Pulok Mukherjee

Pulok K Mukherjee
PhD, FRSC, FNASc
Born (1968-12-12) 12 December 1968
Sandhipur, West Bengal, India
Alma materJadavpur University, Kolkata, India; Leiden University, The Netherlands
Organization(s)Jadavpur University, Kolkata; Former Director (Addtional charges); Institute of Life Sciences; Former Director, Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development
HonoursFRSC; FNASc; FNAAS; FAScT
Websitehttps://www.pulokmukherjee.com/

Pulok Kumar Mukherjee is an internationally acclaimed pharmaceutical scientist, visionary academic leader, and one of India’s most renowned natural product chemists working on bioprospecting of natural products in the area of ethnopharmacology and Translational drug discovery.[1] He is the professor at the Dept. of Pharmaceutical Technology in Jadavpur University, Kolkata State, India.[2] He is also an associate editor of the Phytomedicine [3] and Editor-in-chief, Systems Ethnopharmacology and Sustainable Bioresources [4]. He previously held director positions at the Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development and the Institute of Life Sciences, India.

Biography

Mukherjee obtained a master's and a PhD in Pharmacy from Jadavpur University, Kolkata. He then attended the Leiden/Amsterdam Center for Drug Research in the Netherlands as a postdoctoral researcher.[2]

Mukherjee is a former president of the International Society for Ethnopharmacology [5], and a founding member of the Society for Ethnopharmacology, [6], an organization focused on promoting research and knowledge exchange concerning ethnopharmacology and medicinal plants.[2]

Awards

  • Fellow of the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, India (FNAAS)[1]
  • Fellow of the National Academy of Science, India (FNASc)[1]
  • NASI - Reliance Industries Platinum Jubilee Award[1]
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, UK (FRSC)[1]
  • DBT-TATA Innovation Fellowship Award, from Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, New Delhi. [7]
  • Birbal Sahni Birth Century Gold Medal Award[1]
  • Fellow of West Bengal Academy of Science & Technology, India (FWAST)
  • Commonwealth Academic Staff Fellowship Award[8]
  • Biotechnology Overseas, Award from Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, New Delhi.[1]
  • Best Pharmaceutical Scientist of the year from the Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India[1]
  • Young Pharmacy Teacher Award-2002, from Association of Pharmacy Teachers of India [8]
  • DST BOYSCAST fellowship Department of Science and Technology, Govt of India[8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Details of Pulok Kumar Mukherjee in National Academy of Agricultural Sciences website".
  2. 1 2 3 "Profile of Pulok Mukherjee in Jadavpur University Website".
  3. ↑ "Editorial Board - Phytomedicine". ScienceDirect. Elsevier. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "Editorial Board - Systems Ethnopharmacology and Sustainable Bioresources". ScienceDirect. Elsevier. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "International Society for Ethnopharmacology". ethnopharmacology.org. International Society for Ethnopharmacology. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "Society for Ethnopharmacology, India (SFE-India)". ethnopharmacology.in. Society for Ethnopharmacology. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  7. ↑ "Jadavpur University Faculty of Engineering & Technology : Awards And Honors – Part 2".
  8. 1 2 3 "Jadavpur University Interdisciplinary schools : Awards And Honors".
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