Research Facilities - Pharmacy Department

State-of-the-art laboratories and equipment for advanced research

Every advanced teaching & research institution maintains research facilities, not only for undergraduate experiments but also to meet the demand for research activities at the M.Phil./Ph.D. level. In the Department of Pharmacy, four research groups are actively engaged in research activities.

Research Groups

Pharmaceutics

Advanced drug formulation and delivery systems research

Basic Medical Sciences

Fundamental biological and medical research

Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Drug design, synthesis, and analysis

Pharmacognosy

Study of medicines derived from natural sources

1 Pharmaceutics Laboratory

Equipment & Facilities

Binary HPLC-UV detector
UV spectrophotometer double beam
LCMS/MS (Triple quadrupole)
UPLC
Zeta sizer- Malvern
Freeze dryer
Tablet compression machine
Stability chamber

2 Basic Medical Sciences Laboratory

Equipment & Facilities

High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)
UV-VIS spectrophotometer
Fluorescence microscope
Automatic tissue processor
Organ baths
Oscillograph

3 Pharmaceutical Chemistry Laboratory

Equipment & Facilities

Real time PCR
Conventional PCR
Chemistry Analyzer
Gel Electrophoresis
UV Spectrophotometer Double Beam
Stability chamber

4 Pharmacognosy Laboratory

Equipment & Facilities

Rotary evaporators
Deep freezer
Compound Microscopes
Oven

Additional Facilities

Computer Laboratory

Computers
Internet
Books
Software

Drug Information and Poison Control Center

A source of authentic, accurate, unbiased, and reliable information about drugs and poisons to healthcare professionals and the general public.

Objectives

  • To provide independent, unbiased, authentic, accurate and objective drug information to assist health professionals in rational prescribing to optimize patient care.
  • To advise general public regarding safe, effective and economic use of medicines.

Animal House and Bioassay Laboratories

Department of pharmacy has established state-of-the-art experimental research facilities where research students can work and learn in a friendly environment.

Animal House Facilities

  • Breeding and keeping facilities for rats, mice, pigeons, rabbits and guinea pigs

Behavioral Laboratory

  • Computer assisted video recording facility
  • Experiments on live animals: analgesia, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, etc.

Toxicological Laboratory

  • Tissue embedding and staining
  • Microtome for tissue slicing
  • Microscope with digital camera

Department of Pharmacy Research Facilities | Providing advanced research infrastructure for M.Phil./Ph.D. programs