Rajnish Kumar
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Dr Rajnish Kumar

Male Doctor of Philosophy
Assistant Professor | Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering and Technology
Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi (2019)
Uttar Pradesh
Expertise: Pharmacology and Pharmacy
134 Publications
7 Projects
1140 Scopus Citations
2072 CrossRef
6 Years 7 Months Total Experience
Publications
134 Total
Articles
123
Chapters
9
Proceedings
2
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Professional Recognition

Wenner-Gren Foundation Travel Award, Stockholm, Sweden
2018
Wenner-Gren Foundation, Stockholm, Sweden
Karolinska Institutet Travel Award, Stockholm, Sweden
2017
Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Wenner-Gren Foundation Travel Award, Stockholm, Sweden
2016
Wenner-Gren Foundation, Stockholm, Sweden
Karolinska Institutet Travel Award, Stockholm, Sweden
2015
Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Young Scientist Travel Award by Indian Council of Medical Research
2013
Indian Council of Medical Research, India
B.P. Doctor Young Investigator Award
2016
XVth International Symposium on Cholinergic Mechanisms, Marseille, France

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Indian Society of Chemists and Biologists (ISCB)
Life member
Jan 2020
Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India (APTI)
Life member
Jan 2022
Indian Pharmacy Graduates Association (IPGA
Life member
Jan 2021
Swedish Neuroscience Society (SNS)
Regular member
Jan 2022
Society for Neurochemistry, India (SNCI)
Life member
Jan 2022
Bioinformatics and Drug Discovery Society (BIDDS)
Life member
Jan 2022

Personal Details

Doctor of Philosophy
2014
N/A
Master of Pharmacy
2008
Kannada University Hampi
Bachelor of Pharmacy
2006
Pfizer India Limited
Assistant Professor
Nov 2019 – —
Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi | Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering and Technology
Assistant Professor
Jun 2019 – Oct 2019
Karolinska Institute
Post-Doctoral Research Scientist
Apr 2014 – May 2019
Karolinska Institute
Medical and Health Sciences
Pharmacology and Pharmacy

Related Profiles

Scholarly Work

Discovery of novel selective inhibitors of choline acetyltransferase: lead optimization and in vivo pharmacokinetic studies
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
Development of a toolkit for prediction of blood-brain-barrier permeability using deep learning to expedite CNS drug discovery
Other
Role: Principal Investigator
Development of Novel Therapeutics for the Redemption from Burn and Frostbite Burn Injury Induced Pain in Military Veterans
Completed
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Machine learning-based design, synthesis, and evaluation of novel tau-aggregation inhibitors for the treatment of tauopathy in neurodegenerative diseases
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
Development of novel modulators of molecular chaperone network with focus on Alzheimer disease therapy
Completed
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Targeting the core cholinergic cells for development of biomarkers and therapeutic strategies in Alzheimer´s disease
Completed
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Novel Lead Chat-PET Tracer As Early Diagnostic And Theragonistic Biomarker
Completed
Role: Co-Principal Investigator

Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of Novel Protein Aggregation Modulators as Potential Therapeutics Against Alzheimer’s Disease

University IITBHU
Year 2024
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AN AMIDE LINKAGE-BASED HETEROCYCLIC DERIVATIVE AND A METHOD OF PREPARATION THEREOF

Anurag TK Baidya
Bhanuranjan Das
Rajnish Kumar
- Application No. : 202411036401 Filed : 10-07-2024
Published : 30-11--0001 Filed

A HETEROCYCLIC SUBSTITUTED DICARBONYL COMPOUND AND A METHOD OF SYNTHESIS THEREOF

Bhanuranjan Das
Anurag TK Baidya
Rajnish Kumar
- Application No. : 202311080715 Filed : 28-11-2023
Published : 13-09-2024 Published

Scholarly Publications

The Role of Machine Learning in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology

Book Chapter
Year: 2026. Pages: 731-754 .
Authors: Jatin Jangra; Ramandeep Kaur; Rajnish Kumar

Therapeutic targeting of brain bioenergetics in Alzheimer’s disease addressing insulin resistance, glucose hypometabolism, and mitochondrial dysfunction

Book Chapter
International Review of Neurobiology. Year: 2026. Pages: 91-132 .
Authors: Jatin Jangra; Isha Mahindru; Rajnish Kumar

Discovery and characterization of novel pyridone and furan substituted ligands of choline acetyltransferase

Journal Article
European Journal of Pharmacology. Year: 2025. Volume: 998 , Pages: 177638 .
Authors: Anurag TK. Baidya; Davide Dante; Bhanuranjan Das; Lisha Wang; Taher Darreh-Shori; Rajnish Kumar

Corrigendum to “Synthesis and biological evaluation of Halogen-Substituted novel α-Ketoamides as potential protein aggregation modulators in Alzheimer’s disease” [Bioorg. Chem. 147 (2024) 107373]

Journal Article
Bioorganic Chemistry. Year: 2025. Volume: 156 , Pages: 108160 .
Authors: Bhanuranjan Das; Anurag T.K. Baidya; Sourabh Chakrabarti; Deepak Chouhan; Banita Thakur; Taher Darreh-Shori; Gefei Chen; Vinod Tiwari; Rajnish Kumar

AI-Enhanced Drug Development against Emerging Infectious Diseases

Book Chapter
Year: 2025. Pages: 178-203 .
Authors: Jangra, J.; Kumar, R.

Azaphenothiazine Conjugates: A New Class of Antimicrobial Compounds

Journal Article
CHEMISTRY & BIODIVERSITY. Year: 2025. Volume: 22 , Issue: 7 , Pages: e202403338 .
Authors: Kushwaha, K.; Buchanan, D.; Nkosi, A.; Jangra, J.; Kumar, R.; Singh, S.K.; Jain, S.C.; Panda, S.S.
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