THE MEMOIRL . M. COLLEGE OF PHARMACY NEWSLETTER
September 2018
It gives us immense pleasure to present to you
the third volume of our college newsletter. We
express our gratitude to our readers for their
valuable suggestions and appreciation for the
newsletter. The newsletter has emerged as a
valuable source to share information about
our college with our stakeholders, alumni,
staff and students about the development
and achievements of our college as well as our alumni.
I am happy to share some of our noteworthy achievements during
this year. Shri Ramanbhai Patel Post Graduate Center which is been
built in loving memories of legendary Pharmacist of our country
and distinguished alumnus of our institute Shri Ramanbhai Patel,
by his son and distinguished alumnus Shri Pankajbhai Patel. This
center was inaugurated on 18th October 2018. Zydus Hospira
Oncology Pvt. Ltd, has committed to donate modern instruments
for various labs worth rupees one crore under CSR activity of the
company. Our gratitude for Shri Pankajbhai Patel his kind gestures
for his ammeter. Atal Incubation Centre and center of Student
Startup and Innovation Policy (SSIP) is doing well. Good number
of projects are registered in this centers. We have planned to go
for NAAC accreditation by June 2019.
We look forward for many more achievements in the coming years.
My compliments to team “Memoir” for putting in their hard work
to make this quality newsletter.Best Wishes,
Dr. Mahesh ChhabriaPrincipal
Dear Readers,
Welcome to the third volume of THE MEMOIR, L. M. COLLEGE OF PHARMACY
NEWSLETTER, 2017-18. The valuable feedback and suggestions received from
our alumnus and others encourages us to continue this eff ort of sharing
information about our alma mater.
This issue of the newsletter includes several noteworthy events and
achievements of students and faculty members. The inauguration ceremony of
the Ramanbhai Patel Post Graduate Center at L M College of Pharmacy is one
of the memorable events of this issue. The Atal Incubation Center (AIC) and SSIP (Student Start-up
Innovation Policy) is gaining momentum, their eff orts and its successful outcomes are highlighted in
this issue. Our students are continuously coming up with fl ying colors in curricular, co-curricular and
extracurricular activities. The contribution of faculty members in research and academic excellence
is worthy of mention.
LMCP’s contribution in hosting various conferences and seminars are also highlighted.
The editorial team has relentlessly made eff orts to include the fi nest of details in the newsletter to
make a happy reading.
With Regards
Dr. Sindhu Ezhava
Editor-in-chief
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Leading Stories ...................................... 02
Scientifi c Activities ................................. 03
Promotional Activities ............................ 04
Faculty Recognitions & Awards .............. 05
Faculty Publications ............................... 07
Faculty as Resource Person ..................... 08
Student Stalwarts & Achievers ............... 09
Placement Activities............................... 12
Alumni Activities .................................... 12
Educational Visits & Industrial Training... 13
Eminent visitors ..................................... 13
Events at College .................................... 14
Media Glimpses ...................................... 15
News Capsule ......................................... 16
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE
FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK
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Inauguration of Ramanbhai Patel Post Graduate Center
Ramanbhai Patel Post Graduate Center is
established at L. M. College of Pharmacy
(LMCP), Ahmedabad in memory of late
Shri Ramanbhai Patel, an eminent
industrialist of India, by his son Shri
Pankajbhai Patel, CMD, Zydus-Cadila. Shri
Ramanbhai Patel and Shri Pankajbhai
Patel are both distinguished alumnus
of LMCP. The Post Graduate center was
inaugurated on Oct 18, 2018 by the
august presence of Shri Pankajbhai Patel,
CMD, Zydus-Cadila; Shri Sanjaybhai
Lalbhai, President, Ahmedabad Education
Society (AES); Shri Sudhirbhai Mehta,
CMD, Torrent Group. Dignitaries from
pharmaceutical industries and faculties
from reputed institutions of the state were
also present at the ceremony. This center
shall off er the Pharm. D. Course to the
scholars, which has been duly approved
by Pharmacy Council of India (PCI), New
Delhi and All India Council of Technical
Education (AICTE), New Delhi. It will also
occupy the Atal Incubation Center (AIC),
the fi rst pharma and health care center
supported by NITI Aayog, New Delhi.
Upgradation of LMCP laboratory
Zydus-Hospira Oncology Pvt. Ltd,
Ahmedabad has agreed to donate
instruments worth fi fty lacs to LMCP
towards purchase of certain laboratory
equipment. The Donor is a leading
pharmaceutical company in India
and as part of its Corporate Social
Responsibility (CSR), promotes education
in India through various initiatives. Under
this initiative the donor will provide
sophisticated instruments like Gas
Chromatograph, Biosafety Cabinet Level
II, Refrigerated centrifuge, dissolution
apparatus ½ immersion cell, UV/Visible
Spectrophotometer etc. to LMCP. The
company has also announced donation
worth Rs. 50, 00,000 for the purchase
of instrument. LMCP is thankful to Shri
Pankajbhai Patel for his generous
support and constant motivation for the
well-being of our college.
Progress of Atal Incubation Centre
AIC-LMCP Foundation (ALF) – the Atal
Incubation Centre – set up at L. M. College
of Pharmacy and supported by Atal
LEADING STORIES
Innovation Mission, Niti Aayog, received
the Sanction Letter from Govt. of India
for setting up World class incubation
centre, in February 2018. Shri Pankajbhai
Patel, CMD, Cadila Healthcare Ltd. (Zydus
group) was the inspiration behind the
establishment of this center. With its focus
on Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Sector
and under the guidance of its Governing
Board and Executive Committee, ALF
is poised to support innovative start-
ups, including those with woman
entrepreneurs and MSME, to translate
innovative ideas into viable businesses and
fostering entrepreneurship ecosystem. It
has received the fi rst tranche of the grant
for setting up the infrastructure including
the state-of-art laboratory facilities. Dr.
Shrinivas Savale has been appointed as
the CEO of AIC-LMCP Foundation.
Currently the center is hosting
two incubates – 1) BellaPure Onco
Phytoceuticals LLP – a start-up working
in the area of development of onco-
phytoceuticals. 2) Mtag Innovations LLP
- a start-up working in the area of drug
integrity management platform.
On 7th May 2018, ALF hosted an outreach
event for ‘Atal New India Challenge’, an
initiative by Atal Innovation Mission, NITI
Aayog, Govt. of India, for ‘Supporting
Innovators to create Products/Solutions
based on the advanced technologies in
the areas of national importance and
social relevance’. Eminent personalities
who participated in the panel discussion
during the event, included Mr. Ashwin
Joshi (CIIE, IIMA), Ms. Rama Moondra
(GLS), Prof. M. T. Chhabria (AIC-LMCP
Foundation), Shri R. Ramanan (MD, Atal
Innovation Mission), Prof. N. R. Sheth, (VC,
Gujarat Technological University), Shri
K. K. Nirala (Director, DTE, Gujarat), Dr.
Unnat Pandit (Atal Innovation Mission),
Prof. J. S. Yadav (Indrasheel University),
Chiranjiv Patel (GCCI). It was attended
by about 130 participants from various
MSMEs, Startups, R&D Organizations as
well as Academicians, Researchers, Head
of Institutions and Student Innovators.
Progress of Student Startup and Innovation Policy (SSIP)
Under the coordination of Dr. Mahesh
Chhabria and Dr. Praful Bharadia, till date,
LMCP-SSIP has outreached and sensitized
1305 students from various colleges
of Gujarat and organized 8 workshops
and 7 awareness seminars at diff erent
venues. It is supporting 20 innovative
student projects, 5 student start-ups are
to be supported through interventions
like incubation space facilities, POC,
prototyping and seed funding. 3 patents
are under consideration on ‘Pharmaceutical
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Formulation of Glibenclamide’ (by
Roshni Vora, Yamini Shah), ‘Solid Lipid
Nanoparticle of Cefpodoxime Proxetil’ and
‘Solid Lipid Nanoparticle of Ritonavir’ (by
Dolly Gupta, Yamini Shah and Dushyant
Shah).
• A GUJCOST sponsored one day
National Level Seminar on ‘Treading
towards Progress of Pharma Industry’
was organized on 23rd September,
2017. The Chief Guest of the function
Dr. Mukesh Gohel, Guest of Honor,
Shri Natubhai Panchal and Principal
Dr. Mahesh Chhabria along with Dr.
R. K. Parikh chaired the Dias at the
inaugural function. 100 delegates
including academicians, P.G. and Ph.
D. students participated in the event.
Eminent speakers from industry as well
as academics were invited to grace the
seminar.
• A LMCP Alumni Association and
Research Society sponsored seminar on
‘Recent Advances in Entrepreneurship
and Innovations in Pharmaceutical
Sciences’ was organized by LMCP-SSIP
on 6th January, 2018. The speakers
included Dr. Ferzaan Engineer (Co-
founder & Chairman, Cytecare
Hospitals, Bengaluru), Shri Kaushik
Shah (Joint Managing Director, Sushen
Medicamentos, Ahmedabad), Shri Jatin
Gajjar (Executive Vice President and
Head, R&D, Amneal Pharmaceuticals,
Ahmedabad) and Shri Padmin Buch
(Senior Project & Management Advisor
National level IPR Domain Expert &
Senior Visiting Faculty, Entrepreneurship
Development Institute of India).
• A GUJCOST sponsored National Seminar
on ‘Excipient Variability and Its Impact
on Dosage Form Functionality’ was
organized on 17th March, 2018, under
the coordination of Dr. Yamini Shah.
The seminar was aimed at emphasizing
the use of proper excipients to solve
the problems in manufacturing of
modern dosage forms. 92 delegates
from academia and industries
participated in the seminar. Chief
Guest, Dr. Mukesh Gohel (PG Director,
Anand Pharmacy College) and Dr. M.
T. Chhabria (Convener) placed special
emphasis on use of proper excipients
to solve problems in manufacturing
of modern dosage forms in industries.
Distinguished experts in the fi eld, Dr.
Dushyant Shah (Ex-Principal, APMC
College of Pharmaceutical Research
and Education, Himmatnagar), Dr.
Mihir Raval (Dean & HOD, Department
of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Saurashtra
University) and Dr. Bipin Patel
(Assistant General Manager F&D, Intas
Pharmaceuticals, Ahmedabad) spoke on
a variety of resourceful topics such as
co-processed excipients, biodegradable
polymers, co-crystal formation
techniques for drugs and selection.
• A GSPC Sponsored two days ‘Refresher
Course for Registered Pharmacist’
was organized on 24th & 25th March,
2018. The objective of this course was
to update the skill sets in registered
pharmacists of Gujarat and to motivate
them to strive for excellence. 200
registered pharmacists of Gujarat
attended the course to update their
skill sets. Distinguished guests of the
event were Dr. B. Suresh (President,
Pharmacy Council of India, New Delhi),
Mr. V. R. Shah (Deputy Commissioner,
FDCA, Gandhinagar, Mr. G. C. Macwan
(Registrar, GSPC) and Dr. C. N. Patel
(Dean, Faculty of Pharmacy, GTU;
Member, PCI, AICTE and GSPC, and
Principal, Shri Sarvajanik Pharmacy
College, Mehsana).
SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES
College of Pharmacy), were quite
impressed on visiting the Ramanbhai
Patel Postgraduate Center, the new
building constructed for Pharm. D. and
Postgraduate courses.
• The college has received an approval
from AICTE to run four courses under
Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana
(PMKVY) Scheme for the year 2018-19.
The proposed courses include Medical
Sales Representative, Drug Regulatory
Aff air Chemist, Regulatory Medical
Writer, and Research Associate-Product
Development/Synthesis/Medicinal
Chemistry.
Approval of New Courses
• LMCP successfully underwent an
inspection from Pharmacy Council of
India (PCI) on 9th and 10th August,
2018 and received an approval for
the conduction of Pharm. D. course.
The inspectors- Dr. Gopal Krishna Rao
(Principal, Goa College of Pharmacy)
and Dr. Sanjay Pai P. (Professor, Goa
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• ‘LMCP Innovation Club’ conducted an
intra-college innovation challenge,
‘INNOVIEREN’, on 11th September, 2017,
to promote out-of-the-box thinking
amongst students.
• The college hosted the ‘State Round’
of Indian Pharmaceutical Association
Sponsored ‘National Elocution
Competition-2017’ on ‘Know about
your Medicines: Ask your Pharmacist’
on 11th October, 2017.
• LMCP hosted the fi rst oration by
Dr. Saranjit Singh (Head, Dept. of
Pharmaceutical Analysis, NIPER,
Mohali) on ‘Pursuit for Inspired Career
in Pharmaceutical Sciences’, organised
by IPA-Gujarat State Branch on 26th
February 2018, under the coordination
of Dr. Gaurang Shah (President,
IPA-Gujarat State). The lecture was
dedicated to the sacred memory
of late Shri M. R. Shastri (Veteran
Pharmacist & Ex Director, Drug Control
Administration, Gujarat and Founder
Food & Drug Laboratory, Vadodara)
and was followed by an inspiring ‘Panel
Discussion’ on ‘Expanding scope
and challenges of Pharmacy
profession’. Eight professionals from
diff erent disciplines namely Mr. Arvind
Kukreti (Deputy Drug Controller,
CDSCO, Ahmedabad), Dr. Bhaswat
Chakraborty (Hon. Executive Director
& Researcher, PhaseON Clinical Trials),
Dr. Viranchi Shah (Chairman, IDMA
Gujarat State Board), Dr. S. P. Adeshara
(Ex Commissioner-FDCA, Gujarat),
Mr. Nipul Kapadia (AGM- Pharmacy,
Apollo Hospitals), Dr. G. B. Shah, Dr.
M. T. Chhabria and Dr. J. B. Dave from
academia presented emerging
challenges and opportunities in various
dimensions of pharmaceutical sciences
and practice.
• One day seminar on ‘Woman-
Undaunted’ was organized on 8th March,
2018 on the occasion of International
Women’s Day, under the convenership
of Dr. Mamta Shah and Dr. Mahesh
Chhabria. Dr. Malati Chauhan (Former
Dean, Ayurveda University, Jamnagar)
and Dr. Mona Kelshikar (Principal, H.
L. College of Commerce) graced the
occasion as Chief Guests. Eminent
speakers from diff erent domains, who
gave their views on contribution of
women to society, included Mrs. Devina
Bhardwaj (CEO, Intervein Laboratories
Pvt. Ltd.), Ms. Sonal Chauhan (Social
and cancer health activist), Dr Munira
Momin (Principal, B.N. College of
pharmacy, Mumbai), Mrs. Jimmy Nanda
(Mrs. India-2007), Mrs. Surbhi Vasa
(Culinary expert, ‘Rasoi Show’). More
than 160 delegates from Pharmacy and
allied fi elds participated in the seminar.
• The college hosted ‘Pharmachrome
2018’, as a part of GTU Central TechFest
from 14th to 16th March, 2018, under
the coordination of Dr. Sunita Goswami
and Dr. Beenkumar Prajapati. The
inauguration took place in the presence
of honorable Vice Chancellor of GTU, Dr.
Navin Sheth and the Academic Advisor
of AES, Dr. A. H. Kalro. 615 students
from Gujarat participated in the mega
event, which included ten sub-events:
Pharma Innoveren, Industrial Problem
Solving Ability (IPSA), Pharma Film, Case
Studies, Pharma Quiz, Pharma Debate,
Pharma Marketing, Poster Presentation,
Pharma ecipe and Pharma Sketch.
• A guest lecture on ‘Sterile Manufacturing
- An Overview of Facilities and
Technologies’ by Dr. Ashesh Belapure
(BellaPure Onco Phytoceuticals LLP,
Ahmedabad) was organized on 11th
April, 2018 for the Postgraduate
students and faculty members.
• A ‘Health Awareness Programme’ was
conducted at the college by LMCP-
NSS Unit on 24th July, 2018, in which
Dr. Harshil Mehta (MD, Department of
Emergency Medicine, Shalby Hospital,
Ahmedabad) gave a demonstration on
Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
and Dr. Kalrav Mistry (Psychiatrist, Shalby
Hospital, Ahmedabad) discussed the
problems of youth, types of addiction
and its management.
• An Interactive Session on ‘Perspectives
on Pharmaceutical Research’ was
conducted by Mr. Nagesh Nanda
(CEO, Novel Consultants, Vadodara
PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES
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and Mentor, AIC-LMCP Foundation) on
2nd August, 2018 for the Postgraduate
students and faculty members.
• An expert lecture on ‘Fostering
Pharmaceutical Innovation in PG
Research Students’ by Prof. Munira
Momin (Principal & Professor, Dr.
Bhanuben Nanavati College of
Pharmacy, Mumbai) was organized
by SSIP Cell, LMCP for Postgraduate
students on 3rd August, 2018.
• A Webinar on ‘Basics of Column
Chromatography’ was conducted by Dr.
Ranjeet Kushwaha (Manager-Chemistry
Operations, Waters India Pvt. Ltd.,
Bengaluru) for the students of B. Pharm.
and M. Pharm. on 16th August, 2018.
• An ‘Orientation Program’ for new
batches of Pharm. D. and M. Pharm. was
conducted on 16th August, 2018.
• A talk on ‘Patentability of Pharmaceutical
Research’ by Mr. Sanjay Patel (Patent
Consultant, Infi nvent) was organized
by SSIP Cell, LMCP for Postgraduate
students on 1st May, 2018.
FACULTY RECOGNITIONS & AWARDS
• Dr. Mahesh Chhabria was nominated as a member of Establishment, Funds and Functioning of Central Instrumentation Facility
(CIF) Committee of Central University of Gujarat, in August 2018; as Central Government Nominee in the Board of Management of
Gujarat Vidyapith, Ahmedabad for three years from May 2018 and as Associate Dean of Gujarat Technological University for Zone-
1(Ahmedabad), in May 2018.
• Dr. Anita Mehta was invited as a ‘Chief Guest’ at the Inaugural Function at CSIR, ICMR and DST SEED division sponsored two days
National Conference on ‘End Tuberculosis (TB) Strategy: 2030’, organized by Anand Pharmacy College on 10th & 11th August, 2018,
as well as at National Conference on ‘Perspectives in multidisciplinary research: changing paradigm’, organized by A-One Pharmacy
college, Anasan, on 3rd March, 2018.
• Dr. Gaurang Shah was nominated by Gujarat Technological University
(GTU) as Research Committee Member for improving the Quality of Research
conducted by GTU, in August 2018. He was also invited as a ‘Chief Guest’ at
the Inaugural Function of ‘Apocalypse-2018’, a state level event organized
by K. B. Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research on 16th & 17th
August, 2018.
• Two of our faculty members, Dr. Anita Mehta (in both M. Pharm. and Ph.
D. in Pharmacology category) and Prof. (Dr.) Mamta Shah (in M. Pharm.
Pharmacognosy category) received PharmInnova Award as ‘Best Research
Guide - 2016-17’ during the PharmInnova Award Ceremony, organized
by Rajnibhai V. Patel Trust under the Patronage of Dept. of Science and
Technology, Govt. of India and sponsored by Troikaa Pharmaceuticals Ltd.,
in September 2018. The award was distributed by Mr. Narayan Murthy
(Founder, Infosys Ltd.) and Mrs. Mamta Verma (Industries Commissioner,
Govt. of Gujarat).
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• Prof. (Dr.) Mamta Shah was nominated as a member in the Academic Area Committee under Faculty of Pharmacy, Nirma University,
Ahmedabad, in August 2018. She was nominated as a ‘Mentor’ of the SRISTI Lab for BIRAC sponsored BioNEST Incubator to promote
innovation based enterprises in March 2018. She also received ‘Certifi cate of Merit’ in January 2018 for her publication entitled,
‘Quantitative Analysis of Phytochemicals from Inula cappa Roots’ in Journal of Planar Chromatography-2016, as a part of ‘Dr. P.D.
Sethi Memorial Award’ by Anchrom.
• Dr. Yamini Shah was invited as a ‘Chief Guest’ at Inaugural function of National Conference on ‘Approach for quality management
by six sigma’, organized by C. U. Shah College of Pharmacy & Research, Wadhwan, on 20th January, 2018. She has also launched
two e-books in March and August 2018, entitled ‘Basic Microbiology Practicals for Pharmacy Students’ and ‘Handbook of Practical
Microbiology’ for students, faculty and corporate professionals, which can be accessed for free as reference books through LMCP
blog.
• Dr. Parloop Bhatt was empanelled NABH Assessor for carrying out assessment of health care organizations (HCO)/institutions
against NABH accreditation standard for ethics committee under Clinical Trial Accreditation Program in December 2017. She was
also invited as ‘Chairperson’ at oral presentations in UK Seth & OD Gulati Prize sessions in Indian Pharmacological Society-Golden
Jubilee National Conference, held at SVKM’s, NMIMS, Mumbai, held from 15th to 17th February, 2018.
• Dr. Anuradha Gajjar was nominated as External Expert in Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) at CHARUSAT, Changa,
in July 2018.
• Dr. Praful Bharadia was nominated as a Member, Board of Studies-Pharmacy, Gujarat Technological University on 2nd May, 2018. He
was also invited as a ‘Chief Guest’ at ‘Referesher Course for Pharmacists’ organized by Ratnamani College of Pharmacy, Shankhalpur,
on 23rd December, 2017.
• Dr. Haribhai A. Rabari secured First Position and Dr. Beenkumar Prajapati (co-author,
Dr. Divyeshkumar Doshi) secured Second Position in Poster Presentation Competition
(PG Category) in two days National Seminar ‘Pharma Vision-2017’, organized by Arihant
School of Pharmacy & Bio-Research Institute, Gujarat, held on 9th & 10th September,
2017, for their research works, entitled ‘Phytochemical and wound healing study of
Cocculus pendulus (J.R. & G. Forst.) Diels leaf’ and ‘T-cell therapy: a unprecedented
bioengineering approach for the treatment of cancer’, respectively.
• Dr. Tejas Dhameliya received Second Prize in Oral Presentation Competition for his research work on ‘New Avenue for Novel
Anti-TB Chemotypes: Design, Synthesis, Biological Evaluation and Molecular Modeling of Benzo[d]thiazole-2-carbanilides’, at the
National Conference on ‘Convergence of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Biomedical Technology (CPSBT)-2018’, organized by NIPER,
Ahmedabad on 21st to 23rd March, 2018.
• During last academic year, 11 faculty members from our college presented research papers at 13 international and 8 national
conferences.
Ph.D. Awards
Mr. Tejas Dhameliya was
awarded Ph.D. in May, 2018 for
his thesis entitled ‘Benzazole-
2-carboxamides as Novel Anti-
mycobacterial Chemotypes: Design,
Synthesis and Biological Evaluation’,
from Department of Medicinal
Chemistry, National Institute of
Pharmaceutical Education and
Research (NIPER), S.A.S. Nagar
(Mohali), Punjab.
Mr. Nayankumar Ratnakar was
awarded Ph.D. in April, 2018 for
his thesis entitled ‘Exploration of
Critical Formulation Parameters
and Demonstration of Advanced
Data Mining Techniques: Case
Study of a BCS Class I Drug for
Obtaining Modifi ed Drug Release’,
from Hemchandracharya North
Gujarat University, Patan.
Ms. Karuna Modi was awarded
Ph.D. in November 2017 for her
thesis entitled, ‘Standardization of
crude drugs commonly known as
Parpata’, under the guidance of Dr.
Mamta Shah, from NIMS University,
Jaipur.
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FACULTY PUBLICATIONS
• Sheth, A., & Chhabria, M. (2018). Synthesis, characterization and in vitro evaluation of N-substituted-sulfomoyl-phenyl-amino
carboxylic acid derivatives as squalene synthase inhibitors. Current Bioactive Compounds, 14(3).
• Modi, P., Patel, S., & Chhabria, M. (2018). Identifi cation of some novel pyrazolo(1,5-a)pyrimidine derivatives as InhA
inhibitors. Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, 1-14.
• Patel, S., Modi, P., & Chhabria, M. (2018). Rational approach to identify newer caspase-1 inhibitors using pharmacophore
based virtual screening, docking and molecular dynamic simulation studies. Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling, 81, 106-115.
• Patel, S., Modi, P., Ranjan, V., & Chhabria, M. (2018). Structure-based design, synthesis and evaluation of 2,4-diaminopyrimidine
derivatives as novel caspase-1 inhibitors. Bioorganic Chemistry, 78, 258-268.
• Vora, J., Patel, S., Sinha, S., Sharma, S., Srivastava, A., Chhabria, M., Shrivastava, N.(2018). Molecular docking, QSAR
and ADMET based mining of natural compounds against prime targets of HIV. J. Biomolecular Str. & Dynamics 7, 1-16.
• Sheth, A., & Chhabria, M. (2018) Rational Discovery of Novel Squalene Synthase Inhibitors through Pharmacophore
Modelling, Current Computer Aided Drug Design.14 (3), 221-233.
• Beladiya, J., Chaudagar, K., & Mehta, A. (2018). Total antioxidant activity of Gαq-RGS2 loop activator- an in-vitro study.
World Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 7, 1012-1021.
• Patel, M., Chaudagar, K., & Mehta, A. (2018). Role of nitric oxide (NO) in capsaicin mediated antiplatelet activity in in vitro, in vivo, ex
vivo model of platelet aggregation assay and arterial thrombosis in rat: -potential therapeutic target. International Journal of Pharmacy
and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 10, 77-81.
• Gupta, D. Shah, D., & Shah, Y. (2017). Determination of solubility of Cefpodoxime Proxetil (Class IV) and Ritonavir (Class II) in diff erent
oils. Pharma Science Monitor, 8, 302-6.
• Patel, S., & Shah, Y. (2018). Formulation and evaluation of an antimicrobial drug loaded hydrogel matrix tablets for controlled drug
delivery. European Journal of Pharmaceutical and Medical Research, 5, 594-608.
• Jani, D., & Goswami, S. (2017). Screening of ten herbal extracts to compare and investigate eff ect on glucose lowering and anorexic
activity in wistar rats. Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research, 12, 1-6.
• Shukla, P., & Goswami, S. (2018). Role of sitagliptin and linagliptin in amelioration of chronic mild stress in rats. RA Journal of Applied
Research, 4, 1757-67.
• Jani, D., & Goswami, S. (2017). Ameliorative eff ect of Raphanus sativus and Cassia angustifolia in experimentally induced hyperlipidemia
and cardiovascular risk reduction, International Journal of Pharmtech Research, 10, 273-79.
• Shah, K., Mody, V., & Goswami, S. (2017). Preliminary screening of psychopharmacological eff ects and toxicity testing of tensnil syrup
in swiss albino mice. World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, 8, 2265-77.
• Modi, K., Shah, M. (2017). Phytochemical investigation and pharmacognostic standardization of Polycarpaea corymbosa Lam.
Pharmacognosy Journal, 9(6), 895-99.
• Patel, R., & Shah, G. (2018). Insulin sensitizers modulate GnRH receptor expression in PCOS rats. Archives of Medical Research, 49,
154-163.
• Patel, R., Shah, G. (2018). High-fat diet exposure from pre-pubertal age induces polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in rats. Reproduction,
155, 141-51.
• Gohil, P., Patel, V., Deshpande, S., Chorawala, M., Shah, G. (2018). Anti-arthritic activity of cell wall content of Lactobacillus plantarum in
freund’s adjuvant-induced arthritic rats: involvement of cellular infl ammatory mediators and other biomarkers. Infl ammopharmacology,
26, 171-81.
• Prajapati, B., & Seth, A. (2018). Design, synthesis and biological activity of some novel, 6,5-(1-(substituted)-5-nitro-1H-imidazol-2-yl)-
4-(furan-2-yl)-substituted-2-amine. Pharma Science Monitor, 9, 318-25.
• Prajapati, B., & Seth, A. (2018). Prediction of biological activities of nitroimidazole by QSAR. International Research Journal of Pharmacy,
9(2).
• Rabari, H., & Makwana, S. (2017). Synthesis of some novel DPP-IV inhibitors. Pharma Science Monitor, 8, 328-34.
• Koradia, H., Chaudhari K. (2018). Formulation of unidirectional buccal tablet of Mirtazapine: An in vitro and ex vivo evaluation. Journal
of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, 43, 233–42.
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• Arora, A., Patel, A., Patel, N., & Mansuri, M. (2018). Assessment of locomotive syndrome: a prospective, observational study in
communities of Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad. World Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 6(12), 1817-28.
• Patel, A., Arora, A., Patel, N., Patel, H., & Mansuri, M. (2018). Drug use evaluation of intravenous Aminoglycoside: a prospective,
observational study. World Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 6(12), 1886-94.
• Dave, D., Mansuri, M., & Shah, G (2018). Anti-diabetic and anti-obesity eff ect of a crude polysaccharide isolated from Vitex negundo
Linn. Leaves in db/db mice. Saudi Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 4(2), 226-34.
• Sureja, D., Vadalia, K. (2018). POCl3 catalyzed, one-step, solvent-free synthesis of some novel thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4(3H)-one
derivatives as antimicrobial agent. Journal of Saudi Chemical Society, 22(2), 248-53.
• Dhameliya, T., Chourasiya, S., Mishra, E., Jadhavar, P., Bharatam, P., & Chakraborti, A. (2017). Benzazole-2-carboxylate vs Benzazine-
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• Dhameliya, T., Tiwari, R., Banerjee, A., Pancholia, S., Sriram, D., Panda, D., & Chakraborti, A. (2018). Benzo[d]thiazole-2-carbanilides as
new anti-TB chemotypes: Design, synthesis, biological evaluation, and structure-activity relationship. European Journal of Medicinal
Chemistry, 155, 364-80.
Full Papers in Conference Proceedings
• Bhatt, P., Parikh, P., Chandarana, A,…& Parikh, K. (2018, March 10). Impact of major price reduction by government of India for drug
eluting stents on stent type implantation and associated outcomes. In Journal of The American College of Cardiology, 71 (11), A210.
Paper presented at ACC.18, Orlando.
• Parikh, K., Parikh, P., Bhatt, P., Gupta, S.,…& Doshi, M. (2018, March 10). Prospective Real World Registry for the Use Of Sirolimus
Coated Balloon In Small Vessel De Novo Lesions. Journal of The American College of Cardiology, 71 (11), A1111. Paper presented at
ACC.18, Orlando.
• Parikh, K., Parikh, P., Bhatt, P., Gupta, S.,…& Doshi, M. (2018, March 10). Real World Clinical Outcomes Of Sirolimus Coated Balloon
In Coronary Artery Lesions: Results From Single Centre Study. Journal of The American College of Cardiology, 71 (11), A1112. Paper
presented at ACC.18, Orlando.
• Parikh, K., Parikh, P., Shah, D., Bhatt, P..,…& Banai S (2018, March 10). Coronary Sinus Reducer™ Retains Patency And Effi cacy At Twelve
Years: A First In Man Prospective Cardiac CT Angiography Outcome Study. Journal of The American College of Cardiology, 71 (11), A261.
Paper presented at ACC.18, Orlando.
Books/Book Chapter
• Bhatt, P. A. (2017). Family history of depression and depression equal contributing risk factors for cardiovascular disease: unwanted
synergism. In E. H. Bennington (Ed.), Horizons in World Cardiovascular Research (pp. 223-250). USA: Nova Science Publishers Inc..
• Chavda, J. R., Patel, J. K., Patel, M. P., Patel, A. P. (2018). Pharmaceutical Technology-II. 1st Ed., Ahmedabad, Gujarat: Nirav Prakashan.
FACULTY AS RESOURCE PERSON
• Dr. Sunita Goswami was invited for an expert talk on ‘Conceptual Learning of Pharmacology & Pharmacotherapeutics’ for Pharm.
D. and B. Pharm. Semester-VII students at SAL Institute of Pharmacy on 11th July, 2018.
• Dr. Anuradha Gajjar extended support as invited speaker on ‘Articulating Eff ective Statements of Learning Objectives and Learning
Outcomes’ at a National Level Continuing Education Program for Pharmacy Teachers sponsored by PCI, organized by Ramanbhai
Patel College of Pharmacy, CHARUSAT on 27th July, 2018.
• Prof. (Dr.) Mamta Shah was invited as speaker on ‘Separation and Isolation of Plant Constituents’ in a National Workshop on
‘Integrating Natural Products with Modern Techniques: An Interdisciplinary Approach’, organized by Parul Institute of Pharmacy,
Vadodara on 4th August, 2018.
• Dr. Praful Bharadia delivered two expert lectures on ‘Knowledge Management and Pharmaceutical Quality System’ at GUJCOST
sponsored STTP on ‘QBD: Academic and Industrial Perspective’ organized by Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Saurashtra University,
Rajkot on 16th August, 2018 and on ‘Current Advances in Pharmaceutical Research and Teaching Methodologies’ at PCI sponsored
Continuing Education Program held at B. K. Mody Govt. Pharmacy College, Rajkot on 28th August, 2018.
• Dr. Parloop Bhatt delivered an expert lecture on ‘Informed Consent Process’ at Refresher Workshop on ‘GCP and Ethical issues in
Research’, organized by Shri Krishna Hospital, Karamsad on 23rd August, 2018.
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STUDENT STALWARTS & ACHIEVERS
Gold medalists in GTU
Five students were honoured with Gold
Medals for securing top ranks in GTU,
during the 7th convocation of Gujarat
Technological University (GTU) held on
12th January, 2018.
• Parth Khandheria – M. Pharm.
(Pharmacology)
• Raina Priya – M. Pharm. (Pharmaceutics)
• Pradeep Sadhwani – M. Pharm.
(Pharmacognosy)
• Suhani Shah – M. Pharm. (Pharmacognosy)
• Sachin Solanki – D. Pharm.
LMCP Scholars in GTU TOP 10
Following students of the institute grabbed
positions in ‘GTU TOP 10’ for scoring highest
marks among all the pharmacy students
of Gujarat Technological University:
• Normi Gajjar, (Pharm. D. 1st Year) - 5th rank
• Zainfatema Bhimani (D. Pharm. Part-II)
-2nd rank
• Vidhi Makwana (D. Pharm. Part-II) -
3rd rank
• Tejal Sharma (D. Pharm. Part-II)- 4th rank
• Abhaykumar Kethwas (D. Pharm. Part-II)-
5th rank
• Mukeshbhai Prajapati (D. Pharm. Part-II)-
10th rank
• Aayushiben Patel (D. Pharm. Part-I) -
7th rank
• Darsh Vaghasiya (D. Pharm. Part-I) -
8th rank
GPAT Qualifi ers 2018
23 students qualifi ed
the GPAT-2018 exam,
which is the maximum
number from any college
in Gujarat, out of which
Falguni Pankhania
secured 104th Rank (AIR)
with GPAT Score-246.
NIPER Qualifi ers 2018
19 students of B. Pharm. cleared the NIPER-
JEE Exam in June-2018, wherein Falguni
Pankhania got an All India Rank (AIR)-33.
Visit to foreign university
• Tvisha Shah and Hirva Parmar
(B. Pharm. Semester- VII students) visited
Laurentian University, Ontario, for 50
days under 7th consecutive International
Experience Programme (IEP), organized
by Gujarat Technological University
(GTU), in June-July 2018.
Student Awards & Prizes
• The thesis of Mr. Kuldeep Sarvaiya
(M. Pharm.-Pharmacology student),
entitled ‘Investigation of eff ects of
vanilloids in chronic fatigue syndrome’,
guided by Dr. Sunita Goswami was
shortlisted in the ‘Best Five Thesis
for Final Round of Evaluation’ in
Rajnibhai V. Patel PharmInnova Award
Competition-2017-18.
• A team of B. Pharm. Students
(Falguni Pankhania, Reshma
Punjabi, Tvisha Shah and Ankita
Yawalkar) were qualifi ed for the
semifi nals at the 69thIPC ‘National
Pharma Quiz-2017’, organized by
Indian Pharmaceutical Association
in coordination with Mybo group.
The team of LMCP was one of the
16 teams (out of a total 181) which
cleared the Online Prelims Round
• Ankita Yawalkar and Carron Kapadia
stood 1st in Poster presentation (UG
category - Pharmaceutical Chemistry)
and Tvisha Shah got 2nd prize in
Poster presentation (UG category-
Pharmaceutics) in two days National
Seminar ‘Pharma Vision-2017’, organized
by Arihant School of Pharmacy &
Bio-Research Institute, Gujarat on 9th &
10th September, 2017.
• Hetu Thakkar, Kavan Thakkar, Parth
Patel, Siddharth Vasaiya, Aastha
Bhavsar, Nrupa Kapadia and Swati Patel
(Students of B. Pharm. Sem. 3, under
the guidance of Dr. Sunita Goswami
and Dr. Gaurang Shah) secured 1st
position in the intra-college innovation
challenge, ‘Innovieren’, organized
by LMCP Innovation Club on 11th
September, 2017 and got a cash prize
of 2100 INR. Second Position was
shared by Shlok Dungerwal Student of
B.Pharm Sem. 5(guided by Dr. Radhika
Pandya) and Reshma Punjabi, Priyanka
Badlani (Students of B.Pharm Sem. 7)
and Manan Patel (Student of M.Pharm
Sem. 1).Both received a cash prize of
750 INR.Third Position was secured by
Students of Pharm D -Lipi Joshi and
Vaishnavi Patel and got a cash prize of
1100 INR. Cash prize was sponsored by
Mr. Dharmesh Patel from Canada (NRI,
Alumni of LMCP).
• Pathan Gulnaz
(M. Pharm.) won
‘Best Poster
Award’ for a
research paper
on ‘Role of TLR4
in diabetes
mellitus: From a
metabolic disorder to an infl ammatory
condition’ (co-authored by Dr. Anita
Mehta), at 3rd International conference-
DIACON 2017, organized by Diabetes
Care Hormone Clinic, Ahmedabad on
24th to 26th November, 2017.
• Five Students of B. Pharm. Semester-6
bagged various prizes at SPIRIT 2k18,
an annual All India Student’s Conclave
and a National Seminar organized by
Pharmaceutical Society of IIT (BHU)
at Banaras Hindu University (BHU),
Varanasi, on 3rd & 4th February, 2018:
ο V i j a y k u m a r
Bhavsar (1st rank
in Debate and
also felicitated
as a Campus
Ambassador for
his excellent
leadership and
m a n a g e m e n t
skills)
ο Priyesh Bharad (1st rank in Poster
Presentation, guided by Dr. Parloop
Bhatt)
ο Karan Patel and Sunny Gupta
(1st rank in Poster Presentation, guided
by Dr. Radhika Pandya)
ο Harshit Mandaliya (3rd rank in Group
Discussion)
• Hetu Thakkar, Kavan Thakkar and Parth
Patel of (B. Pharm. Semester-4) bagged
1st prize in ‘Pharmapreneur’, while
Priyesh Bharad (B.Pharm Semester – 6)
bagged 2nd prize in PSYCHOTHON, the
events under ‘Avalanche-18’, organized
by CHARUSAT (Changa University) on
15th & 16th February, 2018.
• Hetu Thakkar, Kavan Thakkar and Parth
Patel (B.Pharm Semester-4 students)
received 3rd prize of Rs. 35,000 and
mentorship for 3 months for presenting
their innovative idea on ‘Early Detection
of Cancer’ (under the guidance of
Dr. Gaurang Shah & Dr. Sunita Goswami)
at a startup program organized by Claris
Capital and Brihati Foundation on 19th
February, 2018.
• 8 students of LMCP secured top
positions in diff erent events of ‘Enigma’,
the inter-college Fest organised by
Nirma Institute of Pharmacy Student
Association on 20th to 22nd February,
2018:
ο Tvisha Shah and Ankita Yawalkar
(B. Pharm. Sem.-6) - 1st in Power Point
Presentation.
ο Shrey Darji and Vishwa Patel (B. Pharm
Sem.- 6) -1st in Poster Presentation.
ο Twinkle Thacker (B. Pharm. Sem.- 8) -
2nd in Snapster.
ο Carron Kapadia and Jatin Koradiya
(B. Pharm Sem.-6) -2nd in Poster
Presentation.
ο Shlok Dungerwal (B. Pharm. Sem.- 6) -
2nd in Mock Interview.
• Bhavini Shah secured 1st position and
Vandana Thakur received 2nd position
in Poster Presentation Competition
for ‘D-Limonene a Promising Anti-
cancer Agent’ and ‘A Protective role
of Natural TLR4 antagonist in OVA-LPS
induced asthmatic rats’, respectively
(co-authored by Dr. Anita Mehta), at
GUJCOST & DST Sponsored National
Conference on ‘Perspectives in
Multidisciplinary Research: Changing
Paradigm’, held at A-One college of
Pharmacy, Anasan, on 3rd March, 2018.
• 26 students of LMCP secured
top positions in diff erent events
of ‘Pharmachrome’, GTU Central
TechFest-2018 held at LMCP on
14th-16th March, 2018.
ο Jay Soni and Devang Vyas (1st in IPSA)
ο Priyanka Badlani (1st in Pharma
Innoveren)
ο Reshma Punjabi and Himanshi Yadav
(1st in Pharma Debate)
ο Hetu Thakkar and Kavan Thakkar
secured (1st in Pharma Marketing)
ο Pahini Shah and Romansha Beri (2nd in
Case Study)
ο Karan Patel and Priyesh Bharad (2nd in
IPSA)
ο Aayushi Ditani, Carron Kapadia and
Palak Bhat (2nd in Pharma Quiz)
ο Mansi Trivedi, Chitra Suraliya, Kuntal
Dalal and Dhruv Shah (2nd in Pharma
Film)
ο Kishan Patel, Falguni Pankhania and
Shailja Jhala (3rd in Pharma Quiz)
ο Carron Kapadia and Suhani Suthar
(3rd in Case Study)
ο Tvisha Shah and Ankita Yawalkar
(3rd in IPSA).
ο Kuntal Dalal (3rd in Pharma Innoveren)
D. Pharm. Part - I
Aayushiben Patel CPI: 8.82
(7th in GTU)
Darsh Vaghasiya CPI: 8.82
(8th in GTU)
Kushal Trivedi CPI: 8.68
D. Pharm. Part - II
Zainfatema BhimaniCPI: 9.07
(2nd in GTU)
Vidhi MakwanaCPI: 8.77
(3rd in GTU)
Tejal Sharma CPI: 8.72
(4th in GTU)
Institute Toppers
Mariya JesawadawalaCPI: 8.97
Nilay PatelCPI: 8.69
Dhyey SalotCPI: 8.48
Mariya Jesawadawala
CPI: 8.83
Nilay PatelCPI: 8.56
Rutvi PatelCPI: 8.52
B. Pharm. Semester - I B. Pharm. Semester - II
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Dhruv PatelCPI: 8.38
Yash MehtaCPI: 8.83
Falguni PankhaniaCPI: 8.84
Jaldhi Shah (Quality Assurance)
CPI: 8.31
Pahini Shah(Pharmaceutics)
CPI: 8.35
Heli PatelCPI: 8.29
Ankita YawalkarCPI: 8.58
Shailja JhalaCPI: 8.27
Pahini Shah(Pharmaceutics)
CPI: 8.23
Ruchiben Yadav(Pharmacology)
CPI: 8.08
Darshil ShahCPI: 8.21
Dhwani RanaCPI: 8.40
Himanshi YadavCPI: 8.21
Ruchiben Yadav (Pharmacology)
CPI: 7.92
Romansha Beri(Pharmaceutics)
CPI: 7.96
Dhruv PatelCPI: 8.
Yash MehtaCPI: 8.84
Falguni PankhaniaCPI: 8.84
Jaineel Dharod(Pharmacology)
CPI: 7.92
Kinjal Bhatt (Quality Assurance)
CPI: 8.04
Heli PatelCPI: 8.22
Ankita YawalkarCPI: 8.54
Himanshi YadavCPI: 8.20
Hiran Suthar(Pharmacology)
CPI: 7.92
Ruchiben Khatri (Pharmachemistry)
CPI: 7.92
Darshil ShahCPI: 8.18
Dhwani RanaCPI: 8.44
Stutee ShahCPI: 8.19
Ekta Bhalja(Pharmacology)
CPI: 7.83
B. Pharm. Semester - III
B. Pharm. Semester - V
B. Pharm. Semester - VII
M. Pharm. Semester - I
M. Pharm. Semester - II
B. Pharm. Semester - IV
B. Pharm. Semester - VI
B. Pharm. Semester - VIII
M. Pharm. Semester - III
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Ekta Bhalja(Pharmacology)
CPI: 8.38
Kinjal Bhatt (Quality Assurance)
CPI: 8.28
Ruchiben Khatri (Pharmachemistry)
CPI: 8.19
Normi GajjarCPI: 8.79
(5th in GTU)
Meha MehtaCPI: 8.62
Vidheesha PatelCPI: 8.52
M. Pharm. Semester - IV
PLACEMENT NEWS
• Majority of undergraduate students preferred higher studies.
• 54 students from all the courses were recruited during the last semester through on-campus interview conducted at the college
by 20 renowned companies, including Cadila Healthcare Ltd., Nestle India, Intas Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Medkart, Zydus Research
Centre, Alembic Pharmaceuticals Ltd. and Torrent Research Centre.
Pharm. D. 1st Year
ALUMNI ACTIVITIES
Alumni Meet
The 3rd LMCP Alumni Meet was held on 6th January 2018,
under the banner of ‘LMCP Alumni Association and Research
Society’. Distinguished alumni– Dr. C. J. Shishoo (Ex-Principal,
LMCP), Mr. A. V. Patel (Founder, Centurian Laboratories),
Dr. N. R. Sheth (Vice Chancellor, GTU) and Dr. H. G. Koshia
(Commissioner, FDCA, Gujarat), along with AES Dignitaries -
Shri B. M. Shah, Dr. A. H. Kalro, Shri Natubhai Panchal and Shri
Narendra Kamdar graced the occasion with their presence.
550 alumni gathered at the meet. During the meet, the
L. M. College of Pharmacy Newsletter – ‘The Memoir’ for the
academic year 2016-2017 was launched electronically by the
principal, Dr. M. T. Chhabria and the distinguished guests.
Stimulatory Conversations With LMCP Alumni
Tvisha Shah, Vijaykumar Bhavsar and Ankita Yawalkar (B. Pharm. Semester-6) interviewed about the life journey and success story
of a pharma giant, Mr. Hasmukh Chudgar(Chairman, Intas Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Ahmedabad) and entrepreneurs, Dr. Ferzaan
(Co-founder & Chairman, Cytecare Hospitals, Bengaluru) and Shri Kaushik Shah (Joint Managing Director, Sushen Medicamentos,
Ahmedabad) in February 2018.
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EDUCATIONAL VISITS & INDUSTRIAL TRAINING
EMINENT VISITORS
Dr. Umesh Banakar
(Prof. of Pharmaceutics
and Consultant &
Advisor to Pharma-
ceutical Industries World
Wide, USA) visited the
college in October 2017
and off ered guidance to the undergraduate
and postgraduate students.
Dr. Vilpa Patel (Clinical
Pharmacist & Educator
in United States) visited
the college in February
2018 and also delivered
a talk to Pharm. D.
students on ‘The Role of
Clinical Pharmacist in Indian and Foreign
Countries’.
• A one day training was organized
by LMCP for M. Pharm. (QA) Sem-III
students at Spinco Biotech Private
Limited, Ahmedabad on 21st July 2018.
• Two weeks industrial training program
was organized for M. Pharm. Stud ents
(QA) Sem III from 25th July to 9th August,
2018, at Emcure Research Centre,
Ahmedabad, for training them to current
trends in pharmaceutical formulation
and cGMP implementation-2018.
• Three educational visits were organized
for Pharm. D. students to Apollo
Hospital on 24th November, 2017,
Accutest Research Laboratories on 10th
January, 2018, and to various CSSD
departments of Zydus Hospital on
9th and 10th August, 2018.
Dr. Krish Kalyan, a highly regarded
LMCP Alumni and Retd. General Manager,
Dr. Reddy’s, Hyderabad, visited the college
in December, 2017 and also delivered
a talk on ‘Current Status of Pharmacy
Practice in US’.
Dr. B. Suresh (President, Pharmacy
Council of India, New Delhi) visited the
college during the GSPC Sponsored two
days ‘Refresher Course for Registered
Pharmacist’ organised by LMCP on 24th-
25th March, 2018.
• Two days training program has been
organized for M. Pharm. scholars
of Department of Pharmaceutical
Chemistry (Sem III) at Oxygen
Healthcare Research Pvt. Ltd.,
Changodar during 10th and 11th
August, 2018.
• A visit was organized for the students
of M. Pharm. (Pharmaceutics) and
Pharm. D. (Second Year) to ‘Pharma
Tech Expo’, held at the Gujarat
University Convention Centre,
Ahmedabad on 23rd August, 2018.
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• Under the ‘Swachh Bharat Summer
Internship Programme’ of NSS,
the students of Pharm. D. visited
Adalaj village of Gandhinagar district
from 18th June to 11th July, 2018, to
create awareness about cleanliness
among the locals, followed by street
cleaning, waste collection and solid
waste segregation.
• LMCPians celebrated the ‘International
Yoga Day’ by a short practice session
under the guidance of Shri Atam
Prakash Kumar, an experienced trainer
on 21st June, 2018.
• A ‘Traffi c Awareness Programme’ was
conducted by LMCP-NSS volunteers
at Vijay Cross Road on 19th July, 2018.
50 student volunteers from B. Pharm.
Semester-III explained the traffi c rules
and norms to the general public.
• LMCP hosted an Outreach Program conducted by Income Tax Department as ‘Operation Clean Money’ on 5th October, 2017. Shri Mahesh Jiwade (Joint Commissioner of Income Tax, Ahmedabad) and Mr. A. R. Gokhe (Asst. Commissioner, Income Tax) exemplifi ed the students as potential tax payers of future. As a mark of remembrance, he planted two ‘Clean money trees’ in the college campus.
• An Open ‘Art Exhibition’ was organized in January 2018 for the students of all courses to showcase their creative instinct.
• ‘Saksham’-The Red Ribbon Club of LMCP, in collaboration with LMCP-NSS Unit, conducted a ‘Blood Donation and Thalassemia Testing Camp’ on 23rd January, 2018. A total of 31 units of blood were donated by students and faculty members and 129 students were tested for Thalassemia.
• The NSS unit of college organized a free ‘Eye Checkup Camp’, in association with Contacare Eye Hospital on 23rd January, 2018, wherein 119 students and members of college participated.
• A ‘Heritage Walk 1.0: Masjid to Mandir’ was organized for the fi rst time in the history of the college on 28th January,
2018, in which 79 students from all
EVENTS AT COLLEGE
the courses participated along with
the faculty members. The Heritage
Walk included sightseeing of some rich
heritage sites like Sidi Saiyad Mosque,
Swaminarayan Temple, Amdavadi Pol,
Tomb of Queen, Manek Chawk, Tomb
of King, Jama Masjid and Bhadra Fort.
A total distance of 3 km was covered by
walking.
• An orientation program was conducted
for the LMCP-NSS batch 2017-18
on 10th April, 2018 in the presence
of chief guest Dr. Divyesh K. Shastri
(Assistant Professor & NSS Coordinator,
KBIPER Institute of Pharmacy,
Gandhinagar).
• A ‘Live Webcast of TED Talk-2018’ on
the theme ‘The Age of Amazement’
was telecasted at the college on
25th April, 2018 from Vancouver,
Canada. 40 members of the
college participated in the live
discussion on the subject ‘The
Recreation of Happiness’ with
remarkable speakers - Kai-Fu Le (an
Investor at Artifi cial Intelligence), Luhan
Yang (an Offi cer at E-Genesis), Renzo
Piano (an Architect), Simona Francese
(an Analytical Chemist), Lukesital Singh
(a Singer) and Alex Honnold (a Rock
Climber).
• 72nd Independence Day was celebrated
at LMCP on 15th August, 2018 with
full zeal by fl ag hoisting, followed by
some incredible cultural performances
and award ceremony of meritorious
students.
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MEDIA GLIMPSES
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Strict Attendance PolicyDue to strict attendance policy enforced by the institute
on students of all the courses, there has been a remarkable
regularization of class attendance. During last year, only two
students of B. Pharm. Sem. III did not fulfi ll the attendance criteria
and thus were not allowed to appear in the college as well as
university examinations.
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Principal
Dr. Mahesh T. Chhabria
Editor-in-chief
Dr. Sindhu B. Ezhava
Co-Editors
Dr. Parloop A. Bhatt
Dr. Preeti D. Verma
Dr. Tejas M. Dhameliya
Supporting Team
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Amisha Nehru
Srushti Shah
Dhruv Patel
Mr. Ashish Nayka
L. M. COLLEGE OF PHARMACY
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New Appointment & Promotion
Inauguration of Renovated Lab and Staff CabinThe Pharmaceutical Chemistry Lab has been renovated and Staff
cabin (for Pharmachemistry & QA) is modernized at an approximate
expenditure of Rs. 60 lakhs, out of which 15 lakhs were received as a
donation from LMCP Alumni. It was inaugurated by Shri B. M. Shah
(Director, AES) on 13th March 2018.
Upcoming Events• Our institute is going to organize an International Conference
on ‘Herbal Medicines: Research and Commerce - Global
Perspectives’ from 27th to 29th December, 2018. The conference
is aimed to off er a platform to create synergistic relationships
between the academia and the industry, thereby giving them
the opportunity to identify the thrust areas to excel in this
fi eld. We are targeting 500 participants from Pharmacy and
Life Science fi eld, Herbal and Ayurveda Industries. About 16
eminent speakers of National and International repute will
be sharing their expertise and ideas on the theme of the
conference. Other details are available at the college website:
www.lmcp.ac.in.
• A National Seminar on ‘Nuclear Medicine in Diagnosis and Disease
Management’ is scheduled on 9th February, 2019. The aim of the
seminar is to create awareness among the Medical, Paramedical
and Life Sciences fraternity about the various possibilities and
wide scope for the application of modern medicine in diagnosis,
disease management and research.
Blog Details
• This year our offi cial blog managed to seek the attention of
14984 visitors with 83494 viewers from 56 countries. It was
possible due to the team work of Editors: Amisha Nehru and
Disha Vihol, Reporter: Yash Shah., Photographer: Rutvi Patel
under the guidance of Dr. Radhika Pandya (Faculty in charge).
• Revisiting year 2017 we had 11767 visitors with 47442 views
from 46 countries.
Dr. Mamta Shah (Head, Department of Pharmacognosy) has been
promoted as a Professor, in May 2018 and Dr. Anuradha Gajjar has
joined as Professor in Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department, in
June 2018.
RETIREMENT
Dr. R. K. Parikh (Head &
Asso. Prof., Department
of Pharmaceutics) retired
in September 2017 after
more than three decades
of service.
Mr. Hemendra Nanavati
(Asso. Prof., Department of
Pharmaceutics) retired in
March 2018 after 38 years
of service.
Shri Ramkishan Prajapati
(aka Malikaka), a
Class-IV employee, retired in
January 2018 after 37 years
of service.
Shri Sakharam Class-IV employee, who
had served the college for 49 years left
for his heavenly abode, in July 2018.
Shri Umesh Shastri, a retired non-teaching
staff member, who had served the college
for more than 45 years left for his heavenly
abode, in November 2018.
OBITUARY