Alumni

ALUMNI
 POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER

 Name  Topic of Research                Current Affiliation         
 Sreeranjini Pulakkat Intranasal administration of multifunctional nanocarriers
 incorporating temozolomide and lactoferrin to combat
 glioblastoma multiforme
 Development Editor (Contractor) at 
 ACS International India Pvt. Ltd.

PH. D. DEGREE

 Name Topic of ResearchCurrent Affiliation 
 Amit Kale Studies on colloidal drug delivery systemsScientist CMC/Product development at Synta Pharmaceuticals, Greater Boston, USA
 Medha JoshiStudies on particulate drug delivery systems Assistant Professor, Midwestern University, Greater Chicago, USA
 Yogeshwar bachhavDevelopment of novel drug delivery systemsSenior CMC Project Manager at AiCuris GmbH & Co. KG, Cologne, Germany  
 Sagar mandawgadeDevelopment of colloidal drug delivery systems Manager Business Development, S. A. Pharmachem Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai, India
 Imran KhanProcess development for formulations Manager, Cadila Pharmaceuticals, Ahmedabad, India
 Ratnesh JainDevelopment  and evaluation of novel brain targeted nasal drug delivery systems UGC Assistant Professor in Engineering Sciences and Ramalingaswami Fellow, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India
 Prajakta DandekarNanoparticle engineering for improved drug delivery Dr. John Kapoor Assistant Professor in Pharmaceutical Technology and Ramanujan Fellow, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India
 Umangi SoniStudies on lipid-based antimalarial nanocarriers Scientist at Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Hyderabad, India
 Vivek BorhadeDevelopment of colloidal nanocarriers for antimalarial therapy Senior Executive, Panacea Biotec Ltd., Mumbai, India
 Ramchandra PataleDevelopment of polysaccharide based drug Manager-Technical Business Development, Famy Care Ltd., Mumbai, India
 Pratik PatelTherapeutic approaches using controlled transdermal delivery to treat neurodegenerative diseases in agingR & D Scientist, Piramal Enterprises Ltd., Mumbai, India
 Clara FernandesDevelopment of innovative drug delivery systemAssociate Professor at Bombay College of Pharmacy
 Anuradha PolNanocarrier based topical delivery of antioxidantsR & D Product Development, Marico Ltd., Mumbai, India
 Sushant PatilTransdermal patches for neurodegenerative disordersAssistant Manager-Technical Business Development, Famy Care Ltd., Mumbai, India
 Soniya jainDevelopment of nanocarrier based antimalarial formulationsScientist at Procter & Gamble, Mumbai, India
 Harshad SheteDevelopment of nanocarriers for cancer treatmentRubicon Research Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai, India
 Dalapathi GugulothuCurcumin nanoparticles for improved therapeutic efficacyHoD- Department of Pharmaceutics, Balaji Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences,Narsampet, warangal
 Preshita DesaiNovel delivery systems for neurodegenerative disorders

Research Scientist at Western University of Health Sciences

Anaheim, California, USA
 Priyanka PrabhuDevelopment of Novel Antimalarial Nanocarriers Assistant Proessor at SVKM’s NMIMS, Shobhaben Pratapbhai Patel School of Pharmacy & Technology Management, Mumbai, India 
 Swati VyasDevelopment of polymeric nanomaterials for biomedical applications Manager, Scientific Writing at Cactus Communications, Mumbai, India 
 Milind Velhal Development of colon targeted microparticles/nanoparticles Head, Research and innovation cell at ADCP , College , Ashta, Sangli,Maharashtara 
 Swapnil Mohurle Anti-amyloid agents loaded nanocarriers via intranasal route for Ahlzeimer's disease treatmentSenior Executive at Famy Care Ltd., Mumbai 
 Amit Mirani Green Technology Assisted Nanomicrobicide Formulation for Prophylaxis of HIV/AIDSScientist at Procter & Gamble Health Limited, Mumbai 
 Sandip Gite  Development and scale up of novel controlled release dosage forms Formulation Expert at Sichuan Credit Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd
 Ronak Bhuptani Development of novel formulations for topical delivery which includes preparation and optimization of porous particles for improved topical retention and activityMedical advisor, Cipla, Mumbai, India 
 Sagar DhobaleDevelopment of colloidal drug delivery system for Pulmonary disordersResearch Associate, VBP Research Group, ICT

 
 Prachi KharkarDevelopment of Affibody conjugated nanoparticles for oncotherapy.Assistant Manager (Medical Affairs) Cipla 
 Ankit AgrawalFabrication of microneedle patches as a platform technology for delivery of proteins and other therapeutics.Formulation scientist at Piramal Healthcare 
 Manasi Chogale Formulating novel strategies towards effective drug delivery for tuberculosis. Asst. Professor in Pharmaceutics at Saraswathi Vidya Bhavan's College of Pharmacy 

 MASTERS DEGREE

 Name Topic of ResearchCurrent Affiliation 
 M. Pharm. Sci  
 Punita KhannaLiquid filled flurbiprofen formulations 
 Harsha LalMicroemulsion based gels of diclofenac diethylammoniun 
 Vinod NairControlled release dosage forms of Nifedipine 
 Subhash GoreLiquid filled hard gelatin capsules  
 Yogeeta NarkarMicroemulsions as a vehicle for transdermal drug delivery 
 Susan D’souzaHard capsules with soft center 
 Ameet AmbarkhaneDevelopment of solid lipid nanoparticles  
 Hetal GalaTransdermal microemulsion based systems 
 Chetan BhagatStudies on taste masking 
 Raji RajanStudies on transdermal drug delivery systems 
 Smita SawantStudies on liquid filling in hard gelatin capsules 
 Namita PrabhuStudies on drug delivery systems 
 Eashwari VegiDevelopment of new formulations 
 Imran A. KhanInnovative drug delivery systemManager, Cadila Pharmaceuticals, Ahmedabad, India
 Apurva shahDevelopment of novel formulations------
 Jayesh JainDevelopment of new formulationsSenior Manager, FRD, Inventia Healthcare Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai, India
 Ashwini dhapareStudies on newer approaches for solubilization------
 Ratnesh Jain Design and evaluation of innovative drug delivery  system UGC Assistant Professor in Engineering Sciences and Ramalingaswami Fellow, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India
 Clara FernandesStudy of new drug delivery systemAssistant Professor, Shobhaben Pratapbhai Patel School of Pharmacy & Technology Management (NMIMS), Mumbai, India
 Aditya PattaniFormulation of peptide delivery systems -
 Dnyaneshwar SitreDevelopment of oral drug delivery systemScientist, Formulation Research and Development, Perrigo, Hyderabad, India
 Ramchandra PataleDesign of an Innovative dosage formsManager-Technical Business Development, Famy Care Ltd., Mumbai, India
 Rahul GangurdeDevelopment of new drug delivery systemsApplication Manager, Avantor Performance Materials Ltd. BV, Nasik, India
 Dalapathi Gugulothu Development of novel formulationsSenior Research UGC Fellow, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India
 Sushant Patil Novel lipid based drug delivery systemAssistant Manager-Technical Business Development, Famy Care Ltd., Mumbai, India
 Ashlesha raut Development of an innovative topical delivery systemGraduate Student, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Connecticut, Connecticut, USA
 Pratik PatelDevelopment of colloidal drug delivery systemR & D Scientist, Piramal Enterprises Ltd., Mumbai, India
 Shivangi NaikDevelopment and evaluation of colloidal drug delivery  systemGraduate Student, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Connecticut, Connecticut, USA
 Ruchita RaikarDevelopment of innovative drug delivery systemExecutive, Intellectual Property Cell, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Mumbai, India
 Kinjal pandavDevelopment and evaluation of novel drug delivery  system------
 Laxman KateDevelopment of novel anti-malarial formulationsExecutive, OmniActive Health Technologies, Mumbai, India
 Priyanka prabhuDevelopment of anti-hyperlipidemic formulationsSenior Research UGC Fellow, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India
 Sandeep jadhavDevelopment of a novel oral dosage form------
 Siddhesh shindeDevelopment of an innovative topical delivery systemIntellectual Property Manager, SRS Unistraw Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai, India
 Preshita desai Novel delivery systems for neurodegenerative disordersSenior Research INSPIRE Fellow, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India
 Ankit AgrawalDevelopment of colloidal carriers for nose-to-brain deliverySenior Research Fellow, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India
 Manisha chaudhariColloidal carriers for oral Amphotericin BExecutive Field Marketing, Merck Millipore, Mumbai, India
 Hitesh BadgujarFabrication of Polymeric scaffold for tissue engineeringResearch Associate, Intellectual Property Research, Aranca, Mumbai, India
 Chinmay patelDevelopment of nanotechnology based anticancer combination therapyResearch Trainee, Ajanta Pharma Ltd., Vadodra, India
 Parth joshiSolubility enhancement of a BCS Class IV drugs 
 Meenal Ghune Development of nanoformulations for BCS Class IV drugs 
 Sudeep PukaleDemdrimer based formulation for topical deliveryPhD Student at Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (BITS Pilani)
 Raju TaydeDevelopment of nanosuspension of BCS-II drug 
 Aditya DaradeBioenhanced Atovaquone for oral deliveryPhD Student at School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva
 Lalit BhatiaNovel rectal formulation of Mesalamine for ulcerative colitisDrug Safety Associate, Parexel
 Soumya MKOral Artemether-clindamycin combination for improved antimalarial therapeuticsScientist, Biocon Research Limited
 Aparna DograNovel Lipid based oral delivery system of rivastigmine 
 Purva KhareNovel in situ gelling ophthalmic delivery system of Posaconazole Graduate Student at Duquesne University
 Krishana jaybhayeNovel lipid based intranasal delivery system of levodopa Management Trainee at Cadila Healthcare Ltd.
 Shruti LohakareBioadhesive for pharmecutical application Technical Trainee at Dr. Reddy's Laboratories
 Kaustubh PawarMetallodendrimers for burn management and wound healing Research Executive at Lupin
 Vaibhav GhegadeDevelopment of Ocular Drug Delivery System for Fungal Keratitis
Process Development Scientist at Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.
 Archana KapseExploring EGFR inhibitor formulations for vascular disorderFormulation scientist at Dr. Reddy's Laboratory
   
 M. Tech  
 Daliya Karkhanis Studies on an indigenous wax 
 Pirthi Pal Singh Purification and Isolation of Pharmaceutical Important  Constituents from Indigenous WaxesAsst. Manager – Pharma Research, Panacea Biotec Ltd., Global Research and Development (GRAND) Centre, Mahape, Navi Mumbai, India
 Kumar ShahDevelopment of Novel Drug Delivery SystemResearch Scientist, School of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia, USA
 Meghraj RajurkarIsolation, Purification and Characterization of a Novel  PolysaccharideAssistant Manager (R&D), Serum Institute of India Ltd., Pune, India
 Prajakta DandekarDownstream Processing of Indigenous Fruit KernelsDr. John Kapoor Assistant Professor in Pharmaceutical Technology and Ramanujan Fellow, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India
 Snehal PatilDevelopment of Oral Drug Delivery SystemPDEng Trainee, Janssen Biologics BV, Eindhoven, Netherlands
 Ninad PanditDownstream Processing of isoflavanoid from natural  sources------
 Vishal parekhBiosurfactants from Indigenous Fruit KernelTrainee Scientist, Galaxy Surfactants Ltd., Mumbai, India
 Mohammed AslamDevelopment and Optimization of Novel Drug Delivery  Systems------
 Ankita PaiDevelopment of nanocarrier based cosmeceuticalsStudent, PGDM, IIM-Kozhikode, Kozhikode, India
 Sushmita KoleySupercritical fluid extraction of the bio-actives from  Anogeissus latifolia Junior Research Fellow, DBT-ICT, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India
 Mahadev KambleDownstream Processing Extraction, Purification of Natural drug products Associate Scientist at Lupin
 Ketki Bhise Development of nanostructured lipid  carriers for delivery of anticancer agentsPhD Student in Pharmaceutical Sciences at Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA 
 Satyajeet KokateExtraction of Nyctanthes arbor-tristis using  green and scalable technologies  Executive, Zydus
 Arkasubhro ChatterjeeAqueous Ethyl cellulose nanodispersion for  pharmaceutical applications  PhD Student at Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai
 Anjana menonStudies on Lauryl derivative as an HIV-1 entry inhibitor PhD Student at Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai
 A Bidyasagar Singha Designing of biodegradable scaffolds for tissue engineeringGraduate trainee at Enzene Biosciences ltd, Pune
 Prachi Bansal Development of in vitro blood brain barrier model.

Senior Executive at Biocon Biologics

 Priyanka Salunkhe Biosurfactant based topical nanoformulations for drug  delivery Research Associate at Abbott
 Mansi Shah Novel Mucoadhesive Coprocessed ExcipientResearch Associate - DRA at Alkem Laboratories Ltd.

RESEARCH ASSOCIATES

 Name Topic of ResearchCurrent Affiliation 
 Rujuta MehendaleNanocarriers of Nevirapine for anti-HIV therapyPatent Analyst, R. K. Dewan and Co., Pune, India
 Ammar ArsiwalaDevelopment of nanoparticle embedded coronary stents and fabrication of scaffolds for wound healing Graduate student, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA

UNDERGRADUATES

 Name Topic of ResearchCurrent Affiliation 
 Sharvari BhagwatDevelopment of solid dispersion of itraconazoleGraduate Student, Pharmaceutics, University of Florida.
 Pranav PandharipandheFreeze dried orodispersible tablets of sumatriptan succinateGraduate Student, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
 Rohit IyerNanoformulation of ellagic acidActivity Co-ordinator at Reckitt Benckiser
 Ankita ShirgavkarDiclofenac sodium nanogelProcess Engineer at Inventys Research Co. Pvt Ltd
 Rohit Rao
Graduate Student, Biomedical Engineering, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. 
 Malhar KhakhariaFabrication and evaluation of carboxymethylchitosan-zinc scaffolds for applications in wound healingMBA in Pharmaceutical & Healthcare Business, University of the Sciences, Philadelphia
 Ashish khinvasaraBone tissue engineering using 3D hydroxyapatite composite scaffolds of chitosan and carboxymethylchitosanProduction Executive at Kalpyog Chemicals Pvt. Ltd.
 Harini Krishnan Formulation and development of curcumin micelles for brain delivery Graduate Student, Pharmaceutics, University of Pittsburgh
 Bhagyashree Bacchav Pharmaceutical cocrystals of atovaquone Graduate Student, Chemical Engineering, Rice University
 Tanaya Vaidya Formulation and evaluation of liposomal amphotericin B gel Graduate Student, Pharmaceutics, State University of New York, Buffalo