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Mr. Gaurav Upadhyay

Mr. Gaurav Upadhyay

Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Pharmacy

14 years
Teaching Experience
14 years
Total Experience
Ph.D. (Pursuing)
Highest Qualification
10+
Published Works

About & Biography

Professional experience in teaching, research, academic administration and accreditation process specialized in Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry. Actively engaged in research encompassing plant pharmacology, herbal drug technology, pharmacognostical standardization and natural product chemistry, with a strong focus on the pharmacological evaluation and scientific validation of herbal products. Extensive hands-on expertise in qualitative and quantitative plant microscopy, column chromatography, HPTLC, HPLC, UV-Visible Spectrophotometry, semi-automatic biochemical analysis and histopathological techniques. Experienced in mentoring and supervising M. Pharm. and B. Pharm. students in research areas including herbal product development, standardization of medicinal plants and herbal drugs, phytochemical investigation, and phytopharmacology.

Education & Qualifications

Masters2011
M.Pharm
Pharmacognosy
I.S.F. College of Pharmacy/ Punjab Technical University
Bachelors2009
B.Pharm
Pharmacy
D.J. College of Pharmacy/ Uttar Pradesh Technical University
Doctorate2027
Ph.D.
Pharmacy
Teerthanker Mahaveer University

Research Specialization & Focus Areas

  • Plant pharmacology
  • Pharmacognostical standardization and natural product chemistry
  • Herbal Drug Technology
  • Analysis of Natural Products

Scholarly Publications

10 publications
2025
01

A Comprehensive Study on the Cytotoxic Action of Bioactive Compounds of Three Himalayan Herbs

Pharmacognosy Reviewspeer-reviewed, Scopus/SCI

2024
02

Ethanopharmacognosy of Medicinal Plants: Challenges and Biotechnological Advancements/ Ethnopharmacology and OMICS Advances in Medicinal Plants Volume-1, Uncovering Diversity and Ethnopharmacological Aspects

SpringerBook Chapter

2021
03

In vivo wound-healing and antioxidant activity of aqueous extract of Roylea elegans leaves against physically induced burn model in Wistar albino rats

3 Biotechpeer-reviewed, Scopus/SCI

2018
04

Transformation of Man into Stone- Rare and Dreadful Disease: Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva

EC Pharmacology and Toxicologypeer-reviewed, Scopus/SCI

2017
05

Hepatoprotective potential of lyophilized hydro-Alcoholic extract of Roylea elegans Wall. against CCL4 and PCM induced Hepatotoxicity in Wistar Rats

Annals of Pharmacology and Pharmaceuticspeer-reviewed, Scopus/SCI

2015
06

Validation of a Statistically Optimized Stability Indicating Method for the Estimation of Febuxostat in a Solid Dosage Form

EC Pharmaceutical Sciencepeer-reviewed, Scopus/SCI