Dr. Vinit Agnihotri

Assistant Professor

Qualification: M. Pharm.

Specialization: Pharmaceutics

Email ID: vinit.agnihotri@svkm.ac.in

Phone: +91-9960486224

Experience: 12 Years

08.11.2021 – Present:
Institute : Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal’s Institute of Pharmacy, Dhule.
Position : Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutics

09.2011 – 11. 2021 (10.5 years):
Institute : Rajarshi Shahu College of Pharmacy and Research, Pune.
Position : Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutics (17.02.2020 – 30.10.2021)

Institute : R. C. Patel Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Shirpur (UG and PG Approval from KBC North Maharashtra University Jalgaon)
Position : Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutics (01.08.2016 –01.02.2020)

Institute : (Agnihotri college of Pharmacy, Wardha, Approval fromRTMNU, Nagpur University)
Position : Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutics (27/06/2012–23/07/2016)

Industry : Worked as Production officer- trainee, from 11/2011 to 07/2012 Glenmark Generics Ltdin Mapusa, Goa

Institute: Worked as Contributory Lecturer, from 09/2010 to 12/2010 in Gurunanak technicalinstitute, Nari, Nagpur.

Interest Areas: Pulmonary drug targeting, drug delivery and formulation, Polymer modifications, formulation and interventions to Lung Cancer.

Research:

• Publications:12
• Book Chapters:02
• Patents: 01
• Presentations:20
• Completed Industry Funded Projects:01
  Role: Principal Investigator

Area of Project: Formulation, Development and tech transfer of Multivitamins dosage form.

Conferences/Workshops/Seminars attended: 10

Academic Activities:
M. Pharm Guided:15
B. Pharm Guided:20

Honours & Awards

• GATE Qualified (Scholarship by AICTE for M.Pharm)
• 1st Ranked in M.Pharm (Distinction)
• 1st Ranked in B.Pharm
• University award for Avishkar Intercollege-Interuniversity research presentation for Technical paper
• Winner of Jigyasa Technical Paper presentation competition.

Professional Membership:

• Life member of the Indian Academy of Neuroscience (LN 35)
• Life member of the Indian Pharmacological Society (LN 86)
• Life member of the Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India (MA/LM-2617)
• Life member of the Indian Pharmaceutical Association (MAH/DHUL/ON/LM/000096)
• Life member of the Indian Pharmacy Graduates Association (LM 3090)
• Registered Pharmacist in the Maharashtra State Pharmacy Council (64239)

Excellence

• Experienced in summing up of NAAC & NBA documents.
• Team member of designing committee for the proposal of NAAC & NBA Accreditation
• Experienced in handling portfolio like exam department, time table, class coordinator, sports in charge, tour in charge.
• Expert Trainer and Guest Faculty of Maharashtra State Pharmacy Council’s Drug Information Centre.
• 3 Times representation of Avishkar at District level, University level and at State level for the research work.
• Hands on training on creation of the educational resources using various ICT based techniques, Video lectures, and Google forms online interactive method.
• Supervised 15 postgraduate health care scholars for accomplishment of time defined project work for M.Pharm degree.
• Designed and developed technical curriculum and associated teaching materials for both on-site and on-line Learning.
• Designed of SOPs, manuals and tutorials for healthcare scholars
• pharmaguidebyvinit.moodlecloud.com
• vinitsir.gnomio.com

Facilty Development Programme

• Participated in AICTE Sponsored two weeks faculty development programme entitled "Up Gradation of pharmaceutical Education through Advances in the ICT Blended Teaching /Learning Process” 13 Nov to 25 Nov 2017

Coordinator

1. Coordinated MOU between Government of India’s national Institute of Miners Health and Academic institute for Research and Grants.
2. Coordinated All India Pharmacy Quiz, organized by college of pharmacy, Madras Medical College, Chennai, November 2012

Research Activities/ Publications/ Presentations

• YO Agrawal, M Husain, KD Patil, V Sodgir, TS Patil, VV Agnihotri, Hitendra S. Mahajan, Charu Sharma, Shreesh Ojha, Sameer N. Goyal. Verapamil hydrochloride loaded solid lipid nanoparticles: Preparation, optimization, characterisation, and assessment of cardioprotective effect in experimental model of cardioprotective effect in experimental model of myocardial infarcted rats, Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy 154, 113429
• ChaitaliPrajapati, Yogeeta O Agrawal, Vinit V Agnihotri, Umesh B Mahajan, Kalpesh R Patil, Dipak D Patil, Chandragouda R Patil,Development and biological evaluation of protective effect of kidney targeted N-acetylated chitosan nanoparticles containing thymoquinone for the treatment of DNA damage in cyclophosphamide-induced haemorrhagic cystitis, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, Volume 214, 1 August 2022, Pages 391-401
• Vinit Agnihotri, Yogeeta Agrawal, Sameer Goyal, Charu Sharma, ShreeshOjha, An update on advancements and challenges in inhalational drug delivery for pulmonary arterial hypertension, Molecules 2022, 27(11), 3490.
• Muzammil Husain, Vinit V. Agnihotri, Sameer N. Goyal, Yogeeta O. Agrawal.Development, optimization and characterization of hydrocolloid based mouth dissolving film of Telmisartan for the treatment of hypertension, Food Hydrocolloids for Health, Volume 2, December 2022, 100064.
• Ezetimibe-Loaded Nanostructured Lipid Carrier Based Formulation AmelioratesHyperlipidaemia in an Experimental Model of High Fat Diet. Molecules 26 (2021) 1485.
• Mannose-anchored N,N,N-trimethyl chitosan nanoparticles for pulmonary administrationof etofylline, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 165 (2020) 445-459.
• Book Chapter - "Experimental models for evaluation of direct nose to brain drug delivery”Direct Nose to Brain Drug Delivery. Elsevier Inc., USA, (2021).
• Book Chapter - "A Current Update on Advanced Drug Delivery Devices for Nasal andPulmonary Administration” Drug Delivery Devices and Therapeutic Systems. Elsevier, 2021. 213–245.
• Mitali M. Bodhankar, Vinit V. Agnihotri and BhushanBhoyar, The integrity of protein associated with enteric coated tablet excipient in formulation and its degradation in simulated intestinal fluid, International Journal of Pharmacy & Technology, Sep-2011 Vol.3 Issue No.3 2911-2922.
• Mitali M. Bodhankar, Vinit V. Agnihotri and Bhushan S. Bhoyar, Enteric coated cross linked albumin microparticles of serratiopeptidase: effect of intestinal luminal contents on drug release. International Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, Vol. 2 (3) Jul – Sep 2011.
• Bodhankar MM, Agnihotri VV and Bhushan SB, Feasibility, formulation and characterization of innovative microparticles for oral delivery of peptide drug, International Journal of Research in Pharmacy and Chemistry, 2011, 1(3) 630-636.
• Mitali M. Bodhankar, Dr. A.T. Patil and Vinit V. Agnihotri, Development of topical formulations containing bioactive volatile oils: relative characterization of drug release for cream ointment and gel, International Journal of Pharmacy & Technology, Sep-2011 Vol. 3 Issue No.3, 3165-3174.
• Bhoyar BS, Agnihotri VV and Bodhankar MM, Design of polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene block co- polymer based in situ gelling system for localized ocular drug delivery, International Journal Of Research In Pharmacy And Chemistry 2011, 1(3) 591-600.
• Bhushan S. bhoyar, Vinit V. Agnihotri, Mitali M. Bodhankar, Anovalthermoreversible phase transition system with flux enhancers for opthalmic application, International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vol 3, issue 4, 367-370.
• BS. Bhoyar, VV. Agnihotri and MM. Bodhankar, New Method for Sustained Ocular Drug Delivery: Based on Polymeric Combination with Thermo Sensitive Gelling Agents, International Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences Vol. 2 (3) Jul– Sep 2011
• VV. Agnihotri Feasibility, formulation and characterization of innovative microparticles for oral delivery of peptide drug, Controlled Release Society- Indian Chapter-2011
• VV. Agnihotri The integrity of protein associated with polymeric encapsulated dosage formulation and its degradation in simulated intestinal fluid, For Indian Pharmaceutical Congress-2010, Manipal, India
• VV. Agnihotri The integrity of protein associated with enteric coated tablet excipient in formulation and its degradation in simulated intestinal fluid, For Jigyasa-2010, Technical paper presentation competition, Gurunanak college of pharmacy, Nagpur, India
• VV. Agnihotri Continuous high glucose infusion augments a ventricular systolic block in isolated heart preparation-correlating with diabetic cardiomyopathy, For Indian Pharmaceutical Congress-2009, Ahmadabad, India.
• VV. Agnihotri Oxidative stress induced endothelial dysfunction associated poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase activation & potential treatment targets. For Avishkar Interuniversity Research Festival 2007-2008, SNDT, women’s university, Mumbai, India.
• VV. Agnihotri C-peptide an emerging pathological factor in development of arthrosclerosis associated with diabetes. For National Seminar on "An emerging trends in advanced drug delivery system”, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.
• VV. Agnihotri High glucose infusion augments adrenaline mediated contraction pretreated with nimodipine in isolated heart preparation, For Indian Pharmaceutical Congress-2007, Varanasi, U.P., India.
• VV. Agnihotri Current treatment strategies associated mutations in HIV & its role in disease management- a review. For Conference of HIV-AIDS and herbal drug research-global perspective, J.L.Chaturvedi College of Pharmacy, 2007, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.
• VV. Agnihotri Antiretroviral herbals, an impetus in AIDS treatment. For Conference of HIV-AIDS and herbal drug research-global perspective, J.L.Chaturvedi College of Pharmacy, 2007, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.
• VV. Agnihotri High glucose infusion augments adrenaline mediated contraction pretreated with nimodipine in isolated heart prepration. For Indian Pharmacological society-2007, NIPER, Mohali, Punjab, India.
• VV. Agnihotri Effect of short chain fatty acids, as inhibitor of histone deacetylase on hyperglycemia induced by single dose of steptozotocin in rats. For Indian Pharmaceutical Congress-2006, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Professional Memberships And Activities:

• Registered pharmacist by Pharmacy Council of India
• Life Member At All India Pharmacy Teachers Association (APTI)
• Life Member Indian Pharmaceutical Association (IPA)
• 2007, 2008, 2009 student member at Indian Pharmacy council (IPC)
• 2010 student member at Controlled Release Society (CRS-Indian Chapter)