Priyanka Sonker
1Department of Pharmacy, Institute of Technology and Management, GIDA, Gorakhpur, Affiliated to Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India 226031
0000-0002-3170-8648
About
Dr. Priyanka Sonker is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacy at the Institute of Technology and Management (ITM), GIDA, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. She earned her Ph.D. in Pharmacology from the Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi, where her doctoral research focused on the synthesis of bioactive molecules and the evaluation of their antiproliferative efficacy against cancer cells. She completed her M.Pharm. in Pharmacology from Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow, and her B.Pharm. from Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University, Jaunpur.
Her research interests encompass pharmacology, nanomedicine, medicinal chemistry, cancer biology, genotoxicology, molecular docking, and drug delivery systems. Her current research primarily focuses on the development of nanoformulations using natural products for the treatment of cancer and diabetes, green synthesis of metallic nanoparticles, targeted drug delivery, and the design and synthesis of novel bioactive molecules with enhanced therapeutic potential.
Dr. Sonker has authored and co-authored more than 30 research and review articles in reputed national and international journals, including Future Medicinal Chemistry, Bioorganic Chemistry, DARU Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Journal of Materials Chemistry C, Journal of Molecular Structure, Chemical Papers, and Molecular Diversity. Her research contributions span medicinal chemistry, anticancer drug discovery, nanotechnology-based drug delivery, and antidiabetic therapeutics. She has also contributed book chapters and is a co-inventor of an Indian patent titled "Reciprocating Cylinder Drug Dissolution Apparatus."
She has successfully supervised several M.Pharm. research dissertations in pharmacology and is currently guiding Ph.D. research in the areas of nanomedicine, phytopharmaceuticals, and targeted drug delivery. Her research guidance includes projects on TPGS-based nanoformulations, PLGA nanoparticles, silver nanoparticles, and plant-derived therapeutics for cancer and diabetes.
Dr. Sonker has actively participated in numerous national and international conferences, faculty development programmes, workshops, and scientific meetings. She qualified the Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT) and was awarded the UGC Non-NET Fellowship during her doctoral studies at Banaras Hindu University. She remains actively engaged in interdisciplinary research collaborations integrating pharmacology, medicinal chemistry, nanotechnology, and computational drug discovery.
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1Department of Pharmacy, Institute of Technology and Management, GIDA, Gorakhpur, Affiliated to Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India 226031 Assistant Professor2023 - 2026
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Publications (21)
- A review: jamun (Syzygium cumini Linn.) as traditional uses and pharmacological antidiabetic activity Save
- Recent Advances in TPGS-Based Nano formulations of Plant Extracts for Antidiabetic Therapy Save
- A Review of the Latest Biomarkers for Cancer Diagnosis and Monitoring Save
- Serpentine packing motif in a pyridazinone–phthalimide luminophore and its yellow solid-state emission Save
- TPGS-stabilized pyrimethamine micelles promote ROS-associated apoptosis in MDA-MB-231 cells and suppress tumour progression in a murine lymphoma model Save
- TPGS Nano Formulation in Triple Negative Breast Cancer Save
- Integrated Approaches to Diabetes-related Vascular and Neurological Complications: Advances and Challenges Save
- Designing symmetrically folded scaffolds of pyridazinone and triazinone derivatives linked via N , N -diethyl-4-nitro-benzenesulfonamide to explore luminescent materials Save
- Synthesis, crystal structure, Hirshfeld surface analysis, DFT investigation, and molecular docking, of novel organic dithiocarbamates obtained from Baylis-Hillman adducts/alcohols at room temperature Save
- PTSA-induced synthesis, in silico and nano study of novel ethylquinolin–thiazolo–triazole in cervical cancer Save