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Prof Nahida Tabassum joined Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Kashmir, India in 1991 as lecturer on permanent basis. She has a teaching experience of more than 34years in university, teaching undergraduates and Post graduate students of Pharmacy besides guiding doctoral scholars. She is presently working as Professor (Pharmacology). She has thrice been Head, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences. She  was Dean, School of Applied Sciences and Technology since August 2020 to August 2023.

She has also been president , Association of Pharmacy Teachers of India (APTI) J&K Branch till 2023. She has been member University Council,was member Syndicate University of Kashmir, Member Syndicate University of Jammu, is Senate Member NIT srinagar, Member Finance Committee University of Jammu, Vice Chairperson University Research subcommittee. prtesently she is Chairperson IAEC, University of Kashmir besides being nomiated by CCSEA, Govt of India,Member of IAEC IIIM-CSIR , Jammu and SKUAST, Alesteng Srinagar. She has Been member of Different Committess in the Universities in addition withjin the department Throughout her car career She has published more than 100 papers in International and National journals besides publishing one book and many book chapters. She has attended more than 100 International/National Conferences/ workshops/seminars/training courses etc and has presented more than 100 papers in National/International conferences/ Seminar. She happens to be in the Panel of Examiners of many National Universities besides being included in the panel of experts for Evaluation of PhD Thesis by AIIMS, Delhi, CSIR-IIIM Jammu, Jamia Hamdard etc to name a few. .

More than 40 students have been awarded MPharm and PhDs under her guidance. Her area of research includes Diabetes, Hepatotoxicity, Toxicology, Epilepsy, Neuroprotection, Indigenous drugs etc. She is an Academic Member from J&K for "Scientific Body and Various Scientific Committees of IPC",  Govt Of India, Member Board of Undergraduate and Post Graduate studies, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Kashmir, Member of Different Committee, University of  Kashmir. She is life member of 12 different associations like IPC, IPS, ISCA, APTI, SOPI, KUTA, KUAA etc. She is technical editor and reviewer of many international journals.

 

Designation       = Professor (Pharmacology)  Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

                              Ex Dean, School of Applied Sciences and Technology 

                              Ex Head, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences            

Permanant appointment in the University     May 1991

Teaching and Research experience = Above 32 Years

Areas of Research                             = Diabetes, Liver Toxicity, Epilepsy, Memory impairment and  Indigenous Drugs

Received Grant from DST under FIST Scheme =  Total one crore (Proposal submitted in 2015 & Grant released in 2016)

  (80 lacs for Equipment = Elisa Reader, Deep Freezer (- 80 C ), Deep Freezer (-20 C), RTPCR, Spectro-photometer, Western Blot          Instrumentation, Rotary Vacuum Evaporator, CO2 Incubator, Light Microscope, Incubator Shaker,Spectro fluorometer.

   20 lacs for  Books and for Renovation for FIST Lab and  Pharmacology Research Lab )

Papers and Review articles Published in Interntional /National journals =82

Book and Book Chapters Published :One book and six Book Chapters 

                                                           Five Book Chapters in print

Papers presented in International/National Conferences/ Symposia/ Workshops Indiviually and Co-Authored = Above 100

Citations of Papers     https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=AVwRmQEAAAAJ&hl=en

Patents Applied for                                          =2

Ph.D and MPharm Candidates Supervised and awarded    = 40 (forty)       

PhD candidates Under Supervision                                    = Three

M.Pharm under supervision                                                =03  (M.Pharm introduced in the Department Since 2009)

Nominated as Academic Member of  PCI ,Pharmacy Council of India (From J & K State) in 2017

Nominated President Association of Pharmacy Teachers of India (APTI) India, J&K State Branch

Chairperson IAEC, University of Kashmir

Member Syndicate , University of Kashmir.

Member syndicate , University of Jammu

Nominated Member, Senate, National Institute of Technology, by the Board of governors and Directors ,NIT, Srinagar.

Member , Institutional Ethics Commmittee , SKIMS, Soura Srinagar.

Member IAEC, Govt. Medical College, Sgr

Has been member Internal Complaints cpmmittee (ICC) NIT , Srinagar.