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Dr. Ahmed Kamal
Outstanding Scientist
CSIR - Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
Hyderabad - 500 607
Phone: Off. +91-40-27193157 Res. +91-40-3319370
Fax: 91-40-27193189 or +91-40-27160512
E-mail: ahmedkamal@iict.res.in
Project Director
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Reasearch (NIPER)
Hyderabad-500 037, India
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| Academic qualifications |
| Degree
| Year
| University/Institution
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| B.Sc.
| 1975
| Osmania
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| M.Sc.
| 1977
| Aligarh
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| M.Phil
| 1979
| Aligarh
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| Ph.D.
| 1982
| Aligarh
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| Post-Doc. Research Work
| 1988-89
| Portsmouth, UK
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| Positions held (in chronological order) |
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University/Institution | Year | Position held |
| IICT, Hyderabad | 1983-88 | Scientist B |
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University of Portsmouth,
England, UK | 1988-89 | Post-Doc. Trainee |
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IICT, Hyderabad | 1989-92 | Scientist C |
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University of Alberta
Edmonton, Canada | 1993-94 | Visiting Scientist |
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IICT, Hyderabad | 1992-2010 | Scientist at various levels |
| IICT, Hyderabad | 2010-Till date | Outstanding Scientist |
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| Honours and Awards |
1.CSIR Young Scientist Award in Chemical Sciences (1991).
2.Fellow of National Academy of Sciences, India (1999).
3.Best Patent Award from the Indian Drug Manufacturers Association (IDMA) – 2005.
4.Medal from the Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI) for contributions to research in Chemistry –2005.
5.Ranbaxy Research Award in the field of Pharmaceutical Sciences - 2005.
6.UKIERI Standard Award for Biomedical Solutions between India and UK – 2006.
7.Andhra Pradesh Scientist Award in Chemical Sciences by A P State Council of Science & Technology - 2007.
8. OPPI Scientist Award from the Organization of Pharmaceutical Producers of India - 2009
9. Fellow of Andhra Pradesh Academy of Sceiences (FAPSC)-2010.
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| Fellowships |
JSPS Research Fellowship for Foreign Researchers (Japan) - 2002
DAAD Fellowship under the Indo-German Academic Exchange Programme - 2005
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| Publications and Ph.D. supervision |
Published more than 280 papers and 11 review articles and 5 chapters in books
Filed about 70 patents
Five (5) US patents have been licensed and some compounds from these patents are undergoing preclinical studies
About 50 students have completed their Ph.D.s and about 20 are working for their Ph. D. programmes of different universities
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| Research Interests |
Design and synthesis of gene-targeting compounds as new anticancer agents, design and synthesis of antitubercular compounds, biocatalytic transformations.
Editorial Advisory Board Member for the journal “Letters in Drug Design & Discovery.” |
| Visiting Professorship |
College of Chemistry - Faculty of Science, King Saud University-2011 |