Harun Patel is an Associate Professor in the Division of Computer Aided Drug Design, at the R. C. Patel Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research’s Dept. of Pharmaceutical Chemistry. In addition to being the recipient of multiple awards, Dr Patel has over 70 publications in reputed peer reviewed international journals (which have achieved over 600 citations), three international books, and two patents to his name. His key research interests involve QSAR, docking studies, virtual screening, and synthesis of novel anticancer, anti-tubercular and antiepileptic drugs.