PHARMACEUTICS-I LABORATORY MANUAL

Dr. Jyotirmaya Sahoo awarded with Ph. D. in Pharmacy from Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan University, Bhubaneswar, and Odisha in 2016. He is currently working as Dean and Professor at School of Pharmacy, ARKA JAIN University, Jharkhand. He was working with Sri Jayadev College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, India as Vice- Principal, from 9th August 2018 to 31st May 2019. From 1st February 2009 to 3rd December 2013 Jyotirmaya Sahoo was working as Principal in charge at IMT Pharmacy College, Puri, Odisha, India. He is also the External expert for (doctoral committee) at SRMIST Deemed to be University, New Delhi. He is responsible for the MOU with Fourrts (India) Laboratories Pvt. Limited, Chennai; RRR Laboratories Pvt. Limited, Navi Mumbai; San Pedro College Philippines; SRM Modinagar College Of Pharmacy SRM Institute Of Science And Technology (deemed to be university), Uttar Pradesh and many other industries and institutions to the credit of ARKA JAIN University, Jharkhand. He is qualified with multiple numbers of certification courses from the MOOC platforms to his credit. Dr. Sahoo is the life member of Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India, Indian Hospital Pharmacists’ Association, Indian Pharmaceutical Association, Inpharm Association and Odisha Chemical Society. He is also working as the reviewer for various National & International Journals. He has more than 20 years of Academic and Industry Experience. He has won Best Research award in pharmaceutical chemistry entitled as Biological evaluation of novel α- heteroaryl/arylazo 2-naphthol analogs and the transitional metal complexes derived from 4-((2- hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl) diazenyl)-1, 5-dimethyl-2-phenyl-1h-pyrazol-3(2h)-one published in Indian Drugs 2016; Vol. 53 (7): 15-24, on the 55th annual day celebration of Indian Drugs Manufacturers Association; achieved the second runners up award in the oral presentation of topic entitled as Antimicrobial evaluation of novel Α-heteroaryl/arylazo 2- naphthol analogues, ICMR sponsored national seminar, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan University, Bhubaneswar, 2017. The abstract of the presentation is published in Journal of Pharmaceutical Research 2017; Vol. 16 (2):176; received the “Sri Jaydev Medha Puraskar 2017” award, Excellency for association with research, from Ashavani Foundation Trust, Sri Jayadev College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Bhubaneswar on occasion of ‘Basanta Utsava’ 2017 and felicitated as a potential reviewer by Indian Drug Manufacturers’ Association for the journal Indian Drugs on its 55th annual day celebration, 2018. He has 48 research and review publications in national international journals. He has attended and presented a well range of Conferences. He also supervised B. Pharm, M. Pharm students for their project. He is also guiding research Scholar for Ph. D. His area of interest is Exploration of Synthetic and Non-synthetic antimicrobials and their in vitro investigation.

Professor (Dr.) P. Sudhir Kumar (M. Pharm, Ph D Pharmaceutical Chemistry) is currently working as Professor at School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Siksha’O’Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. His area of interest is new drug development and their pharmacological investigation. He has more than 80 research and review publications to his credit in national international journals of repute. He has credited with 4 projects funded from ICMR and DHR. Under his successful supervision 6 research scholars awarded with Ph D degrees and also guided several M. Pharm students. He is also working as the reviewer for various National & International Journals viz Natural Products Research (NPR) (Taylor & Francis), Indian drugs (IDMA), Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery (BCAB), Sensors and Actuators-A. Physical and Biorefinery (Springer), Chemistry Select (Wiley pub.) and Scientific reports (Springer Nature). Dr Kumar also received “Gandhian Young Technological Innovation (GYTI) award in 2019 and Best Research Paper Award in Journal ‘Indian Drugs’ (IDA) in 2016. He has 23 years of Academic Experience.