Director

Prof. P. RAJESWARA RAO

M.Pharm., Ph.D

Lydia College of Pharmacy

Prof. P.Rajeswara Rao was graduated from Andhra University and obtained Masters degree and Ph.D in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Andhra University and later joined as an Asst.Professor in the Dept. of Pharm. Sciences in 1985. He was promoted as Associate Professor in 1994 and Professor in 2002. He had 33 years of teaching and research experience. He supervised 20 doctoral students leading to Ph.D degrees and successfully handled Many major research projects on Herbal Drugs, CVS and on Anaphylactic shock . To his credit he has more than 50 research publications in peer reviewed National (6) and International (44) journals. Prof.P. Rajeswara Rao has also recieved a good number of awards in recognition of his research contribution in the area of Natural Products.

ACADEMIC AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

  1. State Teacher Award 2014 from Govt. of Andhra Pradesh
  2. Expert Committee Member, National Board of Accreditation
  3. Ex-Vice Chairman, Indian Pharmaceutical Association, Education Division (IPA, Mumbai)
  4. Inspector, Pharmacy Council of India (PCI)
  5. Former Board of studies Chairman: Andhra University
  6. Member in Board of Studies in: Sri Ramachandra University, Sri Padmavathi MahilaVisvavidyalayam, JNTU Kakinada, Chalapathi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences.
  7. Member, PCI Committee for framing course curriculum /syllabus and norms for infrastructural Facilitie for B.Pharm.
  8. Placement Officer, A. U. College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam (July 2014- July 2016)
  9. Convener to Research Forum, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam (October 2010-2011)
  10. Chief Warden, A.U Research Scholars Hostels, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam (March 2006 to September 2009).
  11. Assistant Principal, A.U College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Visakhapatnam (May 2005 to May, 2006).
  12. Participated in NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (NIRD) MDP workshop on “PME of Agricultural Research and Development Projects” under NAIP, held during 30thNovember-4thDecember 2009, Hyderabad, India.
  13. Participated in UNESCO-CDRI workshop on the use of Pharmacological techniques for the study of Natural products, CDRI, Lucknow, 30th March-4th April 1992, India.
Foreign collaborations:
  1. Co-ordinator in Pharmaceutical Sciences for the course work conducted in collaboration with Alcorn State University, USA. with effect from 12-10-2009 to 2014, sponsored by Minority Health International Research Training (MHIRT programme) .
  2. Host Scientist for training C V Raman International Fellowship Awardee (2010) in Advanced Pharmacology. The Awardee is selected by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India, New Delhi from African Researchers.
International Conferences attended:
  1. As a Speaker and delivered a lecture on “Biophenols and their Role in Health Care System- A New Perspective” at “Healthy World Conference-2015,” International Health and Technology Congress, JNTU, Kakinada on 7th September 2015.
  2. As a Chair Person in Educational Symposium “61st International Pharmaceutical Students Federation World Congress 2015” (61st IPSF World Congress) at Hyderabad held on 1st August 2015.
  3. Rajeswara Rao Pragada, Formulation and In-Vitro Evaluation of Colon Specific Flurbiprofen Microspheres. POSTER Presentation in 71st International Congress of FIP” held in Hyderabad, India on 3-8th September-2011, pp-IPS-P-06
  4. 1st International Convention and 15th Annual Conference of Society of Pharmacognosy, KLE University, Belgaum, Karnataka,India,18th Feb-20th Feb of 2011.
  5. World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences 2010, 70th Congress of FIP, Lisbon, Portugal, 28th August- 2nd September of 2010.
  6. World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences 2007, 67th Congress of FIP, Beijing, China, 31st August- 6th September of 2007.
  7. The 2nd Asian Association of School of Pharmacy, Bangkok, Thailand, November 14th to 17th of 2005.
As A Peer Reviewer:
  1. South Africa Medical Research Grants Commission
  2. Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medicine
  3. Nominated as a Judge for Prof. M. L. Khorana Memorial best Paper Award of Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences.
Recent Project Held:
1). As Principal Investigator:

“Pharmacological screening and evaluation of naturally occurring selected bioflavonoids against Phenytoin induced adverse drug effects and their therapeutic applications.” an AICTE RPS PROJECT
Cost of Project: 17.8 lakhs
Duration: 3 years (2013-2016)

Projects completed:
1. As Consortium Co-Principal Investigator:

“Utilization of Weeds of Medicinal Value in Some Important Cropping Systems of Andhra Pradesh,” a NAIP/ICAR sub-project funded by World Bank.
Cost of Project: 256.7 lakhs.
Duration: 4 years (2009 - 2012)

2. As Co-Principal Investigator:

“Chemical and Biological Evaluation of selected medicinal flora of Visakhapatnam”, an AICTE project.
Cost of Project: 5 lakhs
Duration: 4 years (1997-2000)

3. As Co-Principal Investigator:

“ Phytochemical, biological screening, conversation and formulation development of potential Medicinal Plants of Ayurvedic, folkfore and tribal in arthritis, liver diseases, hypertension and malaria available in forest area of East Godavari, Visakhapatnam and Srikakulam districts”, a DST Project
Cost of Project: 26 lakhs
Duration: 3 years