Professor

Dr. Amit Singh is a Professor of Pharmacology with more than 26 years of post-MBBS teaching, research, academic leadership, and clinical trial experience. He has served in key academic and administrative positions, including Professor and Head, Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi, and is presently serving as Principal of Autonomous State Medical College, Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. His academic qualifications include MBBS, MD in Pharmacology, PhD in Pharmacology, LL.B., and a Postgraduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Rights, reflecting a rare interdisciplinary blend of medicine, pharmacology, law, and innovation. Dr. Singh has made significant contributions to pharmacology research, translational medicine, drug safety, and experimental therapeutics. His expertise spans Translational Cancer research, Immunopharmacology, Ethnopharmacology and Drug Discovery. He has also been actively associated with pharmacovigilance and regulatory science, serving as Coordinator of the Pharmacovigilance Centre at IMS, BHU, under the Indian Pharmacopoeial Commission, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. In addition, he has held important national roles in the Pharmacovigilance Programme of India, CDSCO subject expert committees, PSUR review committees, and medical college assessment activities under the National Medical Commission. An accomplished academic mentor, Dr. Singh has supervised 16 MD and 4 PhD scholars, with several more currently pursuing research under his guidance. His scholarly output includes numerous research papers in reputed national and international journals, book chapters, funded projects, and extensive participation in Phase II, III, and IV clinical trials as well as bioequivalence studies. His contributions have been recognized through several honors, including the National Award for Research Excellence at NAPTICON 2023, Academic Excellence Award in Research from IMS, BHU, and the Popular Teacher Award. He was also ranked among the top Indian scientists by Stanford University.