Professor Satyajit Sarker has been serving as the Director of the School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences at Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) since October 2013. In addition to his role as a Professor of Pharmacy, he is the Founding Head of the Centre for Natural Products Discovery (CNPD) at LJMU. In 2023, he was honored with the prestigious title of Outstanding International Ethnopharmacologist by the International Society for Ethnopharmacology (ISE) and the Society for Ethnopharmacology (SFE). In 2025, he was awarded the Global Talent Recognition from the Shandong Academy of Sciences. That same year, he was elected as an Expatriate Fellow of the Bangladesh Academy of Science. Earlier, in 2018, he was appointed as a PIFI Visiting Professor by the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Professor Sarker’s research is at the cutting edge of exploring the anticancer, anti-inflammatory, antimalarial, antimicrobial, chemopreventive, and wound-healing properties of phytochemicals, complemented by his expertise in computational phytochemistry. His prolific academic output includes over 810 publications, establishing him as one of the most cited researchers in the field of natural products. His work has garnered an impressive Google Scholar citation count of 29,500, along with an h-index of 79 and an i10-index of 431.

In recognition of his influential contributions, Professor Sarker was elected to the national Pharmacy Schools Council Executive for a three-year term from 2022 to 2025. He has held several honorary and visiting professorships, including at the School of Pharmacy, University of East Anglia, and the School of Cosmetic Science, Mae Fah Luang University, until 2024. Currently, he serves as an Adjunct Professor at Khulna University, Bangladesh, and Qilu Technology University, China.

Professor Sarker’s international engagements are extensive. He was a Visiting Professor at the School of Medicine, Taylor’s University, Malaysia (2019-2021), and was honored as a Guest Professor at the Wuhan Botanical Garden by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (2019-2020). He has also held Visiting Professorships at renowned institutions such as the University of Technology Malaysia, Stamford University, University of Dammam, Tripoli University, and North-South University. Additionally, he serves as an international advisor to the State University of Bangladesh. From 2018 to 2020, he was the President of the Phytochemical Society of Europe. In 2024, he became the Founding Chair of the Society for Natural Products Discovery, a registered charity with the UK Charity Commission, launched on 5 August 2024.

Professor Sarker’s academic journey began with distinction. He earned his BPharm and MPharm degrees in Pharmacy from Dhaka University, securing first-class honors and topping the merit list in both programs. He later completed his PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences (Phytochemistry) at Strathclyde University, Glasgow, UK. Before his current role, he held academic positions at Wolverhampton University, Ulster University, The Robert Gordon University, Exeter University, and Dhaka University. In 2007, he was recognized as a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy for his academic excellence and contributions.

Professor Sarker is a highly sought-after speaker, having delivered numerous plenary and keynote addresses at international conferences. He has been invited to speak at prestigious universities and research organizations worldwide, including the University of Manchester, De Montfort University, The Robert Gordon University, University of Keele, University of Nottingham, University of Worcester, Gregory T Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hong Kong University, Macau University, Jinan University, Palaćky University, University of Vienna, Tripoli University, Yunnan Agricultural University, University of Botswana, University of Dammam, University of Pharmaceutical and Veterinary Sciences Brno, University of Putra Malaysia (UPM), University Technologi Malaysia (UTM), Wuhan Botanical Garden – Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dhaka University, University of Khulna, East-West University, Bangladesh Centre for Science and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Prime Asia University, Stamford University, and The State University of Bangladesh, among others. His scientific profile has been consistently featured in every edition of Marquis Who’s Who in the World since 2010.

Professor Sarker has made significant literary contributions to the field. In 2007, he co-authored the widely acclaimed textbook Chemistry for Pharmacy Students (Wiley & Sons), which has been translated into Indonesian, Japanese, Greek, and Portuguese. The second edition of this book was published in 2019. He is also the co-author of Steroid Dimers (Wiley & Sons, 2012) and has co-edited the 2nd and 3rd editions of Natural Products Isolation (Humana Press-Springer-Verlag, 2005 and 2012, respectively). In 2018, he co-edited Computational Phytochemistry (Elsevier; Sarker SD and Nahar L), and the second edition was published in 2024.  Other notable works include Medicinal Natural Products – A Disease-focused Approach (Elsevier; Sarker SD and Nahar L, 2020), Recent Advances in Nanotechnology-based Drug Delivery Systems (Elsevier; Talukdar AD, Sarker SD and Patra JK, 2022), and Biomolecules from Natural Sources: Advances and Applications (Wiley; Gupta V, Sarker SD, Sharma M, Pirovani ME, Usmani, and Jayabaskaran C, 2022). 

Professor Sarker’s commitment to advancing scientific knowledge is further reflected in his editorial roles. He serves on the Editorial Boards of over 50 international journals, including Biochemical Systematics and Ecology, Current Medicinal Chemistry, Current Trends in Medicinal Chemistry, Phytochemistry Letters, DARU, Diversity, Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Molecules, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Phytomedicine Plus, Pharmacognosy Magazine, and Pharmacognosy Research. Additionally, he has reviewed manuscripts for approximately 120 different journals.

Professor Sarker plays a pivotal role in fostering scholarly discussions. He owns and moderates well-established online discussion groups in Natural Products Research (NatProDis) and Pharmacy education (PharmEd), further cementing his influence in the global scientific community.

Corresponding address:
Prof Satya Sarker MPharm PhD FHEA
Professor of Pharmacy and Director of School of Pharmacy & Biomolecular Sciences, LJMU
Founding Head of Centre for Natural Products Discovery (CNPD)
Former President of the Phytochemical Society of Europe
Editor in Chief, Phytochemical Analysis
Liverpool John Moores University
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