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Dr. Pritesh Ranjan Dash

Lecturer
Pharmacy
Email: pritesh@ustc.ac.bd

Profile

Dr. Pritesh Ranjan Dash is working as a Lecturer in the Department of Pharmacy at University of Science and Technology Chittagong (USTC). He started his professional career as a Teaching Assistant in the Department of Pharmacy at BRAC University. Later on he joined the Department of Pharmacy at Primeasia University after completing his PhD in Pharmacy from Jahangirnagar University. He completed his Bachelor of Pharmacy (Hons.) and Master of Pharmacy from Stamford University. He has a number of publications in national and international peer-reviewed journals in different research areas such as Phytochemistry and Pharmacology.

Education

  • Ph.D
  • M.Pharm
  • B.Pharm (Hons.)

Program Affiliated

  • B.Pharm (Hons.)
  • M.Pharm

Areas of Interest

  • Phytochemistry
  • Pharmacology
  • Drug Design and Drug Discovery
  • Computer Aided Drug Design (CADD)

Courses Taught

  • Physical Pharmacy-I
  • Molecular Biology and Genomics
  • Pharmacology-III

Journals & Articles

  • Dash PR, Rana MS, Mahmood CM, Muhit MA (2021). Friedelin Derivatives from Polygonum flaccidum Showed Cytotoxic Activity on Vero Cell Line. Trop J Nat Prod Res. 5(8):1456-1459.
  • Dash PR, Rana MS, Hasan CM (2018). Chemical, Antioxidant and Cytotoxic Studies of Polygonum flaccidum. MOJ Drug Des Develop Ther. 2(6):244‒249.
  • Dash PR, Rana MS and Ali MS (2017). Investigations of Sedative and Antidiarrheal Activit of Commelina appendiculata in Swiss Albino International Journal of Pharmacology, Phytochemistry and Ethnomedicine, 7: 9-17
  • Dash PR, Mou KM, Erina IN, Ripa FA, Masud KNA and Ali MS (2017). Study of anthelmintic and insecticidal activities of different extracts of Kaempferia galanga Int J Pharm Sci and Res 8(2): 729-733.
  • Ripa FA, Dash PR, and Podder AK (2016).Anti-diarrheal and hypoglycemic activities of methanol extract of Calamus rotang L. seed in rat. Research Journal of Pharmacognosy ,3(2): 33-40.
  • Ali MS, Dash PR and Nasrin M (2015). Study of sedative activity of different extracts of Kaempferia galanga in Swiss albino mice. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 15: 158.
  • Dash PR, Nasrin M, Morshed MTI and Ali MS (2015). Study of Antinociceptive Activity of Kaempferia galanga from Bangladesh in Swiss albino mice. American Journal of Food and Nutrition, 3(3): 64-68.
  • Nasrin M, Dash PR and Ali MS (2015).  In Vitro antibacterial and in Vivo cytotoxic activities of Grewia paniculata.  Avicenna J Phytomed, 2015; 5 (2): 98-104.
  • Ali MS, Nasrin M and Dash PR(2015). Evaluation of Analgesic and CNS Depressant Activities of Grewia Paniculata in Swiss albino Mice. American Journal of Food and Nutrition, 3(1):  21-27.
  • Ripa FA, Dash PR and Faruk MO (2015). CNS Depressant, Analgesic and Anti-inflammatory Activities of Methanolic Seed Extract of Calamus rotang Linn. Fruits in rat. Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry 3(5): 121-125.
  • Dash PR and Sheikh Z (2015). Preliminary studies on phytochemicals and cytotoxic activity of methanolic rhizome extract of Hedychium coronarium. Phyto journal 4(1): 136-139.
  • Dash PR, Rana MS and Ali MS (2015). Investigation of analgesic and cytotoxic activities of ethanol extract of Commelina appendiculata . Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, 4(3): 53-59.
  • Ripa FA, Dash PR, Nesa ML, Sheikh Z(2015): Phytochemical and Hypoglycemic Screening of Seeds and Peel of Nephelium longan Int. J Biochemistry. Photon 197, 483-489
  • Dash PR, Nasrin M and Ali MS (2014). In vivo Cytotoxic and In Vitro Antibacterial activities of Kaempferia galanga. Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry 3 (1): 172-177.
  • Dash PR, Nasrin M, Raihan SZ and Ali MS (2014). Study of Antidiarrhoeal activity of two Medicinal Plants of Bangladesh in Castor Oil-induced Diarrhoea. Int J Pharm Sci and Res 5(9): 3464-3468.
  • RahmanMM, Chakrabarty JK, Muhit MA and Dash PR (2014). Evaluation of Analgesic Activity of the Different fractions of Typha elephantine Roxb. Int J Pharmacognosy  1(6): 1-9.
  • Morshed MTI, Dash PR, Ripa FA, Foyzun T and Ali MS (2014). Evaluation of Pharmacological Activities of Methanolic Extract of Nephelium Lappaceum L Seeds. Int J Pharmacognosy 1(10): 632-639.
  • Dash PR, Nasrin M, and Saha MR (2011). Evaluation of Analgesic and Neuropharmacological activities of methanolic rhizome extract of Hedychium coronarium. Int J Pharm Sci and Res 2(4): 979-984.
  • Nasrin M, Dash PR and Saha MR (2011). Investigations of Analgesic and Neuropharmacological activities of methanolic bark extract of Mimusops elengi. Int J Pharm Sci and Res 2(8): 2050-2055.
  • Nasrin M, Dash PR and Saha MR (2010). In vitro Anthelmintic and cytotoxic activities of methanolic bark extract of Mimusops elengi. Stamford Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 3(2): 20-24.
  • Dash PR, Sikta SA, Akter F and Islam F: Evaluation of antinociceptive activity of ethanol extract of Amaranthus spinosus Linn. (roots) in Swiss albino mice. Int J Pharmacognosy 2019; 6(5): 100-06.
  • Dash PR, Chowdhury FA, Sultana Z and Jahan N: Investigation of analgesic activity of Amaranthus spinosus Linn. (leaves) from Bangladesh in Swiss albino mice. Int J Pharmacognosy 2019; 6(5):100-06.
  • Dash PR, Rana MS and Sohrab MH (2016). Biological activities of Polygonum flaccidum. Int J Pharmacognosy; 3(5): 100-04
  • Shaikat MAS, Parvin MN, Dash PR. Evaluation of anthelmintic activity of aqueous leaf extract of Delonix regia. J Med Plants Stud 2023;11(4):01-02.
  • Ferdous SJ, Sultana SJ, Dash PR and Taslima Akter. “Investigations of Anthelmintic Activity of Ethanolic Leaf Extract of Premna esculenta.” J Pharmacogn Nat Prod 9 (2023): 254. (Accepted)