Teaching Experience: 18years

Undergraduate

• Biology (BL101, Institute Course)
• Universal Human Values - I (H101 - Institute Course)
• Universal Human Values - II (H102 - Institute Course)
• Basics of Pharmaceutical Sciences (PH101)
• Natural Drugs and Excipients (PH341)
• Industrial Pharmacognosy (PH342)
• Natural Products and Phytotherapy (PH441)
• Nutraceuticals and Herbal Cosmetics (PH443 - Open Elective)

Postgraduate

• Medicinal Plant Biotechnology (PH542)
• Herbal Drug Formulation & Standardization (PH543)
• Herbal Drug Technology (PH544)
• Separation Techniques of Bioactives (PH545)

Ph.D.

• Advanced Pharmacognosy (PH7105)

Research interest

• Preparation & characterization of carbon dots from medicinal plants for healthcare and environmental applications

• Herbal drug formulation & standardization

• Quality control studies of medicinal plants

• Development of Phytopharmaceuticals and Nutraceuticals

• Analytical method development and validation

The overall objective is to develop natural products-based rational translational products for the healthcare and environmental applications.

Research guidance

As Mentor: Young Scientist (SERB) - 01    

• As Supervisor: Ph.D. – 02 (Completed); Ph.D. – 01 (Submitted); Ph.D. – 02 (Pursuing)
• As Co- Supervisor: Ph.D. – 01 Completed^*
• As Supervisor: M.Pharm. – 17
• As Supervisor: M.Tech. (IDD) – 05
• As Supervisor: B.Pharm. – 25
• As Mentor: DIH project: 01

Patent

Date of Grant: 13.12.2022; A multi-utility equipment, Filed: Application no.: 201811033581; Patent No.: 414343

Book / Chapter in Book

• Alekh Niranjan Sahu & Debadatta Mohapatra, Herbal Drug Formulation and Standardization (June 2021), ISBN 978-93-90658-36-7, Ane Books Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi – 110002, www.anebooks.com. 

• Gaurav Gopal Naik, Alakh N. Sahu, Vichitra Kaushik, Atul Kaushik and Biresh Kumar Sarkar (2023), Phytopharmaceuticals and Herbal Drugs - Prospects and Safety Issues in the Delivery of Natural Products, page no. 215 – 248, ISBN: 978-0-323-99125-4, Publisher: Stacy Masucci, Academic Press, Elsevier, London, U.K.
• Chhanda Charan Danta and Alakh Niranjan Sahu (2023), Naturally occurring anticancer drugs, Medicinal Chemistry of Chemotherapeutic Agents - A Comprehensive Resource of Anti-infective and Anti-cancer Drugs, page no. 540 - 588, ISBN: 978-0-323-90575-6, Publisher: Mica Haley, Academic Press, Elsevier, London, U.K.
• Alakh N Sahu, Arjun Patra, Manik & Jitendra Kumar Plant (2015), Plant Based Natural Products and Drug Discovery, Environmental and Health Research, Vol: I-I, ISBN: 978-81-909022-8-1, Society for Educational Development and Environmental Research, Wisdom Books, Varanasi – 221005.

Publications in peer reviewed journals (2014 – 2023)

2023

• Stuti Pandey, Pawan Kumar Pandey, Alakh Niranjan Sahu, Himanshu Verma, Manmath Kumar Nandi (2023) Targeting biosignatures of hyperglycemia and oxidative stress in diabetes comorbid depressive rats: effectiveness of hydroethanolic extract of the whole plant of Ludwigia octovalvis, Traditional Medicine Research 2023;8(2):9. https://doi.org/10.53388/TMR20220514002

• Shreya, Singh, Shreyans K. Jain, Santosh K. Guru, and Alakh N. Sahu. "Anti-cancer Potential of Pleurotus Mushroom: Detailed Insight on the Potential Bioactive Molecules, In vitro-In vivo Studies, and Formulation." Letters in Drug Design & Discovery 20, no. 4 (2023): 439-456. DOI: 10.2174/1570180819666220518100010

• Shreya, Singh, Deepak Kasote, Debadatta Mohapatra, Gaurav Gopal Naik, Santosh Kumar Guru, Nese Sreenivasulu, Yashpal Sharma, and Alakh N. Sahu. "Chemometric-Based Analysis of Metabolomics Studies of Bioactive Fractions of Pleurotus osteratus and Their Correlation with In Vitro Anti-Cancer Activity." Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology (2023): 1-15. https://doi: 10.1007/s12010-023-04325-z

• Mohapatra, Debadatta, Ravi Pratap, Vivek Pandey, Singh Shreya, Gaurav Gopal Naik, Subhash C. Mandal, Sunday O. Otimenyin, Pawan K. Dubey, Avanish S. Parmar, and Alakh N. Sahu. "Bioengineered dual fluorescent carbon nano dots from Indian long pepper leaves for multifaceted environmental and health utilities." Environmental Science and Pollution Research 30, no. 18 (2023): 52182-52208. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-25887-9

• Shreya, Singh, Debadatta Mohapatra, Gaurav Gopal Naik, Yamini Bobde, Balaram Ghosh, and Alakh N. Sahu. "In vitro Antioxidant and Cytotoxic Potential of Pleurotus Mushroom and Activity-Based Correlation: a Comparative Study." Journal of Analytical Chemistry 78, no. 4 (2023): 456-463. https://doi.org/10.1134/S1061934823040135

• Mohapatra, Debadatta, Dulla Naveen Kumar, Singh Shreya, Vivek Pandey, Pawan K. Dubey, Ashish Kumar Agrawal, and Alakh N. Sahu. "Quality by design–based development and optimization of fourth-generation ternary solid dispersion of standardized Piper longum extract for melanoma therapy." Drug Delivery and Translational Research (2023): 1-38.https://doi.org/10.1007/s13346-023-01375-y

• Mishra, Krishna N., Debadatta Mohapatra, Pratibha Chaubey, Alakh N. Sahu, Shailendra Kumar, and Harish C. Upadhyay. "Bio‐fabricatiton of Silver Nanoparticles Using Alysicarpus vaginalis Extract: Preparation, Characterization and Comparative in vitro Antibacterial Evaluations." ChemistrySelect 8, no. 24 (2023): e202301113. https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.202301113

• Mohapatra, Debadatta, Dulla Naveen Kumar, Singh Shreya, Dhananjay Panigrahi, Ashish Kumar Agrawal, and Alakh N. Sahu. "Quality-by-design-based development of ultradeformable nanovesicular transgelosome of standardized Piper longum extract for melanoma." Nanomedicine 18, no. 14 (2023): 963-985.https://doi.org/10.2217/nnm-2023-0069

• Naik, Gaurav Gopal, Ravi Pratap, Debadatta Mohapatra, Singh Shreya, Deepak K. Sharma, Avanish S. Parmar, Arjun Patra, and Alakh N. Sahu. "From phytomedicine to photomedicine: quercetin-derived carbon nanodots—synthesis, characterization and healthcare applications." Journal of Materials Science 58, no. 34 (2023): 13744-13761. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-023-08880-y

• H. V. Chethan, Debadatta Mohapatra, Alakh N Sahu and Siva Hemalatha (2023), Formulation Development and Evaluation of Hydrogel Containing Silver Nanoparticles with Withania coagulans Aqueous Extract, Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 85(4), 987-996.   https://doi.org/10.36468/pharmaceutical-sciences.1165

• Mohapatra, Debadatta, Ravi Pratap, Vivek Pandey, Singh Shreya, Prakash Ch Senapati, Pawan K. Dubey, Avanish S. Parmar, and Alakh N. Sahu. "In vitro cancer cell imaging, free radical scavenging, and Fe3+ sensing activity of green synthesized carbon dots from leaves of Piper longum." Journal of Cluster Science 34, no. 3 (2023): 1269-1290. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10876-022-02303-9

• Shreya, Singh, Dulla Naveen Kumar, Debadatta Mohapatra, Shivani Jaiswal, Gaurav Gopal Naik, Santosh Kumar Guru, Ashish Kumar Agarwal, Senthil Raja Ayyannan, and Alakh N. Sahu. "Tracing the anti-cancer mechanism of Pleurotus osteratus by the integrative approach of network pharmacology and experimental studies." Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology 195, no. 1 (2023): 152-171.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s12010-022-04111-3

2022

• Dixit, Kohina, Debadatta Mohapatra, P. C. Senapati, R. Panda, and A. N. Sahu. "Formulation Development and Evaluation of Lawsonia inermis Extract Loaded Hydrogel for Wound Dressing Application." Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 84, no. 4 (2022). DOI: 10.36468/pharmaceutical-sciences.980

• Naik, Gaurav Gopal, Tarun Minocha, Abhineet Verma, Sanjeev Kumar Yadav, Satyen Saha, Ashish Kumar Agrawal, Sanjay Singh, and Alakh N. Sahu. "Asparagus racemosus root-derived carbon nanodots as a nano-probe for biomedical applications." Journal of materials science 57, no. 43 (2022): 20380-20401. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-022-07908-z

• Naik, Gaurav G., Ankit Uniyal, Deepak Chouhan, Vinod Tiwari, and Alakh N. Sahu. "Natural products and some semi-synthetic analogues as potential TRPV1 ligands for attenuating neuropathic pain." Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology 23, no. 6 (2022): 766-786. https://doi.org/10.2174/1389201022666210719155931

• Stuti Pandey, A N Sahu and M K Nandi (July 2022) Quality control and HPTLC study of crude drug of an Indian medicinal plant Alternanthera ficoidea, International Journal of Biology, Pharmacy and Allied Sciences, 11(7): 2969-2983. https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2021/11.7.6196

2021

• Naik, Gaurav Gopal, Jainam Shah, Arun Kumar Balasubramaniam, and Alakh N. Sahu. "Applications of natural product-derived carbon dots in cancer biology." Nanomedicine 16, no. 7 (2021): 587-608. https://doi.org/10.2217/nnm-2020-0424

• Mohapatra, Debadatta, Ravi Pratap, Vivek Pandey, Pawan K. Dubey, Ashish K. Agrawal, Avanish S. Parmar, and Alakh N. Sahu. "Tinospora cordifolia Leaves Derived Carbon dots for Cancer Cell Bioimaging, Free radical Scavenging, and Fe 3+ Sensing Applications." Journal of Fluorescence (2021): 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10895-021-02846-6

• Stuti Pandey, Alakh N. Sahu, Manmath K. Nandi (2021) Pharmacognostical, Phytochemical and HPTLC Study of Indian Medicinal Plant Ludwigia octovalvis, International Journal of Pharmaceutical Research 13(01) 5818 – 5830. https://doi.org/10.31838/ijpr/2021.13.01.759

• Mohapatra, Debadatta, Ashish K. Agrawal, and Alakh N. Sahu. "Exploring the potential of solid dispersion for improving solubility, dissolution & bioavailability of herbal extracts, enriched fractions, and bioactives." Journal of Microencapsulation 38, no. 7-8 (2021): 594-612. https://doi.org/10.1080/02652048.2021.1963342

• Mohapatra, Debadatta, Md Bayazeed Alam, Vivek Pandey, Ravi Pratap, Pawan K. Dubey, Avanish S. Parmar, and Alakh N. Sahu. "Carbon dots from an immunomodulatory plant for cancer cell imaging, free radical scavenging and metal sensing applications." Nanomedicine 16, no. 23 (2021): 2039-2059. https://doi.org/10.2217/nnm-2021-0190

• Sahu, Alakh N., and Debadatta Mohapatra. "Nanovesicular transferosomes for the topical delivery of plant bioactives." Nanomedicine 16, no. 28 (2021): 2491-2495.  https://doi.org/10.2217/nnm-2021-0316

2020

• Prajapati, Santosh Kumar, Shubham Bhaseen, Sairam Krishnamurthy, and Alakh N. Sahu. "Neurochemical evidence of preclinical and clinical reports on target-based therapy in alcohol used disorder." Neurochemical Research 45 (2020): 491-507. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11064-019-02944-9

• Naik, Gaurav Gopal, Md Bayazeed Alam, Vivek Pandey, Debadatta Mohapatra, Pawan K. Dubey, Avanish S. Parmar, and Alakh N. Sahu. "Multi-Functional Carbon Dots from an Ayurvedic Medicinal Plant for Cancer Cell Bioimaging Applications." Journal of Fluorescence (2020): 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10895-020-02515-0

• Chatterjee, Reshma, Swapnil Patil, and Alakh N. Sahu. "Phytochemical Estimation And Anti-Hemorrhoidal Activity of Ficus benghalensis Linn. Prop Root Extract." Research Journal of Pharmacy and Life Sciences: Volume 1, no. 1 (2020): 10-21.

• Naik, Gaurav Gopal, Md Bayazeed Alam, Vivek Pandey, Pawan Kumar Dubey, Avanish S. Parmar, and Alakh N. Sahu. "Pink fluorescent carbon dots derived from the phytomedicine for breast cancer cell imaging." ChemistrySelect 5, no. 23 (2020): 6954-6960. https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.202001613

• Gupta, Smriti, and Alakh N. Sahu. "Glutathione: Induction of apoptosis and autophagy in cancer." Int J Pharm Sci Res 11, no. 8 (2020): 3608-18. DOI: 10.13040/IJPSR.0975-8232.

• Sharma, Sonam, Priya Dixit, and Alakh N. Sahu. "Amelioration of cisplatin induced nephrotoxicity by Phyla nodiflora (L.) Greene." Indian Journal of Experimental Biology (IJEB) 58, no. 10 (2020): 691-698. DOI: 10.56042/ijeb.v58i10.41205

2019

• Tripathi, Anima, Vivek Pandey, Alakh N. Sahu, Alok Singh, and Pawan K. Dubey. "Di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) inhibits steroidogenesis and induces mitochondria-ROS mediated apoptosis in rat ovarian granulosa cells." Toxicology Research 8, no. 3 (2019): 381-394. https://doi.org/10.1039/c8tx00263k

• Stuti Pandey, Ajay K. Pal, Alakh N. Sahu and Manmath K. Nandi (July 2019) A phytopharmacological review on Alternanthera ficoidea, International Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, 11(3), 79-83.  https://doi.org/10.31838/ijpr/2019.11.03.008

• Tripathi, Anima, Vivek Pandey, A. N. Sahu, Alok K. Singh, and Pawan K. Dubey. "Encircling granulosa cells protects against di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate-induced apoptosis in rat oocytes cultured in vitro." Zygote 27, no. 4 (2019): 203-213. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0967199419000121

2018

• Dubey, Tarkeshwar, Garima Sahu, Swati Kumari, Bhooshan Singh Yadav, and Alakh N. Sahu. "Role of herbal drugs on neurotransmitters for treating various CNS disorders: A review." (2018). http://nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/123456789/43142

• Tripathi, Anima, Pawan K. Dubey, Vivek K. Pandey, Garima Tripathi, Sangeeta Hazarika, K. Sairam, and A. N. Sahu. "Di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and ovarian physiology: A brief review of therapeutic potential of Asparagus racemosus on DEHP-induced toxicity." Journal of Medicinal Plant and Herbal Therapy Research 6 (2018): 9-18.

• Stuti Pandey, Alakh N. Sahu, Manmath K. Nandi (2018) A phytopharmacological review on Ludwigia octovalvis, International Journal of Green Pharmacy 11 Special Issue 2018: S185- S190

2017

• Tripathi, Anima, K. V. Pandey, Ravi Bhushan, A. N. Sahu, and K. P. Dubey. "Phthalate and ovarian physiology: A brief review of therapeutic potential of Shatavari (Asparagus racemosus)." International Journal of Herbal Medicine 5, no. 5 (2017): 225-227.

2016

• Sonam Sharma and Alakh Niranjan Sahu (2016) Development, Characterization, and Evaluation of Hepatoprotective Effect of Abutilon indicum and Piper longum Phytosomes,  Pharmacognosy Research 8(1): 29-35.

• Senapati, Prakash C., Sunit K. Sahoo, and Alakh N. Sahu. "Mixed surfactant based (SNEDDS) self-nanoemulsifying drug delivery system presenting efavirenz for enhancement of oral bioavailability." Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy 80 (2016): 42-51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopha.2016.02.039

• Gokhale, Shweta, and Alakh N. Sahu. (2016) Pharmacological properties of flaxseed, Linum usitatissimum Linn., as a potential medicinal plant: An overview, World J Pharm Sci  4(8): 207-215.

• Shweta Gokhale and Alakh N Sahu (2016) Effect of Aqueous Extract of Defatted Flaxseeds (Linum Usitatissimum Linn) on Fructose-Induced Hypertension in Rats by Inhibiting Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme (ACE), IOSR Journal of Pharmacy and Biological Sciences (IOSR-JPBS) 11 (6): 53-58.

2015

• Sushil K. Singh, Hemendra S. Chouhan, Alekh N. Sahu and Gopeshwar Narayan (2015) Assessment of in vitro antipsoriatic activity of selected Indian medicinal plants, Pharmaceutical  Biology 1–7. IF: 1.33

2014

• Sahu Alakh N, Hemalatha S and Sairam K (2014) Phyto-pharmacological review of Mesua ferrea Linn., International Journal of Phytopharmacology. 5(1): 6-14.

• Satyendra K Prasad, Damiki Laloo, Rajesh Kumar, Alakh N Sahu and S Hemalatha (2014) Antidiarrhoeal evaluation of rhizomes of Cryptocoryne spiralis Fisch. Ex Wydler: Antimotility and antisecretory effects, Indian Journal of Experimental Biology 52: 139 – 146.

• Satyendra K Prasad, Divya Jain, Dinesh K Patel, Alakh N Sahu and Siva Hemalatha (2014) Antisecretory and antimotility activity of Aconitum heterophyllum and its significance in treatment of diarrhea, Indian Journal of Pharmacology 46(1): 82-87.

• Satyendra K. Prasada, Damiki Laloo, Alakh N. Sahu, Gopal Nath and Siva Hemalatha (2014) Cryptocoryne spiralis, a substitute of Aconitum heterophyllum in the treatment of diarrhea, Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology 66: 1808–1817.

Funded Projects

As Principal Investigator:

• Preparation & characterization of natural products derived self-surface functionalized carbon dots for oral cancer theranostics, CST, UP sponsored project, Project ID: 752, CST, U.P., sanction order No. CST/D-1163, dated -26.08.2022. (Rs 11.94 lakhs)

• Phytochemical and pharmacological evaluations of bioactivity guided fractions of medicinal plants of Tripura under Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India DBT’s Twinning Programme, 2018 (26.5 lakhs)

• Phytochemical standardization and pharmacological evaluation of some potential anti- gastroduodenal ulcer plants: RPS – AICTE, New Delhi 2007 (10.65 lakhs)

As Co- Principal Investigator:

• Analytical study of Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana of Jayapur and Nagapur in Varanasi District:  MGNCRE Minor Action Research Project, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Govt. of India, September 2021 (Rs 2.00 lakhs)

• Evaluation of reversal potential of Bryonia laciniosa seeds (Shivlingi) extract against Bisphenol-A    induced epigenetic changes during pre and post-natal development in rat model: A focus on female    reproductive health: UGC, New Delhi, December 2018 (10.0 lakhs)

• Standardization of Cryptocoryne sprialis (Retzius) Fisch.ex.wydler  and Aconitum heterophyllum Wall.: AYUSH, New Delhi, 2009 (16.50 lakhs)

• Ethnomedicinal plants as a source of new therapeutic agents against psoriasis: AYUSH, New Delhi, 2007 (18.00 lakhs)

• Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical, Sciences, University of Jos, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria

• IIT (BHU), Varanasi

• BHU, Varanasi

• Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, Jawahar Nagar, Hyderabad, Telangana, 500078 India

• Centre of Excellence in Rice Value Addition (CERVA), International Rice Research Institute

• (IRRI)-South Asia Regional Centre (ISARC), Varanasi 221006, India

• Department of Biological Sciences, Department of Pharmaceuticals, NIPER-Hyderabad,

• Hyderabad, Telangana 500037, India

• Department of Botany, University of Jammu, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir 180006, India

• Department of Pharmacy, Tripura University-A central University, Agartala, Tripura 799022, India

• Department of Pharmacy, Guru Ghasidas University, Bilaspur 495551, India

• Rajkiya Engineering College (Affiliated with Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow), Churk, Sonbhadra-231206, India

• Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya-224001, India

• Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Integrated Product Development, Bachupally (V&M), Medchal District, Telangana, 500090, India

Current Research Activities

• Development and characterization of novel phytoformulations for melanoma therapy (Solid dispersion and Nanovesicular transferosomes)
• Preparation & characterization of natural products derived self-surface functionalized carbon dots for oral cancer theranostics
• Development of optimized nanoemulsion for solubility enhancement of umbelliferone

Research Team 

Current Ph.D. student (s)

• Mr. Debadatta Mohapatra (Thesis submitted) 

• Ms. Soki Daeme Malang (Pursuing)

• Ms. Pooja Kathait (Pursuing)

Current M. Pharm. Student (s)

• Ms. Shambhavi

Current Project scholar (s)

• Pradeep Kumar Patel

Pass out Ph.D. student (s)

• Dr. Singh Shreya Hariawadhsingh 

• Dr. Gaurav Gopal Naik 

Equipment available in Phytomedicine Research Laboratory (PRL)

• Rotary vacuum evaporator (RV 10 digital, IKA^®, Germany)

• Hot air oven (NSW Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi, India)

• Stability Chamber (SR Lab Instruments, Mumbai, India)

• UV Spectrophotometer (Cary 60, Agilent, USA)

• Domestic microwave oven (HOTBLAST™, Samsung, South Korea)

• Microscope (Magnus MLX Plus, Olympus Opto Systems India Pvt. Lt d., Uttar Pradesh, India; Dewinter Microscope, New Delhi, India)

• Biochemical analyzer (CHEM-5 Plus v2, Erba, Mannheim, Germany)

• Double distillation apparatus (Borosil, Mumbai, India)

• Moisture analyzer (AXIS, Poland)

• Refrigirated centrifuge (Remi CM 12 PLUS, Mumbai, India)

• UV cabinet (Perfit India)

• Bath sonicator (AN-SS-6L, GT SONIC^®, China)

• Vortex (Labquest, Borosil, Mumbai, India)

• pH, Conductivity & TDS meter (PC 700, Eutech Instrument, Singapore)

• Analytical balance (Shimadzu, Japan; Sartorius, Germany, Axis, Poland)

• Mixture grinder (HL7756/00, Phillips, India)

• Orbital shaker (REMI^®, RS 12 plus, Mumbai, India)

• Temperature controlling magnetic stirrer (IKA^®, Germany)

Equipment available in Departmental Sophisticated Instruments Laboratory

• Dissolution apparatus ((Electrolab Trust-E08, Mumbai, India)
• Attenuated Total Reflectance-Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR, Alpha II, Bruker, Germany)
• Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR, Shimadzu, Japan)
• HPLC (Waters , Milford, Massachusetts, USA)
• Flow Cytometer (Cytoflex, Beckman Coulter, Brea, California, USA)
• Multimode reader (SpectraMax M5, Molecular Devices, USA; Bio-Rad Laboratories, Munchen, Germany)
• Spectrofluorometer (RF 1501, Shimazdu, Japan)
• In-vivo bioimager (Photon Imager Optima, Biospacelab, France)

• UV Spectrophotometer (Cary 60, Agilent, USA)

• HPTLC (CAMAG, Switzerland)

• Cell Incubator (HERAcell 240i CO₂ incubator GP 230V, 50/60 Hz, Thermo Fisher, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA)

• Inverted Microscope (Victory Plus, Dewinter Inverted Biological Microscope, New Delhi, India)

Departmental Animal facility 

*CPCSEA-approved animal facility (2123/GO/Re/S/21/CPCSEA, March 18, 2021)

Equipment available in Institution’s Central Instrumental Facility (CIF), IIT (BHU), Varanasi

• HR-TEM (FEI, TECNAIG2 F20 TWIN, USA)

• HR-SEM ((FEI Nova™ Nano SEM 450, FEI, USA)

• SEM (CARL ZEISS MICROSCOPY LTD. Germany)

• SPM (NTEGRA Prima, NT-MDT Service, and Logistics Ltd.)

• NMR (AVH D 500 AVANCE III HD 500 MHɀ OneBay NMR Spectrometer, BRUKER BioSpin INTERNATIONAL AG, Germany)

• Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope (CLSM 900, Carl Zeiss Microscopy, GMBH, Germany)

• Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR, Nicolet iS5, Company: THERMO Electron Scientific Instruments LLC)

• DSC equipment (DSC 60 Plus, Shimadzu, Japan)

• TGA apparatus (Shimadzu TGA-50 analyzer, Shimadzu, Japan)

• BT-XRD (Rigaku Miniflex 600 Desktop System, Tokyo, Japan)

• HR-XRD (Rigaku SmartLab 9kW Powder type, Tokyo, Japan)

• Magnetic Property Measurement System (MPMS^® 3, Quantum Design Inc., USA)

• Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV-3D, Dantec Dynamics A/S, Denmark)

• PCB Protyping Machine (LPKF-PCB ProtoMat S103, LPKF Laser & Electronics AG, Garbsen, Germany)

• Ion Chromatography (Dual channel 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/PP, Metrohm AG, Herisau, Switzerland)

• Multi-Function Tribometer (Rtec Instruments, USA)

• Surface Area Measurement Facility (BET, BELLSORP MAX II & BELCAT-II, MicrotracBEL Corp.br, Germany)

• ICP-MS (Agilent 7800 ICP-MS, USA)

• XPS (Thermo Fisher Scientific, USA)

Conducted (2014 - 2023)

• Host Institute Coordinator, 7 days DST STUTI ICT workshop entitled “A Hands-on-Training on Flow Cytometry”, 29.11.2022 to 05.12.2022, Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering & Technology, IIT (BHU), Varanasi.
• Course Coordinator, AICTE sponsored Online QIP Short Term Course on “Natural Products in Holistic Healthcare – Recent Trends & Future Prospects (NPH2)”, 21- 26 December, 2020, Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering & Technology, IIT(BHU), Varanasi.
• Treasurer - International Conference on Emerging Trends in Drug Discovery and Development, 18-20th January, 2018, Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering & Technology, IIT(BHU), Varanasi.
• Treasurer - SPIRIT’17-Experience the Knowledge” A National Level Seminar & All India Student Conclave on “Avenues and Challenges in Pharmaceutical Sector”, 25th - 26th March 2017, Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering & Technology, IIT(BHU), Varanasi.
• Organizing Secretary - National Level Seminar & All India Student Conclave – SPIRIT: 2015 & 2016, Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering & Technology, IIT(BHU), Varanasi.
• Joint Organizing Secretary - Seminar on Material Characterization Techniques in Pharmaceutical Formulations and Biomaterials, February 9, 2015, Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering & Technology, IIT(BHU), Varanasi.

Participated (2014 - 2023)

• Participated in the 5 days “Faculty Development Program (FDP) for Teachers in Higher Education in the context of NEP 2020”, organized by Inter University Center for Teacher Education (IUCTE), Varanasi, 13 - 17 February, 2023.
• Attended Webinar on “Role of Pharmacopoeia in Ensuring Availability of Quality Medicines”, Small & Medium Pharmaceutical Industry Centre (SMPIC), NIPER, Sector 67, S.A.S. Nagar - 160062 (Punjab) India, 25^th February 2022.
• Attended the International Virtual Workshop ‘Bioelectronic Medicine’, jointly organized by IIT (BHU) Varanasi and IISc Bangalore and co-hosted by the Henry Royce Institute, The University of Manchester, UK, 16^th December 2021.

• Participated in workshop on Grant Writing under Biological Sciences domain conducted on December 09, 2020 through video conferencing by Scheme for Transformational and Advanced Research in Sciences, Ministry of Education, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.

•  Participated in High Performance Computing Workshop organized by Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, Pune (India), DST-Centre for Inter Disciplinary Mathematical Sciences, BHU, Varanasi (India) and Department of Computer Engineering, IIT (BHU), Varanasi (India), 20 – 25 January 2020, BHU, Varanasi, India. 

• Participated in Interactive Session on “Phytopharmaceuticals: Development, Regulatory, IPR & Marketing Challenges”, 5 April 2019, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India.
•  Attended Waters India Pvt Ltd., 2 days LC Method Development Certificate Course in Delhi 15-16 March, 2018.
• Participated in Three days Public Training Programme titled “Patent Filing Procedure in India, Proceedings of Patents, Introduction to Patent specification & Patent Search”, 23 – 25 October, 2017, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Intellectual Property Management, Nagpur, India.
•  Participated in Two days workshop on “Doing MOOCs with mooKIT”, 22-23 September 2017, IIT (BHU), Varanasi, India.
•  Participated in Global Initiative of Academic Network (GIAN), MHRD, Government of India  – International Winter Term Course – 2016 on [161024B02] Natural Smart Materials for  Biomedical Applications, Department of Chemistry, Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, 07 – 11 November, 2016.
• Participated in  National workshop on “Faculty Development Program”, 29-31 March 2015, TLC, IIT (BHU) and TLC, IIT, Madras, Varanasi, India.
• Participated in  “National symposium on Molecular and Ayurvedic therapies for inflammation”, 7 February, 2015, Molecular Biology Unit, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, India.
• Participated in “International workshop on Bridging development divide for inclusive growth through science, technology and innovation”, 16-17 January, 2015, DST-Centre for policy research, BBA University, Lucknow, India.
•  Participated in “National Seminar on Ancient Indian Science and Technology”, 15th  November 2014, IIT Kanpur, India.
•  Participated in STC on“Ancient Science and Technology”, 10-14 November 2014, Department of Aerospace Engineering, IIT Kanpur, India.
•  Participated in one day workshop on “Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment (MOODLE – 2014)”, 6^th September, 2014, IIT (BHU), Varanasi.

Department /Centre’s Level

• Convener, DPGC, 2023, Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering & Technology, IIT (BHU), Varanasi.

• Convener, Departmental level Alumni Affairs Committee, 2021-2022, IIT (BHU)
  Convener, DUGC, 2017-2018 and 2018- 2019

• Chairman, Admission Committee, Ph.D. programmes, 2018-2019 (Even Semester)
  Member, DFAC, upto 31.12.2019

• Convener, Departmental Course Revision Committee, 2018-2019

• Coordinator – Working group for proposing various educational MoU like with IPC, Govt. of India, University of Maryland, School of Pharmacy, USA etc., 2018

• Faculty In-charge – Proposal preparation for up-gradation of infrastructure, laboratories and academic facilities in the next 4 years, 2018

• Faculty In-charge – Proposal preparation for up-gradation of academic infrastructure, 2018

• In-charge – Pharmacognosy PG Laboratory, 2017 to till date

• Joint In-charge – Phytomedicine Research Laboratory, 2017 to till date

• Faculty In-charge -  1st Year UG / IDD Orientation program, 2009 to 2017

• Faculty In-charge - Induction Program, 2017, 2018

• Faculty In-charge - Institute Day Celebration, 2015 & 2017

• Associate Editor - The Pharmstudent, 2017- till date

• Member – Department Student Travel Grant Support Committee

• Examination Coordinator of Department: 2012-2015

• In-Charge, Time-Table of Department: 2015-2018

• In-Charge, Repository of Department: 2016-2018

• Tabulation work for examination: 2009-2011

• Preparation for 12^th plan budget for department

• Member: Various committees in the department

• Member, Convocation 2013 - 2015

Institutes Level

• Department representative member, Institute TLC team, IIT (BHU), 2021-2022

• Counsellor, Social Service Council, Gymkhana, IIT (BHU), 2018-2019 & 2019-2020

• Core Committee member: Centenary Celebration, IIT (BHU), 2018-2020

• Member, Anti-ragging squad, 2018 to till date

• Convener, Core Committee, 9th International Conference on Human Values in Higher Education, 2019 Member, Convocation 2016 – 2018

Membership of Professional Societies

• The Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India; Life Membership: UP/LM-074

• The Indian Pharmaceutical Association; Life Membership: UP/VAR/LM/0039

• Society of Pharmacognosy; Life Member: LM – UP / S - 167

Peer reviewer of various scientific journals

    A. Elsevier Journals

    B. Bentham Science Journals

    C. Taylor & Francis Journals

    D. Springer

    E. Wiley

Resource Person / Chairperson / Evaluator (2014 – 2023)

• Evaluator and External Examiner for M.Pharm. 4^th semester dissertation viva-voce examination, December 2023, Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur.

• Expert Member, Selection Board for the recruitment of Drug Inspector, under Department of H. & F.W., September 2023,  Government of Odisha.

• Delivered Invited Talk in 8^th edition of Iinternational conference on Nanotechnology for Better Living NBL-2023, 25 – 29 May 2023 at the NIT Srinagar, a joint venture with IIT(BHU) Varanasi and in association with Parul University. Hydrothermal-engineered biomass-derived carbon nanodots for antioxidant and metal-sensing activity.

• Chairperson in Scientific Session, “1^st Paramedicon” An International Conference, Pharmacy (AY.) Course, Faculty of Ayurveda, IMS, RGSC, BHU, Varanasi, 7^th & 8^th April 2022.

• Expert Lecture (Online), Eminent Expert Lecture Series, Institute of Pharmacy, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, 22nd February 2022.

• Keynote Speaker, “Pharmacy: Always Trusted for Your Health”, 11th World Pharmacists Day - Webinar, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kalinga University, Naya Raipur, Chattishgarh, 25th September 2021.

• External Examiner, B. Pharma (Ayurveda) 2nd & 3rd Year Practical Examination 2021, RGSC Campus, BHU.

• Evaluator for Hindi Debate competition in Hindi Pakhwada, 10.09.2021, IIT (BHU), Varanasi.

• Evaluator & External Examiner for Ph.D. Thesis to Universities like GITAM University, Visakhapatnam; JNTU Hyderabad & Kakinada, BIT MESRA, Ranchi; IFTM, Moradabad.

• External Expert Member, Board of Post Graduate Studies, Department of Pharmacy, Tripura University, 2021 – 2023.

• Keynote Speaker, “Transforming Global Health”, 10th World Pharmacists Day - Webinar, Department of Pharmacy, Tripura University, Tripura, 25th  September 2020.

• External Expert Member (Pharmacy), Board of Studies, Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University, Jaunpur, 2020 – 2022.

• Lecture in the seminar entitled “Scope and application of natural products in pharmaceutical research, GIPS, Guwahati, 26th September 2019.

• Chaired a session at the Fifth Euro-India International Conference on Holistic Medicine, September 11th -13th, 2015, Institute for Holistic Medical Sciences, Kottayam, India and Ayurveda-Und Venen-Klink, Austria.

• Resource Person: QIP, BIT MESRA, Ranchi, December 05-18, 2014.

• Evaluator for the SPIRIT-14, A National Seminar on “Challenges, Opportunities and Futuristic Trends in Pharmacy Education”, 3-4 March, 2014, Pharmaceutical Society, Department of Pharmaceutics, IIT (BHU), Varanasi, India.

Dr. Alakh N Sahu

Associate Professor

Phytomedicine Research Lab

Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering & Technology, IIT (BHU), Varanasi-221005, India

E-Mail: ansahu.phe@iitbhu.ac.in

Mob: +91-9451137862

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