Principles of Research Methodology and Ethics in Pharmaceutical Sciences: An Application Guide for Students and Researchers

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Dr. Vikas Anand SaharanDr. Vikas Anand Saharan is an Associate Professor and is In-charge of the Department of Pharmaceutical Technology (Formulations) NIPER-Guwahati Assam India. Additionally he has been entrusted with the responsibility of Academic Coordinator at NIPER-Guwahati.He holds a masters degree from NIPER SAS Nagar and obtained his Ph.D. from Mohanlal Sukhadia University Udaipur. Dr. Saharan achieved an impressive score of 97.30 percentile in GATE 1999 ranking 74th in the All India examination. His educational accomplishments extend beyond his primary degrees. Dr. Saharan has pursued additional qualifications including a Certificate Course in IPR PG Diploma in Patent Laws and PG Diploma in Pharma Regulatory Affairs.He has 22 years of teaching and research experience. His research areas include formulation development optimization QbD particle engineering (nano/microparticles) taste masking taste assessment fast dissolving/disintegrating dosage forms and oral drug delivery. He has a rich supervisory experience having guided 42 M.Pharm. theses and 2 Ph.D. theses with ongoing supervision of 4 Ph.D. scholars. His contributions to the field are evidenced by his extensive publications including 4 books 19 book chapters and 62 papers in renowned national and international journals. He serves as an editorial board member for several esteemed international journals and actively participates in peer-review. Dr. Saharan is an esteemed life member of various associations including APTI APA-IDMA LASA and InPharm Association.Notably Dr. Saharan has received the MODROBS grant from AICTE for the Modernization of Pharmaceutics Laboratory at SBSPGI. In 2022 he was honored with the Teacher of the Year Award by Shri Pushkar Singh Dhami the Honorable Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. Additionally he received the Prof. M.L. Schroff Pharma Recognition Award from Team Pharma Lok and the Honour Award for GATE Guidance from Seth GL Bihani Shiksha Trust Sri Ganganagar.Dr. Hitesh KulhariDr. Hitesh Kulhari is an Assistant Professor at the School of Nano Sciences Central University of Gujarat Gandhinagar. Previously he worked as Associate Professor at the Department of Pharmaceutical Technology (Formulations) at the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research Guwahati.Dr. Kulhari received his Ph.D. degree from RMIT University Melbourne Australia. His research focuses on designing targeted drug delivery systems and pharmaceutical nanotechnology. He has published 73 research articles in peer-reviewed international journals 19 book chapters and edited 03 books. Dr. Kulhari is a recipient of several awards and research grants including Prof CNR Rao Research Excellence Award in material science in 2015 INSPIRE faculty award from DST New Delhi in 2015 and Appreciation Award from Cancer Research Foundation India in 2020. He has more than 13 years of teaching and research experience in pharmaceutical technology biopharmaceutics and nanotechnology.Dr. Hemant JadhavDr. Hemant R Jadhav is presently working as a Professor at the Department of Pharmacy BITS Pilani Pilani Campus. He received his Ph.D. degree in the year 2004 from the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) Mohali India. He has been involved in research for the last 24 years and in teaching for the last 20 years. His research area is Pharmaceutical Chemistry particularly the design synthesis and evaluation of anti-Alzheimers anti-cancer anti-HIV compounds and compounds for diabetic cardiomyopathy. He has successfully completed several research projects sponsored by DST UGC and the industry. Presently he has a SERB CRG and an ICMR project as Principal Investigator and is a co-investigator in a DBT BUILDER project worth 9.2 crores. He has supervised seven Ph. D students and seven students are pursuing Ph.D. under his guidance. He has authored more than 60 research papers and 3 book chapters as well as his work is presented at more than 50 national and international conferences. He is a member of the Board of studies a member of the Academic Council and an external DRC member of various Universities. He also is an expert reviewer of many national and international journals. At BITS Pilani Pilani campus he has served in various administrative positions such as Head of the department Associate dean Academic Research (Ph. D. Programme) division and sponsored research and consultancy division for many years.