Prof. A Sajeli Begum

Professor,
Department of Pharmacy

Ph.D. (Medicinal Chemistry) from the Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. (2005)
M. Pharmacy (Pharm. Chem.) from IIT (BHU), Varanasi (2001)
B. Pharmacy from The Tamilnadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai (1999)

Designation	Duration	Name of the Institute/University
Professor	Since June 2021	BITS-Pilani Hyderabad Campus, Hyderabad, Telangana State
Associate Professor	Jan 2015 to May 2021	BITS-Pilani Hyderabad Campus, Hyderabad, Telangana State
Assistant Professor	May 2010 to Jan 2015	BITS-Pilani Hyderabad Campus, Hyderabad, Telangana State
Assistant Professor	Nov 2005 to May 2010	IIT-Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
Reader	Aug-2005 to Nov-2005	Institute of Foreign Trade & Management U.P. Technical University, Moradabad, U.P.

Medicinal Chemistry – Discovery of bioactive lead molecules (isolation, semisynthesis and synthesis) of natural origin (plants, microbes and marine organisms) for the treatment of chronic inflammation, cancer and fungal infections.
Phytochemical analysis through isolation, spectroscopic characterization, marker development and estimations using sophisticated analytical instruments.
Quality control studies and Standardization of herbals using modern analytical tools
Method development for Biochemical analysis of samples of agricultural research
Development of Biomaterials from marine sources for various pharmaceutical applications.

Head of the Department of Pharmacy for 5 years (2019 - 2024)
Member of the Institute Hygiene Committee (2025 – 2027)
Senate Member of BITS-Pilani University (Since 2015)
Convener of “Doctoral Research Committee” (2011 – 2015)
Nucleus member of “Sponsored Research and Consultancy Division” (2010-2019)
Convener of “Departmental Committee for Academics” (2018-2019)
“Purchase committee member” of BITS (2018-2020)
“Discipline Committee member” of BITS (2018-2019)
Guided M. Pharm dissertations and B. Pharm theses
Guided several lab and study-oriented projects for First and Higher degree students

Research stay at Meiji University, Kawasaki, Japan (May-June 2016)
Research stay at the Institute of Organic Chemistry, Eberhard-Karls-University of Tubingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 18 72076 Tubingen, Germany

Programme Advisory Committee member (Biomedical and Health Sciences) of DST SERB (Aug 2022 - 2025)
Fellow of the Indian Chemical Society, Kolkata, India – Fellowship No. F/7349
Life member of Indian Pharmacy Graduates Association (IPGA) – (IPGA/LM/1312)
Life member of the Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India - (UP/LM – 077)
Member of Society for Ethnopharmacology – (SFE/18/I-1279)
Member of the Indian Phytopathological Society
Member of International Cytokine and Interferon Society - ID1299024

International Travel Award funded by Nectar Therapeutics Private Ltd., 2019
Awardee of INSA Visiting Scientist Fellowship 2008.
Awardee of DAAD- Short Term Fellowship 2004, Germany (University of Tuebingen).
Awardee of Best Oral Presentation award in Indian Pharmaceutical Congress-2003, Chennai. (P' cog & Phytochem.)
Recipient of CSIR – Senior Research Fellowship for doing Ph. D.
Recipient of UGC Fellowship for doing M. Pharmacy

Integrated first degree