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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 35years 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, member Syndicate University of Kashmir, Member Syndicate University of Jammu, Senate Member NIT srinagar, Member Finance Committee University of Jammu, Vice Chairperson University Research subcommittee. Presently 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 within the department Throughout her 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 50 students have been awarded MPharm and PhDs under her guidance. Her area of research includes Diabetes, Hepatotoxicity, Toxicology, Epilepsy, Neuroprotection, Indigenous drugs etc. She has been 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. besdes being 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 35 Years
Citatios =2547, h-index= 24 , i10 index= 42
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 = 50 (forty)
(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 till 2023
has been
Member of University Council
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
Member IAEc, IIM , Jammu
Has been member Internal Complaints cpmmittee (ICC) NIT , Srinagar.
Pharmaceutical Sciences