University Faculty Profile

University Faculty Profile Name DR ALKA AGARWAL

Designation Associate Professor Address Campus Department of Medicinal Chemistry, IMS, BHU

Residence GF, 20, Old Medical Enclave, BHU, Varanasi-221005

Mobile +91-542-9453048577 (O) 0542-6702173 Fax (91)0542-2367468 E-mail [email protected], [email protected] Education Subject Institution Details Ph.D Avadh University, Faizabad Thesis Topic: “Studies on substituted benzimidazoles as potential anthelmintics”

M.Sc. University of Lucknow , Lucknow Organic Chemistry

B.Sc. University of Lucknow , Lucknow Zoology, Botany , Chemistry

Carrier Profile Organization/ Designation Duration Role Institution Banaras Hindu Associate Professor June 2010 to till date Research & teaching University, Varanasi Reader June 2007 to May 2010 Research & teaching

Central Council for Research in Ayurveda And Siddha ( Ministry of Research Officer ( Chemistry) (Dec 2002 to 6th June 2007) Research Health and Family Welfare), Gov. of India, India

Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi Research Associate July 1992 to November 2002 Research

Research Interests/ Synthesis and characterization of small molecules, Peptide chemistry ( Boc and Specialization Fmoc), Natural Products, Heterocyclic chemistry, XRD studies of synthesized molecules. In spite of these studies I am also engage in Physiochemical standardization and quality assessment of Ayurvedic and medicinal plants using modern techniques( HPTLC, GC-MS, ICP-MS) . Teaching Experience Teaching Physiochemical standardization and quality assessment of Ayurvedic and medicinal plants using modern techniques( HPTLC, GC-MS, ICP-MS) to BAMS(Ayurveda) and MD(Ayurveda) students and co-supervise MD (Ayurveda ) students in MD thesis and published more than fifteen papers on standardization and quality assessment of Ayurvedic drugs in National and International journals of Ayurveda . Also teaching spectroscopy ( IR. NMR, Mass techniques ), organic reactions to Ph.D students.

Fellowship / Awards INSA Visiting National fellowship for 2012-2013 to visit Institute of