<p>University Faculty Profile Name DR ALKA AGARWAL </p><p>Designation Associate Professor Address Campus Department of Medicinal Chemistry, IMS, BHU</p><p>Residence GF, 20, Old Medical Enclave, BHU, Varanasi-221005</p><p>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”</p><p>M.Sc. University of Lucknow , Lucknow Organic Chemistry</p><p>B.Sc. University of Lucknow , Lucknow Zoology, Botany , Chemistry</p><p>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 </p><p>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</p><p>Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi Research Associate July 1992 to November 2002 Research </p><p>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.</p><p>Fellowship / Awards INSA Visiting National fellowship for 2012-2013 to visit Institute of </p>