Field of Specialization

Pharmacognosy

Phone No.

9789456750

E-Mail

thilagampharma@gmail.com

Residential Address

L/57-216, Koottappalli Colony, Koottappalli (PO), Tiruchengode (TK), Namakkal (Dt), Tamil Nadu.

637214

Experience

23 years 10 months

Blood Group

O+ Positive

Publication Details :

International                        :

12

National                               :

4

Project details                    :

UG                                      :

16

Book Published                  :

1

Patent Details                    :

1

Awards received                :

2

Conference/ Workshop/ Symposium/ Seminar/FDP Attended               :

50

Conference/ Workshop/ Symposium/ Seminar/FDP Conducted             :

2

Resource Person in Conference/ Workshop/ Symposium/ Seminar/FD :

3

PEO - 1

To produce pharmacy post-graduates with strong fundamental concepts and high technical competence in pharmaceutical sciences and technology, who shall be able to use these tools in pharmaceutical industry and/or institutes where-ever necessary for success.

PEO - 2

To promote the development of trained human resource in Pharmaceutical Sciences for dissemination of quality education with highly professional and ethical attitude, strong communication skills, effective skills to work in a team with a multidisciplinary approach.

PEO - 3

To generate potential knowledge pools with interpersonal and collaborative skills to identify, assess and formulate problems and execute the solution in closely related pharmaceutical industries.

PSO - 1

Occurrence, isolation, characterization, identification, biosynthesis and activity profile of biologically active natural products.

PSO - 2

Know the WHO and ICH guidelines for evaluation of herbal drug.

PO -1

Demonstrate knowledge of the basic pharmaceutical sciences and the ability to acquire, manage and use current information for problem solving.

PO -2

Describe the synthesis, formulation, analysis, pharmacological, pharmaco- gnostical, biotechnological and regulatory aspects of drugs and biopharmaceuticals.

PO -3

Identify the rules and regulations involved in the drug discovery and development,      manufacture, distribution and sale of medicines.

PO -4

Develop problem-based learning approach and analytical thinking in his/her academic and professional life.

PO -5

Apply critical thinking skills, including investigation, application, analysis, creativity, evaluation of information, data and documents related to research investigation.

PO -6

Demonstrate the ability to plan and implement professional activities.

PO -7

Act efficiently as a leader in the diverse areas of the profession.

PO -8

Imbibe the skills of scientific communication and research writing.

PO -9

Apply the knowledge and skills gained through education to gain recognition in professional circle and society.

PO -10

Develop interdisciplinary research with other health care communities to provide innovative solutions.

PO -11

Participate in healthcare initiatives to create awareness in society about the effective and safe use of medicine and tackle professional challenges through lifelong learning attitude.

PO -12

Exercise ethical practices and moral values in personal and professional endeavors.

M.PHARM (PHARMACOGNOSY ) - YEAR - I (SEMESTER - I)

MPH101T

Modern Pharmaceutical Analytical Techniques

CO - 1

Understand the basic instrumentation of HPTLC, HPLC, GC  for identification, and characterization of compounds

CO - 2

Understand the basic concept and instrumentation of Chromatographic techniques 

CO - 3

Understand the basic principles and instrumentation of fluorimeter and atomic absorption spectrometer

CO - 4

Learn general principles and instrumentation of ion selective electrodes.

CO - 5

Explain Instrumentation, separation and identification of compounds by electrophoresis technique

M.PHARM (PHARMACOGNOSY ) - YEAR - I (SEMESTER - I)

MPG102T

Advanced Pharmacognosy-1

CO - 1

List the various classes of phytoconstituents and describe their biosynthesis, isolation   and characterization

CO - 2

Outline the process of drug discovery from plants and discuss the various steps involved in drug development

CO - 3

Compare the different methods of extraction and fractionation of phytoconstituents

CO - 4

Describe the phytochemical fingerprinting of extracts by chromatography techniques

CO - 5

Explain the in vitro and in vivo screening techniques for detection of

bioactive phytoconstituents

M.PHARM (PHARMACOGNOSY ) - YEAR - I (SEMESTER - I)

MPG103T

Phytochemistry

CO - 1

The subject provides enough knowledge on Develop an understanding of the physico-chemical properties of drugs.

CO - 2

Understood how current drugs were developed by using pharmacophore modeling and docking technique

CO - 3

Acquired knowledge in the chemotherapy for cancer and microbial diseases and different anti-viral agents

CO - 4

 Acquired knowledge about the mechanism pathways of different class of medicinal compounds

CO - 5

Introduced to a variety of drug classes and some pharmacological properties

M.PHARM (PHARMACOGNOSY ) - YEAR - I (SEMESTER - I)

MPG104T

Industrial Pharmacognostical Technology

CO - 1

Starting up of new herbal drug industry.

CO - 2

Regulatory requirements/ documentation for starting a new natural drug industry

CO - 3

Export and import policies in herbal industry sector

CO - 4

To understand the concept of ISO documentation, GMP / GLP in Herbal drug sector and Monograph preparation

CO - 5

To develop Develop Competency in testing of herbal drugs and Knowledge about IPR and Patenting

MPG105P

Pharmacognosy Practical I

CO - 1

Understand & explain standardization of phytopharmaceuticals by various analytical techniques like UV spectroscopy, Gas chromatography, Flame photometry, etc.

CO - 2

 Elaborate development of fingerprint of plant extracts of industrial utility.

CO - 3

Prepare & evaluate various herbal dosage forms including monograph analysis of clove & castor oil.

M.PHARM (PHARMACOGNOSY ) - YEAR - I (SEMESTER - II)

MPG201T

Medicinal Plant biotechnology

CO - 1

State the role of plant biotechnology and rDNA technology in the field of pharmacy.

CO - 2

Explain the different techniques of plant tissue culture and their applications

CO - 3

Discuss the various strategies for improving the yield of secondary metabolites

CO - 4

Describe the genetic engineering technique for the production of transgenic plants and analysis of plant genomes

M.PHARM (PHARMACOGNOSY ) - YEAR - I (SEMESTER - II)

MPG102T

Advanced Pharmacognosy-II

CO - 1

Definition and objectives of Pharmacognosy. Information about the use of Medicinal plants. Plant as a source of drugs of pharmaceutical interest

CO - 2

Biogenesis and biological activity of natural products coming from

mevalonate: terpenoids and steroids

CO - 3

Occurence, isolation, characterization, identification, biosynthesis and activity profile of biologically active natural products

CO - 4

Extraction procedures for natural compounds, their differences and their applications the main pathways of aromatic amino acids, alkaloids, phenylpropanoids

CO - 5

The biological activities of several compounds belonging to polyketides, terpenoids and steroids; and their traditional use and application in pharmaceutical and/or nutraceutical field.

M.PHARM (PHARMACOGNOSY ) - YEAR - I (SEMESTER - II)

MPG203T

Indian system of medicine

CO - 1

To understand Fundamental concepts and different dosage forms of the ISM. Study of Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia

CO - 2

Study of the basic principles and treatment modalities. Study of Yoga and its different streams

CO - 3

To study salient features of the techniques of preparation of some of the important class of Formulations as per Ayurveda, Siddha, Homeopathy and Unani Pharmacopoeia

CO - 4

To understand Good Manufacturing Practice of Indian systems of medicine, Components of GMP (Schedule – T) and its objectives

M.PHARM (PHARMACOGNOSY ) - YEAR - I (SEMESTER - II)

MPG204T

Herbal cosmetics

CO - 1

Understand raw material as source of herbal drugs from cultivation to herbal drug product

CO - 2

Know the WHO and ICH guidelines for evaluation of herbal drug

CO - 3

Know the herbal cosmetics, natural sweeteners, nutraceuticals.

CO - 4

Appreciate patenting of herbal drugs, GMP

M.PHARM (PHARMACOGNOSY ) - YEAR - I (SEMESTER - II)

MPG205P

Pharmacognosy Practical II

CO - 1

Prepare & evaluate Ayurvedic, Siddha, Homeopathy, Unani, Herbal medicinal and cosmetic formulations

CO - 2

Conduct evaluation of crude drugs by physicochemical parameters

CO - 3

Discuss various plant tissue culture techniques

CO - 4

Able to handle various equipments as per SOPs & learn various demonstrations of experiments.

M.PHARM  - YEAR - II (SEMESTER - III)

COMMON TO ALL BRANCHES

MRM 301T

Research Methodology and Biostatistics

CO - 1

Students should understand a general definition of research design

CO - 2

Students should be able to identify the overall process of designing a research study and the use of various statistical test involved

CO - 3

Students should be familiar with human ethical issues in educational research, including those issues that arise in using quantitative and qualitative research

CO - 4

Students should know the guidelines in performing animal study and maintenance of animal house.

CO - 5

Students should be familiar with declaration of Helsinki

M.PHARM  - YEAR - II (SEMESTER - III & IV)

COMMON TO ALL BRANCHES

JOURNAL CLUB

CO - 1

Able to collect relevant literature and critically evaluate them

CO - 2

Learnt to make a PPT presentation scientifically and deliver the same

CO - 3

Able to involve effectively in post presentation  discussion

M.PHARM  - YEAR - II (SEMESTER - III & IV)

COMMON TO ALL BRANCHES

DISCUSSION / PRESENTATION (PROPOSAL PRESENTATION)

CO - 1

Able to select research topic through literature review  

CO - 2

Able to design research methodology

CO - 3

Able to Present the selected research proposal  convincingly

M.PHARM  - YEAR - II (SEMESTER - III & IV)

COMMON TO ALL BRANCHES

RESEARCH WORK

CO - 1

Able to carry out research work scientifically following research ethics

CO - 2

Able to collect date, interpret them using appropriate statistical tools and arrive at conclusion scientifically

CO - 3

 Able to document the research work in the form of thesis in an acceptable format

PEO - 1

The student will possess professional knowledge of pharmaceutical sciences and technology applicable in pharmaceutical, healthcare industry, community pharmacy and academia as per the requirement.

PEO - 2

With the grooming and knowledge gained, the student will play a major role as professional Pharmacist in the health care team and participate in implementation of various health programs at large.

PEO - 3

The student will inculcate the urge for lifelong learning and up - gradation to meet the needs of the profession and society.

PSO - 1

Apply and assess the literature and other research resources to provide evidence-based drug information that meets the needs of patients and other health care providers.

PSO - 2

Discuss how patients and care givers can obtain the most cost-efficient medications and related pharmaceuticals per patient-specific health insurance coverage options.

PO - 1

Pharmacy Knowledge:  Possess knowledge and comprehension of the core and basic knowledge associated with the profession of pharmacy, including biomedical sciences; pharmaceutical sciences; behavioral, social, and administrative pharmacy sciences; and manufacturing practices.

PO - 2

Planning Abilities:   Demonstrate effective planning abilities including time management, resource management, delegation skills and organizational skills. Develop and implement plans and organize work to meet deadlines.

PO - 3

Problem analysis:  Utilize the principles of scientific enquiry, thinking analytically, clearly and critically, while solving problems and making decisions during daily practice. Find, analyze, evaluate and apply information systematically and shall make defensible decisions.

PO - 4

Modern tool us age:  Learn, select, and apply appropriate methods and procedures, resources, and modern pharmacy-related computing tools with an understanding of the limitations.

PO - 5

Leadership skills: Understand and consider the human reaction to change, motivation issues, leadership and team-building when planning changes required for fulfillment of practice, professional and societal responsibilities. Assume participatory roles as responsible citizens or leadership roles when appropriate to facilitate improvement in health and well-being.

PO - 6

Professional Identity:  Understand, analyze and communicate the value of their professional roles in society (e.g. health care professionals, promoters of health, educators, managers, employers, employees)

PO - 7

Pharmaceutical Ethics: Honor personal values and apply ethical principles in professional and social contexts. Demonstrate behavior that recognizes cultural and personal variability in values, communication and lifestyles. Use ethical frameworks; apply ethical principles while making decisions and take responsibility for the outcomes associated with the decisions.

PO - 8

Communication:  Communicate effectively with the pharmacy community and with society at large, such as, being able to comprehend and write effective reports, make effective presentations and documentation, and give and receive clear instructions.

PO - 9

The Pharmacist and society:  Apply reasoning informed by the contextual knowledge to assess societal, health, safety and legal issues and the consequent responsibilities relevant to the professional pharmacy practice.

PHARM D - 2^nd YEAR

2.3

Pharmacognosy & Phytopharmaceuticals (THEORY)

CO - 1

Understand the basic principles of cultivation, collection and storage of crude drugs.

CO - 2

Know the source, active constituents and uses of crude drugs; and botany

CO - 3

Appreciate the applications of primary and secondary metabolites of the plant.

CO - 4

Demonstrate the plant tissue culture.

CO - 5

Understand the traditional system of medicine.

CO - 6

Explain the Plant Products Primary metabolites Proteins, Enzymes, Lipids, Marine drugs.

2.3

Pharmacognosy & Phytopharmaceuticals (PRACTICAL)

CO - 1

Analyze the crude drugs by chemical tests.

CO - 2

Determine the stomatal number and index and vein islet number, vein islet termination and palisade ratio.

CO - 3

Determine the starch grains, calcium oxalate crystals by eye piece micrometer.

CO - 4

Perform the Fiber length and width starch grains by Lycopodium spore method.

CO - 5

Analyze the purity of crude drugs by ash value and extractive value.

CO - 6

Determine the moisture content, swelling index and foaming index.

PEO - 1

To produce pharmacy graduates with strong basics and high technical knowledge to cater the various areas of Pharmaceutical Industry.

PEO - 2

Graduates will be able to discharge the responsibilities of pharmacist with adequate understanding of supportive area as needed in this multidisciplinary area of health care system.

PEO - 3

Pharmacists will be able to a part of the team to communicate well with other professionals in providing medicines needed to society with standards, professional ethics and social responsibilities.

PSO - 1

Apply the knowledge of pharmaceutical and allied sciences in design, manufacture and evaluation of drug delivery systems including cosmetics.

PSO - 2

Appreciate the mechanism of action of drugs including their kinetics and adverse actions. Be able to do basic evaluation of bioactivity of drugs in in - silico models.

PO - 1

Domain Knowledge: Demonstrate comprehension of basic principles of pharmaceutical and allied sciences in all pertinent scenarios. Exhibit skills associated with the profession of pharmacy, pharmaceutical manufacturing practices and quality control.

PO - 2

Problem analysis: Use domain knowledge, analytical and critical thinking for solving problems and taking decisions during everyday practice in profession, industry and all work environment.

PO - 3

Research and Development: Exhibit knowledge from his major domain in problem identification, critical thinking, analysis and providing solutions to pharmaceutical and allied technology disciplines.

PO - 4

Modern tools usage: Demonstrate an ability to handle/use various tools, apparatus, instrument, equipment or machinery pertinent to the pharmaceutical domain with practical knowledge on standard operating procedures and safety aspects.

PO - 5

The Pharmacist and Society: Use contextual knowledge – informed reasoning to understand medical prescription, perform patient counseling. Recognize the necessity to engage in independent and life-long learning.

PO - 6

Environment and sustainability: Demonstrate knowledge and responsibility while handling pharmaceutical techniques/ processes that have social and environmental impacts and promote sustainable development.

PO - 7

Ethics: Demonstrate exemplary professional, ethical, and legal behaviors in accordance with all drug, pharmaceutical, and pharmacy-related central, state laws and regulations.

PO - 8

Individual and Team skills: Function effectively as an individual member or leader in different teams and multidisciplinary settings. Assume a participatory or lead role in an organization’s planning and execution of transformational projects to enhance its prospects.

PO - 9

Communication: Communicate effectively with the pharmaceutical scientific community, work- force and with society at large, with abilities to comprehend and write effective reports, make effective presentations and documentation.

PO - 10

Project management abilities: Demonstrate effective delegation and organizational skills. Organize work with necessary planning and execution to meet deadlines. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of pharmaceutical, legal processes and apply them in project management.

B.PHARM  YEAR - I (SEMESTER - I)

BP106RBT

Remedial Biology

CO - 1

Explain the classification and salient features of five kingdoms of life.

CO - 2

Explain the basic concepts of anatomy & physiology of plants

CO - 3

Explain the basic concepts of anatomy & physiology animals with special reference to human.

BP112RBP

Remedial Biology – Practical

CO - 1

Demonstrate different techniques used in histology

CO - 2

Explain the structure of cell of animal and plants with its inclusions

CO - 3

Study of different physiological parameters of human

CO - 4

Illustrate study of frog using computer model                                                       

B.PHARM - YEAR - II (SEMESTER - IV)

BP405T

Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry I– Theory

CO - 1

Explain meaning of term ‘Pharmacognosy’ & quality control of natural origin drugs.

CO - 2

Comprehend the significance of cultivation, collection, processing & storage of crude drugs including conservation of medicinal plants.

CO - 3

Appraise the importance of plant tissue culture for enhancement of secondary metabolites.

CO - 4

Outline tissue system, macroscopy & anatomy of different parts of plant, illustrate definition, classification, properties, & test for identification of Secondary metabolites.

CO - 5

Describe source, chemistry, extraction, uses systematic pharmacognostic study and commercial utility of primary metabolites.

BP409P

Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry I – Practical

CO - 1

Demonstrate Qualitative analysis of unorganized crude drugs.

CO - 2

Explain the significance of quantitative microscopy & proximate chemical analysis.

CO - 3

Apply theoretical knowledge of various quality control parameters studied in theory.

YEAR - III (SEMESTER - V)

BP504T

Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry II– Theory

CO - 1

Understand & explain tools & techniques used in study of biosynthetic pathways in plants along with difficulties thereof.

CO - 2

Assess significance of secondary metabolite as medicinal molecule for industrial utility

CO - 3

Describe modern extraction, isolation & Characterization techniques for various secondary metabolites

CO - 4

Illustrate Industrial production, estimation and utilization of the phytoconstituents.

BP508P

Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry II – Practical

CO - 1

Identify and interpret the crude drugs by pharmacognostic study.

CO - 2

Discuss various techniques of extraction, isolation and detection of Phytoconstituents.

CO - 3

Describe quantitative estimation of phytoconstituents.

CO - 4

Illustrate chromatographic evaluation (TLC) of herbal extracts.

CO - 5

Discuss distillation of volatile oil & judge the quality of volatile oil by TLC.

CO - 6

Demonstrate Qualitative analysis of unorganized crude drugs

B.PHARM - YEAR - III (SEMESTER - VI)

BP603T

Herbal Drug Technology – Theory

CO - 1

Comprehend & explain identification, authentication and processing of herbal raw material, understand & explain principle & treatment aspects of traditional systems of medicines; along with method of preparation of Ayurvedic dosage forms.

CO - 2

Compare & contrast nutraceuticals, functional foods & its significance along with safe use of natural products, possible toxicities & interaction.

CO - 3

Understand & explain significance of novel drug delivery of natural products, know herbal cosmetics, herbal excipients & herbal formulation.

CO - 4

Know the WHO and ICH guidelines for evaluation of herbal drugs including stability testing and appreciate patenting of herbal drugs, GMP

BP609P

Herbal Drug Technology – Practical

CO - 1

Identify and interpret the crude drugs by phytochemical screening

CO - 2

Prepare & evaluate herbal formulation and herbal cosmetics as for the Pharmacopoeias.

CO - 3

Analysis of herbal drugs as per the Pharmacopoeias.

CO - 4

Evaluate of products natural origin.

CO - 5

Undertake the various estimations determinations; infer from result obtained and report evaluation results.

B.PHARM - YEAR - IV (SEMESTER - VII)

BP706PS

Practice School

CO - 1

To understand the importance of realistic learning through practice in various domains such as community pharmacy, drug testing and manufacturing, preclinical testing, clinical practice, patent filing, regulatory filing accounting, green audit and article writing.

CO - 2

To get familiarize with the aspects of realistic practice in the domain of interest.

CO - 3

To develop knowledge and skills related to practical learning in the domain of interest.

CO - 4

To analyze the problems encountered during realistic practice and make use of theoretical knowledge to resolve those problems.

CO - 5

To build up the ability to perform well in the domain of interest after becoming an employee/entrepreneur.

B.PHARM - YEAR - IV (SEMESTER - VIII)

BP806ET

Quality Control and Standardization of  Herbals

CO - 1

Understand WHO guidelines for quality control of herbal drugs

CO - 2

Elaborate Quality assurance in herbal drug industry.

CO - 3

Understand the regulatory approval process and their registration in Indian and International markets

CO - 4

Appreciate EU and ICH guidelines for quality control of herbal drugs

B.PHARM - YEAR - IV (SEMESTER - VIII)

BP813PW

Project Work

CO - 1

  Know the source of literature and literature survey

CO - 2

Able to design research protocol and carry out study as per design

CO - 3

Can analyze and interpret research data using appropriate statistical tools

CO - 4

Capable of writing scientific documents

CO - 5

Developed tendency to work in group