Mr. Akshay Chaudhari

Assistant Professor

Qualification: M. Pharmacy. Ph.D. (Pursuing)

Specialization: Pharmacology

Email ID: akshay.chaudhari@svkm.ac.in

Phone: +91-7666326761

Experience

Academic Experience: 03-11-2025 - Present

Industrial Experience: 1.08 years

Executive – Medical Services

• Medley Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Mumbai, Maharashtra (Apr 2025- Oct 2025)
• Wayonext Pvt. Ltd., Thane, Maharashtra (Sep 2024 - Apr 2025)

Interest Areas: Neuropharmacology, Behavioural Neuroscience

Research:

• Publications:
  • International: 03
  • Book: Nil
• Book Chapters: Nil
• Patents: Nil
• Presentations: 02

Completed Government Funded Projects: Nil

Industry Projects:

• Completed: Nil
• Ongoing: Nil

Professional Membership:

Registered Pharmacist in the Maharashtra State Pharmacy Council (358094).

CONFERENCES AND PRESENTATIONS:

1. Participated in the online workshop "Intellectual Property Writes & Innovation Management” conducted by DBATU (2024).

2. Attended and presented a poster at the DST-SERB-sponsored International Conference on Digital Technology Vision 2030: Transforming Healthcare, Education, and Industry (2024).

3. Attended and presented a poster at the "53rd Annual Conference of the Indian Pharmacological Society, IPSCON 2023" (2023).

4. Learned about the latest advances in clinical research at the "International Conference on Clinical Research-2023 (ICCR)” (2023).

ACHIEVEMENTS AND AWARDS:

• Post-graduation Fellowship by AICTE.
• GPAT Qualified in 2022 with 94% AIR- 2613 and NIPER rank AIR- 1135.
• Received Institutional Excellence Award for qualifying GPAT examination.
• Achieved 1st place in the Inter-college poster presentation competition.
• Achieved 1st place in the Inter-college fashion show and tug of war competition.
• Secured 3rd rank in D pharmacy.

RECENT PUBLICATIONS:

1. Chaudhari, A., Padmar, J., Awathale, S. et al. From glial cells to pain pathways: ICAM-1 as a central player in neuroinflammation and neuropathy. Discov. Neurosci. 20, 5 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13064-025-00201-0 (Discover Neuroscience IF: 4.0).

2. Chaudhari AK, Shirasath KR, Goyal SN, Nakhate KT, Awathale SN. A novel biting rod model for assessing aggressive behavior in restraint-stressed rats: Role of 5-HT3 receptor and NF-κB-kynurenine pathways. Physiol Behav. 2025 Dec 10.1016/j.physbeh.2025.115091 (Physiology & Behavior IF: 2.5).

3. Shirasath KR, Chaudhari AK, Nakhate KT, Goyal SN, Awathale SN. Plumbagin Alleviates Mild Traumatic Brain Injury-Induced Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Mice by Inhibiting nNOS and Augmenting Cortico-Striatal Serotonin Levels. Phytother Res. 2025 Oct 7 10.1002/ptr.70105 (Phytotherapy Research, IF: 7.0).