Professor and Research Head

Dr. Amit G. Nerkar obtained his B. Pharm from Vidya Bharati College of Pharmacy, Amravat i, M.S., India., affiliated to Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Amravati M.S. M. Pharm in Pharmaceutical (Medicinal) Chemistry from College of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Govt . Aided), Orissa. He obtained his Doctorate (Ph.D) in Pharmaceutical Sciences from School of Pharmacy and Technology Management, NMIMS University, Mumbai. During his PhD he was awarded Senior Research Fellow for Indian Council of Medical Research, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi. He has 47 presentations in Conferences of National and International Levels and 56 Publications in SCI indexed journals with SCI Mago Impact Factor. He is also member of Editorial Board for many SCI indexed Journals. Dr. Amit Nerkar is well proficient with Organic Chemistry and Medicinal Chemistry, Clinical Pharmacology and some of his major research area include Computer Aided Drug Design, In silico Virtual Screenings, 2 -D & 3-D QSAR, Synthesis of Novel and Bioactive Molecules and Pharmacological Screenings. He is currently working as Professor , Dept. of Pharmacy, CAYMET's Siddhant College of Pharmacy, Sudumbare, Pune, M.S., India , affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University. He has funding grants from Central Funding agencies of India, worth INR 5.4 million. He has several grants for seminars and conferences as convener as well. He also has passed his certification in Clinical Pharmacology from Harvard Medical School, USA and National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Clinical Research, USA.Dr. Nerkar is also working as Founder and Director for his self–owned Ateos Foundation of Science Education and Research, Pune, M.S., India a, Non-Profit organization dealing in philanthropic education. He is also working as Founder and Director for his self-owned Carolene Therapeutics Pvt Ltd for serving pharmaceut ical and Medical aid services needs in India.