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Dr. N.BALAKRISHNAN, M.Pharm., Ph.D., Head of the Department (HOD), Department of Pharmacognosy, Technocrats Institute of Technology-Pharmacy, Anand Nagar, Bhopal-462021(MP). E. mail: pharmacobala@yahoo.co.in;pharmacobala@gmail.com Mobile: 098938 23576 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------PERSONAL DETAIL:Fathers Name Date of Birth Age Sex Nationality Religion Birth Place Marital Status Present Address Permanent Address PO, Salem-Dt, Tamil Nadu-637103. Country visited : Malaysia and Singapore : P. Natarajan : 17.06.1976 : 35 yrs : Male : Indian : Hindu : Salem, Tamil Nadu, India : Married : F-27, Siddharth Lake City, Raisen Road, Anand Nagar, Bhopal-462021 (MP). : 1/120 A, Shanthaipettai, Magudanchavadi-

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION:Degr ee U.G. University/Institute The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University/ J.K.K. Natarajah College of Pharmacy The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University/ Name of the degree B. Pharmacy Year of Passing Apr 1998 62 M. Pharmacy (Pharmacognos March 2003 68 % of Mark s

P.G.

2 Vels College of Pharmacy Vinayaka Mission University, Salem y) Ph.D. in Pharmacy

Ph. D.

June 2011

TOTAL TEACHING / RESEARCH/INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE:- (11 YEARS 04 Months) TEACHING / RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:- (08 YEARS 04 Months)
1. June 2011-till: At Technocrats Institute of Technology-Pharmacy,

Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, as:

Head of the Department (HOD)-

Pharmacognosy taking classes, conducting practical and guiding for B.Pharm and M.Pharm (Pharmacognosy) courses. (04 months)
2. February 2010-till:

At Technocrats Institute of TechnologyAssociate Professor

Pharmacy, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, as:

taking classes, conducting practical and guiding for B.Pharm and M.Pharm (Pharmacognosy) courses. (01 year 5 months) 3. April 2008-Jan 2010: At Technocrats Institute of TechnologyPharmacy, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, as: Asst. Professor taken classes, conducting practical and guiding for B.Pharm and M.Pharm (Pharmacognosy) courses. (01 year 10 months) 4. November 2006March 2008: At Technocrats Institute of Technology-Pharmacy, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, as: B.Pharm course. (01 year 05 months) 5. July 2006- October 2006: At Oriental College of Pharmacy, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, as: Senior Lecturer taken classes, conducted practical and guided for B.Pharm course. (04 months) 6. July 2005- June 2006: At Mandsaur Institute of Pharmacy, Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh, as: Lecturer taken classes, conducted practical and guided for B.Pharm course. (01 year ) Senior

Lecturer taken classes, conducted practical and guided for

3 7. June 2003-June 2005: At RVS college of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Coimbatore, as: Lecturer taken classes, conducted practical and guided for B.Pharm course. (02 years 01 month) INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE:- (03 YEARS) June 1998May 2001: At Modi-Mundi Pharma Ltd, New Delhi, as: Professional Service Representative (Marketing). SUBJECT HANDLING: Pharmacognosy & Phytochemistry; Herbal drug technology; Cultivation crude drug; Medicinal plant biotechnology. INSTRUMENTATION AND PRACTICAL SKILL:1. UV- Visible spectroscopy. 2. TLC for natural product analysis. 3. Extraction techniques. 4. Isolation and separation of phytochemicals from natural sources by column chromatography. 5. Pharmacological screening of extracts, fraction and isolated compounds. 6. Antimicrobial compounds. 7. Macroscopy, microscopy, powder characters and physicochemical analysis crude drugs. PG PROJECT GUIDED DETAILS:Sl.No. 1 2 3 Batch 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 Department Pharmacognosy Pharmacognosy+ Pharm. Biotech Pharmacognosy No. of students 05 05+01 04 activity of extracts, fraction and isolated

APPROVED Ph.D. GUIDE DETAILS:-

4 Approved Ph.D. guide in faculty of pharmaceutical sciences at NIMS University, Jaipur, Rajasthan. (Ref. NIMSUR/Reg./Ph.D./2011/406; dated 09/08/11) DETAILS OF PUBLICATION:International:1. Bhaskar VH, Balakrishnan N*. Protective effects of Pergularia daemia roots against paracetamol and carbon tetrachloride induced hepatotoxicity in rats. Pharmaceutical Biology, 48(11): (2010), 126572. (IF-0.638) 2. Bhaskar VH, Balakrishnan N*. Pharmacognostical studies on Pergularia daemia roots. Pharmaceutical Biology, 48(4): (2010), 42732. (IF-0.638) 3. Bhaskar VH*, Profulla, Kumar M, Balakrishnan BR, Balakrishnan N, Sangameswaran B. Evaluation of the anti-fertility activity of stem bark of Crataeva nurvala buch-hum. African Journal of Biotechnology, 8 (22): 2009, 6453-56. (IF-0.565) 4. Bhaskar VH*, Balakrishnan N. Analgesic, anti-inflammatory and antipyretic activities of Pergularia daemia and Carissa carandas. Daru, 17(3):2009; 168-174. (IF-0.372) 5. Bhaskar VH, Balakrishnan N*. In vitro antioxidant property of laticiferous plant species from Western Ghats Tmailnadu, India. International Journal of Health Research, Vol. 2(2): June 2009; 16370. 6. Shankaranath V*, Balakrishan N, Suresh D, Suresh Pandian G, Edwin E, Sheeja E. Analgesic activity of methanol extract of Aegle marmelos Leaves. Fitoterpia, 78: 2007, 25859. (IF-1.110) National:1. Balakrishnan N*, Balasubramaniam A, Sangameswaran B, Bhaskar VH. Hepatoprotective activity of two Indian medicinal plants from Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu. Journal Natural Pharmaceuticals, 2(2): 2011; 92-98.

5 2. Sangameswaran B*, Balakrishnan N, Balasubramaniam A, Bhaskar VH. Pharmacognostical evaluation of Amaranthus spinosus L. Phacog J, 3(19): 2011; 13-18. 3. Balakrishnan Sanameswaran N*, and Samit Mayur Malakar, Chaurey. A. Balasubramaniam, activity B. of Antiepileptic

Alangium salifoloium leaf extracts. Herbal Tech Industry (J Herbal Sci tech), 7(12): 2010; 20-23. 4. Sachin Tripathi*, Mayur Chaurey, Balasubramaniam A, Balakrishnan N. Grewia asiatica Linn. - As a Phytomedicine: A Review. Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology, Vol. 03(01): January-March 2010; 1-3. 5. Bhaskar VH, Balakrishnan N*. Hepatoprotective activity of laticiferous plant species (Pergularia daemia and Carissa caradas) from Western Ghats, Tamilnadu, India. Der Pharmaciia Lettre, 1(2): 2009, 132-40. 6. Bhaskar VH, Balakrishnan N*. Res, 1(4):2009; 1305-1313. 7. Bhaskar VH, Balakrishnan N*. Karaunda (Carissa carandas Linn.)- As a phytomedicine: A review. Pharma Review, 7(41): 2009, 95-100. 8. Balakrishnan N*, Panda AB, Raj NR, Shrivastava A, and Prathani R. The evaluation of nitric oxide scavenging activity of Acalypha indica linn. Root. Asian Journal of Research in Chemistry, Vol. 2 Issue 2: April-June, 2009; 148-50. 9. Bhaskar VH, Balakrishnan N*. Pharmacognostical evaluation of Carissa carandas Linn. Root. Aravaidyan, Vol. XXII (1): Aug- Oct. 2008; 3-13. 10. Sangameswaran B*, Balakrishnan BR, Malyadri Y, Kumar M, Balakrishnan N, Jayakar B. Anti-hyperlipidaemic effect of Thespesia Lampas Dalz and Gibs on Triton induced rats. Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology, Vol.1 (4): Oct-Dec 2008; 533-34. 11. Navin Bhaskar VH, Sangameswaran B, Balakrishnan N*, Panda AB, R Raj, Sathish A. Screening of Analgesic and AntiVeliparuthi (Pergularia daemia (Forsk.) Chiov.) As a phytomedicine: A review. Inter J Pharm Tech

6 inflammatory activity of hydroalcohol extracts of Sida (Indian) species Roots. Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology, Vol. 1(3): July-Sept. 2008; 287-89. 12. B. Sangameswaran B*, Balakrishnan BR, Balakrishnan N, Jayakar Anti inflammatory activity of Amaranthus spinosus Linn.

International Journal of Pharmacology and Biological sciences, Vol. 2(2): 2008; 59-62. 13. Sangameswaran B*, Balakrishnan N, Bhaskar VH, Jayakar B. Anti-inflammatory and Anti-bacterial Activity of leaves of Boerhaavia Diffusa Linn. Pharmacognosy Magazine, Vol. 4 (15): Jul-Sep 2008; 65-68. 14. Balakrishnan N*, Bhaskar VH, Sangameswaran B, Panda AB, Sathish A. Wound Sanjiv Singh, Navin R Raj, Senthil Kumar CS,

healing properties of hydroalcohol extract of Sida (Indian) species Roots. Plant Archives (An International journal of Plant Research), Vol. 8(1): 2008; 485-87. 15. Balakrishnan N*, Balasubaramaniam A, Jeyakandan M, Bhaskar VH, Sangameswaran B, Jona of Arc J. Pharmacognostical and Phytochemical evaluation of Sida cordifolia L. Root. Plant Archives (An International journal of Plant Research), Vol. 7(1): April 2007; 157-59. 16. Balakrishnan N*, Bhaskar VH, Jayakar B and Sangameswaran B. Anti-bacterial activity of Mimosa pudica, Aegle marmelos and Sida cordifolia. Pharmacognosy Magazine, Vol. 2(7): Jul-Sep 2006; 198-99. 17. Balakrishnan N*, Bhaskar VH, Sangameswaran B. Diuretic and (An International journal of Plant Research), Vol. Anti- inflammatory activities of Hibiscus vitifolius. L Root. Plant Archives 18. 6(2):2006; 825-27. Balakrishnan N*, Suresh D, Suresh Pandian G, Edwin E, Sheeja potential of Mimosa pudica Linn. Root. Indian E. Anti- diarrhoeal Paper on progress:-

Journal of Natural Products, Vol. XXII (2):2006; 21-23.

7 1. Balakrishnan N*, Ashutosh Mishra, Balasubramaniam A, Mayur Chaurey, Saluja MS and Sachin Tripathi. The hepatoprotective activity of pharmacognostically authenticated Feronia elephantum Correa. stem bark and root. International Journal of Ayurveda Research. 2. Balakrishnan N*, Bhaskar VH. Hepatoprotective activity of aqueous extract of Carissa carandas. Pakistan Journal Pharmaceutical Sciences. * Corresponding author DETAILS OF PRESENTATION & CONFERENCES:International:1. Attended and presented the paper entitled Hepatoprotective effects of bi-herbal formulation and on paracetamol induced hepatotoxicity in rats an International conference and exhibition on Pharmaceutical, Nutraceutical Cosmeceutical Technology: Formulation and Applications, on 25-27 May 2010, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Malaysia. Note: National:1. Pharmacognostical studies 2011. 2. In vitro antioxidant Property of Lantana camera leaf, 3rd IPA Convention held at IPA, MP State Brach, Indore on 19-20 February 2011. 3. As a resource person in AICTE sponsored Staff Development Programme (SDP) at TIT-Pharmacy, Bhopal (MP) on 10-22 May 2010. 4. Attended the seminar on Clinical research: Prospects in India, at TITPharmacy, Bhopal (MP) on 24 September 2009. on Lantana camera leaf, 3rd IPA Convention held at IPA, MP State Brach, Indore on 19-20 February Travel grant received from MPCOST (MP Council of Science and Technology) for the above conference.

8 5. Participated in the one day National level seminar on Emerging approaches in phytotherpy and cancer research at TIT-Pharmacy, Bhopal (MP) on 2 April 2009. 6. Participated in the 13th National convention of Society of Pharmacognosy at Barukttula February 2009. 7. Supercritical Fluid Technology in Natural Product Research, National Level Poster Presentation on Emerging Scenario in Pharmaceutical Sciences held at NRI Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Bhopal on 23 August 2007. 8. Evaluation of anti-inflammatory potential of Pisonia grandis leaf extract in Rats, IPA (Indian Pharmaceutical Association) and Vinayaka Mission University sponsored National Level Seminar held at Vinayaka Mission College of Pharmacy on 14-15 July 2007. 9. Analgesic activity of methanol and aqueous extracts of Sida cordifolia Linn.Root-1st MP State APTI Convention 2-3 March 2006, B.R. Nahata College of Pharmacy, Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh, India. 10. Attended Academia-Industry workshop held on 26 November 2005 at B.R. Nahata College of Pharmacy, Mandsaur, and Madhya Pradesh. QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME (QIP): Attended AICTE-Quality Improvement Programme (QIP) on Modern Trends in Pharmaceutical Chemistry held on February 7-20, 2006 at JSS College of Pharmacy, Ootacamund, Tamil Nadu. CONTRIBUTION OTHER THAN THE ACADEMIC: Organized one day seminar on Clinical research: prospects in India at TIT-Pharmacy, Bhopal (MP) on 24th September 2009. Organized approaches one in day National level seminar on Emerging at TITphytotherpy and cancer research University, Bhoapl (MP) on 15-16

Pharmacy, Bhopal (MP) on 2nd April 2009.

9 Conducted State Level (MP) Quiz and Elocution Competition at TIT-Pharmacy, Bhopal (MP) on 20th February 2008. Conducted AICTE, PCI and University Inspection for B. Pharmacy / M. Pharmacy course. As an Asst. Center Superintendent for B. Pharmacy examination at TIT-Pharmacy, Bhopal (MP) conducted by RGPV (University of Technology), Bhopal (MP). As a Paper Evaluator and Practical External Examiner in examinations conducted by RGPV (University of Technology), Bhopal (MP). As an Asst. Center Superintendent for B. Pharmacy examination at RVS College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Coimbatore, conducted by Dr.M.G.R Medical University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. As an Internal Practical Examiner in examinations conducted by Dr.M.G.R Medical University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. As an In charge-Sessional Examination at RVS College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. MEMBERSHIPS OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES/SOCIETIES: Registered Pharmacist in Tamil Nadu Pharmacy Council, Chennai. Reg. No: 3391/A1. Life Member in APTI (MP / LM189). Associate Editor in The Pharmacist journal in field of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Reviewer in various peer reviewed journals from national and international.

REFERENCE:-

10 1. Dr. V.H. Bhaskar, M.Pharm, Ph.D., Professor & Principal, MP Patel college of Pharmacy, Gujarat. E.mail: vhbhaskar@yahoo.co.in; Mobile: 09099063129, 09443134100 2. Dr. A. Balasubramaniam, M.Pharm, Ph.D., Director, Technocrats Institute of Technology Pharmacy, Anand Nagar, Bhopal (MP). E.mail: basu68@yahoo.com; Mobile: 09981219330, 09301911841 3. Dr. B. Sangameswaran M.Pharm, Ph.D., Professor & Principal, Adesh college of Pharmacy, Punjab. E.mail: sangar1970@yahoo.com; Mobile: 09443094855 DECLARATION:The above-mentioned Information is true to my knowledge.

Date: 02/11/2011 Sincerely yours Place: Bhopal Dr. N. BALAKRISHNAN