Nitin Mahrukar, faculty of H.K.E.S's College of Pharmacy, Gulbarga in Karnataka has been awarded a Ph.D in Pharmaceutical science by Andhra University.

Nitin has 19-year teaching experience in pharmacy colleges and has presented scientific papers at 14 national and international conferences. He has worked under the guidance of Prof. Dr S Satyanarayana, professor of pharmacology and head of the department of pharmaceutical science, Andhra University, on the topic 'studies on the mechanism of drug interaction of selected antirrhythmic/antianginal drugs with tobutamide in rates and rabbits'.

Besides this, he has authored 5 books and has contributed 35 articles of professional interest. He is a life member of APTI, IPA and IPS.