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APP Drug Design MedChem Division News

   
 APP DRUG DESIGN & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY DIVISION  
1111NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Association of Pharmacy Professionals (APP) Maharashtra State Branch organized a one-day National Conference on “Modern Trends in Pharmaceutical Drug Design and Related Medicinal Chemistry Aspects” on 3rd November 2017 at Shri Dhaneshwari Manav Vikas Mandal’s S.V.P. College of Pharmacy, Hingoli, Maharashtra, in collaboration with APP Drug Design and MedChem Division.
During this scientific conference, Dr. V. K. Patil, Chairman, S.V.P. College of Pharmacy, Hatta, Basmat, Hingoli, Maharashtra acted 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 acted as ‘Convener’; Dr. Mrunal K. Shirsat, Principal, S.V.P. College of Pharmacy, Hingoli acted as ‘Organizing Secretary’; Mohd. Rageed Mohd. Usman, President, APP Maharashtra State Branch from Smt. Sharadchandrika Suresh Patil College of Pharmacy, Chopda, Maharashtra acted as ‘Co-convener’; Dr. Sunita Dahiya, General Secretary APP and Professor Adjunct, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico acted as ‘Scientific Committee Chairman’; Dr. Rita Mourya, Joint Secretray, APP Ethiopian International Branch from School of Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia acted as ‘Scientific Committee Co-chairman’ andMrs. Attal V.R., Principal, S.B.N.M. College of Pharmacy, Hingoli acted as ‘Chief Co-ordinator’.
Scientific session of the conference was enriched with invited lectures of Dr. Alka Agarwal, National Head, APP Drug Design & MedChem Division and Principal, U. S. Ostwal Institute of Pharmacy, Mangalwad, Chittorgarh, Rajasthan and Dr. Gunjan Jadon, National Coordinator, APP Drug Design & MedChem Division and Associate Professor, Shrinathji Institute of Pharmacy, Nathdwara, Rajasthan on diverse topics of pharmaceutical interest like ‘CoMFA-3D QSAR Approch in Drug Design‘ and ‘Computer-Aided Drug Design: An Innovative Tool for Modelling‘. Dr. Alka Agarwal, Principal, U. S. Ostwal Institute of Pharmacy, Mangalwad, Chittorgarh, Rajasthan was conferred with ‘APP Young Talent Award 2017’  by  President, APP Maharashtra State Branch and Chairman, S.V.P. College of Pharmacy, Hatta, during the valedictory function. Also, appreciation awards were given to Principal and Chairman of the hosting institute. Conference ended with distribution of prizes to poster presentees and vote of thanks.

                
          

zzzINDO-AFRICAN CONFERENCE

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.

       
          

INDO-AFRICAN CONFERENCE

Association of Pharmacy Professionals (APP) Maharashtra State 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 8th September 2018, in collaboration with APP Ethiopian International Branch and 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.