Advanced Computational Techniques in Rational Drug Development

Dr. Ravi Rawat is working as an Assistant Professor specializing in medicinal chemistry, with expertise in synthetic organic chemistry, computer-aided drug design, and the exploration of medicinal properties. He completed his bachelor's degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the University of Health Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, in 2016. He qualified for the Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT) conducted by AICTE, New Delhi, securing an All India Rank of 41. In the same year, he qualified NIPER-JEE with an All India Rank of 61 and joined the Department of Medicinal Chemistry at the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Mohali, Punjab. After earning his M.S. in Medicinal Chemistry in 2018, he received a National Doctoral Fellowship and joined the Ph.D. program at Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi. His doctoral research, entitled “Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of Imidazo-fused Heterocycles for Antimalarial and Anticancer Activities", led to the identification of novel molecules active against both drug-sensitive and drug-resistant strains of Plasmodium falciparum as well as cancer cell lines, demonstrating sub-micromolar potency. He also received research funding under the RPS-NDF scheme from AICTE, New Delhi, during 2019–2021.

Dr. Uma Ranjan Lal is working as Assistant Professor at NIPER, Mohali. He completed his B.Pharm from Birla Institute of Technology (BIT), Mesra in 2000. He earned his Master’s degree in Pharmacognosy from BIT Mesra in 2002. He received his Ph.D. in Natural Products from NIPER, Mohali in 2010 under the guidance Professor Inder Pal Singh. His areas of interest are bioassay-guided isolation and structure elucidation of biologically active compounds from medicinal plants, studies on standardization aspects of traditional Ayurvedic/herbal formulations and applications of pharmcacoinformatics in traditional system of medicine. He actively participated and presented at various conferences (both national and international levels). He has 10 book chapters and 40 publications in reputed journals, both national and international.

Dr. Manik Ghoshis working as an Associate Professor at BIT Mesra, Ranchi. He has 22+ years of teaching and research experience. His areas of interest include antiviral and anticancer research, natural products, analytical & bioanalytical studies, computer-aided drug design (docking and molecular modeling), phytochemistry, and education technology. He actively participated and presented at various conferences (both national and international levels). He has 6 books, 12 book chapters, and 60+ publications in reputed journals, out of which 45+ are in SCI/SCIE. He holds 33 IPRs. He has guided 8 PhD students, and 6 are ongoing.