Curriculum VitaeGeneral Information

(a)Name: Dr Prashant Shihora

(b) Address (Residential): 1st floor, Maa Apartment, Bh. BMC chamber, Opp. Barucha hospital, Nr. Vaikunth apartment, Subhanpura, Vadodara, Gujarat.

(c) Contact Details: Mobile No: (M) 08758268663 E-Mail Address: prashantshihora@yahoo.co.in

(d) Marital Status: Married

(e) Designation: Manager, Ashmi life sciences Pvt Ltd.

Vadodara.

(f) Date of Birth: 22nd October 1976

(g)Area of Specialization: Organic and Medicinal ChemistrySynthesis.

Academic Qualifications: M.Sc., Ph.D.Title of Ph.D. topic: Bio-Active Heterocyclic Compounds As

Potential Antimicrobial Agents.

Seminars, Conferences, Symposia Workshops etc. attended

NAME OF THE SEMINAR/ CONFERENCE/SYMPOSIA WORKSHOP, ETC

NAME OF THE CONDUCTING AGENCY

a) “Management and use of chemistry database and patent literature”

Department of Chemistry, Saurashtra University, Rajkot.

b) “Validation in chemical analysis for quality assurance”

Vishwa bharti education & cheritable trust, Hyderabad

c) “An approach to analytical instruments commonly used in chemical industries”

Department of Chemistry, Bhavnagar University Bhavnagar

d) “Patent Awareness” Patent Information Centre, Gujarat council on Science & Technology

e) “Modern trends in Nanotechnology and supramolecular assemblies”

Nirma University Campus, Ahmedabad.

f) “Indian Science Congress-2005” Nirma University Campus, Ahmedabad.g) “Bioactive heterocycles and drug discovery

paradigm”(Including one day International Symposium on Resent Trends in Drug Discovery)

Saurashtra University, Rajkot.

h) “Understanding reaction mechanism” Department of Chemistry, Saurashtra University, Bhavnagar

i) “Seminar on the Current Trends in Natural Sciences”

Faculty of Science, Bhavnagar University, Bhavnagar

j) “Seminar on Patent Awareness” Dr.P.Ganguly, Advisor Vision IPR, held at Bhavnagar University

k) Advances in pharmaceutical sciences” B.V.Patel PERD Centre, Ahmedabad.l) “G.C. Customer Training Programme” Chemito Technology Pvt Ltd. Nashik.

m) “Good Laboratory Practice” Dr.P.S.Ramnathan, Director, Corporate Analytical Operation of Gharda Chemical. held at Transpek Industry Ltd, Baroda.

Corporate Experience Nov – 2011 to present.As ‘Manager’, ASHMI LIFE SCIENCES PVT LTD, VADODARA, GUJARAT, INDIA.

Looking production activity at Vadodara Site.

Since Sept – 2009 to Nov - 2011As ‘Research Scientist’, R & D {Custom Research and Manufacturing Services (CRAMS)}

PI LIFE SCIENCE RESEARCH LTD, UDAIPUR, RAJASTHAN, INDIA.

(Division of PI Industries Ltd.)

Handled process & development project of product like Tolfenpyrad up to commercialization (7step process), Di butyl phosphate (2step process), Thiocyclam, 1-Bromo-4-flouroacetanilide (2step) & 1-Cyclopropyl(2-fluorophenyl)ethanone (2 step).

Also handled various types of reaction & SAP.

July – 2002 to Sept - 2009,As ‘Sr. Officer’, R & D DEPARTMENT,EXCEL CROP CARE LTD, BHAVNAGAR, GUJARAT, INDIA.

Handled process & development projects of some products like TRIAZOPHOS, IMIDACLOPRID, TRICLOPYR BUTOXY ETHYL ESTER, FENPYROXIMATE, PROFENOFOS, CHLORPYRIPHOS (Solvent less process), TRICLOPYR METHYL ESTER, TRICLOPYR ACID, L-2-AMINO BUTANOL etc.

Handled various types of instruments like HPLC, G.C., DOUBLE BEAM U. V. SPECTROPHOTOMETER, BROOKFIELD VISCOMETER, KARL FISCHER, POLARIMETER, BOILING POINT & MELTING POINT APPRATUS etc.

Developed analytical methods of new products (Technical as well as intermediate steps) of GLYPHOSATE, TRIAZOPHOS, IMIDACLOPRID, TRICLOPYR BUTOXY ETHYL ESTER, FENPYROXIMATE, PROFENOFOS, TEBUCONAZOLE, CHLORPYRIPHOS (Solvent less process), TRICLOPYR METHYL ESTER, TRICLOPYR ACID, L-2-AMINO BUTANOL etc.

Worked in enhancement of the IMIDACOPRID TECH purity & yield at plant level

Looked towards indentation of all chemicals & instruments in SAP at R & D.

Feb To Jun – 2002,As ‘Trainee Supervisor’, C.C.SHROFF RESEARCH INSTITUTE, MUMBAI.

Worked in synthesis of new products like TRIAZOPHOS, IMIDACLOPRID, FENPYROXIMATE, PROFENOFOS etc. Established analysis method of new products (Technical as well as intermediate steps) of TRIAZOPHOS, IMIDACLOPRID, FENPYROXIMATE, PROFENOFOS, CHLORPYRIPHOS (Solvent less process) etc in U.V., G.C. & HPLC.

Aug - 2000 To Jan – 2002,As ‘Assistant Chemist’, MEDINEX LABORATORIES PVT.LTD, BHAVNAGAR.

Worked in Tablet manufacturing department, where I have also operated some Instruments like HPLC, GC, UV, FRAGILITY TEST APPRATUS and DISSOLUTION TEST APPRATUS etc.

Additional Qualifications I have accessed Chemical Abstracts through STN web on Internet, I have also

surf on internet for E-journals available through INFLIBNET network and many other journals and references which are freely available on net.

I have done “Diploma in computer management” course in Datapro Infoworld Ltd., Bhavnagar authorized training centre of MICROSOFT.

I have worked on the scientific computer programs for literature and patent search & Chemistry Softwares like Chem4D draw, Chem Sketch, Chem Win, CS Chem Draw Ultra.

Patent / Paper Published

“A Clubbed quinazolinone and 4-thiazolidinone as potential antimicrobial agents” Medicinal chemistry research (27 May 2011), PP. 1-10. doi:10.1007/s00044-011-9674-5

Patent published under PCT “Preparation of Triclopyr, Its Intermediate and Butoxyethyl ester” .International Publication Number : WO 2010/023679 A2.

“Synthesis and characterization of new quinazolines as potential antimicrobial agents” Indian J. Chem. B 46 (2007), p. 550

Poster Presentation

“Quinazolone as potential antimicrobial agents” International symposium on “Recent Trends In Drug Discovery” organized by Indian Society of Chemists and Biologists” Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow. =====================================