Dr. Nishikant A. Raut is a Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Nagpur, India having 19 years of experience. He completed his master’s degree in Pharmaceutical Chemistry in 2002, and received Ph.D. degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences from RTM Nagpur University, Nagpur in 2010. He pursued Post-Doctoral Research from College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA under Raman Post-Doctoral Fellowship awarded by UGC, Govt. of India. He has received research grants from several federal funding agencies. During COVID-19 Pandemic, Dr. Raut, in the capacity of Co-PI, established and served as Nodal Officer of COVID-19 Diagnosis Centre at RTM Nagpur University.