Name: Shiwank Rana

Educational Qualifications: B. Pharma, M. Pharma (Pharmacology)

Name of the College: M. Pharma from Baddi University of Emerging Sciences & Technology, Baddi, Himachal Pradesh, India (2021 Graduate)

Current Position: Assistant Professor (Pharmacology)

1. Where are you working currently?

   Dreamz College of Pharmacy, Himachal Pradesh, India

2. What are your areas of interest within your profession? 

   Pharmacology and Toxicology

3. Things that you are passionate about concerning the clinical/research/current aspects of your profession: 

   Pharmacovigilance, Animal models

4. What made you choose teaching or mentoring as a profession?  

   Love to clear as well as create doubts in students.

5. According to your experience, what is more important: getting good scores or acquiring knowledge? 

   Acquiring knowledge is my first priority.

6. 3 topics/subjects that you like the most: 

   Pharmacovigilance, Animal studies, Android development

7. Any 3 topics/subjects that you dislike/ detest the most: 

   I try to learn from everything, and that's why I find every subject and topic interesting.

8. What are your fields of interest in Research?  

   Phytochemical studies, In-silico studies

9. What are your career goals or expectations? 

   I want to join the education regulatory authority.

10. What would you be doing if not for the current profession?

    Pharmacovigilance Analyst

11. What do you like to do in your leisure time?

    Book writing, Android development

12. What change would you like to bring about in the Education sector?

    Less theory work and more practical syllabus.

13. What is your Mantra for success?

    Curiosity is fuel for success.

14. Who do you idolize and why?

    Aryabhatta for inventing zero.

15. Kindly mention your Publication(s), if any:

    1) Pharmaceutical Chemistry, A Practical Handbook Authors- Shiwank Rana, Pramod Kumar, Surendar Kumar, Publication date- 2022, Volume 1, Pages-78

    2)In-Silico Pharmacokinetic Prediction for New Fixed Dose Combinations-A Lesson to Learn Authors- Shiwank Rana, Paras Prakash, Publication date- 2021/3/8, Journal-Inventi Rapid: Pharmacokinetics & Pharmacodynamics, Volume 2021, Issue 2, Pages1-8, Publisher- Inventi Journals (P) Ltd

    3) Therapeutic Rationality of Recently Approved Fixed Dose Combinations by CDSCO-A Post Ban Analysis Authors- Shiwank Rana, Paras Prakash, Publication date- 2021/3/15, Journal Inventi Rapid: Pharmacy Practice, Volume 2021, Issue 2, Pages 1-5, Publisher- Inventi Journals (P) Ltd

16. Kindly mention your achievements or awards:
    I am a certified production chemist and microbiologist under the  Life Sciences Sector Skill Development Council (LSSSDC) program.

17. And finally, what message would you like to give to today's youth?

    Always be curious and try to learn something, because "curiosity is the mother of all discoveries and inventions.

(MedTeacher/HN)