Welcome

Dr. Parvathi K. Iyer Profile

Assistant Professor

Centre for Studies in Science, Technology and Innovation Policy

School of Social Sciences

Central University of Gujarat

Email: parvathikiyer[@]cug.ac.in

Recent Publications

2012. The Science and Politics of Nimesulide: Retracing the 'Career' of a Controversial Drug. ISS E-Journal: Journal of the Indian Sociological Society. Volume 1, Number 1 (July-December 2012)
2012. Innovative Technologies and Opportunities for the Visually Challenged: A Case Study of Academia-Industry Collaboration in Gujarat.Journal of Humanities and Social Science ISSN: 2279-0845. Volume 1, Issue 5 (Sept-Oct. 2012)
2009. Regulatory Issues in the Indian pharmaceutical industry' In P. Banerjee (ed.) India, Science and Technology 2008. NISTADS, CSIR. ISBN-81-85121-35-4.
2009. Technological Activities of Small Scale Pharmaceutical Firms.' in P. Banerjee (ed.) India, Science and Technology 2008. NISTADS, CSIR. ISBN-81-85121-35-4
Iyer, Parvathi K. & Dinesh Abrol. 2009. Financing of Health S&T. in P. Banerjee (ed) India, Science and Technology 2008. NISTADS, CSIR. ISBN-81-85121-35-4.
Iyer, Parvathi K. & Vrajendra Upadhyay. 2009. Tyre Industry in India. In P. Banerjee (ed) India, Science and Technology 2008. NISTADS, CSIR. ISBN-81-85121-35-4.

Presentations in National and International Conferences and Workshops/ Invited Lectures (2010-14)

2014. 'Unpacking Public Engagement with Governance of Biomedical Innovation in India: Role of 'Hybrid Forums' at the workshop on Biomedical Innovation and the Public, organized jointly by the Centre for Studies in Science Policy, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and King's College, London at New Delhi on March 13-14, 2014.
2013. 'Straddling the Local, National and the Global: Understanding the Discourse of Drug Quality through the Practices of a Civil Society Organization' at the Global Health and Science & Technology Studies (STS) workshop organized jointly by University of Maastricht, Netherlands and ETHOX Centre, University of Oxford, U.K. at Maastricht, Netherlands on November 11-13, 2013
2013. Invited lecture entitled 'Interrogating Regulatory Cultures: Direct to Consumer (DTC) Promotion of Prescription Drugs through Internet in India and the United States' at the School of Social Sciences, University of Crete on October 18, 2013. Participated in the academic interchange and workshop on 'Global perspectives on digital media research: methodological approaches and data analyses', organized at the University of Crete, Greece from October 14-22, 2013
2012. 'Transfer of Environmentally Sound Technologies from Developing to Developed Countries: A Political Economy perspective' at the National Conference on Environment and Sustainable Development held at School of Environmental and Sustainable Development, Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar on March 15-16, 2012 (with K. Jose).
2011. 'GMP, Standardization and the Discourse of Drug Quality: A Case Study of Locost Therapeutics Ltd' at the 37^th All India Sociological Conference , Diamond Jubilee Celebrations of the Indian Sociological Society held at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi on December 11-13, 2011
2011. 'The Contested Terrain of Pharmaceutical Regulation: Ethical dimensions in the Indian Context' in the National Seminar on Science, Technology and the Nation: In Search of Moral Fulcrum. January 24-26, 2011 at Centre for Knowledge Culture and Innovation Studies, University of Hyderabad (Seminar sponsored by University of Hyderabad and European Commission on SET-DEV Project)

Workshop Attended

Two-day National workshop on the 'Sexual Harassment of Women at the Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal Act, 2013)', organized and held by Institute of Public Administration, Bangalore on February 24-25, 2014

Administrative Duties at CUG (2010-14)

Chairperson, CSSTIP (from December 2013)
Warden, Girls Hostel, CUG (from August 2010)
Member, GSCASH (2013-14)

Teaching Courses at CUG (2010-14)

Monsoon Semester

(SSD 602: Science, Technology & Development)
Module on Philosophy of Science (SSD 601: Research Methodology-1)

Winter Semester

Module on History of S&T in the Post-Independence period (SSD 652: History of S&T in India)
Modules in (SSD 651: Technology Futures Analysis)
Sectoral S&T Policy (SSD 654: Optional Paper)

Supervision of M. Phil. Thesis of CSSTIP Students (2010-14)

Sr. No.	Name & Enrollment No. of student	Title of the Dissertation	Date of Award of Provisional Degree/ Present Status
1.	Ms. Reema J. Trivedi CUG/2009/0006	"Role of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Enabling Women Entrepreneurship : A Case Study of Gujarat"	30^th January 2012
2.	Ms. Dolly Bajpai CUG/2010/0025	"The Role of Consumer Organizations in The Process of Standardization in India : A Case Study of Packaged Drinking Water"	27^th September 2012
3.	Ms. Wairokpam Premi Devi CUG/2010/0027	"Food Processing Industry and the Role of Women in Manipur"	20^th October 2012
4.	Sh. Manoj Vimal CUG/2011/0002	"Exploring the 'cross-talk' Between Genetic Testing and Indian Society"	24^th October 2013
5.	Sh. Lingraj Behera CUG/2011/0005	"Academic-Industry Collaborations in Gujarat: Present Status and Emerging Trends"	10^th February 2014
6.	Ms. Priyanka Kumari CUG/2012/0218	Breast Cancer Care Management in India: R&D, Diagnosis and Policy related Measures	Thesis submitted. Awaiting viva voce
7.	Sh. R. Ratheesh CUG/2012/0220	Traditional Water Harvesting Technology: A study of Surangam in Kasaragod, Kerala	Thesis submitted. Awaiting viva voce
8.	Ms. Ranjana Bharthi CUG/2012/0215	Public-Private Partnerships in Infectious Diseases in India	Ongoing
9.	Kirti Mohanlal Sharma CUG/2013/0667	Public Engagement with Cyber Crimes in India	Ongoing

Supervision of Ph.D. Thesis (ongoing) of CSSTIP Students (2010-14)

Mansukh Zapadiya ---R&D, Commercialization and Policy related aspects in Renewable Energy sector
Dolly Bajpai-Public engagement with food safety standards in India
Manoj Vimal-Genome Wide Association studies in India
R Ratheesh-Social Shaping of Water Harvesting Technologies in India
Priyanka Kumari-Public-private partnerships in Cancer Care Management