informationDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Parul Institute of Pharmacy, Parul University, Vadodara, India
Dr. Ashish Patel is an Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry at Parul Institute of Pharmacy, Parul University, Vadodara, India. He earned his PhD in Pharmaceutical Chemistry from R.K. University, Gujarat, and has over a decade of experience in teaching and research. His research interests span medicinal chemistry, organic synthesis, computational chemistry, and analytical method development, with a particular focus on heterocyclic scaffolds such as imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine, benzimidazole, and quinoline derivatives as potential anticancer, anti-Alzheimer’s, and antidiabetic agents. Dr. Patel has published 105 peer-reviewed articles in high-impact journals, with over 1,100 citations, an h-index of 19, and i10-index of 36. He has guided 25 postgraduate students and is currently supervising 4 PhD scholars. He has successfully secured multiple research grants from SSIP, GUJCOST, and DST-NIMAT, and has completed numerous industry consultancy projects. Dr. Patel is a recipient of the Young Researcher Award (2019) and multiple Best Research Appreciation Awards. He has served as a session chair at several international conferences and delivered invited talks at institutions across India and abroad. He also co-authored a widely used textbook for the GPAT examination.
