr. Sandip N. Badeliya, Research Scholar, Faculty of Pharmacy, RK University, Rajkot, Gujarat for presentation on ‘In silico analysis and molecular docking studies of novel 1-Azetidinone substituted benzimidazole derivatives as Plasmodium falciparum glutamate dehydrogenase inhibitors‘ in Pharmaceutical Chemistry area.
Closing remarks were given by Dr. Mehul N. Patel, Vice President, APP Gujarat State Branch from Faculty of Pharmacy, Dharmsinh Desai University, Nadiad, Gujarat and the event concluded with vote of thanks by Dr. Kinjal H. Shah, Professor of Pharmacognosy, B. Pharmacy College, Rampura, Kakanpur, Godhra, Gujarat.
INDO-US CONFERENCE
Association of Pharmacy Professionals (APP) Gujarat State Branch and APP American International Branch organized 12th Indo-US Conference on “Nanotechnology in the Pharmaceutical Sphere: Contemporary Approaches and Therapeutic Applications” at Shree Naranjibhai Lalbhai Patel College of Pharmacy, Umrakh, Bardoli, Surat, Gujarat on January 30, 2021, in collaboration with Dharmsinh Desai University, Nadiad, Gujarat and APP DrugDesign MedChem Division. During this APP-SNLPCP collaborative conference, Shri Manharbhai L. Patel, Hon. Managing Trustee, Vidyabharti Trust, Bardoli, Surat, Gujarat acted as ‘Patron’; Prof. B. N. Suhagia, Dean, Faculty of Pharmacy, Dharmsinh Desai University, Nadiad, Gujarat and Chief Advisor, APP Gujarat State Branch as ‘Chief Guest’; Prof. Vandana B. Patel, President, APP Gujarat State Branch and Dean, Doctoral Studies and Research, Parul University, Vadodara, Gujarat as ‘Convener’; Prof. Dhiren P. Shah, Principal, Shree Naranjibhai Lalbhai Patel College of Pharmacy, Umrakh, Bardoli, Surat, Gujarat as ‘Organizing Secretary’; Dr. Rajiv Dahiya, Director, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago, West Indies as ‘Organizing Chairman’; Dr. Sunita Dahiya, General Secretary APP from Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR, USA as ‘Scientific Committee Chairman’ and Dr. Mehul N. Patel, Vice President, APP Gujarat State Branch from Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Dharamsinh Desai University, Nadiad, Gujarat as ‘Scientific Committee Co-Chairman’.
Programme started with welcome speech by the Patron, Convener and Prof. S. Narasimha Murthy, Vice President, APP American International Branch from School of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi, Mississippi, USA. Scientific sessions of the conference were enriched with lectures of Prof. Alekha K. Dash, President, APP American International Branch and Associate Dean (Research), Department of Pharmacy Sciences, School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, USA; Dr. Sushama Talegaonkar, Vice President, APP Delhi State Branch and Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University, Pushp Vihar, New Delhi; Dr. Atindra D. Shukla, Director (I/C) and Associate Professor, Shah-Schulman Center for Surface Science and Nanotechnology, Dharmsinh Desai University, Nadiad, Gujarat and Dr. Palanisamy Selvamani, Secretary, APP Tamilnadu State Branch and Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Centre for Excellence in Nanobio Translational Research, Anna University, BIT Campus, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, who addressed the professional gathering on topics of pharmaceutical interest like ‘A Lipid-based Nanocarrier Containing Dacarbazine and Resveratrol for Treatment of Cutaneous Melanoma’, ‘Functionalized Nanoliposomes for Effective Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis’, ‘Nanotheranostics: Nanotechnology Aided Diagnostics and Stimuli Responsive Targeted Therapeutics’ and ‘Nanomaterials and Nanobiopharmaceutical Technology’. All the speakers of conference were honored with ‘Certificate of Appreciations’ at the end of their lectures.
The former scientific lecture session with first two lectures was chaired by Prof. M. Vijey Aanandhi (Vels Institute of Science, Technology and Advanced Studies (VISTAS) Deemed to be University, Pallavaram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu) and Prof. Govindasamy Jeyabalan (Principal, Alwar College of Pharmacy, Alwar, Rajasthan and Ex-Dean, Faculty of Pharmacy, Rajasthan University of Health Sciences, Jaipur, Rajasthan) while the latter scientific lecture session of last two lectures was chaired by Prof. Ajay Sharma (Department of Pharmacognosy and Department of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University, New Delhi) and Prof. Nehal J. Shah (Principal, Indubhai Patel College of Pharmacy and Research Centre, Dharmaj, Anand, Gujarat).
Scientific lecture sessions were followed by oral and e-poster sessions which were chaired by Prof. Rajitha Galla, Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology, Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh; Prof. Y. Shravan Kumar, HOD, Department of Pharmaceutics, Vaagdevi College of Pharmacy, Hanamkonda, Warangal, Telangana; Dr. Sunita Dahiya, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR, USA; Dr. Satinder Kaur, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Khalsa College of Pharmacy, Amritsar, Punjab; Dr. Neena Bedi, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab; Dr. Sunny R. Shah, Assistant Professor, B. K. Modi Government Pharmacy College, Rajkot, Gujarat; Dr. Jyoti Shrivastava, HOD & Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, The Oxford College of Pharmacy, Hongasandra, Bangalore, Karnataka; Dr. Mehul N. Patel, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Dharamsinh Desai University, Nadiad, Gujarat; Dr. A. Shanmugarathinam, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Anna University, BIT Campus, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu; Dr. A. Muthuraman, Associate Professor, Pharmacology unit, Faculty of Pharmacy, AIMST University, Semeling, Bedong, Kedah Darul Aman, Malaysia; Prof. Tarun Virmani, Dean, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, MVN University, Palwal, Haryana; Prof. Shrinivas D. Joshi, Head, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, SET College of Pharmacy, Dharwad, Karnataka; Dr. Deepa Gupta, Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, L. B. S. College of Pharmacy, Jaipur, Rajasthan and Prof. Neeraj Upmanyu, Principal, School of Pharmacy and Research, Peoples University, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. Scientific oral sessions were enriched with presentations by different state experts including Ms. Renu Saharan, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, M. M. College of Pharmacy, Maharishi Markandeshwar Deemed to be University, Mullana, Ambala, Haryana on topic ‘Attachment of Docetaxel to Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes for Drug Delivery Applications’; Dr. Jagruti Desai, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, Ramanbhai Patel College of Pharmacy, Charotar University of Science and Technology, Changa, Gujarat on topic ‘Enhanced Oral Bioavailability and Lymphatic Targeting of Darunavir using Nanocarrier’ who was conferred with ‘Outstanding Oration Award – Late Prof. Jay Ram Patel Memorial Award 2021’ and Dr. Madhu Gupta, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, Delhi Pharmaceutical Science and Research University, Pushp Vihar, New Delhi on the topic ‘Polymer-Lipid Hybrid Nanovehicles Designed for Synergistic Drug Delivery for Solid Tumor Management’ who was honored with ‘Outstanding Oration Award – Late Sh. Tarsem Jain Memorial Award 2021’.
During the valedictory function, Dr. M. Vijey Aanandhi, Professor and Head, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Analysis, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, VISTAS, Pallavaram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu was honored with ‘APP Fellow Membership Award 2021’. Further, in national category, Dr. Sushama Talegaonkar, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Delhi Pharmaceutical Science and Research University, New Delhi was conferred with ‘Distinguished Researcher Award – Late Smt. Shyam Sundri Memorial Award 2021’ for her significant contribution in the pharmaceutical research in “Pharmaceutics” area and Dr. Neeraj Upmanyu, Principal & Professor, School of Pharmacy & Research, Peoples University, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh was conferred with ‘Principal of the Year Award 2021’ for his outstanding contribution in the pharmaceutical teaching, research and administration. Also, Dr. Neeraj Kumar Fuloria, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, AIMST University, Semeling, Bedong, Kedah, Malaysia was conferred with ‘Research & Publication Grant Award – Late Smt Khazani Devi Memorial Award 2021’ for the research project entitled “Synthesis, Characterization and Evaluation of Polyvinyl Alcohol Grafted Tamarind Seed Polysaccharide as Carrier for Nanodrug Delivery System” which included grant amount of Rs 2,00,000/- with validity of one year.
Moreover, in local & outer state category, Dr. Biren N. Shah, Professor, Department of Pharmacognosy, Shree N. L. Patel College of Pharmacy, Umrakh and Dr. Rupal K. Jani, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, Parul Institute of Pharmacy and Research, Parul University, Vadodara, Gujarat was conferred with ‘Best Teacher Awards’ in male and female category; Dr. Ashok H. Akabari, Associate Professor, Department of Quality Assurance, Shree N. L. Patel College of Pharmacy, Umrakh with ‘Best Researcher Award’ in local category and Dr. Y. Shravan Kumar, HOD & Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, Vaagdevi College of Pharmacy, Hanamkonda, Warangal, Telangana with ‘Best Researcher Award – Late Sh. Ranbir Singh Dahiya Memorial Award 2021’ in outer state category; Dr. Jasmina S. Surati, Assistant Professor, Department of Quality Assurance, Shree N. L. Patel College of Pharmacy, Umrakh with ‘Best Achiever Award’; Mr. Vipul G. Gajera, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Shree N. L. Patel College of Pharmacy, Umrakh with ‘Best Performer Award’; Dr. Sonia D. Bhatt, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Shree N. L. Patel College of Pharmacy, Umrakh and Ms. Kirandeep Kaur, Ph.D Scholar, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab with ‘Best Research Scholar Awards’; Mr. Kapil Kumawat, D.Pharm Student, Lal Bahadur Shastri College of Pharmacy, Jaipur, Rajasthan with ‘Best Student Award’ in outer state category; Ms. Patel Shivani Pankajbhai, B.Pharm student, Shree N. L. Patel College of Pharmacy, Umrakh and Ms. Zeelben Rakeshbhai Shah, B.Pharm Student, Parul Institute of Pharmacy & Research, Parul University, Vadodara with ‘Best Student Awards’ in undergraduate category; Ms. Hirni Jayeshkumar Patel, Pharm.D Student, Parul Institute of Pharmacy & Research, Parul University, Vadodara with ‘Best Student Award’; Ms. Thakor Heli Nilaybhai, M.Pharm student, Shree N. L. Patel College of Pharmacy, Umrakh, with ‘Best Postgraduate Student Award’ in Pharmaceutics category; Ms. Ruchita Harishbhai Patel, M.Pharm Student, Parul Institute of Pharmacy & Research, Parul University, Vadodara with ‘Best Postgraduate Student Award’ in Quality Assurance category. The conference ended with the closing remarks of Dr. Ankit K. Chaudhary, Professor, Saraswati Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dhanap, Gandhinagar, Gujarat and Vice President, APP Gujarat State Branch.
INDO-US CONFERENCE
Association of Pharmacy Professionals (APP) Rajasthan State Branch and APP American International Branch are jointly organizing one-day virtual 13th Indo-US Virtual Conference on “Trends and Challenges in Pharmaceutical Sciences” at R. J. World College of Pharmacy Education and Technology, Jakhod, Surajgarh, Rajasthan on February 10, 2021 in collaboration with APP PharmEdu HealthCareManag Division, with support of Dharmsinh Desai University, Nadiad (Gujarat) and SunRise University, Alwar (Rajasthan). During this conference, Dr. R. K. Sangwan, Chairman, R.J. World College of Pharmacy Education and Technology, Jakhod, Surajgarh, Rajasthan acted as ‘Patron’; Prof. Alekha K. Dash, President APP American International Branch & Associate Dean (Research), Department of Pharmacy Sciences, School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, USA as ‘Convener’; Prof. Suresh V. Chennupati, President, APP Ethiopian International Branch from Department of Pharmacy, College of Medical and Health Sciences, Wollega University, Nekemte, Ethiopia as ‘Co-Convener’; Prof. Narendra Kumar Nyola, Principal, R.J. World College of Pharmacy Education and Technology, Jakhod, Surajgarh, Rajasthan as ‘Organizing Secretary’; Dr. Sunita Dahiya, General Secretary APP from Departmen; t of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR, USA as ‘Organizing Chairman’ and Dr. Rajiv Dahiya, Director, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago, West Indies as ‘Scientific Committee Chairman’.
Programme was initiated with welcome speech by Prof. Raghvendra Singh Bhadauria, President, APP Rajasthan State Branch and Principal, Shrinathji Institute of Pharmacy, Nathdwara, Rajsamand, Rajasthan; Dr. R. K. Sangwan, Chairman, R.J. World College of Pharmacy Education and Technology, Jakhod, Surajgarh, Rajasthan and Prof. Somnanth Singh, Joint Secretary, APP American International Branch and Professor, Department of Pharmacy Sciences, School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, USA and inaugural opening remarks by Prof. G. Jeyabalan, Guest of Honor and Ex-Dean, Faculty of Pharmacy, Rajasthan University of Health Sciences, Jaipur, Rajasthan; Principal, alwar Pharmacy College, Alwar, Rajasthan. Scientific session of the conference was entiched with speakers from various International and National Universities/Institutions like Dr. Radhika V. Kumar, Executive Member, APP American International Branch from School of Pharmacy, American University of Health Sciences, Signal Hill, California, USA; Dr. Kamini Govender from Discipline of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Catalysis and Peptide Research Unit, School of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa; Prof. Vandana B. Patel, President, APP Gujarat State Branch and Dean, Doctoral Studies and Research (PIPR), Parul University, Limda, Waghodia, Vadodara, Gujarat and Dr. Madhu Gupta, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University, Pushp Vihar, New Delhi addressed the professional gathering on topics of pharmaceutical interest like ‘Drug Metabolism as Crucial Pharmacokinetic Process’, ‘Sub/Supercritical Fluid Chromatography Purification of Biologics’, ‘Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare’ and ‘Role and Application of Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery’. All the speakers of conference were conferred with ‘Certificate of Appreciations‘ at the end of their lectures. The former scientific lecture session of first two lectures was chaired by Prof. Neeraj Upmanyu (People’s University, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh) and Prof. P. Shanmugasundaram (VISTAS Deemed to be University, Chennai, Tamilnadu) while the latter scientific lecture session of last two lectures was chaired by Prof. Subas Chandra Dinda (Teerthanker Mahaveer University, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh) and Prof. Jayvadan K. Patel (Sankalchand Patel University, Visnagar, Gujarat). Scientific lecture sessions were followed by oral and e-poster sessions which were chaired by Prof. Anju Goyal (Bhupal Nobles University, Udaipur, Rajasthan) and Dr. K. Swathi (Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh).
During the valedictory function, Prof. Vandana B. Patel, Dean, Doctoral Studies and Research, Parul University, Limda, Waghodia, Vadodara, Gujarat was conferred with ‘APP Fellow Membership Award 2021’. Further, Dr. Mehul N. Patel, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Dharmsinh Desai University, Nadiad, Gujarat; Dr. Satinder Kaur, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Khalsa College of Pharmacy, Amritsar, Punjab and Dr. Yogesh Kumar, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Institute of Pharmaceutical Research, GLA University, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh were honored with ‘Outstanding Oration Awards – Late Sh. Tarsem Jain, Late Prof. Jay Ram Patel and Late Mr. Manas Tripathi Memorial Awards’ for their orations on ‘‘Development and Evaluation of Injectable Formulation of Fulvestrant for the treatment of Breast Cancer’’, “Neuropharmacological Evaluation of Betaine against Parkinson’s Disease Rat Model’’ and “Scientific Validation of Traditional Knowledge of Calotropis procera (Ait) R. Br.” in pharmaceutics, pharmacology and pharmacognosy areas. During the valedictory, Prof. B. N. Suhagia, Dean, Faculty of Pharmacy, Dharmsinh Desai University, Nadiad, Gujarat and Chief Advisor, APP Gujarat State Branch acted as ‘Guest of Honor’. Moreover, Ms. Varnita Karmakar, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jharkhand Rai University, Kamre, Ranchi, Jharkhand and Ms. Meghna A. Singh, Ph.D Research Scholar, Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University, New Delhi won ‘Best Poster Awards’ in ‘Pharmaceutical Technology’ area their e-posters entitled “Modern Vaccination Strategies to Counter SARS Cov-2” and “Formulation and Characterization of Polymeric Nanoparticles Loaded with Tobramycin for Faster and Complete Wound Healing”; Mrs. Sonia Singh, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacognosy, Institute of Pharmaceutical Research, GLA University, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh won ‘Best Poster Award’ in ‘Phytochemistry & Natural Product Chemistry’ area for her e-poster entitled “In-vitro Antiradical and Hepatoprotective Activity of Pyrus communis Linn. Ethanolic Fruit Extract”; Ms. Ritu Sharma, M.Pharm Scholar, Department of Pharmacy, Banasthali University, Tonk, Rajasthan won ‘Best Poster Award’ in ‘Pharmacology & Pharmacy Practice’ area for her e-poster entitled “Innovative Solutions for Effortless Pharmacovigilance Compliance”. In local and outer state category, Prof. Pyare Lal, Principal, Department of Pharmaceutics, Mahatma Gandhi College of Pharmacy, Pura Ki Dhani, Sabalpura, Sikar, Rajasthan; Dr. Rajesh Sharma, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, Alwar Pharmacy College, Alwar, Rajasthan and Dr. Manisha S. Lalan, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Babaria Institute of Pharmacy, Vadodara, Gujarat were conferred with ‘Best Achiever Awards’ in recognition of their key teaching & research skills; Dr. Gurpreet Singh, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, Alwar Pharmacy College, Alwar and Mr. Sudhir Kumar, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, R.J. World College of Pharmacy Education and Technology, Jakhod with ‘Best Performer Awards’; Mr. Mahesh Kumar Moond, Pharmacist, ESIC Model Hospital, Sodala, Jaipur, Rajasthan with ‘Best Pharmacist Award’; Mr. Bhoj Raj, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, R.J. World College of Pharmacy Education and Technology, Jakhod with ‘Best Teacher Award’; Mr. Gopal Singh Gaur, B.Pharm Student (Year 1); Mr. Alok Kulhari, B.Pharm Student (Year 2); Mr. Omprakash Kumar, B.Pharm Student (Year 3) of R.J. World College of Pharmacy Education and Technology, Jakhod with ‘Best Student Awards’ in recognition of their outstanding academic achievements.
Furthermore, Mr. Shubham S. Savaliya, Pharm.D Student, Saraswati Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Gandhinagar, Gujarat and Mr. Nirvish P. Trivedi, B.Pharm Student, Babaria Institute of Pharmacy, Varnama, Vadodara, Gujarat were conferred with ‘Best Student Awards’ for their Outstanding Academic Achievements in outer state category; Ms. Swarnima Negi, M.Pharm Student, Department of Pharmacy, Banasthali University, Tonk, Rajasthan and Ms. Mayuri Jadav, M.Pharm Student, Babaria Institute of Pharmacy, Varnama, Vadodara, Gujarat with ‘Best Student Award’ in post graduate category in Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Technology area. The conference was concluded with closing remarks by Dr. Saurabh Kumar Banerjee, National Head, APP PharmEdu HealthCareManag Division and Dean, School of Pharmaceutical Management, The IIHMR University, Jaipur, Rajasthan and vote of thanks by Prof. Narendra Kumar Nyola, Organizing Secretary and Principal, R.J. World College of Pharmacy Education and Technology, Jakhod, Surajgarh, Rajasthan.
INDO-US CONFERENCE
Association of Pharmacy Professionals (APP) Andhra Pradesh State Branch and APP American International Branch jointly organized one-day virtual 14th Indo-US Conference on “Global Issues & Concerns in Pharmaceutical Education & Research” at Vijaya Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences for Women, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh on April 07, 2021 on the occasion of World Health Day, in collaboration with APP PharmEdu HealthCareManag Division. During this APP-VIPSW collaborative conference, Sri. B.S. Appa Rao, Chairman, SRK Foundation, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh acted as ‘Patron’; Sri. B.S. Sri Krishna, Secretary, SRK Foundation, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh acted as ‘Co-Patron’; Prof. Alekha K. Dash, President APP American International Branch and Associate Dean (Research), Department of Pharmacy Sciences, School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, USA as ‘Guest of Honor’; Prof. Suresh V. Chennupati, President, APP Ethiopian International Branch from Department of Pharmacy, College of Medical and Health Sciences, Wollega University, Nekemte, Ethiopia as ‘Convener’; Prof. K. Padmalatha, Principal, Vijaya Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences for Women, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh as ‘Organizing Secretary’; Dr. Rajiv Dahiya, Director, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago, West Indies as ‘Organizing Chairman’; Dr. Sunita Dahiya, General Secretary APP from Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR, USA as ‘Scientific Committee Chairman’ and Dr. Rita Mourya, Treasurer APP from Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Lakshmi Narain College of Pharmacy, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh as ‘Scientific Committee Co-Chairman’.
Programme was initiated with welcome speech by chairman of the hosting institute followed by inaugural opening remarks by General Secretary APP and President, APP American International Branch. Prof. Alekha K, Dash, Associate Dean (Research), Department of Pharmacy Sciences, School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, USA was the ‘Chief Guest’ of the inaugural function and Prof. P. Shanmugasundaram, Director, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vels Deemed to be University (VISTAS), Pallavaram, Chennai, Tamilnadu was the ‘Guest of Honor’. During the event, speakers from various International and National Universities like Dr. Rakesh Tiwari, Executive Member, APP American International Branch from Department of Biopharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Chapman University, Rinker Health Science Campus, California, USA; Dr. Isha Patel from Department of Pharmacy Practice, Administration and Research, Marshall University School of Pharmacy, Huntington, West Virginia, USA; Dr. Saurabh Kumar Banerjee, National Head, APP PharmEdu HealthCareManag Division and Dean, School of Pharmaceutical Management, The IIHMR University, Jaipur, Rajasthan and Dr. Tarun Virmani, Dean and Professor, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, MVN University, Palwal, Haryana addressed the professional gathering on diverse aspects of pharmaceutical sciences like ‘Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Discovery and Development’, ‘Pharmacy Practice Applications: From Textbooks to Actual Care’, ‘Design Thinking – The Need of the Hour for Accelerating Innovations in Pharmaceutical Industry’ and ‘Safe Disposal of Unused and Expired Medicines’. All the speakers of conference were conferred with ‘Certificate of Appreciations’ after delivery of their lectures. The former scientific lecture session of first two lectures was chaired by Prof. Ankit B. Chaudhary, Department of Quality Assurance, Saraswati Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dhanap, Gandhinagar, Gujarat and Prof. Kalpesh Gaur, Department of Pharmacology, Geetanjali Institute of Pharmacy, Geetanjali University, Udaipur, Rajasthan while the latter scientific lecture session of last two lectures was chaired by Prof. Subas Chandra Dinda, Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Teerthanker Mahaveer University, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh and Prof. Ajay Sharma, Department of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University, Pushp Vihar, New Delhi.
Lecture sessions were followed by scientific oral session which was chaired by Dr. Mehul N. Patel, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Dharamsinh Desai University, Nadiad, Gujarat and Dr. S. Latha, Associate Professor, Anna University, BIT Campus, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu whereras the e-poster session was chaired by Dr. Yogesh Kumar, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Institute of Pharmaceutical Research, GLA University, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh; Dr. Rita Mourya, Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Lakshmi Narain College of Pharmacy, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh and Dr. Saurabh Dahiya, Associate Professor, DIPSAR-DPSRU, Govt. of NCT of Delhi, Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University, Pushp Vihar, New Delhi. Among the oral presenters, Dr. Neena Gupta, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab was conferred with ‘Outstanding Oration Award – Late Prof. Jay Ram Patel Memorial Award 2021’ for her oration on ‘Lipid Based Nano-formulations of Canagliflozin: Investigation of Bioavailability and Anti-diabetic Activity’; Dr. Prashant Sahu, CSIR Research Associate, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dr. Harisingh Gour Central University, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh was conferred with ‘Outstanding Oration Award – Late Sh. Tarsem Jain Memorial Award 2021’ for his oration on ‘Development and Evaluation of Biodegradable Transdermal Nanogel for the Treatment of Melanoma’ and Ms. Esha B. Shah, Assistant Professor, Department of Quality Assurance, Babaria Institute of Pharmacy, Varnama, Vadodara, Gujarat was conferred with ‘Outstanding Oration Award – Late Mr. Manas Tripathi Memorial Award 2021’ for her oration on ‘Cyclodextrin based Nanosponges for Pharmaceutical Use: A Providential Platform for Enhancing Drug Delivery of Low Solubility Molecules’. Moreover, Mr. Rajkiran and Ms. Tanvi M from KM Kundnani College of Pharmacy, Mumbai, Maharashtra and Ms. Ramya from Vijaya Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences for Women (VIPSW), Vijayawada won ‘Best Poster Awards’ for presenting the e-posters on “Evaluating the Feasibility of Hydrophobic Lipid Carriers to obtain Granules for Sustained Release Formulation using One Step Twin Screw Hot Melt Granulation Process”, “Development of Simultaneous Equation Method for Determination of Art-Lum after Derivatization of Art using QbD Approach” and “Design and Development of Orally Disintegrating Tablets of Pantoprazole” during the poster competition of the conference.
During the valedictory function, Sri. B.S. Appa Rao, Chairman, SRK Foundation, Vijayawada and Prof. K. Padmalatha, Principal, Vijaya Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences for Women (VIPSW), Vijayawada were conferred with ‘Appreciation Awards’. Further, Mrs. M. Vani, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, VIPSW, Vijayawada was honored with ‘Best Researcher Award’, Mrs. K.V.R. Rajeswari, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice, VIPSW, Vijayawada with ‘Best Pharmacist Award’, Dr. Y. Naveen, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice, VIPSW, Vijayawada with ‘Best Performer Award’, Dr. S. Sunder, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, VIPSW, Vijayawada with ‘Best Teacher Award’ and Dr. S. Venkateswara Rao, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, VIPSW, Vijayawada with ‘Best Achiever Award’. For the valedictory eve, Prof. B. N. Suhagia, Dean, Faculty of Pharmacy, Dharmsinh Desai University, Nadiad, Gujarat and Chief Advisor, APP Gujarat State Branch was the ‘Chief Guest’ who delivered the closing remarks. Programme ended with vote of thanks by the organizing secretary of the conference and principal of the hosting institute.
INDO-US CONFERENCE
Association of Pharmacy Professionals (APP) Gujarat State Branch organized 15th Indo-US Virtual International Conference on “Global Advances in Pharmaceutical and Allied Sciences” at Arihant School of Pharmacy and Bio-Research Institute (ASPBRI), Adalaj, Gandhinagar, Gujarat on December 01-02, 2021 on the occasion of World AIDS Day, in collaboration with APP American International Branch and APP PharmEdu HealthCare Manag Division. During this APP-ASPBRI collaborative conference, Mr. Rishabhbhai G. Jain, Chairman, Arihant Seva Samiti, Gandhinagar, Gujarat acted as ‘Chief Patron’; Mr. Adi Jain, Vice Chairman, Arihant Seva Samiti, Gandhinagar, Gujarat acted as ‘Patron’; Prof. B. N. Suhagia, Dean, Faculty of Pharmacy, DD University, Nadiad, Gujarat as ‘Chief Guest’; Prof. Ragin R. Shah, Principal, ASPBRI, Adalaj, Gandhinagar as ‘Convener’; Prof. Vandana B. Patel, President, APP Gujarat State Branch and Dean, Doctoral Studies and Research (PIPR), Parul University, Vadodara as ‘Co-Convener’; Dr. Rajiv Dahiya, Director, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago, West Indies as ‘Organizing Chairman’ and Dr. Sunita Dahiya, General Secretary APP from School of Pharmacy, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR, USA as ‘Scientific Committee Chairman’.
Scientific sessions of the conference were enriched with lectures of Prof. Alekha K. Dash, Associate Dean (Research), Department of Pharmacy Sciences, School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, USA; Dr. Radhika V. Kumar, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, American University of Health Sciences, Signal Hill, California, USA; Dr. Isha Patel, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Administration and Research, School of Pharmacy, Marshall University, One John Marshall Drive, Huntington, West Virginia, USA; Prof. Palanisamy Selvamani, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Centre for Excellence in Nanobio Translational Research, Anna University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu; Dr. Saurabh Kumar Banerjee, Dean & Associate Professor, School of Pharmaceutical Management, The IIHMR University, Jaipur, Rajasthan and Dr. Saurabh Dahiya, Associate Professor, DIPSAR-DPSRU, Govt. of NCT of Delhi, Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University, Pushp Vihar, New Delhi who addressed the professional gathering on topics like ‘Liposomes and transferosomes in Topical Drug Delivery’, ‘Studies on Novel Sulfur containing 9-Anilinoacridines as Cytotoxics’, ‘HPV Vaccine Uptake and Completion: A Race and Gender Based Study’, ‘Research Advances in Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology’, ‘Exploring the Career Avenues in the World of Pharmaceutical Management’ and ‘New Education Policy 2020 and its Impact on Pharmacy Profession’. All the speakers of conference were honored with ‘Certificate of Appreciations‘ at the end of their lectures.
During the valedictory function, Mr. Rishabhbhai G. Jain, Chairman, Arihant Seva Samiti, Gandhinagar; Mr. Adi Jain, Vice Chairman, Arihant Seva Samiti, Gandhinagar and Prof. Ragin R. Shah, Principal, ASPBRI, Adalaj, Gandhinagar were conferred with ‘Appreciation Awards’ for their support and Dr. Gaurang B. Shah, Professor, Department of Pharmacology, L.M. College of Pharmacy, Ahmedabad conferred with ‘Best Achiever Award’; Dr. Mehul N. Patel, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, DD University Nadiad honored with ‘Best Talent Award’; Mr. Shaileshkumar B. Patel, Retail Pharmacist, Adarsh Medical and General Stores, New Vadaj, Ahmedabad conferred with ‘Best Pharmacist Award’ and Ms. Khushi S. Patel, Pharm.D Student, Saraswati Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dhanap, Gandhinagar was conferred with ‘Best Student Award’.
Further, among the hosting college faculty, Dr. Vrunda V. Shah, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacognosy, ASPBRI, Adalaj, Gandhinagar was felicitated with ‘Best Teacher Award’; Dr. Nisha H. Parikh, Associate Professor, Department of Quality Assurance, ASPBRI, Adalaj, Gandhinagar felicitated with ‘Best Researcher Award’; Ms. Krishna B. Vaghela, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, ASPBRI, Adalaj, Gandhinagar honored with ‘Best Research Scholar Award’ and Ms. Ayesha A. Shah, Ph.D Student, ASPBRI, Adalaj, Gandhinagar honored with ‘Best Performer Award’. In student category, Ms. Shikha B. Prajapati, M.Pharm Student, ASPBRI, Adalaj, Gandhinagar honored with ‘Best PG Student Award’ in Quality Assurance; Ms. Hiral A. Kikani, M.Pharm Student, ASPBRI, Adalaj, Gandhinagar honored with ‘Best PG Student Award’ in Pharmacology; Mr. Sanket K. Patel, M.Pharm Student, ASPBRI, Adalaj, Gandhinagar honored with ‘Best PG Student Award’ in Pharmaceutics; Mr. Kush A. Patel, B.Pharm Student, ASPBRI, Adalaj, Gandhinagar honored with ‘Best UG Student Award’ in male category and Ms. Rutva N. Gajjar, B.Pharm Student, ASPBRI, Adalaj, Gandhinagar honored with ‘Best UG Student Award’ in female category. Also scientific orations were presented by students/staff members of hosting institute and pharmacy institutions of other states, and two best orations in four different areas (Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmacology, Pharmacognosy and Pharmaceutics) were awarded during the conference. Oral awardees included Payal Chauhan, Gnana Ruba Priya M, Geetha K. Mukundan, Kushali Vaidya, Kaumudee Bodas, Khushboo Vaghela, Sopan Namdeo Nangere, Jagruti Prajapati from Charotar University of Science & Technology (CHARUSAT), Changa, Anand, Gujarat; Dayananda Sagar University, Bangalore, Karnataka; Gujarat Technological University, Ahmedabad; Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed to be University, Pune, Maharashtra; K. B. Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Gandhinagar, Gujarat and H. R. Patel institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Shirpur, Maharashtra.
INDO-US CONFERENCE
(GTOPST-2021)
Association of Pharmacy Professionals (APP) Delhi State Branch organized 16th Indo-US Virtual International Conference on “Global Trends and Opportunities in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology” at Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Madhav University, Sirohi, Rajasthan on December 23, 2021 on the occasion of ‘Kishan Diwas‘, in collaboration with APP American International Branch and APP BioTech Division. During this APP-MU collaborative conference, Dr. Rajkumar Rana, Chairman, Madhav University, Pindwara, Sirohi, Rajasthan and Prof. S. N. Sharma, Chancellor, Madhav University, Pindwara, Sirohi acted as ‘Chief Patron’; Prof. Govind Singh, Vice Chancellor, Madhav University, Pindwara, Sirohi as ‘Patron’; Prof. Mrunal K. Shirsat, Dean, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Madhav University, Sirohi as ‘Convener’; Prof. Ajay Sharma, President, APP Delhi State Branch from School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University, Pushp Vihar, New Delhi as ‘Co-Convener’; Dr. Rajiv Dahiya, Director, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago, West Indies as ‘Organizing Chairman’ and Prof. Somnath De, Department of Pharmacology, St. Pauls College of Pharmacy, Turkayamjal, Ranga Reddy, Telangana as ‘Scientific Committee Chairman’.
Scientific sessions of the conference were enriched with lectures of Dr. Sunita Dahiya, Assistant Professor, School of Pharmacy, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR, USA; Dr. Nehal J. Shah, Principal & Professor, Indubhai Patel College of Pharmacy and Research Centre (IPCPRC), Dharmaj, Anand, Gujarat and Dr. Madhu Gupta, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University, Pushp Vihar, New Delhi, who addressed the professional gathering on topics like ‘Development and Pathways for Covid-19 Vaccine Approval: Global Perspective’, ‘Biopolymers: A Natures’ Tool for Wound Healing Therapy’. All the speakers of conference were honored with ‘Certificate of Appreciations‘ at the end of their lectures.
During the valedictory function, Prof. Mrunal K. Shirsat, Dean, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Madhav University, Sirohi was conferred with ‘Distinguished Teacher Award 2021’ in male category; Prof. Deepa Gupta, Principal, Lal Bahadur Shastri College of Pharmacy, Jaipur, Rajasthan honored with ‘Distinguished Teacher Award 2021’ in female category; Dr. Hemendra Gautam, Director, Arya College of Pharmacy, Nawabganj, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh felicitated with ‘Principal of the Year Award 2021’; Dr. Bhupender S. Chhikara, Assistant Professor, University of Delhi, New Delhi felicitated with ‘Young Achiever Award’ for their outstanding service in the profession. At national level, the names of Ms. Salona Devnath Roy, B.Pharm Student, SSR College of Pharmacy, Silvassa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli; and Ms. Apeksha Shrivastava, Ph.D Scholar, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Jamia Hamdard University, New Delhi were announced for ‘Distinguished Student Awards 2021‘ in undergraduate and research scholar categories. Also, the names of Ms. Vidya Kumari, B.Pharm Student, St. Pauls College of Pharmacy, Turkayamjal, Ranga Reddy, Telangana and Ms. Nalla Ushakumari, B.Pharm Student, VJ’s College of Pharmacy Rajahmundry, East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh were announced for ‘Best Student Awards‘ in outer state undergraduate category. Dr. Ritu Kataria, Principal, G.V.M. College of Pharmacy, Sonipat, Haryana was felicitated with ‘APP Outstanding Oration Award‘ for her oration on ‘In-silico Design of Urease Inhibitors from Natural Phenolic Constituents‘. This award was provided in the memory of Late Dr. Abhilash Thomas. Moreover, two other orations were presented by Dr. Sachinkumar V. Patil, Principal, Ashokrao Mane College of Pharmacy, Peth-Vadgaon, Hatkanagale, Kolhapur, Maharashtra on ‘Formulation and Evaluation of Fruit Pulp Powder of Cordia Dichotoma as a Binder in Tablet Dosage Form’ and Dr. Jenny Samuel, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice, St. Josephs College of Pharmacy, Cherthala, Alappuzha, Kerala on ‘Suicide Prevention in Society – A study on the Social Commitment of Community Pharmacists’ and conferred with ‘Appreciation Awards‘. Further, among the hosting college faculty, Mr. Manish Dubey, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Madhav University, Pindwara, Sirohi, Rajasthan was felicitated with ‘Best Achiever Award’ in recognition of his key teaching and research output.
INDO-US CONFERENCE
(RAGTPS-2022)
Association of Pharmacy Professionals (APP) Karnataka State and APP American International Branch organized 17th Indo-US Virtual International Conference on “Recent Advances and Global Trends in Pharmaceutical Sciences“ at St. Pauls College of Pharmacy, Turkayamjal, Abdullapurmet, Ranga Reddy, Telangana on Jan 21-22, 2022, in collaboration with APP Analytical Chemistry Division. During this APP-SPCP collaborative conference, Mr. K. Sudhir, Chairman, St. Pauls College of Pharmacy, Turkayamjal acted as ‘Chief-Patron’; Mr. T. Raghava Reddy, Secretary, St. Pauls College of Pharmacy, Turkayamjal as ‘Patron’; Prof. B. Chandra Shekar, Principal, St. Pauls College of Pharmacy, Turkayamjal as ‘Co-Patron’; Prof. Madhabhai M. Patel, Vice Chancellor, Sabarmati university, Ahmedabad, Gujarat as ‘Chief Guest’; Prof. Alekha K. Dash, President, APP American International Branch and Associate Dean (Research), Department of Pharmacy Sciences, School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, USA as ‘Guest of Honor’; Dr. Rajiv Dahiya, Founder President APP and Director, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago as ‘Organizing Chairman‘; Prof. Kiranmai Mandava, Vice-Principal, St. Pauls College of Pharmacy, Turkayamjal as ‘Convener’; Prof. Suresh V. Chennupati, National Head, APP AnalChem Division from Nalanda College of Pharmacy, Charlapally, Nalgonda, Telangana as ‘Co-Convener’; Dr. Sunita Dahiya, General Secretary APP from Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR, USA as ‘Scientific Committee Chairman‘ and Prof. Somnath De, Department of Pharmacology, St. Pauls College of Pharmacy, Turkayamjal as ‘Organizing Secretary’.
During the event, virtual lectures were delivered Prof. Somnath Singh, Joint Secretary, APP American International Branch from Department of Pharmacy Sciences, School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, USA and Dr. Shivkanya Fuloria, Joint Secretary, APP Malaysian International Branch and Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, AIMST University, Bedong, Kedah, Malaysia on the first day, while Prof. Kuntal Das, Department of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, Krupanidhi College of Pharmacy, Bangalore, Karnataka; Prof. S. Sathesh Kumar, HOD, Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vels Deemed to be University (VISTAS), Pallavaram, Chennai, Tamilnadu and Prof. A. Sreedevi, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology, Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam, Tirupati, Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, addressed the professional gathering on the second day of the event. The diverse aspects related to pharmaceutical sciences discussed during scientific lectures included ‘Genomic Revolution in Pharmacy Practice and Drug Development‘, ‘Technology based Citation and Referencing Tools‘ and ‘Application of Additive Manufacturing Technology in In Vitro Conserved Indian Threatened Medicinal Plants for Isolation of Bioactive Compounds in Health Care Management‘, ‘Nanoparticles – A Successful Tool for Delivery of Antimicrobials across Blood Brain Barrier‘; ‘Phytochemical and Pharmacological Evaluation of Roots of Jasminum auriculatum for Nephroprotective Activity‘. First day virtual lecture sessions were chaired by Prof. S. Latha, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Anna University, BIT Campus, Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu; Prof. Subas Chandra Dinda, Department of Pharmaceutics, Teerthanker Mahaveer College of Pharmacy, Teerthanker Mahaveer University, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh; Prof. Y. Padmavathi, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, G. Pulla Reddy College of Pharmacy, Mehdipatnam, Hyderabad, Telangana and Dr. Sunita Dahiya, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR, USA, while second day virtual lecture sessions were chaired by Prof. Suresh V. Chennupati, HOD, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Nalanda College of Pharmacy, Charlapally, Nalgonda, Telangana; Prof. Kiranmai Mandava, Vice-Principal, St. Pauls College of Pharmacy, Turkayamjal and Prof. Sunil Kumar Chaitanya Padavala, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, St. Pauls College of Pharmacy, Turkayamjal, Ranga Reddy, Telangana.
First day lecture session was followed by a oration competition where participants from different states like Mrs. Suddala Shirisha, Research Scholar, University Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha; Ms. M. Lakshmi Prasanna, Research Scholar, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh; Ms. Sonu Benny, Research Scholar, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Analysis, Amrita School of Pharmacy, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, AIMS Health Sciences Campus, Kochi, Kerala; Dr. Sneha Thakur, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacognosy, St. Pauls College of Pharmacy, Turkayamjal, Ranga Reddy, Telangana; Dr. Dinal V. Patel, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Dharmsinh Desai University, Nadiad, Gujarat; Mr. M. Mohammed Sahinsha, Research Scholar, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, University College of Engineering, Anna University, BIT Campus, Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu; Mr. Monu Kumar Shukla, Research Scholar, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shoolini University, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, delivered oral presentations on different topics of pharmaceutical interest viz. Formulation and Evaluation of Timolol Buccal Patches, Formulation Development and Evaluation of Fluvastatin In Situ Gels, Designing of MCT-4 Inhibitors: A Novel Anti-Cancer Weapon to Arrest the Cancer Cells and Their Microenvironment, Facile Synthesis of Boswellic Acid Silver Nanoparticles In-Silico Docking, ADMET Studies on SARS Covid Proteins, Formulation and Evaluation of Arginine Loaded Solid Lipid Nanoparticles, Pharmacognostical, Phytochemical, Antioxidant and Cytotoxic Evaluation of Rhynchoglossum notonianum (Wall.) B.L. Burtt, Unutilized Nature’s Treasure and Development of Fluorescein-Conjugated Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) of Methotrexate with a Chemoenhancer and a Stealth Agent for the Diagnosis and Anticancer Activity in A549 Cells. In the competition, Dr. Sneha Thakur from St. Pauls College of Pharmacy, Turkayamjal, Telangana, secured first place and won Late Mr. Manas Tripathi Memorial – Outstanding Oration Award 2022 carrying Rs 2000/- cash prize, memento, medal and certificate. Runner-up prize of Rs 1000/-, medal and certificate was received by Ms. Sonu Benny from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi, Kerala, and third place was secured by Mr. Monu Kumar Shukla from Shoolini University, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, with a medal and certificate. The second and third place holders of the oration competition were conferred with Appreciation Awards.
During the valedictory function, four outstanding students of outer states viz. Mr. Aman Singh, D.Pharm Student, Nand Kishore College of Pharmacy, Naini, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh; Ms. Jasmine Kaur, B.Pharm (3rd Year) Student, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab; Mr. B. Rahul Naidu, B.Pharm Student, VJ’s College of Pharmacy, Rajahmundry, East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh and Ms. Rita Intodiya, B.Pharm Student, Shrinathji Institute of Pharmacy, Nathdwara, Rajsamand, Rajasthan were honored with ‘Best Student Awards‘ for their key academic performance. This session concluded with announcement of names of Dr. Neeraj Kumar Fuloria, Senior Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, AIMST University, Semeling, Bedong, Kedah, Malaysia for ‘Young Scientist Award 2022‘ for his outstanding research performance and Dr. Sunit Kumar Sahu, Lecturer, University Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha for ‘Young Talent Award 2022‘ for his outstanding output in academics in the national category.
Moreover, Mr. K. Sudhir, Chairman & Correspondent, St. Pauls College of Pharmacy, Turkayamjal; Mr. T. Raghava Reddy, Secretary, St. Pauls College of Pharmacy, Turkayamjal; Prof. B. Chandra Shekar, Principal, St. Pauls College of Pharmacy, Turkayamjal; Prof. Somnath De, Department of Pharmacology, St. Pauls College of Pharmacy, Turkayamjal were conferred with ‘Appreciation Awards‘; Prof. Sunil Kumar Chaitanya Padavala, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, St. Pauls College of Pharmacy, Turkayamjal with ‘Best Teacher Award‘; Prof. Venu Madhav Katla, Department of Pharmaceutics, St. Pauls College of Pharmacy, Turkayamjal with ‘Best Researcher Award‘; Prof. Kiranmai Mandava, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, St. Pauls College of Pharmacy, Turkayamjal with ‘Best Achiever Award‘; Dr. Samreen Afroz, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice, St. Pauls College of Pharmacy, Turkayamjal with ‘Best Pharmacist Award‘ in departmental category; Dr. Tilak Sairam Gajendran, Pharmacist, MedAux Pharmacy, Lahari Estates Pragathi Nagar, Hyderabad, Telangana with ‘Best Pharmacist Award‘ in retail store category; Mrs. P. Naga Haritha, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, St. Pauls College of Pharmacy, Turkayamjal with ‘Best Talent Award‘; Mr. Peta Sudhakar, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, St. Pauls College of Pharmacy, Turkayamjal with ‘Best Research Scholar Award‘; Ms. Prathiba Annan, Pharm.D Student, St. Pauls College of Pharmacy, Turkayamjal with ‘Best Performer Award‘. Further, 15 students of hosting college viz. Ms. Talari Anusha (B.Pharm – Year 1), Mr. Shaik Khaleeq Ahmed and Ms. Kadali Mounika Lakshmi (B.Pharm – Year 2) in male and female category, Mr. Tharun Gaddam and Ms. Chandana Ganji (B.Pharm – Year 3) in male and female category, Mr. G. Anand and Ms. Nikitha Kattukuri (B.Pharm – Year 4) in male and female category, Mr. Rizwan Mohammad and Ms. Shivani Devarneni (Pharm.D – Year 5) in male and female category, Ms. Fareesa Kauser (Pharm.D – Year 4) were honored with ‘Best Student Awards‘ in undergraduate category. In postgraduate category, Mr. E. Praveen, Ms. Nabeela Begum and Ms. Y. Jhansi in Pharmaceutics specialization and Ms. K. Lakshmi Sravanthi and Mr. Bharath Kumar M in Pharmaceutical Analysis specialization were selected as Best Students. Also, staff and students of different pharmacy institutions were conferred with Best Oral/Poster presentation awards for their quality presentation of scientific work during the conference. The two-days event ended with vote of thanks by Prof. Somnath De, the organizing secretary of the conference.
INDO-US CONFERENCE
(ARBPBF-2022)
Association of Pharmacy Professionals (APP) Madhya Pradesh State Branch organized one-day 18th Indo-US International Conference on “Advances and Recent Breakthroughs in Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Field” at M.A.M. College of Pharmacy, Kesanupalli, Narasaraopet, Andhra Pradesh on Jun 11, 2022 in collaboration with APP American International Branch and APP BioTech Division, in the commemoration of ‘World Blood Donor Day’.
During this APP-MAMCP collaborative conference, Sri. M. R. Seshagiri Rao, Secretary and Correspondent, M.A.M. College of Pharmacy, Kesanupalli, Narasaraopet, Andhra Pradesh acted as ‘Patron’; Dr. Sunita Dahiya, General Secretary APP from Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR, USA as ‘Organizing Chairman’; Prof. Prasadarao Manchineni, Principal, M.A.M. College of Pharmacy, Kesanupalli, Narasaraopet, Andhra Pradesh as ‘Convener’; Prof. J. N. Suresh Kumar, Principal, Narasaraopeta Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Narasaraopet, Andhra Pradesh and Secretary, APP Andhra Pradesh State Branch, and Dr. Sushil Kumar Kashaw, Secretary, APP Madhya Pradesh State Branch and Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dr. H.S. Gour Central University, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh as ‘Co-Conveners’; Prof. Suresh V. Chennupati, National Head, APP AnalChem Division from Nalanda College of Pharmacy, Charlapally, Nalgonda, Telangana, Dr. T. V. Narayana, National President, Indian Pharmaceutical Association and Dr. M. V. Ramana, EC Member, Pharmacy Council of India as ‘Guests of Honor’; Dr. Rajiv Dahiya, Director, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago, West Indies as ‘Scientific Committee Chairman’ and Prof. Rita Mourya, School of Pharmacy, SAM Global University, Kolua, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh and Treasurer APP as ‘Scientific Committee Co-Chairman’.
The conference started with ‘welcome speech’ by Sri. M. R. Seshagiri Rao, Secretary and Correspondent; Prof. Prasadarao Manchineni, Principal of hosting institution and Prof. Suresh V. Chennupati, National Head, APP AnalChem Division in face to face mode and inaugural ‘opening remarks’ by Dr. Sunita Dahiya, General Secretary APP in virtual mode. During the event, Dr. Priyank Kumar, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Marshall B. Ketchum University, Fullerton, California, USA delivered virtual talk on ‘FLT3 kinase inhibitor reverses MDR associated with cancer chemotherapeutics’. This virtual lecture session was chaired by Prof. Somnath De, Department of Pharmacology, St. Pauls College of Pharmacy, Turkayamjal, Ranga Reddy, Telangana. Other two lectures were delivered in face to face mode, by Prof. T. S. Shanmugarajan, Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vels Deemed to be University (VISTAS), Pallavaram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu and Prof. K. Srinivas Reddy, Department of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, Vaagdevi College of Pharmacy, Hanamkonda, Warangal, Telangana on topics ‘Stem cell-based regenerative medicine’ and ‘Drug Discovery from plant sources – An integrated approach’ respectively.
During the valedictory function, Prof. Ch. Ajay Babu, Head, Department of Pharmaceutics, M.A.M. College of Pharmacy, Kesanupalli, Narasaraopet was conferred with ‘Best Researcher Award’ in recognition of his outstanding research potential; Prof. Y. Narasimha Rao, Department of Pharmacology, M.A.M. College of Pharmacy, Kesanupalli with ‘Best Achiever Award’ in recognition of his key teaching and research output; Mr. P. Lakshmana Rao, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, M.A.M. College of Pharmacy, Kesanupalli with ‘Best Teacher Award’ in recognition of his noteworthy teaching services; Mr. B. Rama Rao, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, M.A.M. College of Pharmacy, Kesanupalli with ‘Best Performer Award’ for his noteworthy academic performance; Mrs. K. Uma Maheswari, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, M.A.M. College of Pharmacy, Kesanupalli with ‘Best Research Scholar Award’ in recognition of her noteworthy research performance and Ms. M. Chandana, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, M.A.M. College of Pharmacy, Kesanupalli with ‘Best Talent Award’ in recognition of her overall outstanding academic performance. Also, appreciation awards were extended Sri. M. R. Seshagiri Rao, Secretary and Correspondent, M.A.M. College of Pharmacy, Kesanupalli and Prof. Prasadarao Manchineni, Principal, M.A.M. College of Pharmacy, Kesanupalli for their valuable support in successful organization of the conference. Further, a variety of posters related to theme of the conference were presented by staff/students of hosting/surrounding colleges and winners of best posters were awarded at the end of conference.
INDO-US CONFERENCE
(AUD3PT-2022)
Association of Pharmacy Professionals (APP) Haryana State Branch and APP American International Branch organized one-day 19th Indo-US International Conference on “Advances and Updates in Drug Design, Development and Pharmaceutical Technology” at Arya College of Pharmacy, Kukas, Jaipur, Rajasthan on Jul 30, 2022, in collaboration with APP PharmEdu HealthCareManag Division, in the commemoration of ‘World Hepatitis Day‘.
During this APP-ACP collaborative conference, Dr. Arvind Agarwal, President, Arya Group of Colleges, Kukas, Jaipur, Rajasthan and Dr. Puja Agarwal, Vice President, Arya Group of Colleges, Kukas, Jaipur, Rajasthan acted as ‘Patrons’; Dr. Rajiv Dahiya, Director, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago, West Indies as ‘Organizing Chairman’; Prof. Vandana Sharma, Principal, Arya College of Pharmacy, Kukas, Jaipur, Rajasthan as ‘Convener’; and Dr. Priyank Kumar, Joint Secretary, APP American International Branch and Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Marshall B. Ketchum University, Fullerton, California, USA as ‘Co-Convener’; Prof. Jyoti Shrivastava, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, The Oxford College of Pharmacy, Bangalore, Karnataka and Vice President, APP Karnataka State Branch as ‘Scientific Committee Chairman’; Dr. Sunit Kumar Sahoo, Secretary, APP Odisha State Branch from Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha and Dr. Gaurav Gupta, Coordinator, APP MolPharm Division and Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jaipur, Rajasthan as ‘Scientific Committee Co-Chairmans’.
The conference started with ‘welcome speech’ by Dr. Arvind Agarwal, President, Arya Group of Colleges, Kukas, Jaipur and Dr. Puja Agarwal, Vice President, Arya Group of Colleges, Kukas, Jaipur, which was followed by ‘opening remarks’ from Prof. Vandana Sharma, Principal, Arya College of Pharmacy, Kukas, Jaipur, Rajasthan. Inauguration function was witnessed by guests and special invitees like Prof. Lokendra Sharma, Department of Pharmacology, SMS Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan; Prof. Govindasamy Jeyabalan, Chief Advisor, APP Rajasthan State Branch; Principal, Alwar Pharmacy College, Alwar and Former Dean, Rajasthan University of Health Sciences, Jaipur; Prof. Deepa Gupta, Principal, Lal Bahadur Shastri College of Pharmacy, Jaipur and Dean, Faculty of Pharmacy, Rajasthan University of Health Sciences, Jaipur; Prof. Birendra Shrivastava, Director, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jaipur National University, Jaipur; Dr. S. S. Mudgal and Dr. Rajesh Yadav, Deputy Registrars, Rajasthan University of Health Sciences, Jaipur; Prof. Piush Sharma, Principal, Maharishi Arvind College of Pharmacy, Jaipur and President, APTI Rajasthan State Branch; Prof. Jayesh Dwivedi, Dean, Pacific College of Pharmacy, Pacific University, Udaipur and Vice President, APTI Rajasthan State Branch and Prof. Vishal Garg, Principal, Jaipur School of Pharmacy, Maharaj Vinayak Global University, Jaipur and Vice President, APTI Rajasthan State Branch.
Scientific session of the conference was initiated with lecture by Dr. Sunita Dahiya, General Secretary APP and Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA on the topic ‘A Tale of Drug-Cyclodextrin Inclusion’. The session continued with talk of Dr. Saurabh Kumar Banerjee, Dean, School of Pharmaceutical Management, The IIHMR University, Jaipur, Rajasthan and National Head, APP Pharmaceutical Education and Healthcare Management Division on the topic ‘Gene Therapy – The Next Generation Medicine’. This scientific session was chaired by Dr. Mukesh Sharma (Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Arya College of Pharmacy, Kukas, Jaipur, Rajasthan) and Dr. Gaurav Gupta (Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jaipur, Rajasthan).
During the valedictory function, appreciation awards were extended to Dr. Arvind Agarwal, Dr. Puja Agarwal and Prof. Vandana Sharma, for their valuable support in successful organization of the conference. In addition, Ms. Anamika Kulshrestha, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Arya College of Pharmacy, Kukas, Jaipur and Ms. Nishita Soni, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, Arya College of Pharmacy, Kukas, Jaipur were conferred with ‘Best Teacher Awards’ in recognition of their outstanding teaching potential in ‘Pharmacology’ and ‘Pharmaceutics’ areas; Mr. Mohammad Mukim, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Arya College of Pharmacy, Kukas, Jaipur with ‘Best Researcher Award’ in recognition of his outstanding teaching potential and Mr. Omprakash Sharma, Ph.D Scholar, Department of Pharmacy, Central University of Rajasthan, Ajmer, Rajasthan with ‘Best Research Scholar Award’ in recognition of his vital research performance; Mr. Mrinal Kant, B.Pharm (III Year) Student, Arya College of Pharmacy, Kukas, Jaipur with ‘Best Performer Award’ in recognition of his outstanding academic performance; Ms. Deepakshi, B.Pharm (I Year) Student, Arya College of Pharmacy, Kukas, Jaipur; Mr. Virendra Singh, B.Pharm (I Year) Student, Arya College of Pharmacy, Kukas, Jaipur; Ms. Divya Gupta, M.Pharm Student, Department of Pharmaceutics, Arya College of Pharmacy, Kukas, Jaipur; Ms. Janvi Sharma, B.Pharm (IV Year) Student, Arya College of Pharmacy, Kukas, Jaipur; Mr. Gaurav Shukla, B.Pharm (IV Year) Student, Arya College of Pharmacy, Kukas, Jaipur; Mr. Sourabh Saini, D.Pharm (II Year) Student, Arya College of Pharmacy, Kukas, Jaipur and Mr. Sidharth Kumawat, D.Pharm (II Year) Student, Arya College of Pharmacy, Kukas, Jaipur with ‘Best Student Awards’ for their noteworthy academic performance. The event concluded with felicitation of best poster awardees and vote of thanks by the convener of the conference.
INDO-US CONFERENCE
(GC2UPS-2022)
Association of Pharmacy Professionals (APP) Karnataka State Branch and American International Branch organized two-days 21st Indo-US International Conference on “Global Challenges and Current Updates in Pharmaceutical Sciences” at Sir C.R. Reddy College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Eluru, Andhra Pradesh on Nov 25-26, 2022 in collaboration with APP American International Branch and APP BioTech Division., in celebration of ‘Pharmacy Week 2022 ‘.
During this Indo-US conference, Sri. Alluri Indra Kumar, President, SIRCRR Educational Institutions, Eluru, Andhra Pradesh acted as ‘Chief Patron’; Dr. M.B.S.V. Prasad, Secretary, SIRCRR Educational Institutions, Eluru as ‘Patron’; Sri. M. Raja Rama Mohan Rao and Shri J. Mallikharjunudu, Correspondents, Sir C.R. Reddy College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Eluru as ‘Patrons’; Dr. Sunita Dahiya, General Secretary APP from Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR, USA as ‘Organizing Chairman’; Prof. A. Narendra Babu, Principal, Sir C.R. Reddy College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Eluru as ‘Convener’; Prof. Alekha K. Dash, President, APP American International Branch and Associate Dean (Research), Department of Pharmacy Sciences, School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, USA, and Prof. Jyoti Shrivasatava, Vice President, APP Karnataka State Branch and HOD, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, The Oxford College of Pharmacy, Bangalore, Karnataka as ‘Co-Conveners’; Dr. Rajiv Dahiya, Senior Lecturer and Former Director, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago, West Indies as ‘Scientific Committee Chairman’; Prof. Suresh V. Chennupati, National Head, APP AnalChem Division and HOD, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Nalanda College of Pharmacy, Charlapally, Nalgonda, Telangana as ‘Scientific Committee Co-Chairman’ and Mr. Hari Prasanth, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Sir C.R. Reddy College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Eluru, Andhra Pradesh acted as ‘Organizing Secretary’.
The conference started with ‘welcome speech’ by the chief guest – Dr. K.V.V. Vijaya Kumar, Additional Director of Medical Education and Superintendent, Govt. Teaching General Hospital, Eluru, which was followed by ‘opening remarks’ from the guest of honor – Mr. B. Subrahmanya Sarma, Executive Director, AQuity Solutions India Private Limited, Secunderabad, Telangana. The program was presided by Sri. Alluri Indra Kumar, Dr. M.B.S.V. Prasad, President & Secretary, SIRCRR Educational Institutions and Sri. M. Raja Rama Mohan Rao, Prof. A. Narendra Babu, Correspondent & Principal, Sir C.R. Reddy College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Eluru, Andhra Pradesh and Prof. Suresh V. Chennupati, National Head, APP AnalChem Division. The first day scientific session I of the conference was enriched with lecture of Prof. Kuntal Das, Department of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, Krupanidhi College of Pharmacy, Bangalore, Karnataka in face to face mode, who addressed the professional gathering on the topic ‘Clinical approaches of natural plant sources towards commercial drug discovery’ which was followed by poster presentation session by pharmacy students.
The second day of the conference started with ‘welcome speech’ by Dr. Sunita Dahiya, General Secretary APP from University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR, USA followed by ‘opening remarks’ from Prof. Alekha K. Dash, President, APP American International Branch from Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, USA on virtual mode. Scientific session II was initiated with online lecture of Prof. Somnath Singh, Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, USA who addressed the gathering on the topic ‘Genomic revolution in pharmacy practice and drug development’. This session was virtually chaired by Prof. Mehul N. Patel, Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Dharamsinh Desai University, Nadiad, Gujarat and Prof. Palanisamy Selvamani, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Anna University, BIT Campus, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. The scientific session was terminated with lecture of Prof. T. S. Shanmugarajan, Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vels Deemed to be University (VISTAS), Pallavaram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu on the topic ‘Stem cells and hydrogels for tissue engineering’ in face to face mode.
APP awards were announced by Dr. Rajiv Dahiya, Founder President APP and Former Director, School of Pharmacy, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago, in the virtual mode. The talented pharmacy professionals honored from different states of India included Prof. Kuntal Das, Professor, Department of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, Krupanidhi College of Pharmacy, Chikkabellandur, Bangalore, Karnataka with ‘Fellow Member Award’ for his extraordinary professional activities; Prof. Rita Mourya, School of Pharmacy, SAM Global University, Kolua, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh with ‘Research & Publication Grant Award’ on project entitled “Synthetic and pharmacological studies on a natural cyclopolypeptide from plant roots and to study the effect of N-methylation on bioactivity”; Dr. Natarajan Jawahar, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, JSS College of Pharmacy, Rocklands, Ooty, Tamil Nadu with ‘Best Researcher Award’ for his outstanding research activities; Dr. Sunit Kumar Sahoo, Lecturer, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha with ‘Best Teacher Award’ for his outstanding teaching activities; Mrs. Kadimcharla Keerthi, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, St. Pauls College of Pharmacy, Turkayamjal, Ranga Reddy, Telangana with ‘Best Performer Award’ for her outstanding performance in ‘Pharmaceutical Analysis’ area; Ms. Sakshi Soni, Ph.D Scholar, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dr. H.S. Gour Central University, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh with ‘Best Research Scholar Award’ for her noteworthy research output and Ms. Snigdha Senapati, B.Pharm Student, Krupanidhi College of Pharmacy, Chikkabellandur, Bangalore, Karnataka with ‘Best Student Award’ for her noteworthy academic performance.
Other attractions of the conference were cultural activities and presentations by the pharmacy students and staff. At the end of conference, APP appreciation award was extended to the President of SIRCRR Educational Institutions, Eluru, Andhra Pradesh for his valuable support in successful organization of the conference.
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