Dr. RAKESH MAURYA
  Chief Scientist
Medicinal and Process Chemistry Division,
CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute,
Lucknow-226 031 (U.P), India
 
 
Phone No. +91-0522-2772450 Ext: 4735
Fax No. +91-0522-2771941
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Academic Background

M. Sc. [Org. Chem.] 1978 Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221005, India
Ph. D.1984 Department of Medicinal Chemistry
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221 005, India

Date of Birth 01.07.1954
 
Professional Experience
 
Positions [1984 to date]
1984 - 1985 Research Assistant with Professor Sukh Dev, Director, Malti-Chem Research Centre, Nandesari, Baroda, India.
Worked on isolation and structure elucidation of active principles of medicinally important plants
1985 - 1989 Post doctoral with Professor E. Ghera, Department of Organic Chemistry, The Weizmann Institute of Sciences, Rehovot - 76100, Israel
1985-1986

Recipient of Minna - James- Heinemann Stiftung, West Germany, Fellowship to carry out research in Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.

1986-1987

Grant of Israel Academy of sciences
Achievement: Application of new synthetic methods for synthesis, as well as total synthesis of natural compounds

1987-1989 Research associate with Professor A. Hassner, Department of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan-52100, ISRAEL
Achievement: Application of 1, 3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction for the synthesis of natural compounds
1989-1990

Research Officer with Professor C. J. M. Stirling, Department of Chemistry, University of Wales, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2UW,U.K.
Achievement: Application of sonochemistry in the synthesis of organic compounds

1990 - 1991 Post-doctoral with Professor Stanley M. Roberts, Department of Chemistry, University of Exeter, Stocker Road, Exeter EX4 4QD, U. K. His present address is: Professor Stanley M. Roberts Robert, Robinson Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, Liverpool University, P. O. Box 147, Liverpool L69 3BX, U. K
Achievement: Application of synthetic methods in the synthesis of compounds
1994 -1995 September 01, 1994 to July 31, 1995 One year E. O. L. from CSIR, to work with Professor Tomas Hudlicky, Department of Chemistry, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State university, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061-0212, USA
Achievement: Synthesized target compound for biological assay. Designing and successfully executing synthesis to novel glycoconjugates 
July 29, 1991 to July 29, 2001: Positions held at Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, (RRL) Jammu 180 001, India
July 29, 1991 to July 28, 1996
July 29, 1996 to December 31, 2000
Scientist - C
Scientist - E-1
January 01, 2001 to December 31, 2005 Scientist -E-II, Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow
January 01, 2006 to December31, 2010 Scientist-F, Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow
January 01, 2011 to Date Chief Scientist, Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow-226 001
 
Research Experience
Main research interests are focused on the Development of drugs from Indian Medicinal plants, isolation, structure determination, chemical transformation and synthesis of natural products with biological properties
1. Product developed and licensed: One
Plant products found to promote the new bone formation.
2. Product developed and ready for licensing: Two
Novel natural compounds as a rapid fracture healing and bone anabolic
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Publications:
International: 116... National: 9.... Reviews: 6... Articles: 5... Book Chapters: 5
Patents :
Indian Patents: 16 .... International Patents: 16
 
List Of Publications of Dr.Rakesh Maurya