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Lakshmi P. Kotra, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Dept of Chemistry&Biochemistry, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Scientist and Principal Investigator, Toronto General Research Institute/UHN

Scientist, McLaughlin Center for Molecular Medicine, University of Toronto

Assistant Professor, University of Toronto (status only)

Co-Director, Center for Molecular Design and Preformulations (CMDP)

Adjunct Professor, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal, India

 

Professional Experience

·         Jul, 2007 – present:  Associate Professor (tenured), Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA

·         Mar, 2007 – present:  Adjunct Professor, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal University, Manipal, India.

·         Jul, 2006-present: Director, Center for Molecular Design and Preformulations, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada

·         Mar, 2006-present:  Scientist and Principal Investigator, Toronto General Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada

·         2004-present:  McLaughlin Scholar, R. Samuel McLaughlin Center for Molecular Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

·         2001–2006:  Director, Molecular Design and Information Technology Center, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.

·         Apr, 2001-present:  Assistant Professor (cross-appointment), Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.

·         July, 2000-present:  Assistant Professor (status only), Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.

 

Awards/Honors

·         2007 – Milestones in Canadian Health Research:  “Bye Bye Parasites”

·         Premier’s Research Excellence Award (Ontario, Canada), 2004-2009.

·         The Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (AHFMR) Visiting Lecturer Award, October, 2004

·         GlaxoSmithKline/Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences Early Career Award-2003.

·         Rx&D Health Research Foundation and Canadian Institutes of Health Research Career Award (2001 - 2006).

·         Rho Chi Pharmaceutical Honor Society (Alpha Kappa Chapter), The University of Georgia (1994).

 

Professional Activities

·         2008 – present:  Editorial Board Member, The Open Enzyme Inhibition Journal, Bentham Science

·         Co-Organizer and Co-Chairman, Symposium on “Latest Trends in Drug Design and Medicinal Chemistry”, 90th Canadian Chemistry Annual Conference, 2007, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

·         International Advisory Committee member, International Symposium on Current Trends in Drug Discovery Research (CTDDR)-2007, Feb 17-21, 2007, Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, India.

·         Co-organizer and lead faculty, International Workshop on Drug Design, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India, Feb. 24-25, 2005

·         Project leader, Canada-India Partnership Program in Pharmaceutical Research – a bilateral international program between Canadian and Indian pharmaceutical communities in industry and academia.

·         Organizer and Co-Chair, Symposium on “Drug Design Targeting Protein-Protein Interactions”, Session BM2, 88th Canadian Chemistry Conference, May 27-Jun 1, 2005, Saskatoon, Canada.

·         Member, Ontario Drug Development Consortium Working Group (Govt. of Ontario) 2004-present.

·         Elected member-at-large, Executive Council, Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences (2004)

·         Co-founder, Toronto Area Drug Discovery Discussion Group (TAD3), http://www.tad3.org; a discussion group facilitating professional network and current topics discussion between the industrial and academic scientists in drug discovery.

·         2002-present:  Associate Editor, Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, an official journal of the Canadian Society of Pharmaceutical Sciences.

·         Co-Chairman, Symposium on “Impact of Rational Drug Design in Pharmaceutical Drug Development”, Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences Annual Meeting, May 29-31, 2003, Montreal, QC, Canada

·         07/2002-present:  member, Pharmaceutical Sciences Grants Review Committee, Canadian Institutes of Health Research.

·         2001-present:  Assistant Editor, Infectious Diseases, in: xPharm-Pharmacological Reference Database  (Bylund, D. and Enna, S., Eds.) Elsevier, Inc.

·         1999-present:  Editorial Board member, “Microbes & Infection” (Elsevier, Inc.).

·         Memberships: American Chemical Society, Canadian Society for Chemistry, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences.

 

Education

·         1997-2000:  Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI (Supervisor: Prof. Shahriar Mobashery)

·         1992-1997:  Ph.D. (Medicinal Chemistry), Department of Medicinal Chemistry, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA (Supervisor: Prof. David C. K. Chu)

·         1988-1992:  Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honors), Birla Institute of Technology&SCience, Pilani, India.

 

Last updated:  July 2, 2007