Dr. Amit Shard, Ph.D.
Associate Professor , Department of Medicinal Chemistry
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NIPER-Ahmedabad -
amit[at]niperahm[dot]res[dot]in, amit[at]niperahm[dot]ac[dot]in -
+91 79-65181200 -
Gandhinagar -
Gujarat
Research Interest
Research Area
- PKM2-Targeted Drug Discovery & Medicinal Chemistry – Rational design and development of small-molecule PKM2 modulators for cancer and pain therapeutics.
- Cancer Therapeutics & Chemical Biology – Discovery of mechanism-driven small molecules targeting cancer metabolism and tumor progression.
- Pain & Inflammation Drug Discovery – Development of novel small-molecule therapeutics for inflammatory and neuropathic pain.
- Bioorganometallic Chemistry – Design and biological evaluation of organometallic compounds as therapeutic agents and chemical probes.
- Translational Drug Discovery – Target validation, lead optimization, and preclinical evaluation of drug candidates from molecular mechanism to in vivo efficacy.
Experience
- 2024 - Present
Associate Professor
NIPER-Ahmedabad, Palaj Gandhinagar
- June 2014-2024
Assistant Professor
NIPER-Ahmedabad, Palaj Gandhinagar
- April, 2011-April 2014
Senior Research Fellowship
by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi
- July 2008-March 2011
Project Assistantship
CSIR-IHBT, Palampur, H.P
Grants
- Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)-funded small extramural grant
(No: 5/4/8-29/CD/AS/2022-NCD-II) - Gujarat State Biotechnology Mission (GSBTM), Department of Science & Technology,
Government of Gujarat-funded extramural grant
(GSBTM/JD(R&D)/618/21-22/ooooJG-5) - Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB)-funded Karyashala Program grant.
- Department of Biotechnology (DBT)-funded extramural grant
(No. DBT project no. BT/PR47609/CMD/150/19/2023) - Gujarat State Biotechnology Mission (GSBTM), Department of Science & Technology,
Government of Gujarat-funded extramural grant
(No. 2026-27_5)
Patents
- Ferrocene-based pyrazolopyrimidine compounds and their uses thereof (2022).
Granted Indian Patent No: 568053 - A series of imidazopyri(mi)dine-based sulfonamide compounds and uses thereof (2024).
Granted Indian Patent No: 512457 - Polyheterocyclic imidazole derivatives, chemical entities thereof, and their pharmaceutical applications (2026).
Indian Patent Filing No: 202621080184