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Mrs. Sonali Munj




  •   Dr. Sonali Mehendale Munj


    Designation:  Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry 

    Specialisation: Pharmaceutical Chemistry 

    Date of Joining: 01/10/2010

    Employee Code: VESCOP024

    Employee ID: 26470

    Email ID: sonali.munj@ves.ac.in, sonali.mehendale@gmail.com


  • Educational Qualifications

    M. Pharm (Pharmaceutical Chemistry)
    B. Pharm
    Ph. D (Pharmaceutical Chemistry) (2025) at Institute of chemical technology (ICT), Matunga, Mumbai  Pharmaceutical Chemistry: M. Pharm. (2009)

    Academic Affiliations
    •  Currently working as Assistant Professor
    •  Worked as Lecturer at NCRD’s Sterling College of Pharmacy


    Professional Affiliations
    Pharmacy Council of India

    M.Pharm students guided
     Total 12


    Industry projects
    Nitration of small organic molecules, Paona Chempro Ltd. TTC, Navi Mumbai



  • Teaching
    •  Organic Chemistry
    •  Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry
    •  Advanced Organic Chemistry

    Academic Experience

    Total 17 years

    Academic responsibilities 

    Examination Section in capacity of overall B Ph exam in charge and LY exam coordinator – Experience 8 years

    Library in-charge – Experience 6 years






    • Research
      Area Of Research

      • Projects in the area of BCRP (efflux pump) inhibition for cancer resistance

      • Design and evaluation of potential BACE inhibitors as anti-Alzheimer

      • Solubility enhancement approaches for API 

      • Synthesis of Drug conjugates

    • Research: International – 04    National: 01 
      Review: International – 02 

      1. Synthesis and Antimicrobial Evaluation of 3,4-Dihydropyrimidin2(1H)-one Analogs, Indian Drugs, 56(5), 79-83,2019
      2. Synthesis and primary cytotoxicity evaluation of new 5-benzylidene-2, 4-thiazolidinedione derivatives, European journal of medicinal chemistry, 45(10), 4539-4544, 2011
      3. Synthesis and evaluation of the hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic activity of novel 5-benzylidene-2, 4-thiazolidinedione analogs in a type-2 diabetes model, Medicinal Chemistry Research, 20(5), 642-647, 2010
      4. Breast cancer resistance protein: A potential therapeutic target for cancer, Current Drug Targets 22, 420-428 Impact factor: 2.93
      5. Drug discovery to drug development of BACE1 Inhibitor as Anti-Alzheimer’s: A review, Current topics in Medicinal Chemistry 23, 77-97, Impact factor: 3.57
       6. Development with greenness evaluation and validation of stability indicating ion-pair reverse phase HPLC method for determination of related substances and assay of Nirmatrelvir drug substance. Analytical Chemistry Letters, 15 (1) 2025 pp 65 - 82 Impact factor 1
      7. Synthesis, in silico studies and in vitro evaluation of benzimidazole and benzotriazole derivatives as efflux pump inhibitors. Journal of Indian Chemical Society, 102,11,2025, 102-112

      Area of Specialisation

      • Pharmaceutical Chemistry


          Grants received

          • Fetched Research grant from University of Mumbai, Rs.20,000/-. (2013-14)
          • Fetched Research grant from University of Mumbai, Rs.25, 000/-. (2016-17)
          • Fetched Research grant from University of Mumbai, Rs.40, 000/-. (2019-20)

      • Projects


        W3.CSS
        Title of Grants Fetched: Academic Year Funding Agency Amount Sanctioned
        To synthesize, purify, characterize and evaluate metal chalcone complexes for antifungal, antibacterial and anticancer activities 2013-14 University of Mumbai Rs.20,000/-
        To Synthesize, purify, characterize and evaluate dihydopyrimidine analogs for antifungal, antibacterial and calcium channel blocker activities. 2016-17 University of Mumbai Rs.25, 000/-
        To design, synthesize, characterize and evaluate 2 ,5 disubstituted derivatives of 1,3,4 oxadiazole for its potential antimicrobial activities 2019-20 University of Mumbai Rs.40, 000/-
        Title of Industrial Projects: Academic Year Industry Amount Sanctioned
        NIL
        NIL
            • Awarded as Best Teacher (Runner Up) at institute level for A.Y 2018-2019
            • Awarded as Best Teacher at institute level for A.Y. 2017-2018
            • Awarded as Best Teacher (Runner Up) at institute level for A.Y 2016-2017
            • Presented poster at DRPI, International on Solubility enhancement of acyclovir by co-crystallization approach, Ph D Category
            • Received third prize at DRPI India, Ph D Category
            • Successfully guided students for poster presentation and model making competitions where they have received accolades for same.
            • Third rank in Mumbai University for final year B. Pharm. course.
        • Qualified GATE examination organized by IIT.
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