Dr Bhakti Hirlekar
Assistant Professor
Date of Joining: 11.08.2025
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES
Dr Bhakti Hirlekar teaches undergraduate and postgraduate students in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Analysis.
SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING
| Subject | Semester / Year |
|---|---|
| Pharmaceutical Chemistry (Theory) | First Year DPharm |
| Pharmaceutical Chemistry (Lab) | First Year DPharm |
| Advanced Organic Chemistry-I | First Semester MPharm (Pharmaceutical Chemistry) |
| Food Analysis | First Semester MPharm (Pharmaceutical Analysis) |
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
| Degree | Specialisation | Institute | Year of passing |
|---|---|---|---|
| BPharm | PHARMACY | Indira Institute of Pharmacy, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra | 2018 |
| MPharm | Pharmaceutical Chemistry | National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Kolkata | 2020 |
| PhD | Medicinal Chemistry | National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Guwahati | 2025 |
AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH
Area of Interest
Medicinal & Pharmaceutical Chemistry AI/ML-Driven Drug Design and Molecular Modeling and quantum chemistry
Area of Expertise
• Integration of computational and experimental approaches for the identification of novel inhibitors for targeted disease.
Area of Research
AI/ML-Guided Drug Design: • Development of QSAR models for affinity prediction and ADMET profiling. • Web-based tool development for predictive modeling and virtual screening. Synthetic Medicinal Chemistry: • Design, synthesis, and biological testing of compounds for targeted diseases. • Development of novel PARP-1 inhibitors for anticancer therapy. Computational Chemistry: • Quantum chemical studies for reaction mechanism elucidation. • Drug–drug interaction analysis using quantum mechanical methods.