Conferences
Details of papers presented in national / international conferences / seminars / workshops etc.
1. Presented a scientific paper entitled, "Need for continuing education in Hospital and Clinical Pharmacy", at 49th Indian Pharmaceutical Congress held at Thiruvananthapuram from 18th Dec.to 21st Dec.,1997
2. Presented following four research papers at 50th IPC and 17th Asian Congress of Pharmaceutical Sciences held at Mumbai from 10th to 13th December, 1998. These research papers have been published in the books of Abstracts.
i) Cardiovascular effects of aqueous extract of fruits of Emblica officinalis.
ii) Effects of fish oil on the penetration and activity of Nimesulide from gel
formulation.
iii) Need to modify operating procedures of hospital pharmacies.
iv) Prescription analysis of antibiotics and evaluation of prescribing pattern of
doctors and dispensing pattern of pharmacists for rational drug therapy.
3. Presented a scientific paper entitled,"Comparative anti-inflammatory activity and ulcer-inducing property of four commonly used NSAIDs" at Southern Regional Conference of Pharmacologists 99, held at Perundurai from 18th June to 20th June,1999. Paper published in the book of Abstracts.
4. Presented a scientific paper entitled,"In-vivo anti-clastogenic activity of essential oil of Cymbopogon citratus (Lemongrass) in mice"at 51st Indian Pharmaceutical Conference held at Indore in December, 1999. Paper published in the book of Abstracts.
5. Paper entitled,"In-vivo anti-clastogenic effects of extracts of Ocimum sanctum and Rosmarinus officinalis in mice" has been published in the book of Abstracts of the 52nd Indian Pharmaceutical Conference, held at Hyderabad in December, 2000.
6. Presented a paper in the National Seminar on "Recent Developments in Plant Science Research" held at the University of Kashmir during November, 2003.
7. Presented a paper in the National Seminar on "Inter-disciplinary approaches in Zoological Sciences", held at the University of Kashmir during November, 2003.
8. Presented a paper entitled, "National Drug Policy and Quality Control of Drugs", in the Annual Conference and International Workshop of the Pharmacovigilance Society of India, held at Agra b/n 11-13 Dec., 2003.
- Presented a paper entitled,”Major Impediments in the Quality Control and Rational Use of Drugs” in the 41st General Orientation Course, organized by the Academic Staff College of the University of Kashmir, Srinagar b/n 12th May, 2005 to 8th June, 2005.
- Presented a paper entitled, “National Drug Policy and Quality Control of Drugs” during the 2nd J&K Science Congress, held at the University of Kashmir between 25th and 28th July, 2006.
- Presented paper entitled, “Anti-mutagenic effects of the essential oil of Cymbopogon citratus against lead nitrate and cyclophosphamide induced micronuclei formation and chromosomal aberrations in mouse bone-marrow cells” during the International Symposium on Genomic Instability and Cancer, held at the University of Kashmir, Srinagar b/n 22-25th July, 2007
- Attended day-long seminar on “Tobacco free Kashmir: bringing the dream to reality”, held on November 6th, 2007, organized by Hakim Sanaullah Specialist Hospital and Cancer Center, Sopore in collaboration with Dept. of Pharm. Sciences, University of Kashmir at the University of Kashmir.
- Presented a paper entitled, “Guiding Principles for the formulation of a Drug Policy in the State of Jammu and Kashmir” in the 40th Annual Conference of the Indian Pharmacological Society held at NIPER, Mohali, Chandigarh b/n 1st to 3rd November, 2007.
- Presented a paper entitled, “Constitution of National Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India – Views and Suggestions” at the day-long workshop-cum-consultative meet with state scientists on the draft establishment plan for the NBRA, organized by the J&K Science and Technology Department at the University of Kashmir on August 4th, 2008.
- Delivered three guest lectures on Cultivation of Medicinal Plants in J&K at ten-day workshop organized by USIC, Univ. of Kashmir in April, 2008.
- Attended two-day workshop on Patents and Intellectual Property Rights organized by Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine, Srinagar b/n May 1-2, 2008.
- Attended day-long expert-level panel discussion on the Changing Dynamics of Higher Education in India, organized by Academic Staff College of the University of Kashmir in collaboration with Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA) at SKICC, Srinagar on Nov. 1st, 2008 and acted as Rapporteur for the day.
- Attended 4th J&K Science Congress held at University of Kashmir b/n Nov. 12 - 14, 2008, functioned as Rapporteur for the session on Pharmaceutical Sciences and presented a paper on "Guiding Principles for the formulation of a Drug Policy in the state of J&K".
- Made a presentation on "The importance and status of science education in the state of J&K" during a day-long seminar organized by the UGC-Academic Staff College, University of Kashmir on March 25th, 2009.
- Served as Joint Organizing Secretary for the two-day National Seminar on "Recent Advances in Pharmaceutical Education and Research" organized by the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Kashmir on July 15 & 16, 2009 and compiled final recommendations of the deliberations for consideration of the government quarters.
- Co-organized a short-term training course on Nanoscience and Technology for college and university teachers, held at Academic Staff College, University of Kashmir on December 9-10, 2011.
- Presented a paper entitled, “Intensive hospital-based adverse drug reaction monitoring studies on 5482 patients of Kashmiri origin in a tertiary care hospital” during the WHO-sponsored third International Conference for Improving Use of Medicines, held at Antalya, Turkey between November 14-18, 2011.
- Co-authored a poster entitled, “Integration of emerging technologies in Pharmacometabonomics and Nanodiagnostics for Personalized Pharmacotherapy and improved clinical outcome” during SPIRIT12 - All India Pharma Students Conclave held on February 25-26, 2012 and organized by the Pharmaceutics Society, Department of Pharmaceutics, IT-BHU, Varanasi, UP, India.
- Presented a paper entitled, “Need for fresh policy initiatives and novel approached in the formulation of medicines policies for various Indian states” during the WHO-sponsored second Asia Pacific Conference on National Medicines Policies, held at Sydney, Australia between May 26-29, 2012.
- Co-authored a paper entitled, “Design, implementation and evaluation of pharmaceutical care services in patients of respiratory medicine at a tertiary care hospital” presented during second Asia Pacific Conference on National Medicines Policies, held at Sydney, Australia between May 26-29, 2012.
- Presented paper entitled, “SWOT Analysis of the maiden draft drug policy of Jammu and Kashmir state” during 8th J&K Science Congress, organized by the University of Kashmir during September 17-19th, 2012.
- Presented paper entitled, “Improvements in drug policy of Indian state of J&K through persistent advocacy and logical interventions by Civil Society Forum” during oral session and the paper entitled “Frequency, types, severity, preventability and costs of adverse drug reactions at a tertiary care hospital over a nine month period” during poster session of the 12th annual conference of the International Society of Pharmacovigilance (ISOP), held at Cancun, Mexico between October 30th to November 2nd, 2012.
- Attended two-day seminar-cum-workshop on "Management development in higher education" organized by the UGC-Academic Staff College, University of Kashmir for College Principals and Senior Academicians of University of Kashmir on January 29-30, 2013 and served as Rapporteur for Technical Session-I.
- Attended 9th J&K Science Congress organized by the University of Kashmir on October 1-3, 2013 and presented a paper entitled, "Four years of Pharmacy Practice Education and Research in the state of J&K - an overview" in the oral session of the conference.
- Attended week-long workshop-cum-national conference on "Pharmaceutical Policies in India - Balancing industrial growth with public health" jointly organized by ISID and PHFI, New Delhi and held at ISID, New Delhi between March 3 - 7, 2014.
- Attended 14th Annual Conference of the Society of Pharmacovigilance India (SOPI) and International Symposium on Safe Medicines and Safe Patients organized by the Dept. of Pharmacology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh between December 1-3, 2014 and delivered an invited lecture on "Pharmacometabonomics: Role in personalized medicines and pharmacovigilance".
- Attended second national summit of the All India Unani Tibbi Congress organized by its J&K Chapter at RRIUM, Srinagar on May 12th, 2015 and delivered an invited lecture on “Pharmacovigilance of Unani medicines”.
- Attended 5th National Conference on "Patient Safety and Drug Regulatory Scenario in India", organized by Partnership for Safe Medicines India Initiative in collaboration with Dean, Students Welfare, University of Kashmir on May 20th, 2015 and delivered an invited lecture on “Pharmacovigilance of AYUSH medicines”.
- Attended National Inter-disciplinary Science Conference-2015 (NIS’CON-2015) Recent Research Trends in Chemical and Environmental Sciences, jointly organized by P.G. Department of Chemistry, P.G. Department Environmental Sciences, S.P. College, Srinagar and Department of Environment & Water Management on 18-19th August, 2015 and presented a paper entitled, "Promoting rational use of medicines in Kashmiri population by evaluating prescribing patterns of doctors".
- Attended two-day national seminar on "Quality concerns in higher education" jointly organized by NAAC and Faculty of Education, Central University of Kashmir, Srinagar on 10-11 September, 2015 and presented a paper entitled, "Ten strategic reforms required in higher education system of J&K state".
- Attended 9th annual conference of the North Zone Indian Association of Social and Preventive Medicine organized by the Dept. of Social and Preventive Medicine, Govt. Medical College, Srinagar in collaboration with Indian Association of Social and Preventive Medicine at Govt. Medical College Srinagar and presented a paper entitled, "Pharmaco-epidemiological research as a means for promoting rational use of medicines in Kashmiri population" on October 9th, 2015.
- Chaired a technical session during Global Conference of Unani Medicines, organized by the Directorate of Indian System of Medicine, J&K, in collaboration with World Unani Foundation, at SKICC, Srinagar on October 13th, 2015 and delivered an invited lecture on “Safety evaluation and monitoring of Unani medicines”.
- Attended 11th JK Science Congress organized by and held at the University of Kashmir on from October 12-14, 2015 and presented a paper entitled, "Drug Utilization Research as a means of promoting rational use of medicines in Kashmiri population - an overview of seven studies" on October 14th, 2015. Received best paper award in Medical Science Section for this presentation.
- Attended review committee meeting as an expert member to finalize research protocols for operationalization of the National Drug Utilization Evaluation Programme of India at New Delhi headquarters of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on September 28-29, 2015 and made a presentation on “Drug utilization evaluation of antimicrobials in ambulatory care and community households-a multicentric study”.
- Attended 16th Annual Conference of the International Society of Pharmacovigilance (ISoP) held at Agra from October 17-19, 2016 and presented a paper entitled, "Drug utilization evaluation as a tool for minimizing risk and promoting rational use of medicines".
- Attended two-day National Inter-disciplinary Conference on “Science for sustainable Development” SSD-2016 at S.P. College Srinagar on February 25th, 2017 and presented a paper entitled, "APPLICATION OF PHARMACOMETABONOMIC TECHNIQUES FOR PERSONALIZED MEDICINE AND IMPROVED CLINICAL OUTCOME".
- Attended 2nd J&K Medical Science Congress and 1st Annual Conference of MPPCOS Society at SKICC Srinagar from May 10-13, 2017 and chaired a technical session on "Rational Pharmacotherapeutics in NCDs" besides presenting a paper each in oral and poster sessions.
- Attended expert review committee meeting for Human Resource Development Centres at UGC Head Office, Bahadur Shah Zaffar Marg, New Delhi on October 12th, 2017 and made a powerpoint presentation on the performance of UGC-HRDC, University of Kashmir during 12th plan period (2012-2017).
- Attended 1st Faculty seminar in Kashmir Studies entitled, “Contemporary Academic Discourses on Kashmir: Society, Culture and Politics”, held on December 27-28, 2017 at Institute of Kashmir Studies, University of Kashmir and presented a paper entitled, “Promoting equity and social justice in medical care among Kashmiri population”.
- Presented a paper (oral) in "2nd National Seminar on Clinical Pharma Practice", on "Management of adverse drug reactions in the current national and international scenario", organized by S.V. College of Pharmacy, Nammakkal Dist., Tamil Nadu, dated 21-06-2018.
- Presented a paper (oral) in "Two-day National Seminar on Intellectual Property Rights", on "Balancing between intellectual property rights and equitable access to medicines", organized by Central Council for Unani Medicine (CCRUM), New Delhi, from 30-11-2018 to 01-12-2018.
- Presented a paper (oral) in "Two-day National Seminar on Intellectual Property Rights", on "Medicalization of Society and Socialization of Medicine", organized by Central Council for Unani Medicine (CCRUM), New Delhi, from 30-11-2018 to 01-12-2018.
- Presented a paper (poster) in "13th J&K Science Congress", on "Recent Advances and Future Prospects in the Application of Pharmacometabonomics in Personalized Medicine and Patient Safety", organized by University of Kashmir, from 02-04-2018 to 04-04-2018
- Presented a paper (poster) in "National Conference on Recent Advances in understanding the role of Phytochemicals in human health", on "Therapeutic benefits of curcumin", organized by University of Kashmir, from 25-07-2018 to 26-07-2018
- Attended a Workshop on "1st investigators meeting cum training workshop on ICMR multi-centre PCOS task force study", organized by ICMR, New Delhi and MP-PCOS Society, from 05-04-2018 to 06-04-2018 at SKIMS, Srinagar.
- Attended 2nd National Seminar on Clinical Pharma Practice held at S.V. College of Pharmacy, Nammakkal Dist., Tamil Nadu on June 21st, 2018 and delivered an invited lecture on "Management of adverse drug reactions in the current national and international scenario".
- Attended two-day National Seminar on Intellectual Property Rights held by the Central Council of Unani Medicine (CCRUM) in collaboration with Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine (RRIUM), Srinagar from November 30th to December 1st, 2018 and made two oral presentations on "Balancing between IPRs and equitable access to medicines" and "Medicalization of the Society and Socialization of the medicine".
- Attended 3rd J&K Medical Science Congress organized by Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, SKIMS in collaboration with J&K Science, Technology and Innovation Council on December 30-31, 2019. Acted as a panelist during a panel discussion on “Strategies for enhancing research in Jammu and Kashmir” and a brainstorming session on “Formulating research consortium in Jammu and Kashmir”. Made a presentation on “Measures to boost biomedical research in Jammu and Kashmir” during the panel discussion.
- Attended 1st SPUPC (Scope and Prospects of Unani Medicine in Pediatric Healthcare), organized by the National Unani Doctors’ Welfare Association (NUDWA) in collaboration with Hermas Doctors Academy, Kerala at SKICC, Srinagar on January 19th, 2020 and co-chaired a scientific sessionon “Use of Unani medicines in pediatrics”.
- Attended international webinar on the theme "Innovative strategies for pharmacists in Covid-19". The webinar covered new things being done by practicing pharmacists, researches being conducted and other new possibilities. The webinar was hosted by Karnataka Registered Pharmacists Association, Mysuru and R. R. College of Pharmacy, Bangalore on July 13th, 2020.
- Attended International e-Conference on "Empowering Pharmacists to Serve Current Healthcare Requirements" organized by Indian Pharmaceutical Association (IPA), U.P. State Branch jointly with HR Institute of Pharmacy, Ghaziabad and Cliniminds, Institute of Health Sciences Training & Management on 12 July, 2020.
- Attended webinar on "3D printing in healthcare during COVID-19 pandemic" organized jointly by JSS College of Pharmacy, Mysuru and Special Interest Group of 3D printing in healthcare, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research on June 30th, 2020.
- Attended a webinar/live interactive session on "Strategies for post-pandemic pharmacy education: moving early and responding strongly", organized jointly by the Indian Pharmaceutical Association, Education Division, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research and Chebrolu Hanumaiah Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Vikas Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences on July 18th, 2020.
- Attended online International Webinar Series Lecture-I on "Systematic reviews and meta-analysis" organized by the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, in collaboration with UGC-Human Resource Development Centre,University of Kashmir, on June 28th, 2020 that was delivered by Prof. Zaheer-Ud-Din Babar, Professor of Medicines and Healthcare, Director, Centre of Pharmaceutical Policy and Research, University of Huddersfield, UK.
- Attended online International Webinar Series Lecture-II on "Pharmacy Profession in India: present status and future challenges" that was delivered by Prof. B. Suresh, President, Pharmacy Council of India and Pro-Chancellor, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysuru on July 14th, 2020 on Zoom platform that was attended by more than 1000 participants.
- Attended International Webinar Series Lecture-III on, "Writing proposals for research grants" that was delivered by Dr. Sadaf Munshi, Professor and Chair, Department of Linguistics, College of Information, University of North Texas, USA on July 20th, 2020 on Zoom platform that was attended by more than 600 participants.
- Attended International Webinar Series Lecture-IV on, "Social Prescribing: Transforming doctor-patient relationship" that was delivered by Dr. Tasaduq Hussain Mir, faculty at the Department of Family and Clinical Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Centre and Chair of the Adult Medicine Services Centre, Parkland Hospital, Dallas, USA on July 14th, 2020 on Zoom platform that was attended by more than 1000 participants.
- Attended a day-long webinar on “Economic green methods in the field of pharmaceutical formulations, analysis, extraction, synthesis etc by novel application of mixed solvency concept” organized by Vivek College of Technical Education, Bijnor, U.P. on July 29, 2020.
- Attended virtual workshop of the BMJ International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare on, "Improving patient safety post-pandemic" on July 30th, 2020 organized by BMJ Institute for Healthcare Improvement.
- Attended online International Conference on Pharmacovigilance and Clinical Research from August 1 to 2, 2020, organized by Ashokrao Mane College of Pharmacy, Pethvadagaon in association with Indian Pharmaceutical Association, Kolhapur Branch on August 1 and 2, 2020.
- Attended Indian Congress of Pharmacy Practice 2020 and fourth Global Virtual Convention of the Indian Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (IACP) organized by the JSSAHER, Mysuru online from August 1st to 2nd, 2020.
- Attended an online "IPA advanced certified course for practicing pharmacists" organized by the Indian Pharmaceutical Association (IPA) and Serdia Pharmaceuticals (India) Pvt. Ltd. on August 12-14, 2020.
- Attended a sensitization programme on "Biotechnology Ignition Grant" offered by the Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India (APTI) conducted on August , 2020.
- Attended week-long eFDP and eSDP on "Advances in Pharmaceutical Research" organized by the Dept. of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, Bapatla College of Pharmacy, Guntur, A.P., India in association with IPA Education Division and Indian Pharmaceutical Association (IPA) from August 13 to 18, 2020.
- Attended a four-day virtual conference organized jointly by the Symbiosis International University and Association of Indian Universities on "Internationalization of higher education: blended education as a catalyst" from April 6-9, 2021 on zoom platform.
- Attended national webinar entitled, “From good to great teacher” delivered by Dr. B. Suresh, President, Pharmacy Council of India and Pro-Chancellor, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysuru, organized by Caritas College of Pharmacy, Ettumanoor, Kottayam on June 25, 2021.
- Attended two-day training course of 15 credits of the International Certified Career Coach Programme (Foundation Level-I) on “Career Counselling” organized by Mindler in online mode on July 23-24, 2021.
- Attended two-day Training workshop in “Career Counselling” organized by CCPC, University of Kashmir in collaboration with Tata Advanced Systems Ltd., Bangaluru on August 27-28, 2021.
- Attended two-day NAAC Assessors Orientation Programme (AOP) organized jointly by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) and the Central University of Kashmir, at varsity’s Tulmulla Campus on September 15-16, 2021.
- Attended "India's First E-conclave for Online Learning in Pharmacy Education" and participated in the Panel Discussion on “Blended Mode in Pharmacy Education”, organized by LearnED, Bangaluru on September 18, 2021.
- Attended an online webinar on “Importance of affordability and availability of safe, quality and efficacious medicines” organized by the Price Monitoring Resource Unit (PMRU) of the Drug and Food Control Organization, J&K and delivered a talk on “Issues related to pricing, affordability and availability of medicines” on October 30, 2021.
- Attended 2nd International Conference on Advances in Biopolymers-2021 and Workshop on Fermented Food and Gut Health, organized by the Department of Food Sciences and Technology, University of Kashmir from November 8-9, 2021.
- Attended two-day training course for CPCSEA nominees, organized by the Committee for the purpose of Supervision of Experiments on Animals (CPCSEA), Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD), Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying (MoFAH&D), Govt. of India from September 1 to 2, 2022.
- Attended two-day training course of 15 credits of the International Certified Career Coach Programme (Foundation Level-I) on “Career Counselling” organized by Mindler in online mode on January 27-28, 2023.
- Attended five day online faculty development training programme on Universal Human Values (UHV-I) organized by AICTE from January 30 to February 3, 2023.
- Attended a panel discussion on “Industry-academia interaction for promotion of science, skills and innovation” as a panelist during Young Researchers Meet organized by the Department of Botany, University of Kashmir on September 20, 2023.
- Attended a panel discussion on “National policy on research and development and innovation in the Pharma Med Tech Sector in India (NIPER-R&D)” organized as part of National Pharmacy Week Celebrations by APTI Maharashtra state and Karyakaushalam in collaboration with D.Y. Patil University School of Pharmacy, Navi Mumbai on November 25, 2023.
- Participated in an online panel discussion on the 122nd birth anniversary of Late Prof. M.L. Schroff on the eve of Pharmacy Education Day organized by Pharma Lok on March 6, 2024.
- Attended Two-day workshop on “Academic audit in the University of Kashmir: Developing a survey instrument and mechanism for implementation” on May 1-2, 2024 organized by NEP Cell at University of Kashmir.
- Attended an expert committee meeting organized by the Pharmacy Council of India, New Delhi at D.Y. Patil University, Navi Mumbai for revising the syllabus of B.Pharm. and bringing it in tune with NEP-2020 on March 23, 2024.
- Attended two-day “FIP PPR SIG 2024 Virtual Meeting” organized by the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) on July 5-6, 2024.
- Participated in an online panel discussion organized by Pharma Lok India on World Pharmacists Day on the theme, “Pharmacists: meeting global health needs” on September 5, 2024.
- Attended a workshop on “Revision of B. Pharm. syllabus in tune with NEP-2020” organized by the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) at Vishnu Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hyderabad, Telangana on October 1-2, 2024.
- Attended National Pharma Summit 2024, organized by Pharma Lok on the theme, “Innovating Healthcare: Precision Medicine, AI and Sustainability in Pharma” at Hotel Grand SK Klyde, Sahibabad, Ghaziabad, U.P. on November 10, 2024.
- Attended a two-day workshop on “Redesigning curriculum and credit framework for postgraduate programmes as per NEP 2020” organized by NEP Cell of the University of Kashmir on November 11 and 12, 2024 at Gandhi Bhawan.
- Participated in an online panel discussion on, “Beyond the screen: The importance of classrooms, labs, libraries and case studies in a digitally dominant pharmacy education system” organized by the Pharma Lok India as its Samvad Episode-28 on April 7, 2025.
- Participated in the online panel discussion on, “A comprehensive analysis of job opportunities, recruitment, qualifications and salary slabs for pharmacists in India”, organized by the Pharma Lok India as Samvad, Episode-29 on April 27, 2025.
- Participated in the panel discussion on “Transforming the skilling ecosystem in Jammu and Kashmir” organized by the Department of Skill Development, Govt. of Jammu and Kashmir at Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC) on July 17, 2025 and deliberated on the topic, “Strengthening the role of school and higher education in skilling ecosystem”.11
- Participated in the online panel discussion on, “Animal house in pharmacy curriculum: Feasibility of virtual labs, simulations software and other alternatives” organized by Pharma Lok, India under its “Pharma Ki Paathshala” series on July 20, 2025.
- Attended 2nd Annual Monitoring cum Expert Committee Meeting / Brainstorming Meeting, as an Expert Member to review the ongoing project entitled “Prospective evaluation of etiological factors, trajectory of co-morbidities, and efficacy and safety of various therapeutic agents among Indian women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS): A Multi-centric ICMR-PCOS Cohort Study Phase II.” on 23rd July 2025, from 4:00 PM to 6:30 PM at the C.G. Pandit Board Room, ICMR Headquarters, New Delhi, in online mode.
- Organized and attended a day-long career counselling session for the students and scholars of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Kashmir wherein five lectures were delivered by the distinguished alumni of the department on five different topics related to the main theme, “Fast changing landscape of the careers in Pharmaceutical Sciences: Preparedness and Transformation needed”. Session was conducted in the online mode on July 26, 2025.
- Attended “NEP-2020 implementation workshop cum Vice-Chancellor’s Conclave” at Central University of Kashmir, Tulmulla campus on behalf of Vice-Chancellor, University of Kashmir on August 2, 2025 and presented my action plan for implementation of NEP-2020 in the higher education institutions of J&K.
- Organized and attended a career counselling webinar on “Breaking into clinical research: high-demand careers for pharma students” in collaboration with Clinosol Research Pvt. Ltd. for the students of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Kashmir on August 13, 2025.
- Attended a multi-stakeholders review meeting organized jointly by the Department of Health and Medical Education, Department of School and Higher Education, Department of Social Welfare, Government of Jammu and Kashmir on “Scenario of substance use disorder in the UT of Jammu and Kashmir”, under the chairpersonship of Ms. Sakina Itoo, Minister for Health, Medical Education, School and Higher Education, Social Welfare, Govt of J&K at Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Complex (SKICC), Srinagar on August 25, 2025 and presented my suggestions for controlling the menace of substance abuse in J&K.
- Organized and attended a day-long ‘Skills India Competition 2025 Awareness cum Orientation Programme” and Certificate Distribution Function for the pass-outs of Directorate of Lifelong Learning (DLL), University of Kashmir in collaboration with Mission Directorate, Skill Development Department, Govt. of J&K on September 18 2025.
- Participated in an online National Webinar on the theme, “From chalkboards to chatbots: Transforming pharmacy education for navigating the fast-changing tech-driven landscape” organized by Pharma Lok on World Pharmacists Day on September 25, 2025 and presented my views on the topic of discussion.
- Organized and attended a day-long Adult Literacy cum Career Counselling Programme at Dharbagh, Harwan, Srinagar in collaboration with Phaag Development Forum, Dharbagh, Harwan on September 19, 2025 as part of “Sewa Parv” celebrations observed from September 17 to October 2, 2025.
- Participated in a round table meeting of the Civil Society Forum Kashmir for Health with the Minister of Health and Medical Education, School and Higher Education, Secretary to Govt., Health and Medical Education Department, Secretary, School Education, Secretary Higher Education, Secretary Social Welfare, Director, Health Services, Kashmir Division, Principles of all Degree Colleges, Director, Colleges and DIG, Security at SKICC, Srinagar on Drug Abuse Prevention and Control on August 25, 2025.