Work Experience – 23 Years of Academic

Institute Designation Period of Responsibilities

DR. VAISHALI T THAKKAR Service
+91 9724431131 Anand Professor 11-11- Teaching, research,
vtthakkar@rediffmail.com Pharmacy 2013 to academic leadership,
College, Present student guidance,
OBJECTIVE Anand, curriculum
Experienced Pharmacy Educator Gujarat, development,
specializing in formulation India administration.
development, drug delivery systems, Assistant 16-5-2006 Teaching, mentoring,
and quality optimization. Seeking a Professor to 10-11- curriculum design,
faculty role to impart advanced 2013 research,
knowledge, drive research, and departmental
inspire students at a respected initiatives, advising.
institution. Committed to innovative Lecturer 27-7-2004 Lectures, support to
teaching, research excellence, and to 15-5- senior faculty,
shaping future pharmacy leaders. 2006 student learning,
educational activities.
Shri Lecturer 2-8-2000 Lectures, educational
PUBLICATION AND
Sarvajanik to 26-7- activities, student
RESEARCH Pharmacy 2004 assistance, academic
Google Scholar: College, contribution.
https://scholar.google.de/citation Mehsana,
s?user=DimY7mUAAAAJ&hl=en Gujarat,
India
Total Papers 61
Total Citations 943
Education »
Degree Institution Awarded
H-Index 16
i10-Index 26 Ph.D. in Sardar Patel University, December
ORCID ID Pharmaceutical Vallabh Vidyanagar, 2013
https://orcid.org/0000-0001- Sciences Gujarat, India
6332-7703 M. Pharm in Faculty of Technology, Eng. December
Pharmaceutical Pharmacy, M.S. University, 1999
Scopus Author ID Technology Vadodara, Gujarat, India
33867819300 B. Pharm in Pharmacy B.K. Modi Govt. Pharmacy June 1998
Sci Profiles 2342641 College, Saurashtra
Web of Science ID HPG-1181- University, Rajkot, Gujarat,
2023 India
Professional Courses »
• Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Gujarat Student Startup
Computer proficiency and Innovation Hub (i-Hub), supported by Ministry of
• Comfortable with all the Education's Innovation Cell & AICTE, New Delhi, India
version of Windows
July 2020 - Sep 2020
• Handling skill of almost all the
software used in pharmacy • 3D Printing for Healthcare Certificate US Institute of
field, like: Design Expert, DD 3D Technology in Feb 2021
Solver, PK Solver , AUC • Innovation Ambassador Training Certificate
Calculation, Minitab, MoE's Innovation Cell & AICTE, New Delhi in 2021
Statistical,
Graph Pad, Graph Prism and
Mendeley

SKILLS
• Pharmacy Education
• Curriculum Design
• Academic Leadership
• Research Excellence
• Student Guidance
• Innovative Teaching
• Collaboration
• Effective Communication
SUMMARY
Experienced professor and
accomplished pharmaceutical
researcher with over 23 years in
academia and 15 years of
formulation experience
Mentored 110 master's and six
Ph.D. students, combining
academic expertise with research
guidance. As a speaker, delivered
35+ invited guest lecture.
LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
ENGLISH 80%
HINDI 100%
Intellectual Property Right
Filed: 01 Published : 11 Granted : 03
Granted Patents
• A Novel Storage Stable Hard Gelatin Capsule
• A Novel Liquisolid Formulation of Saponin Extract
• A Novel Co-Processed Excipient for Release Retardation
Recognition and Accolades
- Gandhian Young - Conferred by Society for Research
Technological Innovation and Initiatives for Sustainable
Award (2013, 2014) Technologies and Institutions
(SRISTI), Ahmedabad, India.
- 3M CII Award (2014) - Received from Young Innovation
Challenge competition and 3M
Company for outstanding Hydrogel
research.
- Best Research Paper Award - Honored for the best research
(2015) paper writing in the journal Indian
Drug by the Indian Drug
Manufacturers' Association (IDMA).
- IPA ACG-SciTech - Recognized by the Indian
Innovation Award (2016) Pharmaceutical Association (IPA)
and ACG for innovative
contributions to Solid Dosage Form
development.
Cumulative Grant – INR 3.53 Crore
Research Grant
Secured a cumulative research grant of INR 33,00,000/- from
various funding Agencies like Department of Science and Technology,
government of India, Gujarat Council on Science and Technology
(GUJCOST), Gujarat state government- and Biotechnology Industry
Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) for innovative projects.
SSIP Grant -
Played a pivotal role in securing a grant of INR 3.2 crore under
the Student Startup and Innovation Policy (SSIP) 1.0 and SSIP
2.0 policies of the Education Department, Government of
Gujarat, for innovative projects.

GUJARATI 100%
Book Chapter Publication:
Taylor & Francis eBooks title; Artificial Intelligence in
Bioinformatics and Cheminformatics
• Chapter Title: Application of Deep Learning in Chemistry and
Biology September 2023
Bentham Science Publisher; Role of Nanotechnology in
Cancer Therapy
• Chapter Title: Recent Development and Advancement in
• Microneedle-Assisted Drug Delivery System used
• in the Treatment of Cancer (accepted )