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  • Assistant Professor
  • SPTM
  • M. Pharm

Areas Of Specialization

 

Neuroscience with a focus on behavioral neuroscience and neuropsychopharmacology, examining how neurotransmission underlies anxiety, depression, psychoses, nociception, and drug abuse.This specialization explores how dysregulated neural circuits and neurotransmitters involved in mood, cognition, pain processing, and reward contribute to maladaptive behaviors and neuropsychiatric disorders

 

  1. Experience (May be divided into industrial/academic/research experience): Served as Assistant Professor for 8 months at Siddhi Vinayaka Institute of Technology & Science (UID: 09759). And 4.5 year academic/research experience during Ph.D form Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya and  teaching undergraduate courses in the sciences and facilitating classroom discussions. Provided academic mentorship to students, supervised laboratory sessions, and assisted in developing curriculum and assessment materials.

 
Areas Of Specialization
 

  • Behavioral neuroscience andneuropsychopharmacology focused on brain mechanisms of behavior and emotion.
  • Study of neurotransmission and neural circuits that regulate mood, cognition, motivation, reward, and pain processing.
  • Focus on anxiety and depression, including how altered monoaminergic and inhibitory systems contribute to these disorders.
  • Investigation of psychoses, emphasizing neurobiological changes in perception, thinking, and reality testing.
  • Work on nociception and pain-related behavior, linking sensory processing with affective and motivational states.
  • Interest in drug abuse and addiction, examining how psychoactive substances hijack neurotransmitter systems and reward pathways

 
Areas Of Specialization
 

  1. First rank holder and gold medalist in M.Pharm (Pharmacology), SLT Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya (Central University), Bilaspur.
  2. DST INSPIRE Fellowship, awarded by the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India, recognizing high academic merit and research aptitude among top-ranking science students

 
Projects (If applicable; can include completed and ongoing projects if any): Nil
Patents (If applicable):
Granted Design Patent for the design of laboratory apparatus for screening anxiety in mice (Design No. 457248-0001) by the Patent Office, Government of India on 30/04/2025

Industrial Collaboration (If applicable): Nil
 
Number of Publications:

  1. Books/Book chapters published (if applicable) (Please provide Details e.g. chapter title and book name, publisher): “Determination of Sodium and Potassium by Flame Photometry,” in the book *Pharmacological Screening Methods*, 1st Edition, edited by Dr. Nishant S. Jain, Nirali Prakashan, Pune, ISBN: 978-93-88293-13-6, pp. 24–25.
  2. “Techniques of Blood Sampling, Anesthesia and Euthanasia of Experimental Animals,” in the book *Pharmacological Screening Methods*, 1st Edition, edited by Dr. Nishant S. Jain, Nirali Prakashan, Pune, ISBN: 978-93-88293-13-6, pp. 47–57.
  3. “Estimation of Protein by Western Blotting,” in the book *Pharmacological Screening Methods*, 1st Edition, edited by Dr. Nishant S. Jain, Nirali Prakashan, Pune, ISBN: 978-93-88293-13-6, pp. 117–120.

 
Number of Publications:
 

  • Maturkar, V., Patel, R., Patel, C., Vaishnav, V. A. D., & Jain, N. S. (2025). Histaminergic transmission potentiates post-traumatic stress-induced expression of anxiety in mice. Neuropharmacology, 110564 (4.6 Impact Factor)
  • Vaishnav, V. A. D., Patel, R., Maturkar, V., Patel, C., & Jain, N. S. (2025). Berberine‐Induced Behavioral Effects on Tail Suspension Test, BDNF, and CREB Levels in the Prefrontal Cortex, Hippocampus, and Amygdala: Modulation by Central Serotonergic Transmission. Synapse, 79(5), e70028. (2 Impact Factor)
  • Patel, C., Patel, R., Maturkar, V., & Jain, N. S. (2024). Central cholinergic transmission affects the compulsive-like behavior of mice in marble-burying test. Brain Research, 1825, 148713. (3.6 Impact Factor)
  • Comprehensive Review of Pathophysiology and Advances in Treatment Strategies.” Chhattisgarh Journal of Science and Technology, vol. 19, no. 1, 2022, pp. 263–270. ISSN 0973-7219. (1.2 Impact Factor)
    Hypertension: Unveiling the Underlying M
    echanisms and Novel Approaches in Pathophysiology and Treatment.” Chhattisgarh Journal of Science and Technology, vol. 19, no. 1, 2022, pp. 314–318. ISSN 0973-7219 (1.2 Impact Factor)
  • Advance pharmaceutical marketing: Strategies, challenges and Future Direactions.” Chhattisgarh Journal of Science and Technology, vol. 19, no. 1, 2022, pp. 526–. ISSN 0973-7219 (1.2 Impact Factor)
  • Decoding the Signals: Insights into G-protein-Coupled receptor and their Signal Mechanism.” Chhattisgarh Journal of Science and Technology, vol. 19, no. 1, 2022, pp. 526–. ISSN 0973-7219 (1.2 Impact Factor)

 
Recent Publications: (Last three years) (Please provide the details containing authors, title and other publication details):
 

  • Maturkar, V., Patel, R., Patel, C., Vaishnav, V. A. D., & Jain, N. S. (2025). Histaminergic transmission potentiates post-traumatic stress-induced expression of anxiety in mice. Neuropharmacology, 110564 (4.6 Impact Factor)
  • Vaishnav, V. A. D., Patel, R., Maturkar, V., Patel, C., & Jain, N. S. (2025). Berberine‐Induced Behavioral Effects on Tail Suspension Test, BDNF, and CREB Levels in the Prefrontal Cortex, Hippocampus, and Amygdala: Modulation by Central Serotonergic Transmission. Synapse, 79(5), e70028. (2 Impact Factor)
  • Patel, C., Patel, R., Maturkar, V., & Jain, N. S. (2024). Central cholinergic transmission affects the compulsive-like behavior of mice in marble-burying test. Brain Research, 1825, 148713. (3.6 Impact Factor)

 
Professional memberships: Nil
 

  1. Other achievements/ Trainings: Participated in the NEP Orientation and Sensitization Program under Malaviya Mission Workshop, organized by the UGC Human Resource Development Center at Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, held from November 1–7, 2023.
  2. Participated in the DST–STUTI Training Program on “Basic and Advanced Translational Research Techniques” organized by the Department of Pharmaceutical Science, Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University (RTMNU), Nagpur, Maharashtra
  3. Attended the IBRO Neuroscience and Pain School 2024, held at IIT (BHU), Varanasi, October 2024.
  4. Participated in the One-Day Workshop on Scientific Manuscript and Patent Writing organized by the Department of Pharmacy, Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh.