Pharmacy Phd Faculty Profiles

Ph.D. Program Industrial and Administrative Experience VP Scientific Affairs and Product Development, Mova, Caguas, PR (2002 – 2006) VP Plant Operations, Wyeth International (Latin America, 2000 – 2002) VP Strategic and Technical Operations, Wyeth Intl (Latin America, 1999 -2000) Assistant VP and General Manager, Wyeth Consumer Products, Guayama, PR, (1992 – 1999) Assistant Managing Director, Wyeth Consumer Products, Guayama, PR (1987 – 1992) Director of Pilot Plant, R&D Division, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Guayama, PR (1984 – 1987) Manufacturing Manager, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, Barceloneta, PR (1983 – 1984) Development Pharmacist, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, Barceloneta, PR (1982 – 1983) Academic Experience Assistant Professor, Pharmaceutical Science (Pharmaceutics), College of Pharmacy, Nova Southeastern University, Ponce, PR 2008 – present Adjunct Faculty, Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Puerto Rico, College of Pharmacy, Graduate Program 1982 – 1986 Scholarly Activities Served as reviewer for the Journal of Biopharmaceutics and Bioequivalence Research Focus Applications of nanotechnology in drug product development and pharmaceutical process designs in small and large scale Applications of PAT technologies in drug development and manufacturing Development of co-excipients for improved drug formulations Nanotechnology applications in the extraction and isolation of new drugs from natural sources