Principal

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• Principal & Professor, Avanthi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hyderabad (2018 – 2025)
• Deputy Vice Chancellor (Students Affairs), AIMST University, Bedong, Malaysia (2016 – 2018)
• Senior Associate Professor, Faculty of Pharmacy, AIMST University, Malaysia (2006 – 2018)
• Principal & Associate Professor, Nalanda College of Pharmacy, Nalgonda (2004 – 2006)
• Assistant Professor, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal (2001 – 2004)
• Lecturer, St. Peter’s Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hanamkonda (1995 – 1997)
• Lecturer, Sri K.V. College of Pharmacy, Chickballapur, Karnataka (1992 – 1995)

• Ph.D. (Medicinal Plant Biotechnology) – Kakatiya University, Warangal, 2001
• M.Pharm (Pharmacognosy & Phytochemistry) – Kakatiya University, 1992
• B.Pharm (Pharmaceutical Sciences) – Kakatiya University, 1989
• D.Pharm – A.S.R. Govt. Junior College, 1984

• Awarded Senior Research Fellowship (DBT) during Ph.D.
• Awarded Junior Research Fellowship (UGC) during M.Pharm.

• Ph.D. Supervision: 1 scholar awarded (JNTU Hyderabad)
• M.Pharm & Pharm.D Supervision: Guided 25 postgraduate research projects

• Phytochemistry and pharmacological screening of medicinal plants
• Plant tissue culture and bioproduction of secondary metabolites
• Analytical method development and validation of APIs

• Publications: 40+ research papers in reputed national and international journals
• Patents
• Controlled release of Docetaxel Nanoparticles for cancer therapy (2023)
• Device for measuring Ash Value of Crude Drugs (2023)
• Device for Developing Formulation for Diabetic Neuropathy (2024)
• AI-enabled device for detection of Diabetic Neuropathy (2024)

• Delegate and evaluator at the 73rd Indian Pharmaceutical Congress (IPC), 2024
• Session Co-Chair at International Conference on Advances in Pharmaceutical Industry & Development, JNTUH, 2022
• Participant in multiple international workshops on Outcome-Based Education, MOOCs, and Pharmaceutical Research

• Ph.D. thesis adjudicator for Vinayaka Mission University, Tamil Nadu
• Chairperson, Board of Examinations – AIMST University (Malaysia)
• Member, Examiner Panel for Ph.D., PG, and UG programs of JNTUH, OU, and Kakatiya University

• Life Member – Indian Pharmaceutical Association (IPA)
• Life Member – Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India (APTI)
• Life Member – Indian Society of Pharmacognosy