MSU Professor M. R. Yadav recognized for research contribution in new drug discovery

Recognized as Scientific Advisor, Office of the Controller General of patents, Design and Trade Marks, Government of India

Professor Dr M. R. Yadav, Founder Dean, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda has been recognized as Scientific Advisor by office of the Controller General of Patents, Design and Trade Marks, Government of India. He is recognised on the basis of his research contribution in the field of new drug discovery.

The name of the Prof Yadav has been entered in the Roll of Scientific Advisers maintained for the purpose of Section 115 of the patent Act, 1970 (as amended). As per this section a scientific advisor may be asked by the Court to help in the legal proceedings pertaining to grant of Patents, Designs and Trademarks. Currently Prof Yadav is working as UGC-BSR Faculty Fellow, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda.

Prof. Yadav has more than 35 years of research experience in the field of drug discovery with more than 175 National and International publications and nineteen Indian patent applications. He has guided thirty students for Ph.D. and 45 students for their M. Pharm. Degrees. He has been a member of Scientific Body of Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi. He has been the Chairman, NBA (Pharmacy), AICTE, New Delhi, & member of Pharmacy Board, AICTE, New Delhi. Dr. Yadav has been the chairman/member of various bodies in AICTE, NBA and UGC. Currently, he is a member of Academic Council, Central University of Rajasthan, Ajmer.

Dr. Yadav has the distinction of organizing GPAT-2010, GPAT-2011 and GPAT-2012 Examinations (Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test, an All India level competition examination for Pharmacy students) as Chief Co-ordinator, at The M. S. University of Baroda, for the first time in India on behalf of AICTE wherein more than forty thousand students from all over India appeared every year.