Dr. Sandip B. Bharate

Awards and honors

Fellow, Maharashtra Academy of Sciences (FMASc).
Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC), London, England
Associate Editor, Drug Development Research (November 2023-Present)
Associate Editor, Medicinal Research Reviews (August 2023-Present)
Editorial Board Member, Medicinal Research Reviews (Oct 2021-Aug 2023)
Editorial Board Member, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry (January 2023-Present)
Listed among the World's top 2% scientists consecutively for the last four years 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 in the field of Medicinal and Biomolecular Chemistry [Stanford University & Elsevier/ PLOS Biology Analysis]
CSIR Technology Award 2021 Certificate of Merit (Category: Innovation) for the discovery, development, and out-licensing of Saffron-based nutraceutical product
Member, Board of Studies (BoS), Dept of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Natural Products, Central University of Punjab (2022-Present)
MEDI Young Investigator Award for the year 2020 from the MEDI division of the American Chemical Society
OPPI Young Scientist Award in Pharmaceutical Sciences from OPPI, India - 2019
CSIR Young Scientist Award in Chemical Sciences from CSIR, India - 2016
NASI-Young Scientist Platinum Jubilee Award in Chemical / Physical Sciences from NASI, Allahabad - 2015
RSC - OSDD Ambassador jointly from Royal Society of Chemistry UK & CSIR India – 2014-2016

Professional Memberships

Elected Member (life membership) of the National Academy of Sciences India (NASI) - 2022
Life member of the Chemical Research Society of India - 2021
Member of American Chemical Society – 2010-2011, 2017-2020
Honorary membership (affiliate member), Royal Society of Chemistry - 2014
Life membership of Indian Society for Mass Spectrometry - 2004
Life membership, Maharashtra State Pharmacy Council - 2002

Professional Experience:

August 2024 - to date: Head of the Dept, Dept of Natural Products & Medicinal Chemistry, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad
May 2023- to date: Senior Principal Scientist, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad
March 2021- May 2023: Head of the Dept, Natural Products & Medicinal Chemistry Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine Jammu
2020-2023: Senior Principal Scientist, CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine Jammu
2015-2020: Principal Scientist, CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine Jammu
2011-2015: Scientist fellow/ Senior Scientist, CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine Jammu
2008-2010: Postdoctoral Scientist, The University of Montana, USA (Advisor: Prof. Charles M. Thompson)
2007-2008: Research Scientist, Nicholas Piramal Research Center, Mumbai
2003-2003: Research Chemist, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Hyderabad

Faculty @ Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research

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