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DEPARTMENTS

Engineering

Science

CENTRE

Dr. Amit Anthwal

Associate Professor

Organic Synthesis, Biologically Active Molecules, Natural Products, Medicinal Chemistry and Docking Studies

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
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February 2025Till dateAssociate ProfessorNERIST, Nirjuli, Arunachal Pradesh
September 2024February 2025Resource PersonAzim Premji Foundation for Development
March 2021May 2023Associate ProfessorUttaranchal University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand
May 2016March 2021Assistant ProfessorSwami Rama Himalayan University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand
June 2015April 2016Assistant ProfessorM.H. Saboo Siddik College of Engineering, Mumbai, Maharashtra
August 2014May 2015Guest FacultyH.N.B. Garhwal University, Srinagar, Uttarakhand
September 2013June 2014Guest FacultyH.N.B. Garhwal University, Srinagar, Uttarakhand
July 2009 May 2011LecturerD. J. Sanghvi College of Engineering, Mumbai, Maharashtra
August 2008June 2009LecturerRizvi College of Engineering, Mumbai, Maharashtra
July 2007May 2008Lecturer (Contract)V.J.T.I. Mumbai, Maharashtra
HONORS AND AWARDS
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EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION
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Ph.D.ChemistryH.N.B. Garhwal University ( A Central University ), Uttarakhand2014
M. Sc.Organic ChemistryUniversity of Mumbai, Mumbai2007
B. Sc.ChemistryG.N. Khalsa College, University of Mumbai, Mumbai2005
ADMINISTRATIVE BACKGROUND
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MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL BODIES
  1. Life Time Member 'The Indian Society For Technical Education'.

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PUBLICATIONS
  1. Akshat Uniyal, Vikas Thakur, Ajay Singh, Jitender Gairolla, Amit Anthwal*, Designing of Unsymmetrical C-5 Curcumin Analogues by Molecular Engineering and In Silico Anti-cancer Screening, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., India, Sect. B Biol. Sci. (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40011-025-01668-x.
  2. Amit Anthwal, Akshat Uniyal, Jitender Gairolla, Rajesh Singh, Anita Gehlot, Mohamed Abbas, Shaik Vaseem Akram.  Industry 4.0 technologies adoption for digital transition in drug discovery and development: A review. J. Ind. Inf. Integration. 2024, 38, 100562.
  3. Akshat Uniyal, Bandana Thakur, Seema Singh, Jitender Gairolla, Amit Anthwal*, Synthesis, in-silico antiviral screening and in-vitro antibacterial screening of a novel chalcone derivatives.  J. Indian Chem. Soc.  2023, 100 (7), 101038.
  4. Isha Sharma, Amit Anthwal, Bharat Bhushan, NS Bisht, Kajal Shan, Akshat Uniyal. Effect of Hydrogen Peroxide and Vermicompost on Germination and Development of Vigna Mungo J. Mountain Res. 2023,  18(2), 327-337.
  5. Akshat Uniyal, Jitender Gairolla, Anuj Saini, Deepak Rana, Amit Anthwal*, Designing and in Silico anti-HIV and anti-cancer screening of novel Umbelliferone-imines. J. Pharm. Negat., 2022, 13(8), 3542–3546.
  6. Amit Anthwal, Kundan Singh, M.S.M. Rawat, Amit K. Tyagi, Ashanul Haque, Imran Ali and D S Rawat, Synthesis of 4-piperidone Based Curcuminoids with Anti-inflammatory and Anti-Proliferation Potential in Human Cancer Cell Lines. Anticancer Agents Med Chem, 2016, 16, 841-851.
  7. U. P. Bhatt, S.C. Sati, Subhash Chandra, Sudhir Kumar, Amit Anthwal, Rajendra Singh, Darshan Singh, Naresh Kumar, Ashok Kumar, R. P. Bahuguna Evaluation of In Vivo and In Vitro Anti-diabetic Activity of Roylea cinerea. Int. J. Pharm. Sci. Rev. Res. 2015, 32(2), 210-213.
  8. Amit Anthwal, U. Chinna Rajesh, M.S.M. Rawat, Bhavana Kushwaha, Jagdamba P. Maikhuri, Vishnu L. Sharma, Gopal Gupta, D S Rawat.  Novel metronidazole-chalcone conjugates with potential to counter drug resistance in Trichomonas vaginalis. Eur. J. Med. Chem., 2014, 79, 89-94.
  9. Amit Anthwal, M.S.M. Rawat, Amit K Tyagi, Bharat Aggarwal, DS Rawat and    Kundan Singh. C5-curcuminoid-dithiocarbamate based molecular hybrids: Synthesis, anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer activity evaluation. RSC Adv., 2014, 4, 28756-28764.
  10. Amit Anthwal, Bandana Thakur, M. S. M. Rawat, D S Rawat, Amit Kumar Tyagi, and Bharat B. Aggarwal. Synthesis, characterization and in vitro anticancer activity of C-5 curcumin analogues with potential to inhibit TNF-α-induced NF-κB activation. Biomed Res Int. 2014, 2014, 1-10.
  11. Amit Anthwal, Bandana Kumari Thakur, M.S.M. Rawat. Synthesis, antibacterial screening and theoretical molecular properties prediction of Hydantoin-Chalcone Conjugates. J. Indian Chem. Soc.  2014, 91, 1525.
  12. Bandana K Thakur, Amit Anthwal, Devendra Singh Rawat, Bipin Rawat, Rashmi and MSM Rawat. A Review on Genus Alseodaphne: Phytochemistry and Pharmacology. Mini Rev Org Chem. 2012, 9, 433-445.