Distinguished Professor and Head



    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

    South Dakota State University



    College of Pharmacy - Box 2202C



    Brookings, SD 57007



    Phone: (605) 688-4247



    FAX: (605) 688-5993



    E-Mail: Chandradhar.Dwivedi@sdstate.edu







    B.Sc., Gorakhpur University, India



    M.Sc., Gorakhpur University, India



    Ph.D., Lucknow University, India



    Post Doctoral, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN







    Teaching Areas and Courses: Pharmacology and Toxicology:







    Chemotherapeutic Agents (PHA 441)



    Pharmacology I  (PHA 442)



    Pharmacology II (PHA 443)



    Drugs of Abuse and Addiction(PHA 752)



    Complementary and Alternative Medicine (PHA 754)



    Advanced Concepts in Pharmacology (PHA 840)



    Topics in Advanced Pharmacology (PHA 845)



    Techniques in Pharmaceutical Research (PHA 846)



    Grant Proposal and Academic Development (PHA 847)







    Use of case studies, active learning exercises, and computer assisted  



    simulation and instructions.







    Research Areas:







    Cancer Prevention and Treatment



    Drugs of Abuse and Addiction



    Neuropharmacology







     Patents:







    1 US Patent



    1 International Patent







     Chapters in Books: Four







     Publications:







     Over 100 in peer reviewed national and international journals. 







     Recent Publications:







Bommareddy, A., Arasada, B.L., Matthees, D.P., and Dwivedi, C. Modified GC-MS assay for mammalian lignan determination in biological sample. Jour of AOAC International, 90:641-646 (2007).







Zhang, X., Kundoor, V., Khalifa, S., Zeeman, D., Fahmy, H., and Dwivedi, C. Chemopreventive effects of sarcophine diol on skin tumor development in CD-1 mice. Cancer Letters, 253:53-59(2007).







Bommareddy, A., Hora, J., Cornish, B., and Dwivedi, C. Chemopreventive effects of various concentrations of a-santalol on UVB radiation-induced skin cancer development in SKH-1 hairless mice. Anticancer Research, 27: 2185-2188 (2007).







Agrawal, P., Halaweish, F., and Dwivedi, C. Antiperoxidant effects and drug interactions of resveratrol. Jour Wine Res, 18: 58-71 (2007).







Kundoor, V., Zhang, X., Bommareddy, A., Khalifa, S. Fahmy, H., Dwivedi, C.

Chemopreventive Effects of Sarcotriol on Ultraviolet B-induced Skin Tumor

Development in SKH-1 Hairless Mice.  Mar Drugs.:197-207 (2007).







Arasada, B.L., Bommareddy, A., Zhang, X., Bremmon, K., and Dwivedi, C.  Skin cancer chemopreventive agent a-santalol induces apoptosis and upregulated p53 expression on UVB radiation-induced skin cancer development in SKH-1 hairless mice. Anticancer Res.  28: 129-32 (2008).







Purohit, D.H., Hassan, R.N., Bhatia, E., Zhang, X., and Dwivedi, C. Rheological, Sensorial and Chemopreventive properties of milk formented with exopolysacchoride producing lactic cultures, Jour. Dairy Sci. (in press, 2008).



Bommareddy, A., Zhang, X., Schrader, D., Kaushik, R.S., Zemen, D., Matthe, D., and Dwivedi, C.  Effects of dietary flaxseed on intestinal thumorigenesis in APC Min Mouse, Nutrition and Cancer: An international Journal (in press, 2008).

Zhang, X., Bommareddy, A., Chen, W., Khalifa, S., Kaushik, R.S., Fahmy, H. and Dwivedi, C.  Sarcophine diol inhibits cell growth and induces apoptosis through intrinsic pathway in human epidermiod carcinoma A 431 cells. Translational Oncology (submitted, 2008).

Abstracts:







Over 100 from presentations in national and international meetings.







Active Research Projects:







1. Chemopreventive effects of alpha-santalol, sarcophine derivatives, honokiol and magnolol, on skin



    cancer development.







2. Chemopreventive effects of dietary flaxseed on colon cancer development.









Professional Memberships:







American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics



American Association for Cancer Research (Member of Legislative Committee)



American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (Chair, Abstract Screening Committee, PDDM section)



American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy



Rho Chi Honor Society (Region V Councilor 1998-1999)



Sigma Xi Scientific Honor Socieity (President, SDSU chapter 1993-1994)



Phi Kappa Phi (President, SDSU Chapter, 2001-2002)



Phi Lambda Sigma, Pharmacy Leadership Society



South Dakota Pharmacists Association (Associate Member)







Awards and Honors:







Reviewer for various scientific journals



Reviewer for National Institute of Health and Philip Morris External Grant Program



Excellence in Research Award, College of Pharmacy, South Dakota State University (1990, 1996, 2000)



F.O. Butler Award for Excellence in Research, South Dakota State University (1990)



Speaker at Sewery Faculty Colloquium (1993) (2004)



Excellence in Student Services Award, College of Pharmacy, South Dakota State University (1993) (2001)



Phi Kappa Phi Lecturship Award (1994)



Sigma Xi Research Award (1997)



Pho Chi National Faculty Advisor Award (1997)



South Dakota Board of Regents Research Award for an Established Faculty (1996)



Teacher of the Year (1991) (2000)



Outstanding and Inspiring Leadership Award, Consulate General of India (2003)



Distinguished Scholar, College of Pharmacy (SDSU, 2008)



Community Services:







Resource person for the topics on drugs, drug abuse and addiction, India, and Hinduism.