Pharmaceutical Review (Staff Reporter). The appointment of Prof. Dr. Syed Atif Raza as Principal of Punjab University College of Pharmacy is approved for coming three years with immediate effect from June 14, 2023. The syndicate of the University of the Punjab has approved this appointment under notification number D./1292/Est-I dated May 4, 2023. Mr. Tasneem Kamran, Registrar of the university has notified the circulated the letter to relevant authorities and departments.
Dr Syed Atif Raza, is Professor and Head of Pharmaceutics Section is among the senior faculty at Punjab University College of Pharmay (PUCP). Dr Atif did his B. Pharmacy in 1992 and M. Phil (Pharmaceutics) in 1996 with Gold Medal from University of the Punjab, Lahore. In 2014 he earned his PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences from University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom. During his academic career he got various National funding, merit scholarships, distinctions and awards. Dr Atif has a vast administrative experience at various levels. He has been involved in GMP, GSP and GLP implementation practices in Pharmaceutical Industry as per international requirement in close with DRAP and WHO. He has more than 18 years’ experience of postgraduate teaching and research, development of curriculum, establishment of new Departments & Colleges, internal auditing, Director, External Linkage and Research, member of various college committees like timetable, procurement, admissions and etc. He played a pivotal role in bringing Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Association to sign a MoU with Punjab University College of Pharmacy. He is involved in a variety of industry projects and collaborates with academic partners within Pakistan and abroad and is member Board of Studies at various pharmacy institutes. He is the reviewer for journals and is external examiner for pharmacy Institutions. He has over 25 publications in multi-disciplinary journals with high impact. He also presented his work at national and international conferences, seminars and workshops. Dr Atif has experience of supervising PhD students and M. Phil research projects. His area of research is Pharmaceutical Technology, Pharmaceutical Care and Rational Use of Medicine. Before his current appointment, Dr Atif was a Specialty Business Associate at Aventis Pharmaceutical (Pvt.) Ltd.
