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Association of Pharmacy Professionals (APP) Ethiopian International Branch organized 5th Indo-African Conference on ‘Recent Trends and Future Development in Pharmaceutical Sector’ on 1st September, 2016 at Shri Vishnu College of Pharmacy, Bhimavaram, West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh, in collaboration with APP AP State Branch. Event was witnessed by Dr. Subas Chandra Dinda from Mekelle University, Ethiopia as ‘Chief Guest’; Sh. K. V. Vishnu Raju, Chairman, Shri Vishnu Educational Society, Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh as ‘Chief Patron‘; Dr. Suresh V. Chennupati, President, APP Andhra Pradesh State Branch, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh as ‘Convener’; Dr. D. B. Raju, Director and Professor, Shri Vishnu College of Pharmacy, Bhimavaram, West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh as ‘Co-convener’; Dr. K. Prasad, Principal and Professor, Shri Vishnu College of Pharmacy, Bhimavaram, West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh as ‘Organizing Secretary’. Further, Dr. Rajiv Dahiya, President APP and Director, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago acted as ‘Organizing Chairman’ and Dr. Sunita Dahiya, General Secretary APP acted as ‘Chairman-Scientific Committee’ of the conference 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 Dr. P. K. Lakshmi, Professor and Head, Department of Pharmaceutics, G. Pulla Reddy College of Pharmacy, Hyderabad who addressed the gathering on ‘ADME of Polymer Therapeutics’. Dr. Lakshmi discussed that understanding the pharmacokinetics of polymers in every step in the formulation of a polymer conjugates may prove successful drug delivery system in vivo and may avoid the iatrogenic illness. She told that polymer conjugation is an efficient approach to deliver the drugs to the host at specified target site without causing host toxicity or immunogenic reactions.
Scientific session was continued with lecture of Dr. Subas Chandra Dinda, Professor of Pharmaceutics, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia on the topic ‘Mucoadhesive Microcapsule: A Novel Approach in Controlled and Sustained Drug Delivery’. Dr. Dinda emphasized on the rationale behind the designing of mucoadhesive dosage forms, the targeting sites of mucoadhesive drug delievery systems, approaches followed to incorporate drugs into the bioadhesive polymers, techniques used for preparation of mucoadhesive micro particles etc. Scientific Session was ended with lecture of Dr. Suresh V. Chennupati, President, APP AP State Branch on the topic ‘Pharmacy Education and Practice in India: Challenges and Opportunities Ahead’. Dr. Suresh highlighted the importance of quality education and its outputs in the long term for academic, industrial and clinical side.
Conference was attended and papers were presented both in ‘oral’ and ‘poster’ session by more than 200 delegates all over the state. Event was witnessed by all the faculty members of Shri Vishu College of Pharmacy, Bhimavaram including Dr. M. Mohan VarmaDr. A. Srinivasa RaoDr. K. S. Natraj, Dr. Raghu Prasad and Dr. Swamy. During the valedictory function, Dr. K. Prasad, Principal, Shri Vishnu College of Pharmacy, Bhimavaram was conferred with ‘APP Appreciation Award’ by Dr. Suresh V. Chennupati, President, APP Andhra Pradesh State Branch. Programme ended with vote of thanks by Ms. K. Sindhu Bharathi, B. Pharmacy (final year) student of the hosting college.

                        
              

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Association of Pharmacy Professionals (APP) Ethiopian International Branch and APP Haryana State Branch jointly organized Indo-African Symposium on ‘Biotechnological Production of Phytopharmaceuticals’ on 7th September, 2016 at Department of Pharmacy, Lingaya’s University, Faridabad, Haryana, India.
Symposium was organized under the able guidance of Dr. Rajiv Dahiya, President APP and Director, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago, West Indies as ‘Organizing Chairman’ in absentia; patrons Prof. J. P. Gupta, Chancellor, Lingaya’s University, Faridabad, Haryana; Prof. R.K. Chauhan, Vice Chancellor, Lingaya’s University and Prof. G. V. Ramaraju Pro Vice Chancellor, Lingaya’s University. Further, ProfSaurabh Dahiya, Head, Department of Pharmacy, Lingaya’s University, Faridabad served as ‘Convener’; Prof. Ashutoshkar, Professor Emeritus, Lingaya’s University served as ‘Organizing Secretary’ and Dr. Sachin Dubey, Head, Formulation Development (Biologics), Glenmark Pharmaceuticals SA, Switzerland as ‘Scientific Committee Chairman’ in absentia.
Two different scientific sessions were addressed by Dr. Ajay Sharma, Vice President, APP Ethiopian International Branch and Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, Mizan-Tepi University, Mizan Teferi, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia on “Biotechnological Production of Phytopharmaceuticals” and “Standardization of Herbal Drugs and Biotechnological Approaches”respectively.Dr. Ajay Sharma was conferred with “APP Young Achiever’s Award 2016 for his vital academic and scientific contribution in the pharmacy profession, by Prof. Saurabh Dahiya, Vice President APP Haryana State Branch and Prof. Ashutoshkar, Professor Emeritus at Lingaya’s University, Faridabad, Haryana. Programme ended with attracting attention of young pharmacy graduants by ProfSaurabh Dahiya on ‘Careers in Pharmacy’.

    
          

DINDO-AFRICAN CONFERENCE

Association of Pharmacy Professionals (APP) Ethiopian International Branch organized 6th Indo-African Conference on ‘Advances and Challenges in Pharmaceutical Sciences’ in collaboration with APP Andhra Pradesh State Branch, on August 31, 2017 at University College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. During this international level scientific conference, Prof. A. Rajendra Prasad, Vice Chancellor, Acharya Nagarjuna University acted as‘Chief Patron’; Prof. K.R.S. Sambasiva Rao, Rector, Acharya Nagarjuna University acted as‘Patron’; Prof. K. John Paul, Registrar, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur acted as the ‘Chief Guest’; Dr. Rajiv Dahiya, President APP and Director, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, Trinidad & Tobago  acted as ‘Organizing Chairman’  in absentia; Prof. A. Prameela Rani, Principal, University College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh acted as ‘Convener’; Dr. Suresh V. Chennupati, Vice President, APP Ethiopian International Branch and Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy, College of Medical Sciences, Wollega University, Ethiopia acted as ‘Co-convener’ and Prof. G.V.S.R. Anjineyulu, Director, International Student Cell, Acharya Nagarjuna University acted as ‘Guest of Honor’.
Scientific session of the conference was enriched with lectures of Prof. Subas Chandra Dinda, President, APP Ethiopian International Branch from  Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia, on the topic ‘Nanotechnology in Therapeutic Drug Targeting’ and Prof. M. Himaja fromDepartment of Chemistry, VIT University, Vellore, Tamilnadu on the topic ‘Edible Plant Extracts and their Biofabricated Silver Nano Particles as Alternative Medicine for Kidney Stones’.
Conference was attended and participated by more than 300 delegates from different universities and institutions including  Dr. Rama Krishna, Dr. Bharathi, Professorsfrom K V S R Siddhartha College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vijayawada; Dr. A. Ravi Kumar from Bapatla Pharmacy College, Baptla, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. During the valedictory function, Prof A. Rajendra Prasad, Prof. K.R.S. Sambasiva Rao and Prof. A. Prameela Rani were conferred with ‘APP Appreciation Awards’. Programme ended with felicitation of Ms. P. Hema Naga Lakshmi, B. Pharm. student, University College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur with ‘APP Best Student Award’ by Prof. M. Himaja and Dr. Suresh V. Chennupati.

    
          

CINDO-AFRICAN CONFERENCE

Association of Pharmacy Professionals (APP) Telangana State Branch organized 8th Indo-African Conference on “Advances and Challenges in Pharmaceutical Technology and Biotechnology” in collaboration with APP Ethiopian International Branch at St. Pauls College of Pharmacy, Turkayamjal, Ranga Reddy, Hyderabad, Telangana (India) on 1st September 2017. Conference was witnessed by Prof. Subas Chandra Dinda, President, APP Ethiopian International Branch from Mekelle University, Ethiopia as ‘Chief Guest’; Dr. J. Venkateswara Rao, Principal, St. Pauls College of Pharmacy, Turkayamjal as ‘Convener’; Dr. A. Muralidhar Rao, President, APP Telangana State Branch and Principal, Sarojini Naidu Vanita Pharmacy Mahavidyalaya, Hyderabad, Telangana as ‘Co-Convener’. Further, Dr. Rajiv Dahiya, President APP and Director, School of Pharmacy, FMS, The University of the West Indies, Trinidad & Tobago acted as ‘Organizing Chairman’; Dr. Sunita Dahiya, General Secretary APP acted as ‘Chairman Scientific Committee’ and Dr. Rita Mourya, Joint Secretray, APP Ethiopian Int. Branch acted as  ‘Co-Chairman Scientific Committee’ in absentia.
Scientific session of the event was initiated with invited lecture of Dr. Subas Chandra Dinda, President, APP Ethiopian International Branch and Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia, who addressed the gathering on “Nanotheranostics in Drug Targeting”. Another lecture was delivered by Prof. A. Ravinder Nath, Dean, Academic Affairs and OSD (Planning & Development), Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad, Telangana on the topic “Research Proposal”. Prof. Ravinder Nath emphasized on the fact that the goal of a research proposal is to present and justify the need to study a research problem and to present the practical ways in which the proposed study should be conducted.
During this Indo-African Conference, APP best student award was conferred to Ms. Prerana, B.Pharm Final year student of the hosting college. At the end, appreciation award was conferred to the chairman of the St. Pauls College of Pharmacy and certificates of appreciation were presented to the speakers of the conference.

    
            

AINDO-AFRICAN CONFERENCE

Association of Pharmacy Professionals (APP) Ethiopian International Branch and Telangana State Branch organized 9th Indo-African Conference on ‘Global Trends and Recent Progress in Pharmaceutical Sector’ on 5th September, 2017 at Shri Vishnu College of Pharmacy, Bhimavaram, West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. Event was witnessed by Dr. Rita Mourya and Dr. Raja Abhilash Punagoti from University of Gondar, Ethiopia as ‘Chief Guests’; Sri K. V. Vishnu Raju, Chairman, Shri Vishnu Educational Society, Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh as ‘Chief Patron’; Dr. Suresh V. Chennupati, Vice President, APP Ethiopian International Branch and Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, Wollega University, Ethiopia as ‘Convener’; Dr. D. B. Raju, Director and Professor, Shri Vishnu College of Pharmacy, Bhimavaram, West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh as ‘Co-convener’; Dr. K. Prasad, Principal and Professor, Shri Vishnu College of Pharmacy, Bhimavaram, West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh as ‘Organizing Secretary’. Further, Dr. Rajiv Dahiya, President APP and Director, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago acted as ‘Organizing Chairman’ and Dr. Sunita Dahiya, General Secretary APP acted as ‘Chairman-Scientific Committee’ of the conference 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 invited lecture of Dr. Raja Abhilash Punagoti, Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy, University of Gondar, Ethiopia, who addressed the gathering on ‘Essentials of cGMP’. Dr. Abhilash discussed that current good manufacturing practices (GMP) is a part of quality assurance which ensures that products are consistently produced and controlled to the quality standards appropriate to their intended use and as required by the marketing authorization.
Scientific session was continued with lecture of Dr. Rita Mourya from School of Pharmacy, University of Gondar, Ethiopia on the topic ‘Peptides and Proteins in Pharmaceutical Research: Biopotential and Challenges Ahead’. Dr. Mourya told that peptides are natural messenger molecules of the human body and hence ideal lead compounds for the initiation of drug discovery research. Dr. Mourya was honored with ‘APP Young Pharmacy Teacher Award 2017’ for her excellent academic achievements.
Session was ended with lecture of Prof. Krishna Mohan Chinnala, Dean, Nalla Narasimhareddy School of Pharmacy, Hyderabad, Telangana on the topic ‘Pharmacogenomics’. During the valedictory function, Sri K. V. Vishnu Raju, Chairman, Shri Vishnu Educational Society, Bhimavaram was conferred with ‘APP Appreciation Award’ by Dr. Suresh V. Chennupati. At the end, Mr. Sandeep Kumar Geddam, B. Pharmacy student of Vishnu Pharmacy College was conferred with ‘APP Best Student Award‘ by Dr. Mourya and Dr. Raja Abhilash from Ethiopia. Programme ended with vote of thanks by Dr. K. Nataraj.

    
            

AINDO-AFRICAN CONFERENCE

Association of Pharmacy Professionals (APP) Karnataka State Branch organized 10th Indo-African Conference on ‘Global Challenges in Natural Product Based Research and Medicines’ in collaboration with APP Ethiopian International Branch, on September 6, 2017 at Narasaraopeta Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Narasaraopet, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. Event was witnessed by Dr. Rita Mourya from School of Pharmacy, University of Gondar, Ethiopia as ‘Chief Guest’; Sri Mittapalli Venkata Koteswara Rao, Chairman, Narasaraopeta Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences as ‘Patron’; Dr. J. N. Suresh Kumar, Principal, Narasaraopeta Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Narasaraopeta, Andhra Pradesh as ‘Convener’; Dr. Suresh V. Chennupati, Vice President, APP Ethiopian International Branch from Wollega University, Nekemte, Ethiopia as ‘Co-convener’ and Dr. Rajiv Dahiya, President APP and Director, School of Pharmacy, FMS, The University of the West Indies, Trinidad & Tobago  as ‘Organizing Chairman’ and Dr. Sunita Dahiya, General Secretary APP as ‘Scientific Committee Chairman’ in absentia.
Programme was initiated by welcome of all the guests on the dias with bouquet of flowers followed by lightening of the lamp. Scientific session was initiated with lecture of Dr. Rita Mourya from School of Pharmacy, University of Gondar, Ethiopia, who addressed the gathering on ‘Hyperglycemia Managment: Herbal Trends and Remedies‘.Scientific session was continued with lecture of Dr. Kuntal Das, President, APP Karnataka State Branch and Professor, Krupanidhi College of Pharmacy, Bangalore, Karnataka, on the topic ‘Development of Herbal Drugs from Plant Sources through Systemic Standardization‘. Session was ended with lecture of Dr. A. Lakshman Rao, Principal, V. V. Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Gudlavalleru, Andhra Pradesh, on the topic ‘Need of Natural Product Based Research in Pharmaceuticals‘. Prof. Rao discussed about natural products in drug discovery, herbal medicines, polyherbal formulations and clinical trials in natural products.
Conference was attended and participated by more than 300 delegates, including Dr. Ravi Shankar from Vignan Pharmacy College, Guntur; Dr. Sudhakar Babu from A. M. Reddy Pharmacy College, Narasaraopeta; Dr. Prasad Rao, Principal, Siddhartha Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jonnaagadda, Guntur. During the valedictory function, Sri Mittapalli Chakravarthi, Director, NIPS, was conferred with ‘APP Appreciation Award’. At the end, Ms. Kolapalli Sai Venkata Nikitha, Pharm D. Student and Ms. Chandra Manasa, B. Pharm. student of Narasaraopeta Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Narasaraopeta and Mr. K. Naga Prashant, faculty at Narasaraopeta Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences were conferred with ‘Best Student Award 2017‘ and ‘Best Faculty Award 2017‘.

    
            

AINDO-AFRICAN CONFERENCE

Association of Pharmacy Professionals (APP) Telangana State Branch organized 11th Indo-African Conference on ‘Advances in Pharmaceutical Technology and Phytomedicines’ in collaboration with APP Ethiopian International Branch, on September 16, 2017 at Malla Reddy College of Pharmacy, Maisammaguda, Secunderabad, Telangana. Event was witnessed by Sh. Ch. Malla Reddy, Chairman, Malla Reddy College of Pharmacy, Maisammaguda, Secunderabad as ‘Chief Patron’; Prof. M. Sudhakar, Principal, Malla Reddy College of Pharmacy, Maisammaguda, Secunderabad as ‘Convener’; Prof. A. Muralidhar Rao, President, APP Telangana State Branch & Principal, St. Mary’s College of Pharmacy, Secunderabad, Telangana as ‘Organizing Secretary’; Dr. Rajiv Dahiya, President APP and Director, School of Pharmacy, FMS, The University of the West Indies, Trinidad & Tobago  as ‘Organizing Chairman’; Dr. Sunita Dahiya, General Secretary APP as ‘Co-convener’ in absentia and Dr. Kamal Dua, Lecturer, Discipline of Pharmacy, Graduate School of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia as ‘Scientific Committee Chairman’.
Scientific session of the conference was initiated with lecture of Dr. Rita Mourya from School of Pharmacy, University of Gondar, Ethiopia, who addressed the gathering on ‘Hyperglycemia Managment: Herbal Trends and Remedies’. Scientific session was continued with lecture of Dr. M. Himaja, Professor, Professor, Department of Chemistry, VIT University, Vellore, Tamilnadu, on the topic ‘Isolation and Identification Techniques for Bioactive Components from Some Edible/Medicinal Plants Responsible for Antiurolithiatic Activity’. Session was ended with lecture of Dr. Muralidhar Rao Akkaladevi, President, APP Telangana State Branch and Principal, St. Mary’s College of Pharmacy, Secunderabad, Telangana, on the topic ‘Principal and Applications of Nanoscience’. Prof. Rao discussed about natural products in drug discovery, herbal medicines, polyherbal formulations and clinical trials in natural products.
During the conference, posters were presented in several sections. In pharmacology and clinical pharmacy section, Mr. N. Ramanachari, Assistant Professor, MLR college of Pharmacy, Dundigal, Hyderabad won the first prize for his poster entitled ‘Influence of Resviratrol on Pharmacokinetics of Carbamazepine in Epileptic Rats’. Second prize was received by Ms. Saranya, Pharm D IV Year student of Malla Reddy College of Pharmacy, Secunderabad on the poster entitled ‘Screening and Isolation of Proteins producing Bacteria from Soil’. In Pharmaceutics section, first prize was won by Ms. Santhoshini, B.Pharm IV Year student of Malla Reddy College of Pharmacy, Secunderabad on the poster entitled ‘Formulation and Evaluation of Rutin loaded Nano Sponges’.

    
            

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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 March 06, 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.

       
            

INDO-AFRICAN CONFERENCE

Association of Pharmacy Professionals (APP) Ethiopian International Branch and APP Andhra Pradesh State Branch organized 13th Indo-African Conference on ‘Advances in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology’ on September 07, 2018 at Vijaya Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences for Women, Enikepadu, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh on the occasion of ‘Paryushan Parva’. The scientific event was witnessed by Sri B. S. Appa Rao, Chairman, SRK Foundation, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh as ‘Chief Patron’; Dr. K. Padmalatha, Principal, Vijaya Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences for Women, Vijayawada and Dr. Sunita Dahiya, General Secretary APP from Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR, USA as ‘Conveners’; Dr. Suresh V. Chennupati, Vice President, APP Ethiopian International Branch from Wollega University, Ethiopia as ‘Co-convener’; Dr. Subas Chandra Dinda, President, APP Ethiopian International Branch from Mekelle University, Ethiopia and Dr. Sudhakar Sagaram from Wollega University, Ethiopia as ‘Guests of Honor’. Further, 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 acted as ‘Scientific Committee Chairman’ in absentia.
Inauguration started with ‘Prayer’ followed by welcome of all the guests on the dias with bouquet of flowers. Scientific session was initiated with lecture of Dr. Subas Chandra Dinda, Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia who addressed the gathering on ‘Nanotheranostics and Its Toxicity Concerns in Drug Targeting’. Another lecture was delivered by Dr. Sudhakar Sagaram, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy, College of Medical and Health Sciences, Wollega University, Ethiopia on the topic ‘Indian Pharmaceutical Industry and Its Potential in Term of Opportunities and the Challenges of Data Management’. Session was terminated with lecture of Dr. A. Lakshman Rao, Principal & Professor, V.V. Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Gudlavalleru on the topic ‘Natural Product Based Research: A Promising Outcome’.
During the valedictory function, Chairman, SRK Foundations, Vijayawada and Principal, Vijaya Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences for Women, Vijayawada were conferred with ‘APP Appreciation Awards’ by Dr. Suresh V. Chennupati, Vice President, APP Ethiopian International Branch. At the end, Prof. A. Lakshman Rao, Principal, V.V. Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Gudlavalleru was honored with ‘APP Principal of the Year Award’ for his overall outstanding performance in administration, academic and research activities by Prof. S. C. Dinda, President, APP Ethiopian International Branch and Ms. Veeramachineni Padma Sri, B. Pharm student of Vijaya Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences for Women was conferred with ‘Best Student Award 2018’ by Dr. S. Sagaram from Wollega University, Ethiopia. Programme ended with vote of thanks by Dr. S. Sundar, Associate Professor from the hosting institute.

             
            

INDO-AFRICAN CONFERENCE

Association of Pharmacy Professionals (APP) Maharashtra State Branch and APP Ethiopian International Branch organized 14th Indo African Conference on “Current Challenges in Pharmaceutical Drug Design & Pharmacology” at Loknete Shri Dadapatil Pharate (LSDP) College of Pharmacy, Mandvagan Pharata, Shirur, Pune, Maharashtra, India on September 08, 2018, in collaboration with APP Drug Design & Medicinal Chemistry Division.
The scientific event was witnessed by Mr. Rajiv Pharate-Patil, President, Loknete Shri Dadapatil Pharate College of Pharmacy, Mandavgan Pharata as ‘Chief Patron’; 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, West Indies as ‘Organizing Chairman’; Dr. Mrunal K. Shirsat, Principal & Professor, LSDP College of Pharmacy, Mandavgan Pharata as ‘Organizing Secretary’; Dr. Sunita Dahiya, General Secretary APP from Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States of America as ‘Convener’ and Mohd. Rageeb Mohd. Usman, President, APP Maharashtra State Branch from Smt. Sharadchandrika Suresh Patil College of Pharmacy, Chopda, Maharashtra as ‘Co-convener’.
Scientific session was initiated with lecture of Dr. Digambar Balkrishna Ambikar from Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, College of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia who addressed the gathering on ‘Changing Trends in Preclinical and Clinical Pharmacology’. During his lecture, Dr. Digambar emphasized on the fact that the area of research and practice of pharmacology is expanded in all the preclinical and clinical departments with the molecular techniques to reveal the underneath truth of science. He told that, as a pharmacologist, there is variety of duties to perform in preclinical and clinical area which will lead to facilitation of molecular research as well as improving clinical aspect for a better patient care. The pharmacologists have a wide role in research and development (R & D) from the target identification to lead findings to the preclinical research and play a major role in the critical path of R & D of the new chemical entities. Other lectures were delivered by Prof. Alka Agarwal, National Head, APP Drug Design & MedChem Division and Principal, U.S. Ostwal Institute of Pharmacy, Mangalwad, Chittorgarh, Rajasthan and Dr. Gunjan Jadon, Joint Secretary, APP Rajasthan State Branch and Associate Professor, Shrinathji Institute of Pharmacy, Nathdwara, Rajsamand, Rajasthan on diverse topics of pharmaceutical interest. All the resource persons of the conference were felicitated with ‘APP Certificates of Appreciation’ after their lectures by the Organizing Secretary of the event.
During the valedictory function, Mr. Rajiv Pharate-Patil, Shri Dhaneshwari Pharate Patil and Dr. Mrunal K. Shirsat from LSDP College of Pharmacy, Mandavgan Pharata were conferred with ‘APP Appreciation Awards’ by President, APP Maharashtra State Branch. At the end, Ms. Priya Shete, B.Pharm student of LSDP College of Pharmacy, Mandavgan Pharata was conferred with ‘APP Best Student Award’; Mr. Vivek Mahavir Satpute, Assistant Professor, Department of Quality Assurance, LSDP College of Pharmacy, Mandavgan Pharata with ‘APP Best Achiever Award’ for his outstanding academic and research output; Mr. Avinash Dhobale, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, LSDP College of Pharmacy, Mandavgan Pharata with ‘APP Best Researcher Award’ for his outstanding research performance and Mr. Rakesh Machhindra Wani, Assistant Professor, Department of Quality Assurance, LSDP College of Pharmacy, Mandavgan Pharata with ‘APP Best Teacher Award’ for his outstanding teaching performance. Programme ended with vote of thanks, distribution of best poster certificates and nomination of Dr. Mrunal K. Shirsat, Principal & Professor, LSDP College of Pharmacy, Mandavgan Pharata with ‘Vice President’ of the APP Maharashtra State Branch for 2018-19.

              
          

INDO-MALAYSIAN CONFERENCE
(GSCPSN-2018)

Association of Pharmacy Professionals (APP) Tamilnadu State Branch and APP Malaysian International Branch jointly organized 1st Indo-Malaysian Conference on “Global Scenario and Challenges in Pharmaceutical Sciences & NanoTechnology” at Malla Reddy College of Pharmacy, Maisammaguda, Dhulapally, Secunderabad, Telangana on September 10, 2018, in collaboration with APP Ethiopian International Branch.
The scientific event was witnessed by Sri Ch. Malla Reddy, Honourable Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha for Malkajgiri Constituency, Telangana and Chairman, Malla Reddy College of Pharmacy, Maisammaguda as ‘Chief Patron’; 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. M. Sudhakar, Principal, Malla Reddy College of Pharmacy, Maisammaguda as ‘Convener’; Dr. K. Jaya Raja Kumar, President, APP Malaysian International Branch from Faculty of Pharmacy, AIMST University, Bedong, Semeling, Kedha, Malaysia and Prof. P. Shanmugasundaram, President, APP Tamilnadu State Branch and Director, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vels Deemed to be University, Chennai, Tamilnadu as ‘Co-conveners’ and Prof. A. Muralidhar Rao, President, APP Telangana State Branch and Principal, St. Mary’s College of Pharmacy, Secunderabad, Telangana as ‘Scientific Committee Chairman’.
Scientific session was initiated with lecture of Dr. Anil Tumkur Mruthyunjaya from Department of Pharmacy Practice, International Medical University, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia who addressed the gathering on ‘Patient reported outcome measurements‘. Other lectures were deilvered by Dr. Palanisamy Selvamani, Secretary, APP Tamilnadu State Branch from Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Anna University, BITS Campus, Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu and Dr. Suresh V. Chennupati, Vice President, APP Ethiopian International Branch from Department of Pharmacy, College of Medical & Health Sciences, Wollega University, Nekemte, Ethiopia. All the resource persons of the conference were felicitated with ‘Certificates of Appreciation’ after their lectures by the convener. During the valedictory function, Prof. M. Sudhakar, Principal, Malla Reddy College of Pharmacy, Maisammaguda was conferred with ‘APP Appreciation Award’ by Vice President, APP Ethiopian International Branch and Secretary, APP Tamilnadu State Branch. Programme terminated with distribution of best poster certificates and vote of thanks.

    
          

INDO-AFRICAN CONFERENCE
(GTITRHT-2018)

Association of Pharmacy Professionals (APP) Tamilnadu State Branch and APP Ethiopian International Branch organized 15th Indo African Conference on “Global Trends & Innovations in Translational Research and Herbal Technology” at Vaagdevi Group of Pharmacy Colleges, Bollikunta, Warangal, Telangana on September 19, 2018.
This scientific event was witnessed by Prof. Y. Madhusudhan Rao, Director, Vaagdevi Group of Pharmacy Colleges, Warangal, Telangana as ‘Convener’; 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’; Dr. Suresh V. Chennupati, Vice President, APP Ethiopian International Branch from Department of Pharmacy, College of Medical and Health Sciences, Wollega University, Nekemte, Ethiopia and Prof. P. Shanmugasundaram, President, APP Tamilnadu State Branch and Director, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vels Deemed to be University, Chennai, Tamilnadu as ‘Co-conveners’; Dr. Sunita Dahiya, General Secretary APP from Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA as ‘Scientific Committee Chairman’ and Prof. B. Chandra Shekhar Reddy, Head, Department of Pharmaceutics, Vaagdevi   Pharmacy College, Warangal as ‘Organizing Secretary’.
Scientific session was enriched with lectures of Prof. M. Himaja, Vice President, APP Tamilnadu State Branch from Department of Chemistry, School of Advanced Sciences, VIT University, Vellore, Tamilnadu and Dr. Digambar Balkrishna Ambikar, Executive Member, APP Ethiopian International Branch from Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, College of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia. All speakers of the conference were felicitated with ‘Certificates of Appreciation’ after lectures.
During the valedictory function, Prof. Y. Madhusudan Rao, Director, Vaagdevi Group of Pharmacy Colleges, Warangal, Telangana was conferred with ‘APP Life Time Achievement Award 2018’ by Dr. Suresh V. Chennupati, Vice President, APP Ethiopian International Branch from Wollega University, Nekemte, Ethiopia. Programme ended with vote of thanks and distribution of best student awards, best researcher award, best achiever award and best faculty awards to Mr. L. Santhosh, Mr. P. Rajashekhar, Dr. B. Chandra Shekhar Reddy, Smt. V. Padmaja, Dr. Durga Prasad Kemisetti and Dr. Kiran Kumar.

    
          

indo-afr2INDO-AFRICAN CONFERENCE
(
GTIPS-2019)

Association of Pharmacy Professionals (APP) Andhra Pradesh State Branch organized 16th Indo-African Conference on “Global Trends and Issues in Pharmaceutical Sciences” at Vijaya Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences for Women, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh on August 19, 2019, in collaboration with APP Australian International Branch. This APP-VIPSW collaborative conference was witnessed by Sri. B. S. Apparao, Chairman, SRK Foundation, Vijayawada acted as ‘Chief Patron‘; Sri. B. S. Sri Krishna, Secretary, SRK Foundation, Vijayawada as ‘Patron’; Sri Annapa Reddy Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy, Ex-President, Andhra Pradesh State Pharmacy Council, Global Pharmacovigilance Specialist as ‘Guest of Honor’; Dr. Sunita Dahiya, General Secretary APP from School of Pharmacy, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR, USA as ‘Organizing Chairman‘; Prof. K. Padmalatha, Principal, Vijaya Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences for Women, Vijayawada as ‘Convener’; Dr. Kamal Dua, President, APP Australian International Branch from University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia as ‘Co-convener’; Dr. Rajiv Dahiya, 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‘ and Dr. Suresh V. Chennupati, Vice President, APP Ethiopian International Branch from Wollega University, Ethiopia as ‘Scientific Committee Co-Chairman’. During the event, Prof. Bhakti Bhusan Barik, Director (Academic), College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Puri, Odisha; Dr. Digambar Balkrishna Ambikar, Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy, College of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia; Dr. Jeyaram Bharathi Jeyabalan from JSS College of Pharmacy, Ooty, Tamilnadu and Sri Annapa Reddy Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy, Ex-President, Andhra Pradesh State Pharmacy Council, Global Pharmacovigilance Specialist addressed the professional gathering on diverse concerns in pharmaceutical sciences including ‘Nanotechnology basednovel drug delivery system’, ‘Future trends in preclinical and clinical pharmacology’, ‘Emerging job opportunities for pharm D graduates’ and ‘Advances in alternative careers in pharmacy’.
At the end, Mr. Sadhu Venkateswara Rao, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, Vijaya Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences for Women, Vijayawada was conferred with ‘Best Teacher Award’ and Ms. Sindhu K., M.Pharm Student, Vijaya Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences for Women, Vijayawada with ‘Best Student Award’. Conference was concluded with honour of Sri B. S. Apparao, Chairman, SRK Foundation, Vijayawada and Prof. K. Padmalatha, Principal, Vijaya Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences for Women, Vijayawada with ‘Appreciation Awards’.

    
          

indo-afr3INDO-AFRICAN CONFERENCE
(GCIPS-2019)

Association of Pharmacy Professionals Karnataka State Branch organized 17th Indo-African Conference on “Global Challenges and Innovations in Pharmaceutical Sciences” at Sri Vasavi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tadepalligudem, West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh on September 07, 2019, in collaboration with APP Ethiopian International Branch. Event was witnessed by Dr. Raja Abhilash Punugoti from School of Pharmacy, University of Gondar, Ethiopia as ‘Chief Guest‘; Sri Grandhi Sataynarayana, President, Sri Vasavi Educational Society as ‘Patron‘; Dr. K. Srinivas, Principal, Sri Vasavi Institute of Pharmaceutial Sciences, Tadepalligudem as ‘Convener‘; Dr. Suresh V. Chennupati, Vice President, APP Ethiopian International Branch from Wollega University, Nekemte, Ethiopia as ‘Co-convener‘; Dr. Rajiv Dahiya, President APP and Director, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago as ‘Organizing Chairman‘ and Dr. Sunita Dahiya, General Secretary APP from School of Pharmacy, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR, USA as ‘Scientific Committee Chairman‘.
Programme was initiated by welcome of all the guests on the dias with bouquet of flowers followed by lightening of the lamp. Scientific session was initiated with lecture of Dr. Raja Abhilash Punagoti from School of Pharmacy, University of Gondar, Ethiopia, who addressed the gathering on ‘Current good manufacturing practices‘. Scientific session was continued with lecture of Dr. Jyoti Shrivastava, Vice President, APP Karnataka State Branch and HOD, Oxford College of Pharmacy, Bangalore, on the topic ‘Solvent extraction by using green solvents‘. Conference was attended and participated by more than 300 delegates. During the valedictory function, Sri Grandhi Satyanarayana, President, Sri Vasavi Educational Society and Dr. K. Srinivas, Principal, SVIPS, Tadepalligudem, were honored with ‘Appreciation Awards‘ and Ms. Naga Venkata Haritha Arimilli, M.Pharm Student, SVIPS, Tadepalligudem with ‘Best Student Award’. Conference was concluded with felicitation of Dr. Jyoti Shrivastava from The Oxford College of Pharmacy, Hongasandra, Bangalore, Karnataka with ‘Young Pharmacy Teacher Award’ and Dr. Suresh V. Chennupati, Vice President, APP Ethiopian International Branch with ‘Certificate of Appreciation’ who acted as ‘Guest of Honor’ during the event.

    
          

indo-afr1INDO-AFRICAN CONFERENCE
(CIRTPS-2019)

Association of Pharmacy Professionals Haryana State Branch organized 18th Indo-African Conference on “Current Issues and Recent Trends in Pharmaceutical Sciences” at Vaagdevi College of Pharmacy, Hanamkonda, Warangal, Telangana on September 12, 2019, in collaboration with APP Ethiopian International Branch. During this APP-VPC collaborative conference, Dr. Ch. Devender Reddy, Secretary & Correspondent, Vaagdevi Group of Colleges, Vishwambhara Educational Society, Warangal acted as ‘Chief Patron’; Dr. Ch. Vahini Devi, Academic Director, Vaagdevi College of Pharmacy, Warangal and Dr. Y. Madhusudhan Rao, R & D Director, Vaagdevi College of Pharmacy, Warangal as ‘Patrons’; Dr. Challa Srinivas Reddy, Principal, Vaagdevi College of Pharmacy, Hanamkonda, Warangal as ‘Convener’; Dr. Suresh V. Chennupati, President, APP Ethiopian International Branchfrom Wollega University, Nekemte, Ethiopia; Dr. Saurabh Dahiya, President, APP Haryana State Branch, Professor & Head, Department of Pharmacy, Lingaya’s University, Faridabad and Dr. Karka Srinivas Reddy, Associate Professor, Vaagdevi College of Pharmacy, Hanamkonda, Warangal as ‘Co-conveners’; Dr. Sunita Dahiya, General Secretary APP from School of Pharmacy, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR, USA as ‘Organizing Chairman‘ and Dr. Rajiv Dahiya, 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‘.
During the event, Dr. Rita Mourya, Vice President, APP Ethiopian International Branch from School of Pharmacy, College of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia and Dr. K. S. Nataraj, Professor, Shri Vishnu College of Pharmacy, Bhimavaram West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh addressed the professional gathering on diverse issues in pharmaceutical sciences. All the resource persons of the conference were felicitated with ‘Certificates of Appreciation’ after their lectures. During the valedictory function, Dr. Challa Srinivasa Reddy, Principal, Vaagdevi College of Pharmacy, Hanmakonda, Warangal was conferred with ‘Appreciation Award’ by Dr. Suresh V. Chennupati, Vice President, APP Ethiopian International Branch from Wollega University, Nekemte, Ethiopia. Programme ended with vote of thanks and felicitation of Dr. Karka Srinivas Reddy, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacognosy & Phytochemistry, Vaagdevi College of Pharmacy, Hanamkonda, Warangal with ‘Best Achiever Award’; Ms. A. Aparna from Vaagdevi College of Pharmacy, Ramnagar, Hanamkonda, Warangalas ‘Best Research Scholar Award’; Prof. Y. Shravan Kumar, HOD, Department of Pharmaceutics, Vaagdevi College of Pharmacy, Hanamkonda, Warangal as ‘Best Teacher Award’ and Ms. Asra Noorin, M.Pharm Student, Vaagdevi College of Pharmacy, Hanamkonda, Warangal with ‘Best Student Award’.

    
          

indo-afr5INDO-AFRICAN CONFERENCE
(RAFSPAHS-2019)

Association of Pharmacy Professionals Maharashtra State Branch organized 19th Indo-African Conference on “Recent Advances and Future Scenario of Pharmaceutical and Allied Health Sciences” at Nootan College of Pharmacy, Landgewadi, Sangli, Maharashtra on September 13, 2019, in collaboration with APP Ethiopian International Branch and APP Drug Design and Medicinal Chemistry division. During this APP-NCP collaborative conference, Dr. Nootan R. Mali, President, National Health Law, Research Institute, Sangli as ‘Chief Patron’; Dr. Ramling Mali, President, National Health Law, Research Institute, Sanglias ‘Patron’; Dr. Rita Mourya, Vice President, APP Ethiopian Int. Branch from School of Pharmacy, College of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia as ‘Co-Convener‘; Dr. Rajiv Dahiya, President APP and Director, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobagoas ‘Convener‘; Dr. Mrunal K. Shirsat, Principal, Nootan College of Pharmacy, Landgewadi, Sangli, Maharashtra 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‘.
During the event, Dr. Digambar Balkrishna Ambikar, Joint Secretary, APP Ethiopian International Branch from Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, College of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia; Dr. Rita Lakhani, Principal, Dr. D. Y. Patil College of Nursing, Navi Mumbai and Dr. Bajrang Bhosale, International Homeopathic expert addressed the professional gathering on advances in pharmaceutical and allied health sciences. During the valedictory function, Mr. Akash K. Kolap, Tutor, Chinguaai Institute of Nursing Education, Kavanthe Mahankal, Sangli was conferred with ‘Best Achiever Award’; Mr. Sachin S. Navale, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, Nootan College of Pharmacy, Narsinhgaon, Landgewadi, Sangli with ‘Best Pharmacist Award’ which was given in memory of ‘Late Sh. Tarsem Jain’; Mr. Pramod B. Chikkodi, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, Nootan College of Pharmacy, Narsinhgaon, Landgewadi, Sangli with ‘Best Teacher Award’ and Mr. Suhas Ashok Mane, Lecturer, Nootan College of Pharmacy, Narsinhgaon, Landgewadi, Sangli with ‘Best Researcher Award’.

    
          

DSC-0020INDO-AFRICAN CONFERENCE
(TSPSR-2019)

Association of Pharmacy Professionals Uttar Pradesh State Branch and APP Ethiopian International Branch jointly organized Indo-African Conference on “Trends and Scenario of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research” in collaboration of Arya College of Pharmacy, Bareilly; RK Institute of Pharmacy, Bareilly; ACME Institute of Pharmacy, Bareilly at IMA Hall, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh on November 30, 2019. During the event, Dr. Digambar Balkrishna Ambikar from School of Pharmacy, College of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia; Dr. Vetriselvan Subramaniyan from Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, MAHSA University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Dr. Ganesh Kumar, Principal & Professor, College of Pharmacy, Shivalik Campus, Dehradun, Uttarakhand addressed the professional gathering on issues related to pharmaceutical sciences and research.
During the conference, APP Uttarakhand State Branch was launched which was headed by Dr. Ganesh Kumar, Principal & Professor, College of Pharmacy, Shivalik Campus, Dehradun as ‘President‘; Dr. Vipin Kumar, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Gurukul Kangri University, Haridwar as ‘Vice President‘; Dr. Manish Kumar Mishra, Associate Professor, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shri Guru Ram Rai University, Dehradun as ‘Secretary‘; Dr. Prashant Mathur, HOD & Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shri Guru Ram Rai University, Dehradun as ‘Joint Secretary‘ and Dr. Lokesh Tyagi, Principal, Keshri Chand Subharti Institute of Pharmacy, Ras Bihari Bose Subharti University, Dehradun as ‘Treasurer‘. The launch was initiated by Dr. Manish Sharma, Managing Director, Unisun Pharma Private Limited, Bareilly; Prof. Ranjit Singh, Pro-Vice Chancellor, Shobhit University, Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh; Dr. Digambar Balkrishna Ambikar, Joint Secretary, APP Ethiopian International Branch from School of Pharmacy, College of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia at IMA Hall, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh.
Conference was concluded with felicitation of Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Minister of State with Independent Charge, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Govt. of India with ‘Appreciation Award’; Dr. Ashok Omray, President, Ideal Cure Private Limited, Mumbai, Maharashtra with ‘Certificate of Appreciation’; Prof. Ranjit Singh, Pro-Vice Chancellor, Shobhit University, Gangoh, Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh with ‘Appreciation Award’; Dr. Ravi Mehra, Chairman, R. K. Institute of Pharmacy, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh with ‘Appreciation Award’; Dr. Manish Sharma, Managing Director, Unisun Pharma Private Limited, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh with ‘Recognition Award’; Mr. Gagan Deep Singh Bedi, Chairman, ACME Institute of Pharmacy, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh with ‘Appreciation Award’; Dr. M. P. Arya, Chairman, Arya College of Pharmacy, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, with ‘Appreciation Award’; Dr. Digambar Balkrishna Ambikar from School of Pharmacy, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia with ‘Young Talent Award 2019’.

    
          

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