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Prof. R. Mahesh

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

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

Ongoing/Completed Projects as Principal Investigator/Co-Investigator (ongoing / started/ completed in the last 5 years)

  • International malarial research consortium for the development of novel classes of antimalarials, Indo-Canadian DBT Project (Indo-Canadian joint Research Project on Anti-Malarials;  DBT ; Rs, 21.86 Lakhs; two years,  Phase-II; Completed Sept 2016)  , Joint Investigator
  • Synthesis and pharmacological evaluation of  novel  phosphodiesterase 4   inhibitors for  their anti-depressant and anxiolytic potential (DBT,  Rs. 51.69 Lakhs; three years, Completed March 2013), Principal Investigator
  • Novel Neuro-Pharmacological Agents for the Treatment of Depression, Anxiety, Cognitive Dysfunction and CCIE:  Design, Synthesis   and Screening of    Potential Serotonergic Modulators (ICMR, Rs. 31.20 Lakhs; 3 years, Completed Dec 2013), Principal Investigator
  • International malarial research consortium for the development of novel classes of antimalarials, Indo-Canadian DBT Project (Indo-Canadian joint Research Project on Anti-Malarials;  DBT ; Rs, 35.50 Lakhs; three years,  Phase-I; Completed Sept 2013), Joint Investigator
  • Infrastructural development of the department (level II) (UGC Rs. 72 Lakhs; five years) - Deputy Co-ordinator.
  • Novel Quinoxaline Carboxamides: Design, Synthesis and neuro-pharmacological evaluation as antidepressants, anxiolytics and in the management of cancer chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting, ( UGC, Rs. 8.476 lakhs, three years, completed March, 2010)-Principal Investigator.
  • Design and Synthesis of Novel Agents for the Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis, (UGC, 2010-13, 11.98 Lakhs, three years, Completed August 2013), Co-Investigator.

Besides the above, few minor research projects have been completed in the past.