Harish Rajak

Associate Professor

Work Experience

18 years

Area of Specialization

Pharmaceutical Chemistry.

Projects & Patents

 AICTE Project entitled "Design, Synthesis and anticancer evaluation of some novel histone deacetylase inhibitors" worth Rs.14.42 lakhs (Completed).  AICTE Project entitled "Ethnopharmacological Studies of Traditional Medicinal Plants of Amarkantak and Pendra Regions of Chhattisgarh State" worth 9.75 lakhs (Completed).  UGC Project entitled "Design synthesis and pharmacological evaluation of novel combretastatin A-4 analogues as anticancer agent" worth Rs.10.5 lakhs (Completed).  DST-SERB Project entitled “Design and Synthesis of Novel Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors for Their Potential Antineoplastic Activity" worth Rs.25.5 lakhs (Completed).  ICMR Extramural Project entitled “Anticancer Evaluation of Novel Hydroxamic acid as Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors" worth Rs.24.04 lakhs (Ongoing).

Education

B. Pharm., M. Pharm., Ph.D.

Achievments/Awards/Honors

 Prof KA Thaker Award for Best Research Paper publication in Institution of Chemists (2011).  AICTE Career Award for Young Teachers (CAYT) 2013-14 by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi.  Best Poster Award for Paper presentation during 1st International Conference on Novel Frontiers in Pharmaceutical & Health Sciences (INNOPHARM 1) held during Oct 10-11, 2015 at Bhopal (MP).  Best Scientist - IRDP Award 2018 by IRDP Group of Journals for the outstanding excellence and remarkable achievements in the field of Teaching, Research and Publications.  Young Scientist Award 2021 for outstanding contribution and sincere dedication towards the Pharmacy Profession by Indian Pharma Educational Society (IPES), Lucknow, India.

Publications