Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis

Dr. Vaishali Sirsat

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Name of the Faculty: Dr.Vaishali A Shirsat

Designation:HOD-Associate Professor in Pharmaceutical Analysis

Email: vaishali.shirsat@bcp.edu.in

Teaching Fields : Modern Pharmaceutical Analysis, Analytical method development & Validation techniques, Structure elucidation using modern analytical methods

Educational Qualifications:

Sr. No.DegreeUniversityYear of Passing
1PhD (Tech.)SNDT, Mumbai2001
2M. PharmSNDT, Mumbai1994
3B. PharmPune University1992

Awards and Fellowships:(ALL)

Sr. No.Award/FellowshipUniversity
1Best Poster award- "Phenotyping of CYP2C9 in sample Mumbai population using flurbiprofen as a probe drug", adjudged as first amongst the posters presented in the UGC Sponsored National Conference on Recent Trends in Biosciences & Applications in Industry held at K.J.Somaiya College of Science & Commerce, Mumbai2008
2Phenotyping for CYP2A6, CYP2C9, CYP2D6, CYP2E1, FMO and N-acetyl transferase activities in a sample Mumbai population, was adjudged as one amongst the top three posters at the Second International Symposium on Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics Symposium: Applications towards Drug Discovery and Development', held at NIPER, Mohali, India.2010
3Best Poster presentation award: 'Stability Indicating Assay method for simultaneous estimation of Dutasteride and Tamsulosin hydrochloride', for "Research - The Young Scientist' in First AAPS-NUS-BCP Regional Conference, on held at Bombay College of Pharmacy, Mumbai.2010
4Nominated for P.C.Dandiya Award 'Gastroprotective activity of fenugreekseeds: An in vitro, in vivo and in silico approach' at IPSCON-2012, 45thAnnual Conference of Indian Pharmacological Society and International Conference on 'Navigating Pharmacology towards Safe and EffectiveTherapy' to be held at Nagpur on January 04-07, 2013, organized by Smt. Kishoritai Bhoyar College of Pharmacy, Kamptee, Nagpur.2012

Recent Publications: (Best Five in last five years)

Sr. No.Paper Title(Best Five in last five years)Jounal Details
1MS/MS and HPLC characterization of forced degradation products of Dutasteride and Tamsulosin hydrochloride.International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, 2014; 5(7): 2791-2806.
2Identification of potential antioxidants by in-vitro activity guided fractionation of Bergenialigulata.Pharmacognosy Magazine, 2008; 4 (15): S78 - S84
3A New convenient, cheap and Industrially feasible method for the synthesis of an important intermediate of Benazepril.Indian Drugs, 2007; 44(2): 91 - 94.
4High Performance Liquid Chromatographic determination of Sumatriptan succinate from pharmaceutical preparation.Indian Drugs, 1998; 35(7): 404 - 407.
5Analysis of Felodipine in Tablets by HPLC.Indian Drugs, 1995; 32(5): 215 - 216.

Recent Patents:(ALL)

Sr. No.Patent TitleConference Details
1Composition for Prolonged Release of Drugs, Published in Indian PatentPatent Application No-1668/Mum/2009. Final Indian Patent filed: (No.E-2/1038/2010) Published in Indian Patent Journal on 21st Jan 2012.

Recent Presentations: (Best Five in last five years)

Sr.No.Presentation Title (Best Five in last five years)Conference Dsetails
1Evaluation of Quercetin Prodrug for Antiangiogenesis activity.Avishkar 2013-14 Jan 2014, Mumbai University.
2PEGylatedDocetaxelconjugate as a tumour specific therapeutic agent.Avishkar 2013-14 Jan 2014, Mumbai University.
3In-vitro, In-vivo and In-silico analysis of fenugreek seed extracts for treating gastric ulcersAvishkar 2013-14 Jan 2014, Mumbai University.
4Doxorubicin Loaded Bioconjugated Liposomal System for Active Tumor Targeting45th Annual Conference of Indian Pharmacological Societyand International Conference on "Navigating Pharmacology towards Safe andEffective Therapy.", Nagpur 5th - 7th January 2013
5Stability indicating assay method for simultaneous estimation of Dutasteride and Tamsulosin HydrochlorideFirst AAPS-NUS-BCP regional conference on 25th February, 2010 at Bombay College of Pharmacy

Collaborations: (in current year)

Sr.No.TitleIndustry/institute
Industrial
1Development of suitable mobile phase for estimation of glycine by HPLC-Fluorescence method.Marico Ltd.
Academic
1ConfidentialNair Hospital
2ConfidentialKingstone University
3ConfidentialMumbai Veterinary College

Consultancy Services:(in last five years)

Sr.No.TitleIndustry/institute
1Development of suitable mobile phase for estimation of glycine by HPLC-Fluorescence method.Marico Ltd.

Research Area and interest:

  • Development & Validation of analytical methods for assay of drugs and drug intermediates.
  • Forced degradation studies and Development & Validation of stability indicating assays.
  • Synthesis of polymer derivatives.
  • Bioactivity guided fractionation of herbals
  • Formulation development.
  • Bioanalytical method development and validation.
  • PEGylation of anticancer drug molecules

Expertise and instrumental/research facilities you can provide to interested parties:

  • HPLC method development and analysis using UV/Fluorescence/PDA detector.