Dr. Khushboo Saxena

Assistant Professor

An experienced Assistant Professor with over 8 years of teaching experience in Pharmacy, currently serving at K R Mangalam University. Actively engaged in teaching, student mentoring, curriculum development, and academic administration, with a consistent commitment to academic excellence and quality education. Possesses strong expertise in medicinal plant identification, phytochemistry, natural product research, and quality evaluation and standardization of crude drugs. Proficient in laboratory instruction, research supervision, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Research areas include hepatoprotective activity of indigenous medicinal plants used in traditional systems of medicine, phytochemical characterization, bioactivity-guided evaluation, and scientific validation of ethnomedicinal knowledge in alignment with national healthcare priorities.

Ph.D in Pharmacognosy

8 year total teaching experience.

  • K. R. Mangalam University Assistant Professor Oct, 2025 – Present
  • Rao Mohar Singh College Principal Mar, 2022 – Oct, 2025
  • Apeejay Stya University Lecturer Aug, 2019 – Aug, 2020
  • Rao Mohar Singh College Assistant Professor Dec, 2018 – Jul, 2019
  • Smt. Vidyawati College of Pharmacy Assistant Professor Aug, 2015 – Dec
  • Evaluation of hepatoprotective activity of indigenous medicinal plants used in traditional systems of medicine (Ayurveda, Siddha, and folk medicine).
  • Phytochemical investigation and standardization of medicinal plants and crude drugs in accordance with pharmacopoeial and regulatory guidelines.
  • Natural product–based drug discovery, with emphasis on bioactivity-guided fractionation and scientific validation of ethnomedicinal claims.
  • Quality evaluation, authentication, and quality control of herbal raw materials and formulations.
  • Integration of Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS) with modern pharmaceutical research methodologies.

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  • Paper presentation IPR- 2012, Secured first position S.D College of pharmacy, Muzaffarnagar.
  • National Seminar on “Emerging trends in future of Pharmacy” Institute of Pharmacy, B.U, Jhansi (U.P.)
  • Analytical Techniques for the Identification of Formulation, Isolated Compounds and Synthesized Derivatives Bundelkhand University, Jhansi (UP)
  • 59th Indian Pharmaceutical congress BHU, Varanasi
1. Review article “Review on activity of various extract of Holopetlea integrifolia” 2012, May 2 International journal of pharmaceutical research and development (IJPRD).

2. Research article “Analytical and Medicinal properties of leaves of Holopetlea integrifolia” April-June 2013 International journal of drug delivery and research (IJDDR)

3. Research article “Anti hepatotoxic effect of leaves of Holopetlea integrifolia against paracetamol induce hepatic damage in albino rats” June 2013 International journal of pharmaceutical research and development (IJPRD)

4. Research article “Analytical and medicinal properties of ethanolic extract of leaves of Carissa carandas” March 2016 World journal of pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences

5. Research article “Analytical and medicinal properties of leaves of Artocarpus heterophyllus” March 2016 International journal of drug discovery and medical research
6. Research article “Anti hepatotoxic Effect of Artocarpus heterophyllus leaves against paracetamol induce Hepatic Damage in Albino Rats” International Journal of Pharmacy and life sciences.

7. Obstructive sleep apnea is highly prevalent in COVID19 related moderate to severe ARDS survivors: findings of level I polysomnography in a tertiary care hospital.
8. A Review on the Effectiveness of Herbal Ingredients in Maintaining Oral Hygiene