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	'''Prem Narain Saxena''' (15 October 1925 – 29 November 1999) was the Founder Professor and Chairman of the Department of Pharmacology, [[Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh\|Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College]], India. He made ~~several notable~~ contributions to the fields of traditional medicine and neuropharmacology. His demonstration of the wound-healing property of ''[[Curcuma longa]]'' was a major contributor to India's successful challenge of the US patent on the wound-healing property of [[Turmeric\|Haldi]]. He was ~~intimately~~ involved in discovery and pre-clinical development of the non-barbiturate hypnotic [[Methaqualone]]. His basic studies have helped in understanding the role of various neurotransmitters in thermoregulation. He also standardized the use of'' [[Setaria cervi]]'' for discovery of new anti-filarial agents.<ref>Prem Narain Saxena by BN Dhawan, Biography Members Fellow, Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi, pp 9-22</ref>		'''Prem Narain Saxena''' (15 October 1925 – 29 November 1999) was the Founder Professor and Chairman of the Department of Pharmacology, [[Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh\|Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College]], India. He made contributions to the fields of traditional medicine and neuropharmacology. His demonstration of the wound-healing property of ''[[Curcuma longa]]'' was a major contributor to India's successful challenge of the US patent on the wound-healing property of [[Turmeric\|Haldi]]. He was involved in discovery and pre-clinical development of the non-barbiturate hypnotic [[Methaqualone]]. His basic studies have helped in understanding the role of various neurotransmitters in thermoregulation. He also standardized the use of'' [[Setaria cervi]]'' for discovery of new anti-filarial agents.<ref>Prem Narain Saxena by BN Dhawan, Biography Members Fellow, Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi, pp 9-22</ref>

	==Biography==		==Biography==
	Prem Narain Saxena was born on 15 October 1925 in the village of Bithri-chainpur in [[Bareilly]]. ~~It was a joint orthodox family village.{{citation needed\|date=December 2014}}~~ He was the first child of his parents, Raghunandan Prasad and Saraswati Devi, and had three sisters. He married Rajeshwari Saxena.<ref>{{cite journal\| doi=10.4103/0976-500X.72355\| last1=Rahman\| first1=SZ\| last2=Khan\| first2=RA\| title= Late Professor P N Saxena: A teacher of excellence \| journal= J Pharmacol Pharmacother\|date=Nov 2010\| volume=1\| issue=2\| pages= 111–12 \| pmid= 21350620\| pmc=3043333}}</ref>		Prem Narain Saxena was born on 15 October 1925, in the village of Bithri-chainpur, [[Bareilly]]. He was the first child of his parents, Raghunandan Prasad and Saraswati Devi, and had three sisters. He married Rajeshwari Saxena.<ref>{{cite journal\| doi=10.4103/0976-500X.72355\| last1=Rahman\| first1=SZ\| last2=Khan\| first2=RA\| title= Late Professor P N Saxena: A teacher of excellence \| journal= J Pharmacol Pharmacother\|date=Nov 2010\| volume=1\| issue=2\| pages= 111–12 \| pmid= 21350620\| pmc=3043333\| doi-access=free}}</ref>

	==Education==		==Education==
	Saxena was schooled initially in his home village but from the age of six or seven he went to [[Dehradun]], where his father worked as an accountant in the Department of Irrigation. Although he suffered from [[malnutrition]] and from illnesses such as [[rickets]] and [[typhoid]], he was a very brilliant student and came first both in matriculation from AP Mission School and Intermediate from DAV College in Dehradun. In the very first attempt, he qualified medical entrance and did [[MBBS]] with 10th position from the [[King George Medical College]], Lucknow (now [[Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University]]) in 1947. He did ([[Doctor of Medicine\|MD]]) ([[Medicine]]) in 1950 and ([[Doctor of Medicine\|MD]]) ([[Pharmacology]]) in 1952 again from the King George Medical College, Lucknow.{{citation needed\|date=December 2014}}

	He was awarded his PhD from the [[Patna University]] in 1963{{citation needed\|date=December 2014}} and his DSc from the [[Aligarh Muslim University]], Aligarh, in 1978.<ref>Saxena PN. DSc Thesis: An Experimental Study of Central Control of Thermoregulation, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 1978</ref>		He was awarded his PhD from the [[Patna University]] in 1963{{citation needed\|date=December 2014}} and his DSc from the [[Aligarh Muslim University]], Aligarh, in 1978.<ref>Saxena PN. DSc Thesis: An Experimental Study of Central Control of Thermoregulation, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 1978</ref>

	==Career==		==Career==
	He joined the Department of Pharmacology of [[Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh\|Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College]], [[Aligarh Muslim University]], Aligarh, on 14 April 1964 as Professor and Founder Chairman Department of Pharmacology. He served a period as Head Department of Pharmacology till 30 September 1985 and in view of his outstanding merits, he was re-employed by the University for the two years to 30 September 1987. Soon after retirement, he was selected as emeritus scientist of the [[Indian Council of Medical Research\|ICMR]], New Delhi, for a period from 1 September 1987, which he served till 14 September 1990. On 31 January 1991, the University appointed him as [[~~Professor Emeritus~~]].{{citation needed\|date=December 2014}}		He joined the Department of Pharmacology of [[Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh\|Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College]], [[Aligarh Muslim University]], Aligarh, on 14 April 1964 as Professor and Founder Chairman Department of Pharmacology. He served a period as Head Department of Pharmacology till 30 September 1985 and in view of his outstanding merits, he was re-employed by the University for the two years to 30 September 1987. Soon after retirement, he was selected as emeritus scientist of the [[Indian Council of Medical Research\|ICMR]], New Delhi, for a period from 1 September 1987, which he served till 14 September 1990. On 31 January 1991, the University appointed him as [[professor emeritus]].{{citation needed\|date=December 2014}}

	In the university, he had also acted as Dean, Faculty of Medicine, In-charge, Animal House and on few occasions as acting Principal Ajmal Khan Tibbiya College and acting Vice Chancellor of the University. As a Professor Emeritus, he continued his active research in the Department of Pharmacology till late December 1994 ~~but due to illness of his wife (suffering from cancer and ultimately died on 19 March 1996); he did not manage to visit the department regularly and discontinued all his academic services from 1995~~.~~{{citation needed\|date=December 2014}}~~		In the university, he had also acted as Dean, Faculty of Medicine, In-charge, Animal House and on few occasions as acting Principal Ajmal Khan Tibbiya College and acting Vice Chancellor of the University. As a Professor Emeritus, he continued his active research in the Department of Pharmacology till late December 1994.

	==Contribution, awards and achievements==		==Contribution, awards and achievements==
	~~He is nationally and internationally known as a leading neuro-pharmacologist as he worked mostly in the field of [[neuroscience]].~~ He was awarded the Fellowship of [[Rockefeller Foundation]] Fellow in USA during 1960–61; Commonwealth Medical Fellowship and then Wellcome Research Fellowship in England during the 1970s. In London at the [[National Institute for Medical Research]], he worked on mechanism of action of Pyrogen and in the field of [[thermoregulation]], with [[Wilhelm Feldberg]] (1900–1993), a ~~renowned~~ German-British-Jewish pharmacologist and biologist. Wilhelm Feldberg assisted many research workers who came to England as a part of their Commonwealth Medical Fellowship and Wellcome Research Fellowship. Under these Fellowships, Saxena and Feldberg published many papers during the 1970s.<ref>{{cite journal\| author = Syed Ziaur Rahman \| title= Wilhelm Feldberg and Department of Pharmacology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh (India) \| journal= Newsletter of Ibn Sina Academy \|date=July–September 2010\| volume=10 \| issue=3\| pages= 11–13\| author-link=Syed Ziaur Rahman}}</ref>		He was awarded the Fellowship of [[Rockefeller Foundation]] Fellow in USA during 1960–61; Commonwealth Medical Fellowship and then Wellcome Research Fellowship in England during the 1970s. In London at the [[National Institute for Medical Research]], he worked on mechanism of action of Pyrogen and in the field of [[thermoregulation]], with [[Wilhelm Feldberg]] (1900–1993), a German-British-Jewish pharmacologist and biologist. Wilhelm Feldberg assisted many research workers who came to England as a part of their Commonwealth Medical Fellowship and Wellcome Research Fellowship. Under these Fellowships, Saxena and Feldberg published many papers during the 1970s.<ref>{{cite journal\| author = Syed Ziaur Rahman \| title= Wilhelm Feldberg and Department of Pharmacology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh (India) \| journal= Newsletter of Ibn Sina Academy \|date=July–September 2010\| volume=10 \| issue=3\| pages= 11–13\| author-link=Syed Ziaur Rahman}}</ref>

	In total, Saxena has approximately 145 published research papers. He wrote ''Hospital Formulary'' in 1969 and a book-cum-manual for practical pharmacy and experimental pharmacology laboratory.		In total, Saxena has approximately 145 published research papers. He wrote ''Hospital Formulary'' in 1969 and a book-cum-manual for practical pharmacy and experimental pharmacology laboratory.

	He had been founding member of many academic bodies such Indian Pharmacological Society, Association of Physiologists and Pharmacologists of India, [[Indian Medical Association]], Indian Academy of Neurosciences and Indian Association for the Advancement of Medical Education in India. [[Indian National Science Academy]] (INSA) elected him Fellow (FNA) in 1987.<ref>Prem Narain Saxena by BN Dhawan, Biography Members Fellow, Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi, pp 9-22</ref><ref>{{cite journal\| url = http://www.jpharmacol.com/text.asp?2017/8/3/151/215686\| doi=10.4103/jpp.JPP_105_17\| author = Syed Ziaur Rahman \| title= A giant of indian pharmacology is no more: Rest in peace Prof. B. N. Dhawan \| journal= J Pharmacol Pharmacother \|date=September 2017\| volume=8 \| issue=3\| pages= 151–152\| author-link=Syed Ziaur Rahman\| doi-broken-date=~~31 October 2021~~}}</ref>		He had been founding member of many academic bodies such Indian Pharmacological Society, Association of Physiologists and Pharmacologists of India, [[Indian Medical Association]], Indian Academy of Neurosciences and Indian Association for the Advancement of Medical Education in India. [[Indian National Science Academy]] (INSA) elected him Fellow (FNA) in 1987.<ref>Prem Narain Saxena by BN Dhawan, Biography Members Fellow, Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi, pp 9-22</ref><ref>{{cite journal\| url = http://www.jpharmacol.com/text.asp?2017/8/3/151/215686\|doi=10.4103/jpp.JPP_105_17 \| author = Syed Ziaur Rahman \| title= A giant of indian pharmacology is no more: Rest in peace Prof. B. N. Dhawan \| journal= J Pharmacol Pharmacother \|date=September 2017\| volume=8 \| issue=3\| pages= 151–152\| author-link=Syed Ziaur Rahman\|doi-broken-date=12 July 2025 \|doi-access=free}}</ref>

	~~==Death and family==~~
	Saxena died of a second stroke on 29 November 1999. He was admitted to KK Hospital, Aligarh before death. He was fond of [[Urdu]] and [[Persian language\|Persian]] poetry and maintained a diary where he used to write his favourite couplets of Urdu poetry. His mother tongue was Urdu.{{citation needed\|date=December 2014}}

	~~Saxena had two daughters and one son.~~

	==See also==		==See also==
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{{short description|Indian pharmacologist}}
{{POV|date=July 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2014}}
'''Prem Narain Saxena''' (15 October 1925 – 29 November 1999) was the Founder Professor and Chairman of the Department of Pharmacology, [[Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh|Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College]], India. He made several notable contributions to the fields of traditional medicine and neuropharmacology. His demonstration of the wound-healing property of ''[[Curcuma longa]]'' was a major contributor to India's successful challenge of the US patent on the wound-healing property of [[Turmeric|Haldi]]. He was intimately involved in discovery and pre-clinical development of the non-barbiturate hypnotic [[Methaqualone]]. His basic studies have helped in understanding the role of various neurotransmitters in thermoregulation. He also standardized the use of'' [[Setaria cervi]]'' for discovery of new anti-filarial agents.<ref>Prem Narain Saxena by BN Dhawan, Biography Members Fellow, Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi, pp 9-22</ref>

==Biography==
Prem Narain Saxena was born on 15 October 1925 in the village of Bithri-chainpur in [[Bareilly]]. It was a joint orthodox family village.{{citation needed|date=December 2014}} He was the first child of his parents, Raghunandan Prasad and Saraswati Devi, and had three sisters. He married Rajeshwari Saxena.<ref>{{cite journal| doi=10.4103/0976-500X.72355| last1=Rahman| first1=SZ| last2=Khan| first2=RA| title= Late Professor P N Saxena: A teacher of excellence | journal= J Pharmacol Pharmacother|date=Nov 2010| volume=1| issue=2| pages= 111–12 | pmid= 21350620| pmc=3043333}}</ref>

==Education==
Saxena was schooled initially in his home village but from the age of six or seven he went to [[Dehradun]], where his father worked as an accountant in the Department of Irrigation. Although he suffered from [[malnutrition]] and from illnesses such as [[rickets]] and [[typhoid]], he was a very brilliant student and came first both in matriculation from AP Mission School and Intermediate from DAV College in Dehradun. In the very first attempt, he qualified medical entrance and did [[MBBS]] with 10th position from the [[King George Medical College]], Lucknow (now [[Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University]]) in 1947. He did ([[Doctor of Medicine|MD]]) ([[Medicine]]) in 1950 and ([[Doctor of Medicine|MD]]) ([[Pharmacology]]) in 1952 again from the King George Medical College, Lucknow.{{citation needed|date=December 2014}}

He was awarded his PhD from the [[Patna University]] in 1963{{citation needed|date=December 2014}} and his DSc from the [[Aligarh Muslim University]], Aligarh, in 1978.<ref>Saxena PN. DSc Thesis: An Experimental Study of Central Control of Thermoregulation, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 1978</ref>

==Career==
He joined the Department of Pharmacology of [[Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh|Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College]], [[Aligarh Muslim University]], Aligarh, on 14 April 1964 as Professor and Founder Chairman Department of Pharmacology. He served a period as Head Department of Pharmacology till 30 September 1985 and in view of his outstanding merits, he was re-employed by the University for the two years to 30 September 1987. Soon after retirement, he was selected as emeritus scientist of the [[Indian Council of Medical Research|ICMR]], New Delhi, for a period from 1 September 1987, which he served till 14 September 1990. On 31 January 1991, the University appointed him as [[Professor Emeritus]].{{citation needed|date=December 2014}}

In the university, he had also acted as Dean, Faculty of Medicine, In-charge, Animal House and on few occasions as acting Principal Ajmal Khan Tibbiya College and acting Vice Chancellor of the University. As a Professor Emeritus, he continued his active research in the Department of Pharmacology till late December 1994 but due to illness of his wife (suffering from cancer and ultimately died on 19 March 1996); he did not manage to visit the department regularly and discontinued all his academic services from 1995.{{citation needed|date=December 2014}}

==Contribution, awards and achievements==
He is nationally and internationally known as a leading neuro-pharmacologist as he worked mostly in the field of [[neuroscience]]. He was awarded the Fellowship of [[Rockefeller Foundation]] Fellow in USA during 1960–61; Commonwealth Medical Fellowship and then Wellcome Research Fellowship in England during the 1970s. In London at the [[National Institute for Medical Research]], he worked on mechanism of action of Pyrogen and in the field of [[thermoregulation]], with [[Wilhelm Feldberg]] (1900–1993), a renowned German-British-Jewish pharmacologist and biologist. Wilhelm Feldberg assisted many research workers who came to England as a part of their Commonwealth Medical Fellowship and Wellcome Research Fellowship. Under these Fellowships, Saxena and Feldberg published many papers during the 1970s.<ref>{{cite journal| author = Syed Ziaur Rahman | title= Wilhelm Feldberg and Department of Pharmacology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh (India) | journal= Newsletter of Ibn Sina Academy |date=July–September 2010| volume=10 | issue=3| pages= 11–13| author-link=Syed Ziaur Rahman}}</ref>

In total, Saxena has approximately 145 published research papers. He wrote ''Hospital Formulary'' in 1969 and a book-cum-manual for practical pharmacy and experimental pharmacology laboratory.

He had been founding member of many academic bodies such Indian Pharmacological Society, Association of Physiologists and Pharmacologists of India, [[Indian Medical Association]], Indian Academy of Neurosciences and Indian Association for the Advancement of Medical Education in India. [[Indian National Science Academy]] (INSA) elected him Fellow (FNA) in 1987.<ref>Prem Narain Saxena by BN Dhawan, Biography Members Fellow, Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi, pp 9-22</ref><ref>{{cite journal| url = http://www.jpharmacol.com/text.asp?2017/8/3/151/215686| doi=10.4103/jpp.JPP_105_17| author = Syed Ziaur Rahman | title= A giant of indian pharmacology is no more: Rest in peace Prof. B. N. Dhawan | journal= J Pharmacol Pharmacother |date=September 2017| volume=8 | issue=3| pages= 151–152| author-link=Syed Ziaur Rahman| doi-broken-date=31 October 2021}}</ref>

==Death and family==
Saxena died of a second stroke on 29 November 1999. He was admitted to KK Hospital, Aligarh before death. He was fond of [[Urdu]] and [[Persian language|Persian]] poetry and maintained a diary where he used to write his favourite couplets of Urdu poetry. His mother tongue was Urdu.{{citation needed|date=December 2014}}

Saxena had two daughters and one son.

==See also==
* [[KC Singhal]], student
* [[Syed Ziaur Rahman]], student

==Sources==
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| title = Late Professor P N Saxena: A teacher of excellence
| author = Rahman, SZ; Khan, RA (Nov 2010)
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