Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies; Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Location: Biomedical Bldg II, Rm 140-2E
Phone: 501-526-7388
Fax: 501-686-6057
Email: atiwari@uams.edu
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Education and Training
- Postdoc, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NY, 2013
- Ph.D., Pharmaceutical Sciences, St. John’s University, NY, 2011
- M.S., Pharmaceutical Sciences, St. John’s University, NY, 2008
- B.S., Pharmacy RamEesh Institute, U.P.T.U., India, 2005
Research and Academic Leadership
- Dr. Tiwari serves as the Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies and Director of Graduate Programs at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy, where he oversees a $9 million research portfolio and leads graduate education across Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmaceutical Evaluation & Policy, and the joint UAMS–UALR Bioinformatics program, training over 30 graduate students. He is a full Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences and a full member of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, where he directs the Cancer and Systems Therapeutics (CAST) program focused on the development of targeted anticancer agents and modulators of non-apoptotic cell death pathways, including necroptosis, methuosis, and autophagy. His research integrates medicinal chemistry, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, drug resistance, and advanced toxicology, with active global collaborations across the U.S., Europe, and Asia. He is a board-certified toxicologist and a Diplomate of the American Board of Toxicology. He has authored over 220 peer-reviewed publications, secured several patents, and mentored more than 75 research trainees. Dr. Tiwari also serves on national and international grant review panels and editorial boards of several scientific journals. Through his administrative and scientific leadership, he fosters a collaborative and innovation-driven research environment, supporting the next generation of scientists and advancing translational impact in pharmaceutical and biomedical sciences.
Honors and Awards
SELECTED
- Ambassador Award, Awarded by Govt. of Madhya Pradesh, India, in collaboration with MP Council of Science and Technology, 2023
- President’s Award for Excellence in Creative and Scholarly Activity, University of Toledo, 2022
- Outstanding Research and Scholarship Award, University of Toledo, 2022
- Distinguished Young Alumni Award, St. John’s University, 2022
- Outstanding Advisor Award, University of Toledo, 2021
- Distinguished Scientist Award, International Association of Pharmacy Professionals, 2021
Memberships
- American Association of Pharmaceutical Science
- American Association of College of Pharmacy
- American Cancer Society
- Society of Toxicology
- American Association for Cancer Research
- American Society of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
- American Association of University Professors
- The Rho Chi Society
- The Sigma Phi Sigma Society
Publications
SELECTED PATENT APPLICATIONS
- Raman D, Howard C, Nemunitis J, Brunicardi FC, Liu SH, and Tiwari AK. Targeting LASP1, elF4A1, e1F4B and CXCR4 with modulators And Combinations Thereof for Cancer Therapy (provisional D-2019-32, Ser. No. 62/807,075.) 2019
- Tiwari AK, Hussein N, Ashby CR. Cariprazine and its analogues use in cancer therapy. (Application 60893-US-PSP/D2019-33, No. 62/934,638) 2019
- Tiwari AK, Karthikeyan C, Nyinawabera, A. Necroptosis inducers and autophagy inhibitors in cancer therapy. (US patent application 2018, 60088-US-PSP/D2018-45).
- Tiwari AK, Karthikeyan C, Amawi H, Erhardt P and Trivedi P. Materials and Methods Useful to Induce Cancer Cell Death Via Methuosis Or Autophagy Or A Combination Thereof. (US patent application 2017, 59593-US-PSP/D2018-15). Published 08-09-2022 – US11406626B2