Dr. Qadir Alam

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Dr. Qadir Alam is serving as an Assistant Research Officer (Pharmacology)  at the Central Ayurveda Research Institute (CARI), Kolkata, under the Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India. With a strong academic background and extensive research experience, Dr. Alam specializes in preclinical pharmacology and computational tools in drug discovery. His career is marked by significant contributions to neuropharmacology, drug formulation, and the evaluation of traditional Ayurvedic formulations.

Educational Qualifications:

Ph.D. (Pharmacology) (2016-2023): Indian Institute of Technology-Banaras Hindu University (IIT-BHU), Varanasi.

M. Pharmacy (Pharmacology) (2014-2016): Indian Institute of Technology-Banaras Hindu University (IIT-BHU), Varanasi, with 94.5%.

B. Pharmacy (2010-2014): Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, with  80.1%.

Research Experience:

PhD Research Scholar (2016-2020) at IIT-BHU:

Focused on the pharmacological evaluation of drug molecules, deciphering their molecular mechanisms, and formulation development.

Assistant Research Officer (2020-Present) at CARI, Kolkata:

Research Specialization:

Preclinical pharmacology.

Computational tools in drug discovery.

Neuropharmacology and neurodegenerative diseases.

Drug formulation and development.

Key Publications:

1. Alam  Qadir, and Sairam Krishnamurthy. “Dihydroquercetin ameliorates LPS-induced neuroinflammation and memory deficit.” Current Research in Pharmacology and Drug Discovery 3 (2022): 100091.
2. Alam, Qadir, Ankit Ganeshpurkar, Sushil Kumar Singh, and Sairam Krishnamurthy. “Novel Gastroprotective and Thermostable Cocrystal of Dimethyl Fumarate: Its Preparation, Characterization, and In Vitro and In Vivo Evaluation.” ACS omega 8, no. 29 (2023): 26218-26230.
3. Alam, Qadir, Ankit Ganeshpurkar, Sushil Kumar Singh, and Sairam Krishnamurthy. “Preparation, Characterization, in-vitro and in-vivo Pharmacokinetic Evaluation of Thermostable Dimethyl Fumarate Cocrystals.” Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 113, no. 3 (2024): 647-658.
4. Ganeshpurkar, A., Singh, R., Tripathi, P., Alam, Q., Krishnamurthy, S., Kumar, A., & Singh, S. K. (2023). Effect of sulfonamide derivatives of phenylglycine on scopolamine‐induced amnesia in rats. Ibrain.
5. Alam  Qadir, Sairam Krishnamurthy, and Munendra Tomar. “Dimethyl fumarate as a covalent inhibitor of Cathepsin C: a novel mechanism of action explored in in-vitro and in-vivo.” (2023).
6. Sahu, Dipsundar, Manajit Bora, A. K. Dixit, Shrirang Jamadagni, Manosi Das, Narasimhaji Cheemalapati, Barnail Sinha, Qadir Alam, Sharad Pawar, and P. V. Prasad. “Evaluation of safety and efficacy of an ayurvedic ointment against acute burn injury in wistar rats.” Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology 15, no. 3 (2022): 1201-1210.
7. Urkude, Anushri S., Rabinarayan Acharya, Sharad D. Pawar, Bhupesh R. Patel, and Qadir Alam. “In Silico Evaluation of Bioactive Compounds from Gokshura (Tribulus terrestris L.) and Punarnava (Boerhavia diffusa L.) for their Nephroprotective Activity in Chronic Kidney Disease and Related Complications.” Toxicology International (2024): 227-237.
8. Dixit, Amit Kumar, Qadir Alam, Deepti Dixit, Parvathy G. Nair, and P. V. V. Prasad. “Plant Based Bioactive Molecules in Diabetes with Their Therapeutic Mechanism.” Therapeutic Implications of Natural Bioactive Compounds 3 (2022): 94-117.
9. Ganeshpurkar, Ankit, Ravi Singh, Pratigya Tripathi, Qadir Alam, Sairam Krishnamurthy, Ashok Kumar, and Sushil Kumar Singh. “Neuropharmacological Assessment of Sulfonamide Derivatives of Para-Aminobenzoic Acid through In Vivo and In Silico Approaches.” Drugs and Drug Candidates 3, no. 4 (2024): 674-693.
10. Hazra K, Kumar D, Mondal S, Dutta S, Mandal AK, Alam Q, Bora D, Raturi M, Sharma P, Meena AK, Mangal AK. Biodiversification of Phytocompound in Hydrocotyle rotundifolia Originating from Selected Biogeographical Regions of the Indian Subcontinent. Current Analytical Chemistry. 2025.

Current Research Projects:

Principal Investigator (P.I.): 3 projects under the Ministry of AYUSH. Co-Principal Investigator (Co-P.I.): 7 projects under the Ministry of AYUSH.