Pharmacy Phd Faculty Profiles

Ph.D. Program Academic & Industrial Experience Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutics, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Andhra University, India (March 1994 to August 1999) Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Andhra University, India (July 1992 to February 1994) Senior Research Fellow (University Grants Commission, Government of India), Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Andhra University, India (October 1988 to June 1992) Lecturer in Pharmaceutics, V.L. College of Pharmacy, Raichur, India (April 1985 to September 1988) Scientific Assistant, Radiopharmaceutical Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Mumbai, India (August 1984 to March 1985) Scholarly Activities Garnered in excess of $150,000/- in 8 research grants from Department of Science and Technology, University Grants Commission, All India Council for Technical Education, Research Administration of Kuwait University and Nova Southeastern University. Published more than 165 full research papers and abstracts. Coauthored a book chapter. Mentored 12 PhD students and 12 Master’s students Serving as an Editor for Journal of Bioequivalence and Bioavailability, theme editor for Journal of Drug delivery and Editorial Board Member of 4 more journals. Manuscript reviewer of 23 journals including Journal of Controlled Release, Pharmaceutical Research and International Journal of Pharmaceutics. Grant Reviewer of AACP New Pharmacy Faculty Research Awards Program. Grant Reviewer of French National Research Agency (France). National Research Foundation of South Africa (South Africa), The Eli and Edythe L. Broad Foundation, California (USA), Department of Science and Technology (Government of India) and Research Administration of Kuwait University (Kuwait). Organized over 10 scientific conferences/ seminars/ symposia as chairman/ co-chairman/ member Delivered 13 invited lectures on topics of current interest in pharmaceutics and drug delivery Research Focus Pharmaceutical nanotechnologies for enhancing the bioavailability of poorly soluble drugs, and targeted drug delivery. Colon-targeted oral drug delivery Transdermal drug delivery Oral controlled release dosage forms