International Awards

17

Urology Care Foundation Travel Grant, AUA annual meeting 2013, Sandiego, USA, May 2013

16

Certificate of Merit award for poster presentation in the Asia ARVO, India, Oct 2013 (co-author)

15

Urology Care Foundation Travel Grant, AUA annual meeting 2012, Atlanta, USA, May 2012

14

AUA Foundation Research Scholar Program fellowship sponsored by Urology Care Foundation and Allergan, USA, 2012

13

Best oral presentation in the proceedings of the 3rd Oakland University Beaumont Health System biomedical research symposium, Nov 2012 (co-author), USA

 National Awards

12

International Travel Grant, ICMR-DHR, India for ARVO annual meeting, Salt Lake City, USA, May 2025

11

International Travel Grant, ICMR, India for ARVO annual meeting, Hawaii, USA, April 2018

10

International Travel Grant, DST, India for ARVO annual meeting, Florida, USA, May 2014

9

Senior Research Fellowship, AIIMS (CSIR funded), New Delhi, India, Apr 2009 to Mar 2011

8

International Travel Grant, DST, India for FIP/AAPS conference, New Orleans, USA, Nov 2010

7

Junior Research Fellowship, AIIMS (Ozone Pharmaceuticals funded), Sep 2006 to Jan 2009

6

Best Poster Prize, Indian pharmacological society conference (IPS), Dec, 2008

5

Dr. Ranga Travel Grant, from AIIMS, New Delhi, for IERG 2008

4

Best Oral Presentation Prize, Indian eye research group conference (IERG), 2008

3

Travel Grant, Poster presentation, Indian Pharmacological Society, New Delhi, Dec 2006

2

Best Thesis Work Scholarship award, Tamil Nadu pharmaceutical welfare trust for M.Pharm, 2005

1

Best outgoing student prize in M. Pharm (Pharmaceutics), K.M. College of pharmacy, Madurai, 2004-05. 

Student Awards/Achievements/Fellowships

30

Shridula Sankar (PhD Scholar) was awarded with international travel fellowship from BITS Pilani Hyderabad campus, DBT India and ARVO to attend the “ARVO Annual meeting 2025” held at Salt Lake City, Utah, USA in May, 2025.

29

Velmurugan K (PhD Scholar) was awarded with international travel fellowship from DBT, India and BITS Pilani Hyderabad campus to attend the “ARVO Annual meeting 2025” held at Salt Lake City, Utah, USA in May, 2025.

28

Our team "NatCel" represented by Manthan Hiremath (PhD Scholar), Priyadarshini Sathe (PhD Scholar) and Prof. Nirmal J were awarded as the winners of Research Inspired Student Entrepreneurship (RISE) for the business idea pitch "NatCel: A solution driven platform Technology to treat ocular infection" organized by TBI - BITS Pilani Hyderabad campus, March 2025, Hyderabad.

27

Sai Shreya Cheruvu (PhD Scholar) received best poster award at the “CRS Singapore 2025” organized at National University of Singapore held in February, 2025, Singapore.

 26

Priyadarshini Sathe (PhD Scholar) was awarded with international travel fellowship from DBT, India and BITS Pilani Hyderabad campus to attend the “CRS Singapore 2025” organized at National University of Singapore held in February, 2025, Singapore.

25

Manthan S Hiremath (PhD Scholar) received best poster award at the "8th Annual Conference of the Society for the Study of Xenobiotics SSX-2025" organized at BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus, held in January 25th, 2025, Hyderabad, India

24

Manthan S Hiremath (PhD Scholar) received best poster award at the conference "Future is Here II: Exploring New Frontiers of Ocular Research" organized by L V Prasad Eye Institute, held in January 2025, Hyderabad, India.

23

Raj Savla (PhD Scholar) received Dr. K. G. Nair Award as First Prize in Pre-Clinical Poster Presentations Category, in the 15^th International Annual Conference of SAC-ACCP, January 2025

22

Raj Savla (PhD Scholar) received the Lady Tata Memorial Trust Fellowship (LTMT), October 2024.

21

Raj Savla (PhD Scholar), Sandhya Rani Kendre (PhD Scholar), and Shruti Mhamane (PhD Shcolar) secured 3^rd place in iQuest quiz competition conducted by ARVO-India 30^th Annual meeting of Indian Eye Research Group, September 2024.

20

Manthan S Hiremath (PhD Scholar) received young investigator award for oral presentation titled "Pre-clinical ocular pharmacokinetics, safety, and efficacy of topical TRPV1 antagonist SER114 for ocular pain", in ARVO-India, 30th Annual meeting of Indian Eye Research Group, September 2024.

19

Manisha Malani (Post-doctoral Scholar) and Suraj Paulkar (PhD Scholar) was awarded with travel fellowship from ARVO-India to attend the 30^th Annual meeting of Indian Eye Research Group, September 2024.

18

Ishika Raj (M. Pharm Student) secured the “Best M. Pharm Student” award.

17

Mujawar Mohd. Faizan (M. Pharm Student) and Jyoti Kumari (M. Pharm Student) received 2^nd position in Destination Dr. Reddy’s competition organized by Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories.

16

Shridula Sankar (PhD Scholar) received CSIR SRF, January 2024.

15

Kendre Sandhya Rani (PhD Scholar) received UGC JRF, August 2023.

14

Sai Shreya Cheruvu (PhD Scholar) received the Lady Tata Memorial Trust Fellowship (LTMT), August 2023.

13

Manisha Malani (PhD Scholar) was awarded with travel fellowship from ARVO-India to attend the 29th Annual meeting of the Indian Eye Research Group, July 2023.

12

Paulkar Suraj Srihari (PhD Scholar) received CSIR JRF, Nov-2022.

11

Manisha Malani (PhD Scholar) received UGC SRF, Oct-2022.

10

Priyadarshini Sathe (PhD Scholar) received best clinical poster presentation award "Stable, clear nanomicelles for enhanced corneal permeation of natamycin", ARVO-India, 28th Annual meeting of Indian Eye Research Group, September 2022.

9

Velmurugan K (PhD Scholar) received best oral presentation award "Enhancing the stability of amphotericin-b using polymeric patch for corneal delivery", ARVO-India, 28th Annual meeting of Indian Eye Research Group, September 2022.

8

Srujana MSK  (B.Pharm. Student) was awarded "Best B.Pharmacy Student 2022", BITS-Pilani, hyderabad Campus.

7

Manthan Hiremath (B.Pharm. Student) was awarded first in "APOGEE 2022, BITS-Pilani, Pilani Campus, April 2022."

6

K. Kavana (M.Pharm. Student) was awarded "Tata Medical and Healthcare Scholarship" 2020-21.

5

Manisha Malani (PhD Scholar) received best oral presentation award "Artificial Intelligence in Predicting the Drug Transporter Interaction: Understanding the Entry of Systemic Drugs into Eye", ARVO-India, 27th Annual meeting of Indian Eye Research Group, October 2021.

4

Dr. Rohit (Post. Doc.) was awarded DBT Post Doc. fellowship 2020.

3

Priyadarshini Sathe (PhD Scholar) received ICMR-SRF fellowship, April-2020.

2

Ridahunlang Nongkhlaw (PhD Student) received ICMR-SRF fellowship, April-2020.

1

Manisha Malani (PhD Scholar) received UGC JRF, Sep-2019.