Dr. Prabhat Upadhyay, Ph.D
Assistant Professor , Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
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National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research-Ahmedabad -
prabhat[dot]upadhyay[at]niperahm[dot]res[dot]in -
+79 65181200 -
NIPER Ahmedabad, Opposite Air force Station, Palaj -
Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India - 382355
Research Interest
- Photomedicine (Low level light).
- Phytomedicine (Phytopharmaceuticals).
- Alzheimer’s disease.
- Microbiota (Gut/oral/vaginal/skin).
- Irritable bowel disease.
- Metabolic disorders (Diabetes & Obesity).
- Inflammation/Osteoarthritis.
Experience
- Dec 2025-till date
Assistant Professor
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Ahmedabad (NIPER A), Gandhinagar, India
- September 2025- December 2025
Postdoctoral fellow
Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital, Wellman center for Photomedicine (Wu Lab), Boston, USA
- May 2024- August 2025
Postdoctoral Fellow
Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital Vincent Centre for Reproductive Biology (Edlow lab), Boston, USA
- December 2021- April 2024
Postdoctoral Fellow
Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital, Wellman center for Photomedicine (Wu Lab), Boston, USA
- Oct 2018-Oct 2021
Young Scientist
National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi, India
- April 2018- Oct 2021
Scientist cum Manager
R & D, Zeon Lifesciences Ltd, Himachal Pradesh
Research Grants
- Gujarat State Biotechnology Mission (GSBTM), Government of Gujarat
- Young Scientist – Department of Health Research, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India
Patent
- Sarika Gupta, Ibrar Ahmed Siddiqui, Aishwarya Nilakhe, Prabhat Upadhyay.
Compound modulating GSK3 activity. USA (Nov 2023) # 11,820764B2 filed by National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi, India (Granted) - Prabhat Upadhyay & Sarika Gupta.
Role of collagen-based formulation in attenuation of pain and inflammation in Mono sodium Iodoacetate induced osteoarthritis Rat model.
Indian Application No. 202111021028