Dr. Pawan Kumar Gupta

[M.S. (Pharm) & Ph.D., NIPER, Mohali, India]

DST-TARE Fellow (2019-2022)

Associate Professor

School of Pharmacy Technology and Management

SVKM-NMIMS Global University, Dhule, Maharashtra, India

SVKM's Faculty webpage: https://svkm-iop.ac.in/faculty/dr-pawan-gupta

Scopus ID: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=56818314900

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7201-1356

Vidwan : https://vidwan.inflibnet.ac.in/profile/335053

ResearchID: https://www.researchid.co/rid107328

Google Scholar:https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=wg5_g7IAAAAJ&hl=en

Current project:

Identification of the dual inhibitors against breast cancer targets using in silico and in vitro studies
Identification of novel lead molecules against COVID-19 targets
Computer aided drug design against different cancer targets

Expertise: Computer aided drug design and discovery

Research Interest:

Finding out new chemical entities from natural substances against cancer, HIV, malaria, TB, etc. by using Computer aided drug design and molecular modeling (QSAR, Docking, Pharmacophore mapping, Virtual screening and 3D database searching and Molecular dynamics simulations, etc.)
Pharmaceutical repositioning/repurposing of marketed drugs/inhibitors/nutrients against novel targets and their lead optimizations.
De novo drug design against novel targets for identifications of novel lead molecules.
In-silico screening and analysis of the natural chemicals to find out novel potential activity

PhD Project: (2007-2012): National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Mohali, India

Supervisor: Prof. Prabha Garg and Prof. Nilanjan Roy

Ligand based and structure-based drug design for identification of novel leads/inhibitors against HIV-1 integrase using computer aided drug design and molecular modeling techniques such as Docking, QSAR, Shape based virtual screening, ADMET predictions, etc.

Master [M.S. (Pharm) in Pharmacoinformatics, 2005-2007): National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Mohali, India

Bachelor : [B. Pharm (2000-2005)]: University of Rajasthan, Jaipur

Previous projects/experiences

7. Since September 2025

Associate Professor, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Technology and Management, SVKM NMIMS Global University, Dhule, Maharashtra, India – 424001.

6. September 2022 to August 2025

Associate Professor, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, SVKM's Institute of Pharmacy, Dhule, Maharashtra, India- 424001.

5. December 2020 to August 2022

Assistant Professor, Shree S. K. Patel College of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Ganpat University, Ganpat Vidyanagar, Gujarat-384012.

4. July 2016 to November 2020

Assistant Professor, Division of Research and Development and Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India-144411

3. January, 2015 to February, 2016

Research Scientist under InnovaBalt project: European Union FP-7 Programme in Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Riga, Latvia, Europe.

2. From May, 2013-October, 2014

Assistant Professor (On contractual), Centre for Computational Sciences, School of Basic and Applied Sciences, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, India.

May, 2012 to May, 2013

Research Associate-Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Department of Pharmacoinformatics, NIPER, Mohali, India

Teaching experiences:

At Master Level (B. Pharm, B. Tech, M. Sc. and M. Pharm.):

Basic of Drug Action and Discovery
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Principle of Drug Discovery
Pharmaceutical Inorganic Chemistry
Life Style Diseases and its management
Research Methodologies
Health Policy
Human Anatomy and Physiology
CADD

Other research projects supervised:

1. 3D-QSAR study of furoxan derivatives as NO-donors.

2. Docking studies of dimeric phloroglucinols for HIV-1 Reverse transcriptase, Protease and Integrase proteins.

3. Docking studies of Caffeoyl-anilides as Inhibitors for HIV-1 IN and CCR5 co-receptor.

4. Docking study of piperoyl amino acid derivative on hypothetical models of Leishmania Major proteins.

5. Pharmaceutical Repurposing of phytochemicals for identification of new therapeutic targets