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Dr. Vinod Tiwari, PhD
Associate Professor
Dr. Tiwari is currently supervising the Neuroscience & Pain Research Laboratory at the Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi, India. His research is focused on dissecting the neurobiology of chronic pain and developing potential translational therapies for the management of neuropathic pain, a critical burdensome disorder worldwide. He is currently looking for interdisciplinary broad areas where he can use the mode of research and concepts from multiple disciplines to advance a fundamental understanding of the problems whose solutions are beyond the scope of a single discipline. His long-term future plans are to diligently pursue a career in teaching and research where he can apply scientific knowledge into practice for the betterment of mankind and to transfer knowledge to the next generation in order to create future entrepreneurs and scientists.
Current Appointment
Associate Professor (Since November, 2022-Till now)
Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering & Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Education and Training (In Chronological Order)
Assistant Professor (April 2018-Nov-2022)
Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering & Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, India
Guest Faculty (Nov 2020- April 2021)
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Guwahati (NIPERG), Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
Visiting Professor (Nov 2017-Jan 2018)
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Assistant Professor (Aug 2016- March 2018)
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research (NIPER), Ahmedabad, (Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology)
Postdoctoral Fellow (2012-2016 )
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Ph.D (2008-2012)
University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (UIPS), Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
Research Associate (2007-2008)
Nicholas Piramal Research Center, Goregaon (E), Mumbai, India
M. Pharm (2005-2007 )
N.D.M.V.P. Samaj’s College of Pharmacy, University of Pune, Maharashtra, India
B. Pharm (2000-2004)
Birla College Campus, H.N.B. Garhwal University, Srinagar, Uttarakhand, India
ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITY
Member of the Institute Intellectual Property Rights Committee, IIT (BHU), Varanasi,(2024-2025)
Member of the Institute Intellectual Property Rights Committee, IIT (BHU), Varanasi,(2023-2024)
Member of the Departmental Faculty Affairs Committee (DFAC), Department of Pharmaceutical Engg. & Tech., IIT (BHU), Varanasi,(Jan 2025 - Present)
Member, Department Post Graduate Committee (DPGC), Department of Pharmaceutical Engg & Tech., IIT (BHU), Varanasi. (2024-2025)
Board of Studies (BoS) Member (16 August 2024-15 August 2026) at Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal Vishwavidhyalaya, Jaunpur (U.P.), India.
Link Nominee, Institutional Animal Ethics Committee (IAEC), Baba Raghav Das (B.R.D) Medical College, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh (March 2024- Present).
External member, Institutional Animal Ethics Committee (IAEC), R.K. Pharmacy College, Sathiaon Azamgarh (January 2024- Present
Coordinator, Society for Neurochemistry, India (SNCI), Varanasi Chapter (November 2023- Present).
Hostel Warden, Satish Dhawan Hostel, IIT (BHU), Varanasi (June 2024 - continued)
Member Secretary, Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBSC), IIT (BHU), Varanasi (2023- Present)
Member Secretary, Institutional Animal Ethical Committee, IIT (BHU), Varanasi (2021-2026)
Animal House In-Charge, Department Animal House Facility, IIT (BHU), Varanasi (2019- Present)
Patents
Patents
Title of Patent: Targeting Peripheral Neurons Using Opioid-Encapsulated Pegylated Albumin Nanoparticles for Safe and Effective Antinociceptive Activity, Indian patent No.: 201821043610 (Publication Date: 20/05/2020).
Inventor Name: Tekade RK, Tiwari V, Bidve PA, Sharma D, Prajapati N, Raval N, Kalia Funding: ECR/2016/001846 awarded by SERB to Dr. Vinod Tiwari in 2017 & NIPER Ahmedabad (Granted on 08/11/2023)
Title of Patent: Analgesic activity of Dermorphin [D-Arg2, Lys4] (1–4) amide (DALDA) Nanoformulation in Chronic Constriction Injury Induced Neuropathic Pain, Indian patent (Submitted). (Date: 08/02/2021)
Inventor Name: Tiwari V, Somesh Agrawal, Uniyal A, Kotiyal A. Funding: ECR/2016/001846 awarded by SERB to Dr. Vinod Tiwari in 2017 & IIT (BHU), Varanasi.
Title of Patent: Development of Transient Receptor Potential Ankyrin-1 (TRPA1) Nociceptor based siRNA Nano-Therapeutics for the Treatment of Chemotherapy-induced Neuropathic Pain, Indian patent (Filed). (Date: 20/01/2023), patent application number 202311004138.
Inventor Name: Tiwari V, Akhilesh, Uniyal Ankit, Tiwari Vineeta, Chouhan Deepak, Gadepalli Anagha, Ummadisetty Obulatphi, Agrawal Somesh, Pandey Priyanka. Funding: ICMR, New Delhi
Title of Patent: Dendrimer Stabilized Albumin Nanoparticles Loaded with Asiatic Acid for the Management of Alcohol Addiction, Indian patent (Filed). (Date: 14/03/2023)
Inventor Name: Tiwari V, Uniyal Ankit, Chouhan, Deepak, Akhilesh, Tiwari Vineeta, Gadepalli Anagha, Ummadisetty Obulatphi, Agrawal Somesh, Pandey Priyanka. Funding: ICMR, New Delhi.
Title of Patent: A Method of Preparing a Nano-Formulation for Pain Management and a Product Thereof, Indian patent, Application Number: 202511017387,Inventor(s) Name: Vinod Tiwari, Anurag Kumar Singh, Akhilesh.Status: Filed on 27 February 2025.Funding: 3/1/2/110Neuro/2019-NCD-I awarded by ICMR to Dr. Anurag Kumar Singh (Research Associate) in 2022 at IIT (BHU), Varanasi.
Title of Patent: Development of Betaine-Aloe Vera-Gelatin Hydrogel Formulation for Treatment of Burn Wound, Indian Patent (Submitted), Inventor Name: Tiwari V, Parmar A, Londe Rohan, Ummadisetty Obulatphi, Dhadhe Madhuri, Singh Anurag, Chouhan Deepak, Agrawal Somesh, Verma Nivedita, Thakur Vaibhav, Funding: This work is supported by the Ministry of Human Resource & Development, Government of India
Title of Patent: Topical Composition.
Inventor(s) Name: Tiwari Vinod, Mishra Brahmeshwar, Chouhan Deepak, Jain Darshita, Singh Anurag, Jha Abhishek, Londhe Rohan, Application No. 202511082962
Status: Filed on 01/09/2025
Funding: This work is supported by the Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship-Ministry of Human Resource & Development, Government of India
Honors & Awards
Honors & Awards
All India Council for Technical Education, Expert, Scrutiny Committee since November 2024
Appointed as Board of Studies (BoS) Member at Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal Vishwavidhyalaya, Jaunpur (U.P), India from 16th August 2024 to 15 August 2026
Travel Award by the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) for Attending the IASP World Congress 2024 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. August 2024.
Travel Award for Excellent Presentation at NEURO 2024, The 47th Annual Meeting of Japanese Neuroscience Society, Japanese Society for Neurochemistry and Japanese Society for Biological Sciences held at Fukuoka, Japan. July 24-27, 2024.
FELLOW, Royal Society of Biology (Since April 2024- Till now)
1 Naoroji Street, London, UK
IBRO Neuroscience School Award (2024)
Organizing the upcoming IBRO-APRC School in October 2024 at the Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, India.
Moderator for pharmaceutical sciences in Uttarakhand Public Service Commission (UKPSC), Haridwar, India (April 2024).
Travel Award by the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) for Attending the IASP World Congress 2024 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. August 2024.
Travel Award for Excellent Presentation at NEURO 2024, The 47th Annual Meeting of Japanese Neuroscience Society, Japanese Society for Neurochemistry and Japanese Society for Biological Sciences held at Fukuoka, Japan. July 24-27, 2024.
Annacharya Lokapur Foundation Award for Best Research Paper in Basic Sciences Indian Society for the Study of Pain Conference 2023 (ISSPCON 2023) held at Shree Guru Ram Das University, Amritsar, India, 3-5 February 2023.
Selected as a Nominee of the CCSEA by Govt. of India, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Committee for Control and Supervision of Experiments on Animals (CCSEA), 30th November 2022.
Award of Excellence for outstanding performance in Teaching and Research on the occasion of “International conferences on modern approaches of research in basic and applied sciences” (MARBAS-2021) held at Haridwar, Uttarakhand, on December 04, 2021
Appointed as Training Innovation Ambassador under Institutions Innovation Council an Initiative of Innovation Cell, Ministry of Education (MoE), by Dean of Faculty Affair (DoFA), IIT-BHU, Varanasi
“Travel award” by International Narcotics Research Conference (INRC) to attend INRC meeting (June 15-19, 2015) at Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.A
“1st Prize” for poster presentation at 16th Annual ACCM Research Day held at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A on December 10, 2014
“Travel award” by International Narcotics Research Conference (INRC) to attend INRC meeting (July 13 to July 18, 2014) at Montréal, Québec, CANADA
“Young Investigator Scientist Award” by International Brain Research Organization for 3 weeks (June 20th-July 13th, 2011) training programme at laboratory of Prof. Patricia Gaspar, School of Neuroscience, Paris, FRANCE
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