Dr. Arpita Paul is currently serving as an Assistant Professor at Girijananda Chowdhury University, Tezpur campus. She has been awarded a Ph.D. by the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dibrugarh University, Assam, for her doctoral research on the therapeutic potential of Garcinia species in the management of diabetic neuropathy. Her academic work is centred on pharmacognosy and natural product research, with a strong emphasis on experimental validation and standardization.
Her academic journey has been shaped by more than five years of active research on pharmacognosy, ethnopharmacology, and natural product drug discovery. From 2022 to 2025, she served as a Senior Research Fellow in a project funded by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). During this tenure, she developed expertise in herbal drug standardization, bioactive compound isolation, HPTLC instrumentation, in vitro cell culture techniques, and in vivo pharmacological models. She is also skilled in animal handling and behavioral studies, with experience in assessing neuroprotective, antioxidant, and anti-diabetic activities of natural products.
Dr. Paul completed her M. Pharm in Pharmacognosy with distinction from Dibrugarh University, where her postgraduate research focused on the pharmacognostic standardization and neurotoxicity evaluation of Morus alba fruits. She has published research articles in peer-reviewed journals, contributed chapters to academic books with reputed publishers, and serves as a peer reviewer for several national and international journals.
Her academic and research contributions have been recognized through awards including Dr. P.D. Sethi Memorial Annual National Award (2020, 2026) and the Best Poster Presentation Award at an international conference (2025). With a passion for teaching and research, she integrates traditional knowledge with modern science, guiding the next generation of pharmaceutical scientists.
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