National Seminar

RAGHAVENDRA INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH (RIPER) Approved under 2(f) and 12 (B) of UGC, NAAC & NBA Accredited, UGC approved Autonomous Institution, Approved by AICTE, Pharmacy Council of India, State board of Technical education and training, Andhra Pradesh & Affiliated to Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Anantapur (JNTUA), Andhra Pradesh. RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT (R&D) DIVISION Presents One Day National Seminar onEpidemiology in pharmaceutical Sciences & Ethics in Biomedical Research In association with INDIAN PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION, Ananthapuramu Branch R.I.P.E.R Date: 4th February 2017 Media Partners Venue Seminar hall, RIPER, Krishnam Reddy Palli Cross, Chiyyedu Post, Ananthapuramu, Andhra Pradesh – 515721.

Abstract of the SeminarThe seminar focuses on promoting quality research by making the participants tounderstand research ethics, research methodology & effective execution of researchprojects for better outcome. The seminar also focuses on some of the critical issues,which pose a bottle neck for young researchers, for successful completion of researchprojects. It also emphasizes the need for quality in research activities for personal aswell as institutional benefit.Who can attend?The seminar is designed for teachers, UG, PG, Pharm.D students and Research scholarsof Pharmacy and Life sciences.Program ScheduleNo. Time Particulars (09:00 AM – 04:00 PM) Registration Inauguration 1 09:00 – 09:30 AM Ethical Guidelines for Biomedical Research in India 2 09:30 – 10:00 AM 3 10:00 – 11:30 AM Tea Break New Strategies and Challenges in Antimicrobial Drug 11:30 – 11:45 AM Discovery 4 11:45 – 12:30 PM Quality Research in Pharmacy – Need of the hour 5 12:30 – 01:00 PM Lunch Break 01:00 – 01:45 PM Poster Presentation for Students 6 01:45 – 02:45 PM Tea Break 02:45 – 03:00 PM Valedictory Function 7 03:00 – 04:00 PM

About Raghavendra Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & ResearchRIPER is an autonomous Pharmacy institute accredited by NAAC, NBA & secured 20thrank in NIRF for the year 2016. This institution is exclusively dedicated to Pharmacyeducation offering B. Pharm., M. Pharm., Pharm. D., Ph. D (full-time) and D. Pharm asper norms of AICTE, PCI New Delhi and SBTET Andhra Pradesh. The institute isestablished in the year 2002 by a team of pharmacy professionals under RaghavendraEducational and Rural Development Society (RERDS) and is located at 11Km stonefrom ananthapuramu on Chennai highway and is very near to Sri KrishnadevarayaUniversity. The campus extends to 12 acres and is well connected by road, rail fromBangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad.About Research & Development (R&D) DivisionR&D division at RIPER is established with a goal to accelerate research in Pharmacyand its allied fields. The two main branches of R&D cell are Center for Pharmaceuticalresearch (CPR) Unit and Pharmacy Education Research Unit (PERU). CPR unitpromotes the basic and applied research in pharmaceutical sciences and strengthensIndustrial Collaborations and relations. PERU is functioning as annex of R&D unit toconduct research on education through Journal club, implementing novel teachingand learning practices.Call for PostersEnthusiastic students/ Faculty can take this opportunity as a platform to presentposters and interact with the speakers. The posters can be prepared in the followingareas: Clinical Pharmacy, Pharmacovigilance, Pharmacy Practice, Pharmaceutics,Pharmaceutical analysis, Pharmacology, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmacognosy &Phytochemistry, Biotechnology and Life Sciences. The size of the posters should bepreferably 1 mt x 1mt. The last date for sending soft copy of abstracts for posterpresentations is 27th January 2017.Abstracts for poster presentations can be sent to: [email protected] Selected Reviews & Research Works will be Published in Journal of Medical Science and Clinical Research (JMSCR) Registration fee: Rs. 300/- which includes Registration, Hospitality and Certificate

SpeakersDr. Bontha V. Babu is currently Scientist-F (Senior Grade Deputy Director General) andHead of Health Systems Research (HSR) Division in headquarters of Indian Council ofMedical Research, New Delhi. Currently, he is on the World Health Organization(WHO)’s Expert Panel on Parasitic Diseases (Filarial Infections) and WHO/TDR’sScientific Working Group on Lymphatic Filariasis. He is a public health specialist withPhD in anthropology and post-graduate diploma in applied statistics received fromAndhra University, Visakhapatnam. His area of interest is community-basedinterventions for health promotion and disease prevention. He has expertise indisease control programme development & evaluation; cultural epidemiology &ethnography; research & programme management training; health education &communication strategies, etc. Presently, he is involved in funding and managementof projects on health systems research. He published about 130 papers in national andinternational journals, and about a dozen book chapters.Prof. Dr. David Banji possesses extensive teaching, research and administrativeexperience. His educational acumen has enabled him to impart sound knowledge &skills to mould tender minds to become fully fledged professionals. He has more than190 research publications in National and International Pharmaceutical Journals andmore than 100 presentations. His recent research work has been published in themost prestigious, high impact factor research journals such as Brain Research,European Journal of Pharmacology, Food Chemistry, Food and Chemical Toxicology,Phytomedicine, Journal of Trace elements in Medicine & Biology, and importantNational journals such as Indian Journal of Pharmacology, Indian Journal ofExperimental Biology etc. He is the resource person for Quality ImprovementPrograms and faculty Development programs of University Grant Commission and AllIndia Council for Technical Education at various Indian Universities.Prof. Dr. P. Ramalingam was awarded Doctoral degree (Ph. D) in anti-TB drug designfrom Andhra University, Visakhapatnam. His core research is on new entity discoveryfor tuberculosis and infectious diseases, in addition he also works on Quality by design(QbD), Stability and Impurity profiling of pharmaceuticals. He has about 15 years ofteaching & research experience, published more than 100 publications and holds anIndian patent to his credit. He is currently working as Director (PG studies) at RIPER,Ananthapuramu. He possesses recognition as resource person, moderator, andmember in various events and organizations.

ChairmanDr. Y. Padmanabha Reddy, M. Pharm., Ph.D., FIC.Professor & Principal, RIPERCo-ChairmanDr. J. Raveendra Reddy, M. Pharm, Ph. D.Professor & Vice – Principal, RIPERAdvisory CommitteeDr. K. Ramakrishna Reddy , Director (Academics);Dr. P. Ramalingam, Director (PG Studies)Dr. C. Sowmya, Professor & Head (Dept. of Pharmaceutics)Dr. M. Vijaya Jyothi, ProfessorMr. S. Nagarjuna, Associate Professor & Head (Dept. of Pharmacology)Event CoordinatorsProf. David Banji, Director, R&D.Email: [email protected]. P.Raghuveer Varma, Research Coordinator, R&D.Email: [email protected] CommitteeCommittee MembersRegistration committee Smt.S.Triveni, Dr.B.Sahithi ReddyStage committee Smt.U.Usha Rani, Mr.C.Naresh Babu, Dr.P.T.Priyanka Reddy, Dr.B.Manoj KumarScientific committee Dr.K.Somasekhar Reddy, Mr.C.Surya Prakash Reddy, Mr.K.Vinod Kumar, Mr.K.Pavan KumarHospitality – Lunch Mr.A.Sudheer, Mr.K.Rajesh ReddyHospitality – Transport Mr.K.V.V.Bhadrappa, Mr.S.Manjoor AhmedPrinting & publishing Mr.A.Sanjeev Kumar, Mr.K.Arshad Ahmed Khan, Mr.E.Bhargav

RIPER One day National seminar on Frontiers in Pharmacy Research Date: 4th February 2017 Registration Form (Photocopies can be used)Name: ……………………………………………………………………….Qualification: ………………………………........................................Institution: ………………………………………………………………………Address: ………………………………………..............……............. .........................................................................Mobile No: …………………………………........................................E. Mail: …………………………………………………………………………Registration Fee: Rs. 300/-Signature of the participant Date: Contact DetailsFor Registration: Dr. B. Sahithi, Mobile: 9491536900For Poster Presentations: Dr. Somasekhar Reddy , Mobile: 9440730432 Email id: [email protected] for poster presentations can be sent to: [email protected] Local Conveyance: Mr. K.V.V.Bhadrappa, Mobile: 9885133763For any general Queries: Dr.P.Raghuveer Varma, Mobile: 9177103599 Email id: [email protected]* The last date for sending soft copy of abstracts for poster presentations is 27th January 2017.**Accommodation can be provided on prior request for outstation participants with nominalcharges.