Prof Dr Rakesh Kumar Sharma

APID

5134

ORCID

0000-0003-0131-2228

Scopus

57213175886

Google Scholar

https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=vijym-cAAAAJ

Location

Mysore, Karnataka, INDIA

Expertise

Pharmaceutical Sciences

Areas of interest

Pharmacology & Pharmacy, Herbal Drugs, CBRN Defence, Phytopharmaceuticals, Clinical Medicine

Member since

December 2023

Biography

Prof Dr Rakesh Kumar Sharma received his Ph.D. from the University of Delhi, India. He is an Elected Fellow of six Professional Societies/Association/Institutions and Academies. He was conferred DSc (honoris causa) by Dr KN Modi University, Rajasthan in 2020. He superannuated as Director, DFRL, Mysore, on 31 July 2018. Later, he served as the Vice-Chancellor at the SIMATS, Chennai during 2019-21. His latest stint was as the Pro-Chancellor at SGT University, Gurugram for over a year.

Dr Sharma was awarded the International Fellowship – Senior Biomedical Scientist of the ICMR in 2008. His seminal contributions include MRS studies of living cells for pharmacokinetics/ pharmacodynamics investigations, development of Radioprotectors, and phytopharmaceuticals against antibiotic-resistant pathogens, Pharmacoscintigraphic technique for targeted formulation evaluation, and Novel multi-dentate ligands-based formulations/wipes/kits and Susnan series of Radiation Decontamination Systems. He carried out translational research in Innovative food preservation and biodegradable packaging technologies, food silos, immuno-based and magnetic nanoparticle assisted aptamer-quantum dot-based biosensor for detection of food / waterborne pathogens and designed/developed a mobile BSL-3 containment testing facility named PARAKH.

His passion for research and academics has resulted in 7 granted and 13 published patents, over 300 peer-reviewed papers, 17 edited books, and 58 book chapters.

Publications

1. Current veterinary regulations and way ahead
2. Delivery of FITC-dextran loaded calcium phosphate nanoparticles across the blood-brain barrier
3. Development of Magnetic Nanoparticle Assisted Aptamer-Quantum Dot Based Biosensor for the Detection of E. coli in Water Samples
4. Efavirenz nanoemulsion: Formulation Optimization by Box-Behnken Design, In vivo Pharmacokinetic Evaluation and Stability assessment
5. Exploring uterine targeting potential of 99mTc-Paclitaxel loaded ultradeformable vesicles designed for endometrial cancer
6. Threat, Challenges, and Preparedness for Future Pandemics: A descriptive review of phylogenetic analysis based predictions