17th S. T. A. R. S. Virtual Award ceremony | December 05, 2020

The American Association of Government College of Pharmacy (Bengaluru) Alumni, New York, USA organized 17th S. T. A. R. S. Virtual Award ceremony (Sri Subbaraya Setty Teacher And Research Students Awards in Pharmaceutical Sciences) virtually online via Zoom, YouTube and Facebook. The session was live telecasted and the was well appreciated. The key highlights of the session were the following:

Keynote Speakers
☑ Professor Jayant J. Khandare, Ph. D. School of Pharmacy, MIT WPU, Pune; and Chief Scientific Officer Actorius Innovations and Research, Pune, and Actorius Innovations and Research Co., USA
☑ Professor Shashi Bala Singh, Ph. D., D. Sc, FNASc, FAMS, FIAN Director National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hyderabad

The highlight of the session was the special appearance of Professor Dr. PP Thampi and Madam Thampi. Many GCPians became highly emotional to see both of them after so many years


N. M. Raghavendra, M. Pharm., Ph. D Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Acharya & BM Reddy College of Pharmacy, Bengaluru received STARS Award 2020 for Teachers for ‘Excellence in Academic Research’ in recognition of his merit in academic research and motivating young Pharmacy students


H. N. Shivakumar, Ph. D., PDF Vice-Principal and Professor, KLE College of Pharmacy, Rajajinagar, Bengaluru; & Co-founder, Institute for Drug Delivery and Biomedical Research, Bengaluru received Accomplished Alumni Award 2020 for ‘meritorious achievements in pharmaceutical science and the profession

Two B. Pharm (final year) students received ‘Nadipuram Merit Scholarship’
for Community Services in Patient Counselling