Research is intellectual application in the investigation of matter.  Research is often misused term commonly used, but in the strict scientific sense, research is performing a methodical study in order to prove a hypothesis or answer a specific question.  Research must be systematic and follow rigid standard protocols.  These may vary slightly between different fields/ disciplines of science.  Scientific research must be organized adhered to a plan, including performing literature review of past research and evaluating what questions need to be answered.  The primary aim of research is discovery, interpretation and development of methods and systems for the advancement of knowledge on wide variety of scientific matter of our universe.  The stages of scientific process include setting a goal, interpretation of results, replication and gradual accumulation.  The purpose of research may be varied across different disciplines of science.  At the basic level, they may split into ‘pure research’ and ‘applied research’. Pure scientific research is about explaining the world around us and trying to understand how universe operates. Often the pure research has indirect benefits, contributing greatly to the advancement of humanity.  Whereas the applied research tries to make use of the pure research to find answers for specific hypothesis.

These two aspects of research have been a part of Ayurveda from the originative period.  The basic principles & many aspects of Ayurveda have been subjected for scientific validations and have been in practice for centuries & have stood the test of time.  Many aspects of Ayurveda still remain to be explored under the tenets of applied research and are being attempted at Phytoinc.

Clinical Research involves the validation of biomedical research at the level of clinical practice and acts as a ‘neck of scientific bottle’ through which all the advances in biomedicine must flow before they are used for their beneficial effects by people at large.  The broad aims of clinical research are to improve patient outcomes, improve quality of care, enhance efficiency of system and inform health policy.  An effective treatment regimen includes an effective drug/ medicine to deliver the desired effect in combating the disease process.  The basic principles of new drug development involve drug discovery, pre-clinical development and clinical development.  The drug discovery involves steps as target identification, target validation, lead identification and lead optimization.  The pre-clinical development involves the pharmacology and toxicological studies.  The clinical development is carried out in four different phases as Phase I, Phase II, Phase III clinical studies and Phase IV (Post Marketing studies).  Pharmacovigilance has always been considered a critical activity by all stakeholders involved in clinical research.  It is a discipline more focused on the post marketing or post authorization period.  As a part of ‘Risk Management Tool’ it has not only an important role to play in patients’ safety and also to safeguard the pharma industry against possible loss of revenue through damaging litigations and declining share value. Of late Pharmacovigilance has become integral part of new drug development process.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:

A successful stint at The Himalaya Drug Company, Bangalore as Research Scientist in Research and Development since ’01 in a cross-cultural, multi-lingual and multinational environment handling various activities as…

• Involved in new drug development & commercial production of product actives
• Instrumental in the process of getting the ISO 9001 – 9002 & responsible for ISO documentation.
• Responsible for ERP Applications, assisted the regulatory affairs, providing scientific data for licensing of products, replies for Health queries from across the globe.
• Participated as physician in the Health camps including Bone Mineral Densitometry Camps.

ÂPost Graduate Diploma in Clinical Research from Institute of Clinical Research, Deemed University

Attended the Training Course in ‘Pharmacovigilance’ conducted by Institute of Clinical Research (India) in association with WHO International Centre for Drug Monitoring Centre (UMC), Uppsala, Sweden,Bangalore, Karnataka.

Attended the Training Course in ‘Clinical Data Management’ conducted by Institute of Clinical Research (India), Bangalore, Karnataka.

Attended the Training Course in ‘Statistical Analytical Software (SAS)’ conducted by Institute of Clinical Research (India), Bangalore, Karnataka.