Dr. Sanjay N. Awathale

Associate Professor

Qualification: M. Pharm., Ph. D., (RTM Nagpur University); PDF (USA)

Specialization: Pharmacology

Email ID: sanjay.awathale@svkm.ac.in

Phone: +91-9764509507

Experience: 8 Years

• 21.11.2023 - Present:
  Institute: Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal’s Institute of Pharmacy, Dhule, MH, India
  Position: Assistant Professor
• 12.05.2022 - 17.05.2023:
  Institute: Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, Emotional Brain Institute, Orangeburg, New York, USA (RFMH Research Funded Project)
  Position: Post-doctoral Research Fellow
• 09.03.2021 - 08.03.2022:
  Research: Indian council for Medical Research (ICMR), New Delhi, India
  Position: Senior Research Fellow
• 22.02.2016 - 16.02.2019:
  Research: DST-SERB Research Project at RTM Nagpur University, Nagpur, India
  Position: Junior/Senior Research Fellow
• 01.04.2015 - 21.03.2016:
  Research: Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, RTM Nagpur University, Nagpur, India
  Position: Research Volunteer
• 2015 - 2021
  Institute: Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, RTM Nagpur University, Nagpur, India
  Position: Contributory Teacher

Interest Areas: Neuroscience and Pharmacology

Research:

• Publications:
  • International: 06
  • National: 00
• Books: 00
• Book Chapters: 02
• Patents: 02
• Presentations:
  • International: 13
  • National: 11
• Completed Government Funded Projects: 02

Industry Projects:

• Completed: Nil
• Ongoing: Nil

Conferences/Workshops/Seminars/Training attended: 34

Academic Activities:

• Ph.D.:
  • Awarded: Nil
  • Registered: Nil
• M. Pharm. Guided: 07
• B. Pharm. Guided: 04
• Ph. D. Scholar Assisted: 09

Awards:

• Post-doctoral training fellowship by RFMH, New York, USA (2022-2023).
• Senior research fellowship by ICMR, New Delhi, India (2021-2022).
• Ph. D. research fellowship by RTM Nagpur University, India (2019-2021).
• Junior and senior research fellowship by DST-SERB, New Delhi, India (2016-2019).
• Qualified GPAT; Post-graduate research fellowship by AICTE, New Delhi, India (2013-2015).
• Waghade AM, Awathale SN, Subhedar NK, Kokare DM (2023). Superior colliculus regulates appetitive and aversive learning in rats: involvement of TRPV3 ion channels. Oral scientific session in 72nd Indian Pharmaceutical Congress held at Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, India on January 20-22, 2023. (Received Winner Prize in Oral Presentation).
• Waghade AM, Sahare DK, Awathale SN, Subhedar NK, Kokare DM (2022). Superior colliculus regulates reward reversal learning via activation of neuronal nitric oxide synthase. Presented poster at on "One Health and translational Research in Neurosciences” jointly organized by Dr. G. M. Taori Central India Institute of Medical Sciences (CIIMS) Nagpur and Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Nagpur, India on November 10-12, 2022. (Received Suven Life Science Ltd. Award 2022).
• Dudhabhate BB, Awathale SN, Choudhary AG, Subhedar NK, Kokare DM (2022). Neurobiological understandings on anger-like behaviour using novel anger paradigm. Presented at 10th International Conference of Laboratory Animal Scientists‟ Association on "Animals models for One Health Programme: Challenges and Future Perspectives”, ICARNational Academy of Agricultural Research Management (NAARM), Hyderabad, India on June 3-4, 2022. (Received Third Prize in Oral presentation).
• Dudhabhate BB, Awathale SN, Choudhary AM, Subhedar NK, Kokare DM (2021). Role of neuropeptide CART in the reward circuit of rat brain. Presented at IBRO-APRC School "Neurobiology of Addiction”, Department of Biochemistry, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India on August 28, 2021. (Received First Prize in Poster Presentation).
• Kokare DM, Awathale SN, Borkar CD, Subhedar NK. (2016). Role of energy homeostasis in reproductive behavior: Involvement of cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript peptide (CART). Presented at 21st Annual National Convention of Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India (APTI) on "Roadmap for quality pharmacy education and research” held at Manipal. (Received First Prize in Poster Presentation).

Professional Membership:

Registered Pharmacist (# 126035) approved by Maharashtra State Pharmacy Council

Recent Publications:

1. Kawade HM, Awathale SN, Subhedar NK, Kokare DM. Neuropeptide S facilitates extinction of fear via modulation of mesolimbic dopaminergic circuitry. Neuropharmacology 2022;221:109274. (Elsevier; Impact factor: 5.273).

2. Choudhary AG, Awathale SN, Subhedar NK, Kokare DM. In-house fabrication of bipolar electrode-cannula assembly for electrical stimulation and drug delivery at the same site in rat brain. Journal of Pharmacological and Toxicological Methods 2022;118:107194. (Elsevier; Impact factor: 2.287).

3. Awathale SN, Waghade AM, Kawade HM, Jadhav G, Choudhary AG, Sagarkar S, Sakharkar AJ, Subhedar NK, Kokare DM. Neuroplastic changes in the superior colliculus and hippocampus in self-rewarding paradigm: Importance of visual cues. Molecular Neurobiology 2021;59(2):890-915. (Springer; Impact Factor: 5.590).

4. Awathale SN, Choudhary AG, Subhedar NK, Kokare DM. Neuropeptide CART modulates dopamine turnover in the nucleus accumbens: Insights into the anatomy of rewarding circuits. Journal of Neurochemistry 2021;158(5):1172-1185. (Wiley; Impact factor: 5.372).

5. Sagarkar S, Choudhary AG, Balasubramanian N, Awathale SN, Somalwar AR, Pawar N, Kokare DM, Subhedar NK, Sakharkar AJ. LSD1-BDNF activity in lateral hypothalamus-medial forebrain bundle area is essential for reward seeking behavior. Progress in Neurobiology 2021;202:102048. (Elsevier; Impact factor: 11.685).

6. Awathale SN, Dudhbhate BB, Rahangdale RR, Borkar CD, Subhedar NK, Kokare DM. Denial of food to the hungry rat: A novel paradigm for induction and evaluation of anger-like emotion. Journal of Neuroscience Methods 2020;341:108791. (Elsevier; Impact factor: 2.785).