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THE MEMOIRL . M. COLLEGE OF PHARMACY NEWSLETTER

September 2017 • Issue 2

It gives us immense pleasure to present to you

the second issue of our college newsletter. We

express our gratitude to our readers for their

valuable suggestions and appreciation for

the fi rst issue of our resumed newsletter. The

newsletter has emerged as a valuable source

to share information about our college with

our stakeholders, faculties, staff and students

about the development and achievements of the college as well

as our alumni.

We are proud to share some of our noteworthy achievements

during this year. LMCP has been selected for setting up the

‘Atal Incubation Centre (AIC)’ with a fi nancial assistance up to

Rs. 10 crores over fi ve years from NITI Aayog’s Atal Innovation

Mission. The AIC will support innovative ideas of incubates and

help them to convert their ideas into startups. The incubation

centre facilities will also be accessible to healthcare industries

and researchers. The college has also been selected for a grant

under Student Startup and Innovation Policy (SSIP) of Govt. of

Gujarat for three years. Under this students will be motivated for

innovation, IPR generation and startups with the help of ded icated

and research oriented faculties and experts from the fi eld.

LMCP has started a new programme, Pharm. D. Course (Self-

fi nance) this year with the intake of 30 students. It is a six years

course affi liated to Gujarat Technological University, and includes

internship at the renowned Zydus hospital, Ahmedabad. The

course has seen an excellent beginning with large number of

applications against the approved intake.

We look forward for many more achievements in the coming years.

Best Wishes,

Dr. Mahesh ChhabriaPrincipal

Dear Readers,

History is created and written to cherish at all times!

Keeping our promise, the second issue of THE MEMOIR, L. M. COLLEGE OF

PHARMACY NEWSLETTER, 2016-2017 is on the release. Although the framework

of the newsletter is similar to the earlier issue, your valuable suggestions,

comments and acknowledgments have accounted to an improved version

with more pristine details and presentations.

The newsletter highlights institutional and individual contributions to vocational,

societal and cultural sectors establishing the holistic environment existing at LMCP on which it dwells,

thrives and grows. LMCP contributions have been growing in leaps and bounds making it a herculean

task to include all information, short and sweet, yet complete in a comprehensive word and page

frame. The editorial team has relentlessly made eff orts to include the fi nest of details in the newsletter

to make a happy reading.

Stay connected!

Dr. Parloop Bhatt

Editor-in-chief

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Leading Stories ...................................... 02

Scientifi c Activities ................................. 02

Promotional Activities ............................ 03

Research Grants & Collaborations ........... 03

Faculty Recognitions & Awards .............. 04

Faculty Publications ............................... 05

Faculty as Resource Person ..................... 07

Student Stalwarts & Achievers ............... 08

Placement Activities............................... 12

Alumni Achievements & Activities ......... 13

Eminent Visitors ..................................... 13

Events at College .................................... 14

Media Glimpses ...................................... 15

News Capsule ......................................... 16

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK

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THE MEMOIR - L. M. COLLEGE OF PHARMACY NEWSLETTER

Announcement of Atal Incubation Centre at LMCP

Our college has been selected for setting

up the ‘ATAL INCUBATION CENTRE’, with the

fi nancial assistance up to 10 crores over 5

years, from NITI AAYOG’s ATAL INNOVATION

MISSION. Out of the 3700 entries from all

over India, 13 applications were fi nally

selected among which LMCP is the only

Pharmacy institute in the country selected

for setting up the Atal Incubation Centre.

Ultra sophisticated laboratory facilities will

be established in the centre, thus making

it a unique proposition to progress the

innovative ideas of incubates into startups.

The incubation centre facilities will also

be accessible to healthcare industries and

researchers.

Introduction of New Course

A Pharm. D. course (Self-fi nance) has also

been introduced at LMCP in June 2017,

which is coordinated by Dr. Gaurang Shah

(Professor, L. M. College of Pharmacy). Our

distinguished alumnus Shri Pankajbhai

Patel, CMD, Cadila Healthcare Ltd. (Zydus

group) was the inspiration behind

commencing the Pharm. D. course at

LMCP. It is a 6 years course, affi liated to

Gujarat Technological University and

includes internship at the renowned

Zydus Hospital, Ahmedabad.

• A State Level Interactive Seminar

and Workshop on ‘Cheminformatics in

Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry’

was organized on December 15, 2016.

The workshop was designed to train

researchers and young faculty in designing

lead molecules using cheminformatics.

More than 50 participants attended the

seminar. The Chief Guest Dr. C. J. Shishoo

(Eminent Scientist and Retd. Principal,

L. M. College of Pharmacy) and Convener,

Dr. M. T. Chhabria placed special emphasis

on application of cheminformatics in

organic synthesis.

SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES

LEADING STORIES

• A one day National Workshop

on ‘Breaking Barriers to Redefi ne

Pharmacognosy’ was organized on

July 9, 2016. The workshop was aimed

to propose the restructured syllabus of

Pharmacognosy subject for M. Pharm.,

which was framed in a pre-workshop

meeting headed by Dr. M. B. Shah

(President, Society of Pharmacognosy,

Gujarat State), under the guidance of

Dr. N. R. Sheth (Member, GPSC).

The fi nalized syllabus would be forwarded

to AICTE to make it applicable centrally

in all the institutes throughout India.

The Chief Guest, Dr. Kokate (National

Advisor, Society of Pharmacognosy, India)

delightfully announced to consider the

workshop as ‘Ahmedabad Declaration’.

The course had seen an excellent

beginning with 120 applications for

admission, against the sanctioned

intake of 30 students. The orientation

programme for the pioneer batch was

conducted on August 21, 2017, in the

graceful presence of

Shri B. M. Shah (Director, AES) and

Dr. A. H. Kalro (Academic advisor, AES).

Student Startup and Innovation Policy (SSIP) launched at LMCP

Govt. of Gujarat has launched the SSIP

under which L M College of Pharmacy has

been identifi ed as grantee institution. It is

a privilege for LMCP to receive this grant

of Rs 1.2 crores spread over 3 years. The

objectives of SSIP are to develop student

centric innovation and pre-incubation

ecosystem for the students, build internal

capacity of the institution, creating

pathway for mind to market projects/

research/innovation/ideas of students and

interface with public system initiatives at

state and central level. LMCP will mentor

the students, organize entrepreneurship

development camps/seminars/

workshops, sign MoU’s for collaborative

research, communication and soft skill

development, help in development of

prototypes, fi ling of patents and promote

student startups.

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SEPTEMBER 2017 • ISSUE 2

• A guest lecture on ‘Quality Systems and Method Validation for Bioanalytical Laboratoty’

was delivered by Mr. Manoj Patel, Assoc. Vice President, Lambda Therapeutical Research

Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad, on August 12, 2017.

• An expert talk on ‘Flow Cytometry: Basic Principles and Advancements in Cell/Particle

Analysis’ was delivered by Dr. Sanjaya Mallick, Director and Chief Scientist, Cytometry

Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Kolkata on July 25, 2017.

• The college hosted ‘Pharmachrome’, as part of GTU Central TechFest-2017 on March 30

& 31, 2017, which saw the participation of a multitude of pharmacy students from all

over Gujarat at events like Potentia, Picsnovation, Pharma-recipe, Pharma-modelling,

Myself medicine and Poster presentation. The event was graced by the presence of

Dr. Navin Sheth (Vice Chancellor, GTU).

• A GUJCOST sponsored one day National Seminar on ‘Woman: An Inspirational Soul’,

was organized on March 18, 2017. The event featured eminent speakers like Ms. Ruzan

Khambatta (Founder of Police Heart, 1091), Dr. Sonal Kotdavala (Gynecologist and

Obstetrician) and Dr. Pratibha Aathwale (Dentist).

• Dr. Abhay Sapre [Vice President and Head, Formulation Development (Transdermal),

Zydus Technologies Ltd.] delivered a guest lecture on ‘Formulation Challenges and its

Remedies’ on March 11, 2017.

• An institute level elocution competition organized by Knowledge Consortium of

Gujarat (KCG) on the topic ‘Khadi for Nation: Khadi for Fashion’ was hosted at LMCP on

February 20, 2017.

PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES

• Dr. Milan Satia [CEO, Ethicare Clinical

Trial Services] delivered an expert talk

on ‘Design, Conduct & Evaluation of

Bioequivalence Study’ on February18,

2017.

• A guest lecture on ‘Updates in

Pharmacognosy Research’ was

delivered by Dr. Venu Gopal, Principal,

Govt. College of Pharmacy, Pondicherry

on February 16, 2017.

• A seminar on ‘Applications of Mass

Spectroscopy’ was conducted on

December 10, 2016. Dr. Chirag

Dholakiya (Technical Support Executive,

Waters India Pvt. Ltd.) & Dr. Prinesh

Patel (MS Specialist, Water India

Pvt. Ltd.) were invited to share their

expertise with our UG and PG students.

• Dr. S. S. Savale [Individual Consultant

& Ex-General Manager, Bio-evaluation

centre, Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.]

was invited as a speaker for a Seminar

on ‘Biosimilars: A Current Perspective’,

conducted on December 2, 2016.

• The college hosted State Round of

Indian Pharmaceutical Association

Sponsored IPA-Devinder Pal National

Elocution Competition on the topic

‘Pharmacists for a Healthy India’

on October 17, 2016 under the

coordination of Dr. Anita Mehta (Hon.

Joint Secretary, IPA, Gujarat Branch).

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RESEARCH GRANTS & COLLABORATIONS

• Dr. Mamta Shah, Dr. Preeti Verma and Ms. Karuna Modi received a grant of Rs. 30 lakhs in February 2017 spread over three

years, from Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine and Homeopathy (PCIM&H), Ministry of AYUSH, Govt. of India for

developing Pharmacopoeia monograph on single drugs of plant origin.

• Dr. Mahesh Chhabria received an industrial grant of Rs. 13 lakhs from Emcure Pharmaceuticals Ltd. for ‘Synthesis and

characterization of known and unknown impurities of certain APIs’, which was completed during the period of February to April

2017.

• Dr. Gaurang Shah collaborated with Calsita Futuristics Pvt. Ltd, Vadodara for ‘Evaluation of Aldose Reductase Inhibitory Activity of

Herbal Formulation’ (February-May 2017), and also with Claris Life Science, Ahmedabad for ‘Evaluation of Technical Report of Iron

Sucrose Formulation for Submission to USFDA’ (April-May 2017).

• Dr. Mamta Shah is working in collaboration with Calsita Futuristics Pvt. Ltd, Vadodara for ‘Development of Optimized Methods for

Extraction from Medicinal Plants and Quantifi cation of Chemical Markers thereof’ (June 2017).

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FACULTY RECOGNITIONS & AWARDS

• Dr. Mahesh Chhabria was nominated as a Member of Search Committee for Vice Chancellor of Gujarat University in

January 2017; as Fellow of Gujarat Science Academy, 2017 as well as Senate member for three years at NIPER-Ahmedabad

from March 2017. He was also elected as Member of Board of Studies and Faculty Board in Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy,

Charotar University of Science and Technology (CHARUSAT) in February 2017.

• Dr. Anita Mehta was selected as a Member, PCI Inspectors Panel and Member, RC Committee, AICTE Inspectors Panel. She

continues to offer her services as the Dean of Gujarat Technological University (GTU) since 2012 and as Hon. Joint Secretary,

Indian Pharmaceutical Association (lPA), Gujarat State Branch.

• Dr. Mamta Shah has been elected as Subject Expert at Siddha Committee by Pharmacopoeial Commission of Indian

Medicine & Homeopathy (PCIM&H), New Delhi in March 2017. She was also nominated by Gujarat Technological University

(GTU) as a mentor for all the students of GTU under 6th consecutive International Experience Programme (IEP) at Laurentian

University, Sudbury city, Ontario in June-July 2017.

• Two of our faculty members were recognized as ‘Best Research Guide for the Year 2016’ by the prestigious ‘Rajnibhai V. Patel

PharmInnova Award’: Dr. Anita Mehta (in both M. Pharm.-Pharmacology and Ph. D. category) and Dr. Mamta Shah

(in M. Pharm.-Pharmacognosy category).

• Dr. Parloop Bhatt was nominated as an Executive Committee Member in Indian Pharmacological Society and Indian

Pharmacological Society-Gujarat Chapter in 2016. She is also selected as Committee member in Data Safety Monitoring

Board. She was also awarded a Post Graduate Diploma in Public Health and Hospital Management for Nursing and

Allied Health Professionals (PGDPHHM), 2015-16 from Indian Institute of Public Health. Dr. Bhatt presented papers at two

international conferences held at American College of Cardiology, Washington and Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and

Interventions, Orlando in 2016.

• Dr. Mahesh Chhabria was invited as a Chief Guest at the inaugural function of GUJCOST Sponsored One Day National Level

Seminar on ‘Recent Advancement in Pharmaceutical Development and Technology in India, organized by A-One Pharmacy

College, Anasan, in March 2017.

• Dr. Mamta Shah was invited as a Chief Guest at the valedictory function of GUJCOST sponsored National seminar on ‘Role

of Indian System of Medicine in Era of Make in India’ organized in association with Society of Pharmacognosy, Gujarat

Branch, at Shree Naranjibhai Lalbhai Patel College of Pharmacy, Bardoli, held in September 2016.

• Dr. Sunita Goswami received ‘Best Poster Presentation Award’ (as co-author) for ‘Anxiolytic and antidepressant activity

of sitagliptin and linagliptin in rats’ at State Level Poster Presentation in Pharmaceutical Sciences, organized by Arihant

School of Pharmacy & Bio-Research Institute in October 2016. She also received third prize for her poster entitled, ‘Early

age at menarch and health complication’ presented at GUJCOST Sponsored One Day National Seminar on ‘Women – An

Inspirational Soul’, organized by Women Development Cell (WDC), L. M. College of Pharmacy, Ahmedabad, in March 2017.

• Dr. Gaurang Shah was elected the President of Indian Pharmaceutical Association (IPA), Gujarat State Branch in November

2016. He is also nominated as Chairman of Institutional Ethics Committee, NOVA Pulse Infertility Institute, Ahmedabad.

• Ms. Karuna Modi and Dr. Mamta Shah secured Second position for the poster entitled ‘HPTLC quantification of scopoletin

in Ipomoea turpethum root and its market formulations’ presented in Two days National Conference and 21st National

Convention of Society of Pharmacognosy, organized by Society of Pharmacognosy and Government College of Pharmacy,

Aurangabad, in March 2017.

• During the last academic year, 14 faculty members from our college presented research papers at 12 international and

31 national conferences.

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Ms. Radhika Pandya was awarded Ph. D.

in December 2016 for her thesis entitled

‘Dissolution Enhancement of BCS

Class II Drugs Using Hybrid Technique

of Solid Dispersion and Adsorption

Employing the Concept of Quality by

Design’.

Ph. D. AWARDS

Ms. Hiral Koradia was awarded

Ph. D. in August 2016 for her thesis

entitled ‘Studies in Oxcarbazepine

Modifi ed Release Formulations

Using Quality by Design Approach’.

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FACULTY PUBLICATIONS

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

Department of Pharmaceutics • Vora RS and Shah YD. Extraction, characterization of micro crystalline cellulose obtained from corn husk using diff erent acid alkali

treatment method. IAJPS. 2017; 4(8): 2399-408.

• Gupta DR, Shah YD, Shah DA. Preparation and evaluation of sustained release micro emulsion of cefpodoxime proxetil. IAJPS. 2017,

4(8): 2409-16.

• Vora RS, Gupta DR, Shah YD. Quality by design validated formulation development and optimization of controlled release

metronidazole benzoate gel for local periodontal delivery. Int J Pharm Pharmaceut Res. 2016; 7(1): 307-30.

• Gupta DR, Vora RS, Shah YD, Shah DA. Solubility enhancement by solid lipid nanoparticle. Int J Pharm Pharmaceut Res. 2016; 7(1):

351-67.

• Rajbongshi S, Shah YD, Sajib AU. Pharmaceutical waste managment: A review. Eur J of Biomed and Pharmaceutical Sci. 2016; 3(12):

192- 206.

• Shah YD, Rajbongshi S, Dave N. Formulation, evaluation and development of fast release tablets of rosuvastatin calcium using

sublimation method. World J Pharmaceut Res. 2017; 6(6): 1105-30.

• Patel AK, Patel TM. Studies on tableting properties of mixture containing sarpagandha root powder under the imapct of various

excipients. Pharm Sci Monitor. 2017; 8(2): 338-353.

• Shah V, Sharma M, Pandya R, Parikh RK. Quality by design approach for an in situ gelling microemulsion of lorazepam via intranasal

route. Materials Science and Engineering. 2017; 75:1231-41.

• Chauhan D, Koradia HD. Formulation, development and evaluation of immediate release tablet of loperamide HCl. Pharm Sci Monitor.

2017; 8(2):435-47.

• Koradia HD, Butani SB, Gohel MC. Amalgamation of quality by design and convolution concept for the development of oxcarbazepine

modifi ed release granules. Asian J Pharmaceutics. 2017; 11(2): 83-91.

• Ratnakar NC, Patel BG. Formulation, development and evaluation of sustained release beads of pregabalin. World J Pharm Pharmaceut

Sci. 2017; 6(6):1604-18.

• Ratnakar NC, Gohel MC. Statistical optimization of controlled porosity osmotic tablet of milnacipran Hcl. Asian J Pharmaceutics.

2016; 10(3): 263-71.

Department of Pharmachemistry

• Chhabria MT, Patel S, Modi P, Brahmkshatriya P. A review on chemistry, synthesis and therapeutic importance of its derivatives.

Current trends in Medicinal Chemistry. 2016; 16(26): 2841-62.

• Divatia S, Chhabria MT, Parmar K, Patel H. QSAR study of benzimidazole-hydrazine carbothioamide derivatives as potent anti-malarial

agents against Plasmodium falciparum. Ind J Chem. 2016; 55B: 486-491.

• Ezhava S, Shah Shaival, Patwari A, Chhabria MT. Development and validation of a stability-indicating assay method for Naftopidil,

2016; J Planar Chromat 29(3): 195-202.

• Chhabria MT, Patel S. Synthesis and anti-tubercular activity of a series of N’-substituted isonicotinohydrazide derivatives. World

Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 2016; 4(12): 281-286.

• Jadav DN, Ezhava SB, Rana PJ, Patel DV. UPLC method for determination of pemetrexed and its impurities in injectable dosage form.

Pharma Science Monitor. 2017; 8(2): 354-68.

• Thakariya NV, Ezhava SB. Development and validation of UV spectrophotometric method for the estimation of tofacitinib citrate.


• Parmar DR and Chhabria MT. Novel thiophene derivatives as anti-infl ammatory agents. J Pharmaceutical Sci & Bioscientifi c Res.

2016; 6(5): 713-22.

• Parmar DR, Vala BS. Design, synthesis and biological screening of some novel imidazole derivatives as H1-receptor antagonists.


• Rabari HA, Parmar DV, Chhabria MT. Synthesis and antimicrobial screening of some novel pyrimidine derivatives. Pharma Science

Monitor. 2017; 8(2):40-46.

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• Vasani MP, Doshi DB, Rana PJ, Patel DV. Development and validation of HPLC method for estimation of temsirolimus in parenteral

dosage form. Pharma Science Monitor. 2017; 8(2):165-73.

• Intwala JK, Doshi DB. Development and validation of sophisticated analytical method for the estimation of apremilast. Pharma

Science Monitor. 2017; 8(2): 267-76.

• Patel MM, Doshi DB, Ghosh C. Development and validation of HPLC method for estimation of nimodipine in soft gelatin capsule.


• Patel MM, Doshi DB, Ghosh C. Development and validation of UV methods for estimation of nimodipine in soft gelatin capsule.


• Korani SM, Doshi DB. Development and validation of stability indicating HPTLC method for simultaneous estimation of propranolol

hydrochloride and fl unarizine dihydrochloride. International Journal of Pharma Research & Review. 2016; 5(7):1-8.

• Lasan VM, Patel DM. Development and validation of analytical method for the estimation of vortioxetine hydrobromide. Pharma

Science Monitor. 2017; 8(2): 298-305.

Department of Pharmacology

• Patel MK, Mehta AA. Benefi cial eff ect of capsaicin on acute doxorubicin cardiotoxicity in mice: Possible role of oxidative stress. World

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. 2017; 6(2): 848-65.

• Panchal SS, Mehta AA, Santani DD. Eff ect of monatepil, a calcium channel blocker in ocular hypertensive rabbits. Polish Annals of

Medicine. 2017; 24(2), 171-4.

• Mehta A, Patel D, Shah K, Shah B, Beladiya J, Chaudagar K. Anti-cancer activity of Herbo-Mineral formulation in vitro: A preliminary

study. World Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. 2017; 6(7): 2048-55.

• Chauhan K, Shah B, Mehta A. Anti-oxidant activity of diff erent fractions of Methanolic extract of young shoots of Bambusa

arundinaceae. World Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. 2017; 6(8): 2492-503.

• Chauhan K, Shah B, Nivsarkar M, Mehta A. Hepatoprotective activity of Methanolic extract of young shoots of Bambusa arundinceae

in thioacetamide induced liver injury in rats. J Phytopharmacol. 2017; 6(2): 140-8.

• Bhatt P, Patel Z. Temporal trends in pharmacology publications by pharmacy institutes: a deeper dig. Indian J Pharmacol. 2016;

48(Suppl 1): S74-S77.

• Sharma A, Goswami SS. A review on neurodegenerative disorders with specifi c emphasis on biomarkers, pathophysiology, and

preclinical models. Eur J Biomed Pharma Sci. 2017; 4(1): 166-75.

• Patel G, Goswami SS. The development of depression as a dysfunction of the immune system. Eur J Biomed Pharma Sci. 2017; 4(1):

155-65.

• Sarvaiya K, Goswami SS. Investigation of the eff ects of vanilloids in chronic fatigue syndrome. Brain Res Bull. 2016; 127:187-94.

• Bhatt S, Pundarikakshudu K, Patel P, Patel N, Panchal A, Shah G, Goswami S. Benefi cial eff ect of aspirin against interferon-α-2b-

induced depressive behavior in rats. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol. 2016; 43(12): 1208-15.

• Shah K, Goswami S. Impact of stress in infl ammation associated with depression. Eur J Biomed Pharmaceut Sci. 2016; 3(3): 354-60.

• Shukla P, Goswami S. Evaluation of anxiolytic and antidepressant activity of sitagliptin and linagliptin in rats. Internat J Pharma

Technol. 2016; 8(4): 22254-71.

• Kadia A, Shah GB. Cisplatin resistance reversal by disulfi ram and caff eine. Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics. 2016;

7(3): 139-41.

• Patel RP, Shah GB. Eff ect of metformin on clinical, metabolic and endocrine outcomes in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a

meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Current Medical Research and Opinion. 2017; 1:1-3.

• Patel V, Joharapurkar A, Kshirsagar S, Patel HM, Pandey D, Patel D, Shah K, Bahekar R, Shah GB, Jain MR, Galassi A. Central and

peripheral glucagon reduces hyperlipidemia in rats and hamsters. Drug Research. 2017; 67(6): 318-26.

• Samariya, BP, Shah GB. Fructose-1,6-diphosphate and vitamin C combination increases seizure threshold in chemical kindling models.

National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology. 2017; 7(3): 259-264.

Department of Pharmacognosy

• Panchal H, Shah M. Development and validation of a LC-MS/MS method for simultaneous determination of kaempferol and quercetin

in Thespesia populnea extract. J AOAC Int. 2017; 100(4): 971-5.

• Kalola J, Shah R, Patel A, Lahiri S, Shah M. Anti-infl ammatory and immunomodulatory activities of Inula cappa roots (Compositae).

J Compl Integ Med. 2017; 14(3): 1-12.

• Panchal H, Amin A, Shah M. Development of validated high performance thin layer chromatography method for simultaneous

determination of quercetin and kaempferol in Thespesia populnea. Pharmacog Res. 2017; 9(3): 277-81.

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• Patel A, Patwari A, Amin A, Shah M. Validated HPTLC method for estimation of quercetin and gallic acid in Leea indica. Revista

Brasileira de Farmacognosia. 2017; 27: 50-53.

• Harde PA. Shah MB. Pharmacognostic studies and HPLC analysis of roots of Helicteres isora (L.) Pharmacog J. 2017; 9(4): 523-527.

• Bhargava S, Shah MB. Evaluation of hypoglycemic activity of diff erent extracts of Bombax ceiba L. leaves. Res J Pharm Tech. 2016;

9(3): 361-4.

• Kalola J, Shah R, Shah M. Quantitative analysis of phytochemicals from Inula cappa roots. J Planar Chromatogr. 2016; 29(5): 336-340.

• Shah R, Patel T, Tettamanzi CM, Rajan J, Shah M, Pethambaran B. Isolation of a novel piperidide from Achillea ‘Moonshine’ using

bioactivity guided fractionation for the treatment of acne. J Med Pl Res. 2016; 10(30): 495-504.

• Modi K, Shah M. Determination of oleanolic acid, ursolic acid, lupeol and stigmasterol by high-performance thin-layer chromatographic

method in Oldenlandia corymbosa Linn. J Planar Chromatogr. 2017; 30 (1): 32-5.

• Modi K, Shah M. A complete pharmacognostical profi le of Rungia repens. Pharmacog J. 2017; 9(2):123-27.

• Shah K, Verma P, Suhagia B. A phyto-pharmacological overview on Jewel Weed. J Appl Pharma Sci. 2017; 7(8): 246-52.

Books/Book Chapter

• Bhatt PA, Bhatt A. Gender disparity in cardiovascular disease: contributing facts and fables. In: Coronary Artery Disease: Characteristics,

Management and Long-Term Outcomes. USA: Nova Publishers; 2016. p. 83-116.

• Ratnakar NC, Halatwala K. Infl uence of hydrophobic polymer on drug release: a case study. 1st ed. LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing;

2016.

FACULTY AS RESOURCE PERSON

• Dr. Mahesh Chhabria was invited as a speaker on:

° ‘Prescription Anti-tubercular Drugs: Patient Counseling’ in the two days refresher course for registered pharmacists held at L. J.

Institute of Pharmacy in August 2017.

° ‘Patient Counseling on Anti-tubercular Drugs’ in the two days refresher course for registered pharmacists held at Institute of

Pharmacy, Nirma University in July, 2016, at B. K. Mody Government Pharmacy College in September, 2016, and Kalol Institute of

Pharmacy in June 2017.

° ‘New Drug Design’ at STTP on ‘Advances in Pharmaceutical Technology’ organized by National Institute of Technical Teacher’s

Training and Research (NITTTR), Bhopal at NITTTR, Ahmedabad in May 2017.

° ‘Blending Various Drug Design Techniques for Identifi cation of Potential Anti-tubercular Agent’ at National Seminar on ‘Recent

Advances in Drug Discovery-2017’, organized by Institute of Pharmacy, Nirma university, Ahmedabad, in March 2017.

° ‘Tuberculosis - Patient Counseling’ in the two days refresher course for registered pharmacists held at SAL Institute of Pharmacy

in September, 2016, and at Asmita Bhavan, Civil hospital, Ahmedabad in October 2016.

• Dr. Anita Mehta off ered services as invited speaker on:

° ‘Adverse Drug Reactions’ at the Gujarat State Pharmacy Council sponsored refresher course organized at Nirma University, Arihant

School of Pharmacy & Bio-research Institute, Kalol Institute of Pharmacy, SAL Institute of Pharmacy and A-one Pharmacy College

during the last academic session.

° ‘Pharmacokinetic’ at Institute of Pharmacy, Nirma University, Ahmedabad in March 2017.

° ‘Investigation into Cardio-protective Mechanisms of Capsaicin’ in International Conference on ‘Recent Advances in Cardiovascular

Research: Impact on Health and Disease’, held at Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, Delhi in February 2017.

• Dr. Yamini Shah delivered expert lectures on:

° ‘Patient Counseling on Anti-tuberculous Drugs’ at the Gujarat State Pharmacy Council sponsored refresher course, organized at

A.P.M.C College of Pharmaceutical Education and Research and Institute of Pharmacy, Nirma University in July and November 2017,

respectively.

° ‘Problems and Solutions in Protein and Peptide Drug Delivery’ in National Seminar on ‘Challenges in Protein and Peptide Drug

Delivery System’, held at A.P.M.C College of Pharmaceutical Education and Research in March 2016.

• Dr. Parloop Bhatt was invited as a speaker on ‘Prescription handling: Pharmacist’s Perspective’ at the Gujarat State Pharmacy Council

sponsored refresher course organized at Nirma College of Pharmacy in July 2016.

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• Dr. Sunita Goswami was invited as an expert lecturer on:

° ‘Learning & Teaching Strategies for Higher education’ at two days National Conference, organized by H. L. College of Commerce

& A. G. Teachers College in September 2016.

° ‘Role of a Pharmacist in Healthcare System & Concept of Community Pharmacy’ at the Gujarat State Pharmacy Council sponsored

refresher course organized at Nirma College of Pharmacy in November 2016.

• Dr. Mamta Shah delivered expert talks on:

° ‘Basic Concepts of Herbal Drug Research’ at STTP on ‘Advances in Pharmaceutical Technology’ organized by National Institute of

Technical Teacher’s Training and Research (NITTTR), Bhopal at NITTTR, Ahmedabad in May 2017.

° ‘Approaches in Medicinal Plants Research’ at 4th International Congress of the Society for Ethnopharmacology, organized by Uka

Tarsadia University, Bardoli, Gujarat in February, 2017 and at 21st convention of Society of Pharmacognosy and two days National

conference held at Govt. College of Pharmacy, Aurangabad, in March 2017.

° ‘Recent Trends in Natural Product Research’ at Institute of Pharmacy, Nirma University, Ahmedabad in March 2017.

° ‘Redefi ning of M. Pharm. Syllabus’ at one day National Workshop on ‘Breaking Barriers to Redefi ne Pharmacognosy’ held at

L. M. College of Pharmacy, Ahmedabad in July 2016.

• Dr. Gaurang Shah extended support as invited speaker on:

° ‘Recent Advances in Drug Therapy for AIDS’ in the refresher course for registered pharmacists held at Nirma University in November

2016.

° ‘Drug Interactions’ at the Gujarat State Pharmacy Council sponsored Refresher Course organized at K.B. Institute of Pharmaceutical

Education and Research, Gandhinagar, in November 2016.

° ‘Pharmacy Practice Act, 2015’ at the Gujarat State Pharmacy Council sponsored refresher course, organized at Arihant School of

Pharmacy & Bio-Research Institute in August 2016.

° ‘Concepts of Clinical Pharmacy’ at STTP on ‘Advances in Pharmaceutical Technology’ organized by National Institute of Technical

Teacher’s Training and Research (NITTTR), Bhopal at NITTTR, Ahmedabad in May 2017.

• Dr. Beenkumar Prajapati delivered expert lectures on:

° ‘Drug Interaction in Successful Organization’ at the Gujarat State Pharmacy Council sponsored refresher course for registered

pharmacists held at two diff erent pharmacy institutes in February and March 2017.

° ‘Forensic Pharmacology’ in a lecture series held at Department of Forensic, Gujarat University, from Feb-March 2017.

• Dr. Preeti Verma was invited to deliver a talk on ‘General Aspects of Alkaloids’, for Pharm. D. Students at Parul Institute of Pharmacy,

Vadodara in January 2017.

STUDENT STALWARTS & ACHIEVERS

Gold medalists in GTU In the last semester, three M. Pharm. students secured top

ranks in GTU and were honoured with Gold Medal in the

6th convocation of Gujarat Technological University (GTU),

held on January 19, 2017.

Inaxi Parmar(Pharmaceutical Chemistry)

Karishma Halatwala(Pharmaceutics)

Naiya Patel(Pharmacognosy)

LMCP Scholars in GTU TOP 10Eleven students of the institute grabbed their positions

in ‘GTU TOP 10’ for scoring highest marks among all the

pharmacy students of Gujarat Technological University:

Parth Khandheria (M. Pharm. 10th rank

Sem.-IV-Pharmacology)

Falguni Pankhania (B. Pharm. Sem.-V) 6th rank

Zainfatema Bhimani (D. Pharm. Part-I) 2nd rank

Tanujaben Prajapati (D. Pharm. Part-I) 4th rank

Vidhi Makwana (D. Pharm. Part-I) 5th rank

Tejal Sharma (D. Pharm. Part-I) 8th rank

Abhaykumar Kethwas (D. Pharm. Part-I) 10th rank

Sachin Solanki (D. Pharm. Part II) 1st rank

Kamini Bhati (D. Pharm. Part II) 2nd rank

Shreya Pandey (D. Pharm. Part II) 5th rank

Dipaksingh Gaur (D. Pharm. Part II) 6th rank

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Visit to foreign universityShailja Jhala (B. Pharm. Semester-

VII) visited Laurentian University,

Ontario, under the mentorship of Dr.

Mamta Shah, for 50 days under 6th

consecutive International Experience

Programme (IEP) organized by Gujarat

Technological University (GTU) in

June-July 2017.

INSTITUTE TOPPERS

M. Pharm. Semester – I

Ruchiben Khatri(Pharmachemistry)

CPI-7.60

Sunitaben Patel (Quality Assurance)

CPI-7.60

Ekta Bhalja (Pharmacology)

CPI-7.60

Juhi Trivedi (Pharmaceutics)

CPI-7.40

Kinjal Bhatt (Quality Assurance)

CPI-7.60

Gulnazbanu Pathan(Pharmacology)

CPI-7.40

Shivangini Limbachiya

(Pharmaceutics) CPI-7.20

M. Pharm. Semester - II

Kinjal Bhatt (Quality Assurance)

CPI-7.93

Ruchiben Khatri (Pharmachemistry)

CPI-7.83

Ekta Bhalja (Pharmacology)

CPI-7.57

M. Pharm. Semester - IV

Parth Khandheria (Pharmacology)

CPI- 8.57 (10th in GTU)

Prakruti Ajmera (Pharmacology)

CPI-8.43

Raina Priya(Pharmaceutics)

CPI-8.41

B. Pharm. Semester - I

Darshil Shah CPI-8.27

Heli Patel CPI-8.18

Dhruv Patel CPI-7.94

B. Pharm. Semester - II

Dhruv Patel CPI-8.52

Darshil Shah CPI-8.39

Heli Patel CPI-8.30

B. Pharm. Semester - III

Ankita Yawalkar CPI-8.75

Yash Mehta CPI-8.63

Dhwani Rana CPI-8.54

B. Pharm. Semester - IV

Yash Mehta CPI-8.70

Ankita Yawalkar CPI-8.65

Dhwani Rana CPI-8.39

M. Pharm. Semester – III

Raina Priya(Pharmaceutics)

CPI-8.21

Jeetali Intwala (Quality Assurance)

CPI-8.19

Jalpaben Koladiya (Quality Assurance)

CPI-8.10

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B. Pharm. Semester – V

Falguni Pankhania CPI-8.95

(6th in GTU)

Himanshi Yadav CPI-8.40

Shailja JhalaCPI-8.37

B. Pharm. Semester - VI

Falguni Pankhania CPI-8.87

Shailja JhalaCPI-8.37

Himanshi Yadav CPI-8.27

B. Pharm. Semester - VII

Shreya GuptaCPI-8.75

Komal Patel CPI-8.60

Pahini Shah CPI-8.59

B. Pharm. Semester - VIII

Shreya GuptaCPI-8.67

Komal Patel CPI-8.56

Pahini Shah CPI-8.55

D. Pharm. Part -I

Zainfatema Bhimani CPI-8.77

(2nd in GTU)

Tanujaben Prajapati CPI-8.60

(4th in GTU)

Vidhi Makwana CPI-8.53

(5th in GTU)

D. Pharm. Part -II

Sachin Solanki CPI-8.83

(1st in GTU)

Kamini Bhati CPI-8.68

(2nd in GTU)

Shreya Pandey CPI-8.58

(5th in GTU)

STUDENT AWARDS & PRIZESThree of our students were awarded with the prestigious ‘Rajnibhai V. Patel PharmInnova Award’:

Vikas Khuman, for his

M. Pharm. Thesis-2016 in

Pharmacology, entitled

‘Investigation into anti-

asthmatic activity of

TLR-4 (Toll Like Receptor-4)

antagonist in experimental

model of asthma in rats’

Dr. Kiranj Chaudagar,

for his Ph. D. Thesis-2016

in Pharmacology, entitled

‘Investigation into angiogenic

responsiveness of coronary

endothelial cells with

special reference to vascular

endothelial growth factor’

Tejal Patel (M. Pharm.-

Pharmacognosy) for her

M. Pharm. Thesis- 2016 in

Pharmacognosy, entitled

‘Phenylpropanoids from

Stachytarpheta indica and its

anti-acne activity’

Mitisha Ruperi (D. Pharm.

Part-II) stood 1st in District

Level Badminton Competition

(Singles, Open) and 2nd in

‘Mixed Doubles’, under ‘Khel

Mahakumbh-2017’, organized

by Sports Authority of Gujarat

in Amreli in August 2017.

She will now compete in the

State Level Competition to be

held in October 2017.

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• Shivani Kothari, Kinjal Bhati,

Vandana Thakur and Parth Khanderia

(M.Pharm., Pharmacology) were

awarded with Prof. M. N. Jindal Prize,

during Western Region Conference of

Indian Pharmacological Society held

in August 2017.

• 18 students of LMCP secured top

positions in different events of

‘Pharmachrome’, GTU Central

TechFest’17, held in March 2017:

° Khevna Maniar and Mrunalini

Deshpande (1st in Potentia)

° Archi Patel and Shreya Gupta (3rd in

Potentia)

° Hem Kalaria (2nd in PicsNovation)

° Twinkle Thacker (3rd in PicsNovation)

° Pratik Gandhi and Shanaihi Patel (1st

in Pharma Recipe)

° Shailja Jhala and Falguni Pankhania

(2nd in Pharma Recipe)

° Pathan Gulnaz, Heena Chauhan and

Ekta Bhalja (1st in Pharma-Modelling)

° Palak Bhat (2nd in Myself Medicine)

° Jay Soni and Devang Vyas (1st in

Poster Presentation)

° Komal Patel and Shreya Gupta (2nd in

Poster Presentation)

• One of our NSS Volunteers,

Vijaykumar Bhavsar (B. Pharm.

Semester-IV) represented Gujarat

State in ‘National Integration Camp’,

held in March-April 2017, organized

by NSS under the Ministry of Human

Resource & Development at Seven

Star International Public School Bani,

Himachal Pradesh.

• Students of LMCP grabbed first

positions in the ‘Poster Presentation

Competition’ at the GUJCOST

sponsored one day National

Seminar on ‘Recent Advancement in

Pharmaceutical Development and

Technology in India’, organized by

A-One College of Pharmacy, Anasan

in March 2017:

° Priya Maniar and Juhi Trivedi

(under the guidance of Dr. R. K.

Parikh and Ms. Devarshi Shah, in

Pharmaceutics category)

° Darshankumar Jadav (under the

guidance of Dr. Sindhu Ezhava in

Pharmaceutical chemistry category)

° Dipika Patel (under the guidance

of Ms. Vanita Lasan in Quality

Assurance category).

• Maria Bandookwala and Archi Patel

won the first prize, and Ankita

Yawalkar, Tvisha Shah and Riya

Sharma won the second prize in

‘Poster Presentation Competition’

at the one day National Seminar on

‘Woman – An Inspirational Soul’,

organized by LMCP in March 2017.

• Seven LMCPians were selected in

the screening round of various

talent hunt events under ‘Colours

of Youth’ held in February 2017 at

IIM, Ahmedabad, in association with

Maruti:

° Vijaykumar Bhavsar (in Poetry)

° Yash Mehta, Nirmal Mehta, Palak Bhat

and Sunny Gupta (in Singing)

° Parth Patel and Urvi Tripathi (in

Garba)

• LMCPians bagged first prizes at

various events in ‘Enigma-2017’,

organized by Nirma Institute of

Pharmacy Students’ Association at

Nirma University in February 2017:

° Tvisha Shah and Ankita Yawalkar (in

PowerPoint presentation)

° Nirmal Mehta (in Arena of Gamers)

° Labdhi Doshi, Khevna Maniar,

Priyanshi Shah and Nidhi Prajapati (in

Debate competition-Gujarati)

° Nidhi Prajapati (in Nail Art

competition)

• Reshma Punjabi won the second

prize in Essay Writing competition

at ‘INTELLECTUS-2017’ organized by

Amrut Modi School of Management,

Ahmedabad University in March 2017.

She also secured first position in

institute level Elocution Competition

on ‘Khadi for Nation - Khadi for

Fashion’, organized by Knowledge

Consortium of Gujarat on February

20, 2017.

• Bhavini Shah and Fazila Khanjara

received ‘Best Poster Presentation

Award’, under the guidance of Dr.

Anita Mehta for ‘Vasculoprotective

effect of regulator of G-protein

signaling-2 (RG52) against diabetic

cardiovascular complication’

and ‘Role of Heat Shock Proteins

(HSP) in Diabetes’, respectively at

DIACON-2016, a National Conference

organized at Ahmedabad by Diacare

Medilink in December 2016.

• Raina Priya (M. Pharm. Sem.-III)

bagged first position in the State

Round of Indian Pharmaceutical

Association Sponsored ‘IPA-Devinder

Pal National Elocution Competition’

on the topic ‘Pharmacists for a

Healthy India’ held in October 2016

at L. M. College of Pharmacy.

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• In the last academic year, more than 25 renowned companies and

organizations from all over India conducted on-campus interviews at our

institute. Around 54 students from M. Pharm., B. Pharm. and D. Pharm. were

recruited.

• Yash Mehta (B. Pharm. Sem.-III)

received Second Prize in Essay

Writing Competition and Dhruv Shah

(B. Pharm. Sem.- III) received Third

Prize in Skit Competition held at

Gujarat State NSS Day Celebration,

organized by Gujarat Technological

University and hosted by Sardar

Patel University, Vidyanagar, in

September 2016.

PLACEMENT ACTIVITIES


• Two of the M. Pharm. Sem.-III

(Pharmaceutics) students, Raina

Priya and Deepti Chauhan,

received second prize for ‘Novel

technologies for delivery of insulin’

and third prize for ‘3D printing- A

revolution in medicine’, respectively,

under the guidance of Dr. Rajesh

Parikh and Ms. Devarshi Shah, in

poster presentation at National

Level Seminar, 7th Pharma Vision

2016 hosted by Babaria Institute

of Pharmacy, Vadodara, held in

September 2016.

• Priyanka Badlani and Himika

Rathi (B. Pharm. Sem.-V) received

honorable mention for participation

in Category-II of All India Essay

Writing Event-2016, organized by

Shri Ram Chandra Mission & United

Nations Information Centre for India

& Bhutan in August 2016.

• Rohan Gajjar

(B. Pharm.

Semester-I) won

a Gold medal in

5th Ahmedabad

District ‘Tae Kwon

Do championship’

under the weight

group of 55 to

59, organized

by Tae Kwon Do

Association in

September 2016.

• The placement committee of LMCP

organized two industrial visits

during the last semester: One for

B. Pharm. Semester-VII students

to Zydus Cadila Healthcare Ltd.,

Ahmedabad in August 2017; and

the other to Nikol Formulation Pvt.

Ltd., Talod, for B. Pharm. Semester-

VI in April 2017.

• A ‘Pre-Placement Talk’

was conducted by Torrent

Pharmaceuticals Ltd. for the

students of M. Pharm. in December

2016. During the informative

session, the students got

opportunity to interact with

Dr. Jignesh Kotecha (Group Leader,

Quality department),

Dr. Sujay Rajans (Group Leader,

F&D), Mr. Aditya Raval and

Mrs. Kanak Parmar (Managers, HR).

• One of the recruiting companies

Cadila Healthcare Ltd. also

organized an ‘Offer Letter

Distribution Program’ at our college

for the placed candidates in

December 2016.

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Dr. Vipul Patel [Associate Professor,

School of Pharmacy, RK University]

was awarded the renowned ‘Trend

Setter Award’ by Gujarat Innovation

Society, for his innovation regarding

use of solid hydrogelling system

in agriculture to reduce water and

fertilizer requirement.

ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENTS & ACTIVITIES

Mr. Pankaj Patel [CMD, Zydus Cadila

and Chairman, Advisory Committee

of LMCP] was elected as the President

of Federation of Indian Chambers of

Commerce and Industry (FICCI), and

Chairman, BoG, IIM Udaipur.

Dr. Navin Sheth [Member, Gujarat

Public Service Commission] was

appointed as the Vice Chancellor

of Gujarat Technological University

(GTU) in December 2016.

The journey of Dr. Ketan Patel

[Chairman & Managing Director, Troikaa

Pharmaceuticals Ltd.], as a successful

entrepreneur, was documented in the

book entitled ‘The Innovators – Stories

of Hi-Tech Entrepreneurs’, supported by

Department of Science & Technology

(DST), New Delhi.

Ms. Norina Sookmoulla [Managing

Director, Noripharm & Noorpharma

Pharmacies, Mauritius] was honored

as ‘Africa’s Most Infl uential Women

in Business and Government Award

2016’, organized by CEO Global. She

also won the prestigious ‘The Golden

Globe Tigers Award-2017’ under the

category of ‘Women leadership award

in healthcare’.

ANNOUNCEMENT OF ROLLING TROPHYFOR B. PHARM. TOPPERSMr. K.D. Patel, the President of L. M. College Pharmacists’

Club, Baroda, during the ‘Golden Jubilee Year’ Celebration

of the club on April 22, 2017, instituted trophy for the

Topper of B. Pharm. Final Semester, which will be rotated

every year henceforth.

LMCP Alumni Meet-2017The 2nd Alumni Meet of the college was held on January 5,

2017, under the banner of ‘LMCP Alumni Association and

Research Society’. Distinguished alumni -

Dr. C. J. Shishoo (Ex Principal, LMCP), Dr. Habil

Khorakiwala (CMD, Wockhardt Ltd.), Dr. N.R. Sheth (Vice

Chancellor, GTU) and Dr. H. G. Koshia (Commissioner, FDCA,

Gujarat) graced the occasion with their presence. During the

meet, the resumed publication of L. M. College of Pharmacy

Newsletter - ‘The Memoir’, for the academic year 2015-16

was launched by the Principal, Dr. M. T. Chhabria and the

distinguished guests. As a part of scientific events of the

meet, three expert lectures were organized for students by

Dr. Anita Mehta on ‘Career path for pharmacist in Australia’,

by Dr. Kanan Shah (Business support officer, The Pharmacy

Guild of Australia, Sydney) and ‘Pharmacy Practice in USA’, by

Dr. Jahnavi Kharidia (Director, Clinical Pharmacology, Indivior

Pharmaceuticals, Virginia) and Mr. Chetak Buaria (Global Head

of Commercial Excellence for Biopharma business at Merck

KGaA, Germany). The alumni meet was concluded with a

cultural event coordinated by Dr. Mamta Shah and

Dr. S. S. Savale, followed by a grand feast.

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Dr. C. Sekar (Prof,

University of Findlay,

USA) also visited

LMCP in July 2016. He

offered guidance to

the undergraduate and

postgraduate students

regarding Current Status

and Scope of Pharmacy

Practice in US.

Mr. Mark Blumenthal (Founder &

Executive Director, American Botanical

Council, Austin, Texas; Editor-in-Chief,

Herbal Gram & Herb Clip; Director,

ABC-AHP-NCNPR) visited the college

in February 2017. He also delivered

a talk on ‘Adulteration of Ingredients

in Herbal Dietary Supplements - An

overview of the ABC-AHP-NCNPR

Botanical Adulterants Program’ for the

UG and PG students.

EMINENT VISITORS

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• An ‘Awareness Program on AIDS,

Thalassemia, Addiction and Voluntary

Blood Donation’ was organized

by ‘Saksham’ - Red ribbon club, LMCP

in January 2017, for the children of

Vivekanand High School, Ahmedabad.

• An ‘Awareness Campaign for Cashless

India’ was conducted by LMCP NSS

volunteers in January 2017, for the

students and non-teaching staff

members of LMCP and nearby colleges.

• A ‘Tree Plantation Drive’ was conducted

in September 2016, in which 75

Ayurvedic plants were planted in our

Medicinal Plant Garden by the students

of the college in order to increase the

green cover of the garden.

• The students of LMCP celebrated

Teachers’ Day on September 5, 2016

by dressing up in Sarees and Suit. The

students thus got an opportunity to

stand in the teachers’ shoes for a day,

and appreciate the eff ort a teacher

makes every day.

• ‘Jashn-E-Aazadi’, the 71st Independence

Day of India, was observed with the full-

fl edged patriotic spirit of the members

of college on August 15, 2017. Flag

Hoisting was done by the Chief Guests,

Shri Natubhai Panchal (Dy. Secretary,

AES), and Dr. R. K. Parikh (Head,

Pharmaceutics Department, LMCP).

During the event, the meritorious

students of last semester were

felicitated with trophies.

• The NSS unit of college organized a

free ‘Eye Checkup Camp’ in association

with Vasan Eye Care Hospital,

Ahmedabad, in April 2017. The students

as well as teaching and non-teaching

staff members were provided with

a comprehensive computerized eye

examination and counseling regarding

eye care.

• A Farewell Ceremony was conducted

for the fi nal year students of D. Pharm.,

B. Pharm. and M. Pharm. courses in

April 2017. The event was clubbed with

NSS Annual Day Celebration which

featured the giving away of certifi cates

to NSS volunteers. At the event, Komal

Patel (B. Pharm. Sem.-VIII) was awarded

with ‘Outstanding Student of the Year’

award. Shrey Darji and Vijaykumar

EVENTS AT COLLEGE

Bhavsar (B. Pharm. Sem.-IV) were

awarded with ‘Student of the Year’ and

‘Best NSS Volunteer’ award, respectively.

• ‘Swachhta Abhiyan-2017’ was

organized by the NSS unit of LMCP

in March 2017. A total of 29 NSS

volunteers (B. Pharm. Semester III and

V) actively participated in the cleaning

of our medicinal plant garden area.

• LMCP-NSS Unit in collaboration with

‘Saksham’-The Red Ribbon Club of

LMCP conducted a ‘Blood donation and

Thalassemia Testing Camp’ in February

2017. A total of 43 units of blood were

donated by students and faculties; and

74 students got tested for Thalassemia.

• The NSS volunteers of LMCP raised

‘Sainik Welfare Fund’ in February 2017

from the students and staff members for

extending support to Indian soldiers.

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MEDIA GLIMPSES

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Updates of Course

• LMCP had successfully undergone the PCI inspection for

M. Pharm. (Self-finance) Affiliation on August 12 & 13,

2016. Dr. P. R. Vavia (Professor, The Institute of Chemical

Technology, Mumbai) & Dr. M. N. Saraf (Principal, Bombay

College of Pharmacy) carried out the inspection.

NEWS CAPSULE

RetirementDr. R. V. Bhatt, Assistant

professor, Department of

Pharmacology, retired in

March 2017 after 35 years of

service.

Inauguration of AES Café

The Ahmedabad Education Society has invested approx.

Rs. 50 lakhs to provide canteen facility to the college. The

inauguration of ‘AES-Café’ was done on the auspicious occasion

of Independence Day -2017 by Shri B. M. Shah and Shri

Natubhai Panchal.

Launch of LMCP BlogTvisha Shah (B. Pharm. Sem.-4) created the offi cial Blog of LMCP

with the assistance of her team Ankita Yawalkar (Co-editor),

Yash Bhavsar and Yash Mehta (Photographers) & Vijaykumar

Bhavsar (Reporter), under the guidance of Dr. Mahesh Chhabria

and Dr. Radhika Pandya in January 2017. Till date, the blog has

drawn attention of more than 10876 visitors, with 45452 views

from 47 countries.

Visit lmcollege.wordpress.com to view the offi cial blog of LMCP.

ObituaryShri J. R. Chavda, a non-

teaching staff member, who

was serving the college since

last 40 years, left for his

heavenly abode in July 2017.

Appointments

Nine new faculty members have joined the institute in July-

August 2017 in different departments:

• Pharmacology: Dr. Gaurang Shah (Professor), Dr. Mustakim

Mansuri (Assoc. Professor) and Dr. Sneha Chacko (Asst.

Professor)

• Pharmaceutics: Dr. Praful Bharadia (Professor), Dr. Manish

Patel (Asst. Professor)

• Pharmaceutical Chemistry: Dr. Shrinivas Savale (Adjunct

Professor), Dr. Dipen Sureja (Assoc. Professor), Dr. Kunjan

Bodiwala (Asst. Professor), Mr. Tejas Dhameliya (Asst.

Professor)

Principal

Dr. Mahesh Chhabria

Editor-in-chief

Dr. Parloop Bhatt

Co-Editors

Dr. Sindhu Ezhava

Dr. Preeti Verma

Supporting Team

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Tvisha Shah

Priyesh Bharad

Ankita Yawalkar

Sunny Gupta

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