Self Introduction: Dr. Kuntal Das (PhD, FICS, FAELS, FIC, FSPP, FSIESRP) is working in Mallige College of Pharmacy, Bangalore, India, as Professor and research director.

Educational qualification: He has graduated in 2001, Post graduated in 2004 and completed his PhD in 2011 from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences. He has secured 1st rank in Post graduate level in his College.

Experience: He is having 20 years of Teaching & Research Experience.

Profile Highlights: He is active B. Pharm and M. Pharm Examiner, PhD guide with thesis valuator, Paper setter for B.Pharm and M.Pharm, valuator, project evaluator for various universities. His career reflected with various prestigious awards and acclaims in many scientific forums. He is recipient of Prestigious Best Poster award-2023, Innovative Researcher Award 2022, Innovative research and dedicated educationalist award-2022, Stars Gold Award-2021, Outstanding Scientist award-2021, Best Scientist Award-2020, Best Professor in Pharmacognosy and Natural Product Chemistry-2019, Fellow Award- 2019, Best Scientist Award- 2019, Pharmacy teacher of the year-2018 by APTI (Karnataka Branch), Fellow of Indian Chemical Society-2018, Fellow of Academy for Environment and Life Sciences- 2018, Best Scientist award-2018, Fellow of Institution of Chemist, India-2017, Award for Research papers by VGST, Govt. of Karnataka-2017, Best faculty award-2017, Best scientist award-2016, Best young Pharmacy teacher award-2016, Best oral Paper Awards- 2015, Mr. Manas Tripathi Memorial Award for outstanding oral presentation-2015, Best Poster award-2005, 2nd Prize award-2004. He has guided 20 Master students, 24 UG students and presently guiding 01 PhD student.

Research Field: He is specialized in the area of cultivation and Standardization of Medicinal plants, estimation of phytoconstituents through various instrumental methods, Tissue culture of endangered plants, nano formulation of herbals, Pharmacological activities of plant extracts, Formulation and clinical investigation of plant products. He has research collaboration with many countries, went to Romania, Austria, Netherland, Belgium, Saudi Arabia and Thailand for collaborative research and received travelling expenses from DST, India for his oral presentation in Romania and Philadelphia, USA. He has presented more than 35 research papers in various national and international seminars, conferences and symposia and organized many workshops and conferences. He has delivered more than 30 lectures as invited speaker, guest lecture and as resource person in various scientific sessions in many national and international conferences. He also chaired more than 10 national and International oral scientific sessions in various prestigious conferences. He has 118 scientific publications in various peer reviewed national and international journals of repute with total Impact factor: 48.37. He has published 7 patents, 1 copy right, and 4 design patent grants. He has contributed 9 book chapters and 14 text books in his expertise area. He is serving as editorial board and reviewer committee member for more than 19 peer reviewed and national and international journals