Research

The research activities in the Faculty of Pharmacy are at par with the best in the profession. More than 150 M. Pharm. dissertations have contributed in the development of the R & D. Seven faculty members are pursuing research for Ph.D. programme. The international and national publications / presentations explain the quantum and quality of research being done.

Research Areas

• Synthesis, characterization and pharmacological activity studies of various derivatives of thiazolidinones, piperidines, pyrazolines, enzimidazoles, triazines, pyrimidines, isatin, Schiff bases, Mannich bases, peptides and their conjugates, etc.
• Isolation, characterization and screening of various plants like Withania coagulans, Garcinia indica, Oroxylum indicum, Chlorophytum borivilianum, Rhododendron arboreum, Berberis aristata, Ricinus communis, Abrus precatorius, etc.
• Development of Novel Methods for Estimation of drugs in combinations through RP-HPLC.
• Natural Product Inspired Synthesis.
• Microwave Assisted and Solid Phase Synthesis.
• Molecular modeling and QSAR.

• Biomaterials.
• SLNs, NLCs, nanogels, nanocrystals, nanoemulsions, nanofibers.
• Ocular inserts.
• Microparticulate drug delivery.
• Topical formulations.
• In-situ implants.
• Nutraceuticals.
• Cosmeceuticals.

• Repurposing of drugs.
• In-silico studies.
• In-vitro and In-vivo activity studies.
• Toxicity studies
• Cell-culture studies.

• MODROBS project grant to B.B.D.N.I.I.T., Lucknow entitled ‘Green Synthesis, Molecular Docking and Pharmacological Activity of Some Pyrazolines as MAO Inhibitors’ by All India Council of Technical Education, New Delhi, No. 9-257/IDC/MODROB/Policy-I/2019-20, Grant Amount-Rs.11,28,627/-, Ongoing, 2020.
• Research Promotion Scheme (RPS) project grant to B.B.D.N.I.I.T., Lucknow entitled ‘Microwave assisted synthesis, biological evaluation and molecular modeling studies of some novel quinoline-thiazolidin-4-one hybrids as antimalarial agents’ by All India Council of Technical Education, New Delhi, No. 8-245/RIFD/RPS(POLICY-1)/2018-2019, Grant Amount-Rs.11,17,647/-, Ongoing, 2020.
• Research Promotion Scheme (RPS) project grant by All India Council of Technical Education, New Delhi, Ref. No.-8023/RID/RPS-30(Pvt.)/2011-2012, Grant Amount-Rs.19,00,000/-, 2012.
• MODROBS project grant by All India Council of Technical Education, New Delhi, Ref. No.- 8024/RID/MOd-475/2009-10, Grant Amount-Rs.15,00,000/-, 2010.
• Consultancy has also been provided to National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Raibareli; Uttar Pradesh Technical University (UPTU), Lucknow; M/S Super Biofresh Pvt. Ltd., Lucknow, M/S Sanjivas Herbal, Lucknow; M/S Pranisco Remedies, Lucknow, Lavanya Ayurved Pvt. Ltd., IDMA Laboratories Ltd. etc.