APP RAJASTHAN STATE BRANCH NATIONAL WORKSHOP
Association of Pharmacy Professionals (APP) Rajasthan State Branch organized a Workshop on “Approaches for Effective Pharmaceutical Teaching and Research” during National level Conference on Drug Design, Discovery and Development’ at Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Anna University, BIT Campus, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu on 25th July, 2014. During workshop, Dr. Sunita Dahiya, General Secretary APP and HOD, Department of Pharmaceutics, Globus College of Pharmacy, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh addressed the gathering on ‘Seminar and Journal Club (SJC) Model for Effective Teaching-Learning and Scientific Writing: Perception to Post Graduation Pharmacy Students’. Dr. Dahiya told that theory and practicals are two essential components of pharmacy course curriculum; but in addition to appearing and passing examination with good score grades, pharmacy degree pursuing students are essentially required to develop professional skills which might not be attained solely by conventional class room programs. She proposed a contemporary Seminar and Journal Club (SJC) model and explained how to correlate, practise, implement and utilize the fundamentals of this model to study the theory, practicals topics as well as to prepare the students for scientific writing including preparation for synopsis, thesis and paper publication. This model seems to be a complete training program for UG/PG students during their course of studies providing in depth knowledge; consequently improving quality and standards of pharmacy students. After the lecture, memento and certificate were given to Dr. Dahiya by Dr. Meena Kishore Sakharkar, Associate Professor and Chair – Rational in Drug Design, University of Sasketchewan, Canada and Dr. K. Ruckmani, Professor & Head, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Anna University, BIT Campus, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu and Director, Centre for Excellence in Nanobio Translational REsearch (CENTRE). During workshop, Dr. Sunita Dahiya was honored with ‘Young Achiever Award’ by Dr. G. Mariappan, Director, Kamla Nehru Institute of Management and Technology – Pharmacy Institute, Sultanpur (UP) and Dr. S. Latha, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Anna University, Tiruchirappalli (TN) for her achievements in pharmaceutical field. Workshop was witnessed by Dr. P. Selvamani, Dr. S. Lakshmana Prabhu; Mr. A. Shanmugarathinam; Mr. R. Suriyakanth; Ms. P.S. Dhivya; Mr. S. Rajkumar from Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Anna University, BIT Campus, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu; Dr. Rajiv Dahiya, President APP as Convener and attended by members of APP Rajasthan State Branch, faculties of ANNA University and students of surrounding pharmacy/biotechnology departments of various universities/institutes.
NATIONAL SEMINAR
APP Rajasthan State Branch and Shrinathji Institute of Pharmacy (SIP), Rajsamand, Nathdwara (RJ) jointly organized a National Seminar on “Current Perspectives of Analytical Techniques in Pharmaceutical Sciences” on 24th September 2014 at the college premise. The main motive of this scientific meet was to provide a forum for in-depth discussion on importance of diverse analytical techniques in pharmacy research projects. Programme was started with ‘Maa Saraswati Pooojan’ and welcome of all the guests by the chairman, principal, faculties of the hosting institute. Seminar was inaugurated by Dr. L. D. Patel, Director and Professor, C. U. Shah College of Pharmacy and Research, C. U. Shah University, Wadhwan, Gujarat as the Chief Guest; Dr. Rajiv Dahiya, President APP and Principal, Globus College of Pharmacy, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh as Organizing Chairman; Dr. Govindasamy Jeyabalan, President, APP Rajasthan State Branch and Principal, Alwar Pharmacy College, Alwar, Rajasthan as Convener; Dr. R. S. Bhadauria, Principal, Shrinathji Institute of Pharmacy, Nathdwara as Organizing Secretary and Dr. Gunjan Jadon, Joint Secretary APP Rajasthan State Branch as Co-ordinator of the programme.
The scientific session of the seminar was initiated with the inaugural talk of Prof. L. D. Patel on “Quality by Design (QbD)” which was followed by lecture of Dr. Rajesh Kumar Maheshwari, Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, SGSITS, Indore on the topic “Eco-friendly Analytical Techniques employing Novel Applications of Hydrotropic Solubilization, Mixed-hydrotropic Solubilization and Mixed-solvency Concept”. Another speaker, Mr. Rahul Taneja, Scientist, Patent Information Centre, Department of Science and Technology, Government of Haryana (Panchkula) addressed the audience on “Patenting System in Healthcare”. Scientific session was ended with lecture of Mr. Ashutosh Pareek from Department of Pharmacy, Banasthali University, Banasthali who addressed the gathering on “Validated Reverse Phase HPLC Method for Pharmacokinetic Study of Developed In Situ Gelling Ocular Drops of Pefloxacin Mesylate in Rabbit Aqueous Humor”. The event was witnessed by Mr. Ashok Parikh, Chief Patron and Chairman of the hosting institute; Mr. Dipesh Parikh, Patron of the seminar; Dr. Ashok Dashora, Director and Professor, Geetanjali Institute of Pharmacy, Geetanjali University, Udaipur; Dr. Kalpesh Gaur, Secretary, APP Rajasthan State Branch and Head, Department of Pharmacology, Geetanjali Institute of Pharmacy, Geetanjali University, Udaipur; Dr. Narendra Nyola, Joint Secretary, APP Rajasthan State Branch and Associate Professor, Alwar Pharmacy College, Alwar, Rajasthan and directors/principals of other colleges of the Shrinathji Society for Higher Education, Nathdwara. Besides two best poster presentation awards, Dr. Deshbandhu Joshi, Associate Professor, Shrinathji Institute of Pharmacy, Nathdwara was honored with “Best Teacher Award” and Mr. Ashish Kushwaha, B.Pharm 3rd year student of hosting institute was honored with “Best Student Award” by Association of Pharmacy Professionals (APP) during valedictory function of the event. Programme was terminated with vote of thanks by Dr. R. S. Bhadauria, the organizing secretary of the seminar.
NATIONAL SEMINAR
Association of Pharmacy Professionals (APP) Rajasthan State Branch celebrated “National Pharmacy Week 2014” by organizing a National Seminar on “Frontiers in Pharmaceutical Education and Research: Global Concerns” on the inaugural day of National Pharmacy Week – 16th November 2014 at Alwar Pharmacy College, Alwar. Seminar was inaugurated by Sh. Ajay Phatak, Assistant Drug Controller, Jaipur, Rajasthan as the ‘Chief Guest’; Dr. V.K. Agarwal, Chancellor, SunRise University, Alwar, Rajasthan as ‘Chief Patron’; Dr. Rajesh Kumar Yadav, Assistant Registrar, Rajasthan University of Health Sciences, Jaipur as ‘Guest of Honor’; Prof. B. L. Raina, Vice Chancellor, SunRise University, Alwar as ‘Special Guests’ from Academia; Dr. Rajiv Dahiya, President APP and Principal, Globus College of Pharmacy, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh as ‘Organizing Chairman’ and Prof. Govindasamy Jeyabalan, Principal, Alwar Pharmacy College, Alwar, Rajasthan as ‘Convener’. After the inauguration, Dr. Rajiv Dahiya, President APP made the gathering aware of objectives of Association of Pharmacy Professionals (APP).
Felicitation of Sh. Ajay Phatak, Asst. Drug Controller, Jaipur, Rajasthan – the ‘Chief Guest’ of the event, was done by Dr. Rajiv Dahiya, President of the Association of Pharmacy Professionals (APP), with bouquet of flowers and appreciation certificate. During seminar, Dr. Saurabh Dahiya, recipient of “Young Achiever Award” and a Faculty of School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Apeejay Stya University, Gurgaon, Haryana, addressed gathering on ‘Compulsory Licensing: A Key Regulatory Issue’. The scientific session of the event continued with the lecture of Prof. Ashutosh Kar, Sr. Professor, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Apeejay Stya University, Gurgaon, Haryana on the topic “Time Controlled Secondary Pharmaceutical Products vs Chronopharmacology”. After his talk, Prof. Kar was felicitated by memento and certificate by Prof. Geyabalan Jeyabalan, convener of the seminar and President, APP Rajasthan State Branch. Another lecture was delivered by Dr. Hemendra Gautam, Vice President APP and Principal, Smt. Vidyawati College of Pharmacy, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh who addressed the professional gathering on the topic “Drug-Drug Interactions: Identification and Prevention in Patients”.
After the last talk, oration was given by Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Mourya, HOD, Department of Biotechnology, Invertis University, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh who addressed the gathering on “Clinico Pathological Analysis of Gallbladder Carcinoma from North India”. Dr. Mourya was conferred with ‘Best Oral Presentation Award’ for his oration, by President APP and President APP Rajasthan State Branch during the seminar. Another ‘Oral Presentation Award’ was given to Mr. Ajit Kumar Yadav, Research Scholar, Mewar University, Chittorgarh, Rajasthan for his oration on “Phytopreventive Values of Plants against Dental Caries Urban and Rural Variation”. During the programme, Dr. V. K. Agarwal, the Chairman of the hosting institute, honored all guests and speakers including Sh. Ajay Phatak, Dr. Rajesh Kumar Yadav, Dr. Saurabh Dahiya, Dr. Hemendra Gautam, Dr. Rajiv Dahiya, Prof. Ashutosh Kar, Prof. Govindasamy Jeyabalan, Sh. Tarsem Jain (Editor, Pharma Pramarsh) and Prof. B. L. Raina (Vice Chancellor, SunRise University, Alwar) with ‘Maa Saraswati Memento’, Shawl, Bouquet of flowers and the traditional ‘Pagdi’.
During seminar, Mr. Suresh Kumar Beniwal, Research Scholar, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kurukshetra University, Haryana; Mr. Manoj Jadon, UG student, Alwar Pharmacy College, Alwar won ‘Best Poster Presentation Awards‘. In addition to oral/poster presentation awards, Mr. Ashutosh Upadhyay, Research Scholar, NIMS University, Jaipur and Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Alwar Pharmacy College, Alwar was honored with “APP Best Teacher Award” and Ms. Tiaba Rashid, B.Pharm 4th year student of hosting institute was honored with “APP Best Student Award” by Association of Pharmacy Professionals (APP) during valedictory function of the event. The workshop was witnessed by Dr. Narendra Kumar Nyola, Joint Secretary, APP Rajasthan State Branch and faculties/students of Alwar Pharmacy College, Alwar, Rajasthan and surrounding pharmacy institutions. During the event, Dr. V. K. Agarwal, Chancellor, SunRise University (SRU), Alwar was conferred with “APP Appreciation Award” by President APP for his contribution toward pharmacy profession. Programme was ended with vote of thanks by Prof. Govindasamy Jeyabalan.
Association of Pharmacy Professionals (APP) Rajasthan State Branch organized National Conference on ‘Medicinal Chemistry Perspective in Drug Discovery and Therapy’ on 12th December, 2015 at Pacific College of Pharmacy, Pacific University, Udaipur, Rajasthan. Event was witnessed by Prof. Govindasamy Jeyabalan, President, APP Rajasthan State Branch and Principal, Alwar Pharmacy College, Alwar, Rajasthan as ‘Chief Guest’; Mr. Suresh Samar from Drug Control Officer, Udaipur Zone, Rajasthan State as ‘Special Guest’; Dr. Rita Mourya, Treasurer, Association of Pharmacy Professionals from Faculty of Pharmacy, VNS Group of Institutions, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh and Prof. Bhagwati Prasad Sharma, Vice Chancellor, Pacific University, Udaipur as ‘Guests of Honor’; Prof. Indrajeet Singhvi, Dean, Faculty of Pharmacy, Pacific College of Pharmacy, Pacific University, Udaipur as ‘Organizing Secretary’ and Dr. Alka Agarwal, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pacific College of Pharmacy, Udaipur as ‘Programme Coordinator’. Moreover, Dr. Rajiv Dahiya, President APP and Professor, Dept. of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, Mizan-Tepi University, Ethiopia acted as ‘Organizing Chairman‘ and Dr. Sunita Dahiya, General Secretary APP acted as ‘Chairman – Scientific Committee‘ in absentia.
Inauguration was started with ‘Prayer‘ followed by welcome of all the guests on the dias with bouquet of flowers. Scientific session was initiated with keynote lecture of Prof. Bhagwati Prasad Sharma, Vice Chancellor, Pacific University, Udaipur who addressed the gathering on ‘Pharmaceutical Trading‘.
In his talk, Dr. B. P. Sharma focused on the key concepts and challenges in pharmaceutical trading with respect to indian and global scenario. He also emphasized on the “Consumer Concerned Policy” of the pharmaceutical companies as well as industry ethical marketing. Dr. Sharma was felicitated with ‘APP Appreciation Award 2015’ for his outstanding contribution in education sector by Dr. Rita Mourya, Treasurer, Association of Pharmacy Professionals, India.
Scientific session was continued with lecture of Prof. Narsimhan B., Dean, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana on the topic ‘CADD – Computer Aided Drug Design‘. Dr. Narsimhan told that drug discovery is an expensive process involving high R & D cost and extensive clinical testing. A typical development time for drug discovery is estimated to be 10-15 years and modern drug discovery process involve several critical steps including target identification and validation, lead identification and optimization as well as preclinical phase. He also discussed about physicochemical parameters (including lipophilicity, electronic, stearic, topological parameters) commonly used in QSAR.
Prof. Narsimhan B., Dean, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, M.D. University, Rohtak, Haryana was felicitated with ‘APP Young Scientist Award 2015‘ by Prof. Govindasamy Jeyabalan, President, APP Rajasthan State Branch; Prof. Indrajeet Singhvi, President, APTI Rajasthan State Branch and Prof. B. P. Sharma, Vice Chancellor, Pacific University, Udaipur, Rajasthan during the event. Dr. Narsimhan has more than 110 research publications to his credit covering a cumulative ISI impact factor of more than 165. Scientific session was terminated with lecture of Prof. Mohammed Ali, Ex-Professor, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jamia Hamdard University, New Delhi on the topic ‘Aromatherapy : Chemistry and Medicinal Uses’. Dr. Ali told that aromatherapy is a natural and noninvasive gift of the nature for humans and it regulates the physiological, spiritual and psychological functions and provides a new phase of life.
During conference, Dr. Indrajeet Singhvi, Dr. Alka Agarwal, Mr. Khem chand Gupta and Mr. Narayan Lal from Pacific College of Pharmacy, Udaipur were honored with ‘APP Appreciation Award’, ‘APP Best Teacher Award’, ‘APP Best Research Scholar Award’ and ‘APP Best Student Award’ respectively. Conference was attended by huge crowd of pharmacy teachers/students and papers were presented in ‘poster’ session by more than 100 delegates.
During valedictory function, first prize in poster competition was given to Mrs. Veenu Bala from Mohan Lal Sukhadia University, Udaipur on her presentation on topic ‘Drug Designing via Established Molecule: Most Fruitful Basis of Drug Discovery’. Second and third prizes were given to Mr. Khemchand Gupta from Pacific College of Pharmacy, Pacific University, Udaipur and Mrs. Joohee Pradhan from Mohan Lal Sukhadia University, Udaipur on topics ‘Formulation and Evaluation of Stable Dry Powder Inhaler for Tiotropium Bromide with Better Lung Deposition’ and ‘Computer Aided Drug Design Studies for Anticonvulsant Activity of Some Newly Synthesized Pyrazolyl Pyridines’ respectively. Moreover, students of B. N. Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Udaipur and Shree Nath Institute of Pharmacy, Nathdwara won two consolation prizes.
Conference was attended by Dr. Satish Chandra Tewari (Director, Rotam Pesticides, Udaipur); Dr. Ashok Dashora (Dean, Faculty of Pharmacy, Geetanjali University, Udaipur); Dr. S. C. Ameta (Director, Pacific College of Basic and Applied Sciences), Dr. Hament Kothari (Dean, PG, Pacific University) and Principals/faculties of surrounding and hosting pharmacy college.
Association of Pharmacy Professionals (APP) Rajasthan State Branch and APP Ethiopian International Branch jointly organized 12th Indo-African Conference on “Trends, Challenges and Future Scenario of Pharmaceutical Sciences” on 6th March 2018 at Arya College of Pharmacy, Kukas, Jaipur, Rajasthan, in collaboration with APP Drug Design & MedChem Division.
During this international-level conference, Sh. Ajay Phatak, Drug Controller, Jaipur, Rajasthan acted as ‘Chief Guest‘; Dr. Rajesh Kumar Yadav, Assistant Registrar, Rajasthan University of Health Sciences, Jaipur as ‘Guest of Honor‘; Dr. Arvind Agarwal, President, Arya Group of Colleges, Jaipur as ‘Chief Patron‘; Dr. Puja Agarwal, Er. Anurag Agarwal, Dr. Surendra Sharma, Vice President, Chairman and Academic Director, Arya Group of Colleges, Jaipur as ‘Patrons’; Dr. Sunita Dahiya, General Secretary APP from School of Pharmacy, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR, USA acted as ‘Convener‘; Prof. Raghvendra Singh Bhadauria, President, APP Rajasthan State Branch and Principal, Shrinathji Institute of Pharmacy, Nathdwara, Rajsamand, Rajasthan acted as ‘Co-convener‘; Prof. Vandana Sharma, Principal, Arya College of Pharmacy, Jaipur acted as ‘Organizing Secretary’; Prof. B. P. Nagori, Director, Faculty of Pharmacy, Lachoo Memorial College of Science and Technology, Jodhpur; Prof. G. Jeyabalan, Ex-President, APP Rajasthan State Branch and Principal, Alwar Pharmacy College, Alwar and Dr. Gaurav Gupta, National Head, APP Molecular Pharmacology Division from Jaipur National University, Jaipur as ‘Invited Guests’ and Dr. Rajiv Dahiya, Founder President APP & Director, School of Pharmacy, The University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago acted as ‘Scientific Committee Chairman‘.
Scientific session of the conference was enriched with invited lectures of Dr. Rita Mourya, Joint Secretary, APP Ethiopian International Branch from School of Pharmacy, University of Gondar, Gondar, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia; Prof. Alka Agarwal, National Head, APP Drug Design & MedChem Division and Principal, U.S. Ostwal Institute of Pharmacy, Mangalwad, Chittorgarh, Rajasthan and Dr. Saurabh Kumar Banerjee, Executive Member, APP Rajasthan State Branch from IIHMR University, Jaipur on topics of pharmaceutical interest like ‘Biopotential of Peptides and Proteins’, ‘Pharmacy Orientation : Introduction to the Pharmacy Profession and the Future of the Pharmacist’, ‘Assessment of Drug Use Patterns using WHO Prescribing Indicators at Health Facility’.
During valedictory function, Mr. Mukesh Sharma, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry; Mr. Ashok Kumar Sharma, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics; Mr. Shailendra Tripathi, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology; Ms. Anshika Gupta, B.Pharm student, Arya College of Pharmacy, Jaipur were honored with ‘APP Best Teacher Award’, ‘APP Best Researcher Award’, ‘APP Best Achiever Award’, ‘APP Best Student Award’ respectively. The event continued with cultural programmes and felicitation of guests/organizers with ‘APP Appreciation Awards’ and distribution of prizes to three best poster presentees. Finally, the programme ended with vote of thanks to guests/delegates and distribution of APP life membership certificates.
Association of Pharmacy Professionals (APP) Rajasthan State Branch and APP West Indies International Branch jointly organized 6th Indo-West Indies Conference on “Challenges and Recent Trends in Pharmaceutical Sciences“ on 14th July 2018 at Shrinathji Institute of Pharmacy, Nathdwara, Rajsamand, Rajasthan, in collaboration with APP MolPharm Division.
During this APP-SIP collaborative conference, Prof. B. L. Choudhary, Ex-Vice Chancellor, Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur & Chairman, Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education, Ajmer (Rajasthan) acted as ‘Chief Guest‘; Prof. Govindasamy Jeyabalan, Principal, Alwar Pharmacy College, Alwar as ‘Guest of Honor‘; Mr. Ashok Parikh, Secretary, Shrinathji Society for Higher Education, Nathdwara as ‘Chief Patron‘; Dr. Sunita Dahiya, General Secretary APP from School of Pharmacy, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR, USA as ‘Convener‘; Prof. Raghvendra Singh Bhadauria, President, APP Rajasthan State Branch & Principal, Shrinathji Institute of Pharmacy, Nathdwara as ‘Organizing Secretary‘; Dr. Kamal Dua from Discipline of Pharmacy, University of Technology Sydney, Australia as ‘Scientific Committee Chairman’ and Dr. Gunjan Jadon, Associate Professor, Shrinathji Institute of Pharmacy, Nathdwara, Rajsamand, Rajasthan as ‘Coordinator’.
Scientific session of the conference was enriched with lectures of Dr. Rajiv Dahiya, Founder President APP & Director, School of Pharmacy, The University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago; Prof. Saurabh Dahiya, President, APP Haryana State Branch & Head, Department of Pharmacy, Lingaya’s University, Faridabad, Haryana; Dr. Gaurav Gupta, National Head, APP MolPharm Division from School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jaipur National University, Jaipur and Dr. Saurabh Kumar Banerjee, Executive Member, APP Rajasthan State Branch from School of Pharmaceutical Management, The IIHMR University, Jaipur who addressed the professional gathering on diverse topics of pharmaceutical interest like ‘Cancer: Impact on Public Health & Pharmacist’s Crucial Role in its Prevention‘, ‘Digital India, Digital Pharmacy Profession‘, ‘Recent Advances in Insulin Therapy for Diabetes‘ and ‘Pharmacovigilance: A Bright Career Opportunity for Pharmacy Graduates‘. During his lecture, Prof. Dahiya discussed that pharmacists, being important part of the health care team need to take lead in using digital technologies towards betterment of healthcare deliverable for all patients.
During the valedictory function, Prof. B. L. Choudhary, Ex-Vice Chancellor, Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur & Chairman, Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education, Ajmer was conferred with ‘APP Outstanding Achievement Award‘ given in memory of Late Sh. Ranbir Singh Dahiya; Mr. Ashok Parikh, Secretary, Shrinathji Society for Higher Education, Nathdwara and Prof. Raghvendra Singh Bhadauria, Principal, Shrinathji Institute of Pharmacy, Nathdwara with ‘APP Appreciation Awards‘ and Prof. G. Jeyabalan, Principal, Alwar Pharmacy College, Alwar and all the speakers of the conference with ‘APP Certificate of Recognitions‘. Further, Dr. Gunjan Jadon, Associate Professor, Shrinathji Institute of Pharmacy, Nathdwara was felicitated with ‘APP Best Teacher Award‘; Mr. Vikram Choudhary, B.Pharm (IV) year student, Shrinathji Institute of Pharmacy, Nathdwara with ‘APP Best Student Award‘ and Mr. Sunil Singh, Ph.D Research Scholar, Mewar University, Chittorgarh, Rajasthan with ‘APP Outstanding Oration Award‘ given in memory of ‘Late Mr. Manas Tripathi‘. The programme ended by extending vote of thanks to all the resource persons and delegates of the 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 Department 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.