Background
Trivedi, Piyush was born on September 13, 1958 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India. Son of Natwar Lal and Kamala Trivedi.
Trivedi, Piyush was born on September 13, 1958 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India. Son of Natwar Lal and Kamala Trivedi.
He did his B.Pharm from Holkar Science College, Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya in 1979 in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and then his M.Pharm, Sagar University in 1981 in Pharmaceutical Chemistry. Afterwards, He did his Doctor of Philosophy in 1992 from, Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya (Formerly Indore University) in 1992.
Professor Trivedi is also serving as the Director of Member of Parliament Power Generating Company Limited. since the year 2009. Council of Science & Technology.
In December,2015 Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya Vice Chancellor Trivedi and his doctoral student claimed to have discovered cancer curing molecules from turmeric through their research which lasted for about 10 years.
They filed a United States Patent for their two molecules namely "CTR-17" and "CTR-20". They claimed that the molecules selectively target the cancer cells and have no significant side effects as the molecules elicit anticancer activity through a mechanism which involves obstruction of cancer cell division by inhibition of tubulin, a protein which is responsible for many of the cell functions including chromosome segregation during cell division, development and maintenance of cell shape, intracellular transport, distribution of molecules on cell membranes and cell motility.
Trivedi is also involved in various capacities, such as member of Regional Committee of All India Council for Technical Education and member of Executive Council of Member of Parliament
Married Vandana Trivedi. Children: Ishita, Akshata, Devansh.