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Nitya Anand Ph.D., F.N.A., is a Scientist Emeritus at the Central Drug Research Institute in Lucknow, India, of which he was the Director between 1974 and 1984. He was previously the Senior Scientist of the Indian National Science Academy. Dr. Anand has been involved in medicinal science research for over 40 years, during which he has worked in the areas of drug design, drug synthesis, mode of action, and metabolism of drugs, and in evolving new approaches to therapeutics. He was responsible for the discovery of many new drugs, which include Centchroman, a contraceptive, Centbutindole, a neuroleptic, Centbucridine, a local anaesthetic and Gugulipid, a lipid-lowering agent. Dr. Anand received his Ph.D. from Bombay University in 1948 and from Cambridge University in 1980.
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