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Prof. R. Mahesh

Senior Professor, Department of Pharmacy,
BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus

Malaria, Medicinal Chemistry, Neuropsychopharmacology
Department of Pharmacy, Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani- 333031, Rajasthan. India.

About the Faculty

  • Dr. Mahesh, Professor, Department of Pharmacy joined the Department in 1989. He served as Dean, Faculty Affairs, from May, 2011 to May 2018. He has vast experience in the field of Molecular Modeling and Drug Design, Neurochemistry, Neuropharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy which comprises of his major areas of research. He is passionate to pursue research in the area of biomedical instrumentation also.
  • He has more than 30 years of teaching, research and administrative experience at BITS-Pilani. He has guided 12 Ph.D students. He has guided more than 100 B. Pharm. and M. Pharm. students on various projects. Several of his projects have won awards in Academic Exhibitions held at BITS, Pilani.
  • He is life time member of Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India, Neurochemical Society of India and Indian Pharmacological Society. He has published more than 90 papers in international/national Journal and more than 60 papers in conferences of national or international repute.
 
 
 

Areas of Interest

     Neuropsychopharmacology

    • Depression & Anxiety
    • Alzheimer’s & Parkinson’s Diseases
    • Depression Co-morbid with Metabolic Disorders

     Malaria

    • Development of novel classes of antimalarials

 

Academic Designations Held ( 1989 till date):

2021-till date

Senior Professor

2010 - 2020

Professor

2005 – 2010

Associate Professor

2000 – 2005

Assistant Professor

1989 – 2000

Lecturer

Post Ph.D. Experience ( since Oct 1997)

~ 28 years

Teaching, Research Experience

(since July,1989)

~ 35 years