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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 Research	Current Affiliation
Amit Kale	Studies on colloidal drug delivery systems	Scientist CMC/Product development at Synta Pharmaceuticals, Greater Boston, USA
Medha Joshi	Studies on particulate drug delivery systems	Assistant Professor, Midwestern University, Greater Chicago, USA
Yogeshwar bachhav	Development of novel drug delivery systems	Senior CMC Project Manager at AiCuris GmbH & Co. KG, Cologne, Germany
Sagar mandawgade	Development of colloidal drug delivery systems	Manager Business Development, S. A. Pharmachem Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai, India
Imran Khan	Process development for formulations	Manager, Cadila Pharmaceuticals, Ahmedabad, India
Ratnesh Jain	Development 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 Dandekar	Nanoparticle engineering for improved drug delivery	Dr. John Kapoor Assistant Professor in Pharmaceutical Technology and Ramanujan Fellow, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India
Umangi Soni	Studies on lipid-based antimalarial nanocarriers	Scientist at Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Hyderabad, India
Vivek Borhade	Development of colloidal nanocarriers for antimalarial therapy	Senior Executive, Panacea Biotec Ltd., Mumbai, India
Ramchandra Patale	Development of polysaccharide based drug	Manager-Technical Business Development, Famy Care Ltd., Mumbai, India
Pratik Patel	Therapeutic approaches using controlled transdermal delivery to treat neurodegenerative diseases in aging	R & D Scientist, Piramal Enterprises Ltd., Mumbai, India
Clara Fernandes	Development of innovative drug delivery system	Associate Professor at Bombay College of Pharmacy
Anuradha Pol	Nanocarrier based topical delivery of antioxidants	R & D Product Development, Marico Ltd., Mumbai, India
Sushant Patil	Transdermal patches for neurodegenerative disorders	Assistant Manager-Technical Business Development, Famy Care Ltd., Mumbai, India
Soniya jain	Development of nanocarrier based antimalarial formulations	Scientist at Procter & Gamble, Mumbai, India
Harshad Shete	Development of nanocarriers for cancer treatment	Rubicon Research Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai, India
Dalapathi Gugulothu	Curcumin nanoparticles for improved therapeutic efficacy	HoD- Department of Pharmaceutics, Balaji Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences,Narsampet, warangal
Preshita Desai	Novel delivery systems for neurodegenerative disorders	Research Scientist at Western University of Health Sciences Anaheim, California, USA
Priyanka Prabhu	Development of Novel Antimalarial Nanocarriers	Assistant Proessor at SVKM’s NMIMS, Shobhaben Pratapbhai Patel School of Pharmacy & Technology Management, Mumbai, India
Swati Vyas	Development 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 treatment	Senior Executive at Famy Care Ltd., Mumbai
Amit Mirani	Green Technology Assisted Nanomicrobicide Formulation for Prophylaxis of HIV/AIDS	Scientist 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 activity	Medical advisor, Cipla, Mumbai, India
Sagar Dhobale	Development of colloidal drug delivery system for Pulmonary disorders	Research Associate, VBP Research Group, ICT
Prachi Kharkar	Development of Affibody conjugated nanoparticles for oncotherapy.	Assistant Manager (Medical Affairs) Cipla
Ankit Agrawal	Fabrication 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 Research	Current Affiliation
M. Pharm. Sci
Punita Khanna	Liquid filled flurbiprofen formulations
Harsha Lal	Microemulsion based gels of diclofenac diethylammoniun
Vinod Nair	Controlled release dosage forms of Nifedipine
Subhash Gore	Liquid filled hard gelatin capsules
Yogeeta Narkar	Microemulsions as a vehicle for transdermal drug delivery
Susan D’souza	Hard capsules with soft center
Ameet Ambarkhane	Development of solid lipid nanoparticles
Hetal Gala	Transdermal microemulsion based systems
Chetan Bhagat	Studies on taste masking
Raji Rajan	Studies on transdermal drug delivery systems
Smita Sawant	Studies on liquid filling in hard gelatin capsules
Namita Prabhu	Studies on drug delivery systems
Eashwari Vegi	Development of new formulations
Imran A. Khan	Innovative drug delivery system	Manager, Cadila Pharmaceuticals, Ahmedabad, India
Apurva shah	Development of novel formulations	------
Jayesh Jain	Development of new formulations	Senior Manager, FRD, Inventia Healthcare Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai, India
Ashwini dhapare	Studies 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 Fernandes	Study of new drug delivery system	Assistant Professor, Shobhaben Pratapbhai Patel School of Pharmacy & Technology Management (NMIMS), Mumbai, India
Aditya Pattani	Formulation of peptide delivery systems	-
Dnyaneshwar Sitre	Development of oral drug delivery system	Scientist, Formulation Research and Development, Perrigo, Hyderabad, India
Ramchandra Patale	Design of an Innovative dosage forms	Manager-Technical Business Development, Famy Care Ltd., Mumbai, India
Rahul Gangurde	Development of new drug delivery systems	Application Manager, Avantor Performance Materials Ltd. BV, Nasik, India
Dalapathi Gugulothu	Development of novel formulations	Senior Research UGC Fellow, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India
Sushant Patil	Novel lipid based drug delivery system	Assistant Manager-Technical Business Development, Famy Care Ltd., Mumbai, India
Ashlesha raut	Development of an innovative topical delivery system	Graduate Student, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Connecticut, Connecticut, USA
Pratik Patel	Development of colloidal drug delivery system	R & D Scientist, Piramal Enterprises Ltd., Mumbai, India
Shivangi Naik	Development and evaluation of colloidal drug delivery system	Graduate Student, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Connecticut, Connecticut, USA
Ruchita Raikar	Development of innovative drug delivery system	Executive, Intellectual Property Cell, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Mumbai, India
Kinjal pandav	Development and evaluation of novel drug delivery system	------
Laxman Kate	Development of novel anti-malarial formulations	Executive, OmniActive Health Technologies, Mumbai, India
Priyanka prabhu	Development of anti-hyperlipidemic formulations	Senior Research UGC Fellow, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India
Sandeep jadhav	Development of a novel oral dosage form	------
Siddhesh shinde	Development of an innovative topical delivery system	Intellectual Property Manager, SRS Unistraw Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai, India
Preshita desai	Novel delivery systems for neurodegenerative disorders	Senior Research INSPIRE Fellow, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India
Ankit Agrawal	Development of colloidal carriers for nose-to-brain delivery	Senior Research Fellow, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India
Manisha chaudhari	Colloidal carriers for oral Amphotericin B	Executive Field Marketing, Merck Millipore, Mumbai, India
Hitesh Badgujar	Fabrication of Polymeric scaffold for tissue engineering	Research Associate, Intellectual Property Research, Aranca, Mumbai, India
Chinmay patel	Development of nanotechnology based anticancer combination therapy	Research Trainee, Ajanta Pharma Ltd., Vadodra, India
Parth joshi	Solubility enhancement of a BCS Class IV drugs
Meenal Ghune	Development of nanoformulations for BCS Class IV drugs
Sudeep Pukale	Demdrimer based formulation for topical delivery	PhD Student at Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (BITS Pilani)
Raju Tayde	Development of nanosuspension of BCS-II drug
Aditya Darade	Bioenhanced Atovaquone for oral delivery	PhD Student at School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva
Lalit Bhatia	Novel rectal formulation of Mesalamine for ulcerative colitis	Drug Safety Associate, Parexel
Soumya MK	Oral Artemether-clindamycin combination for improved antimalarial therapeutics	Scientist, Biocon Research Limited
Aparna Dogra	Novel Lipid based oral delivery system of rivastigmine
Purva Khare	Novel in situ gelling ophthalmic delivery system of Posaconazole	Graduate Student at Duquesne University
Krishana jaybhaye	Novel lipid based intranasal delivery system of levodopa	Management Trainee at Cadila Healthcare Ltd.
Shruti Lohakare	Bioadhesive for pharmecutical application	Technical Trainee at Dr. Reddy's Laboratories
Kaustubh Pawar	Metallodendrimers for burn management and wound healing	Research Executive at Lupin
Vaibhav Ghegade	Development of Ocular Drug Delivery System for Fungal Keratitis	Process Development Scientist at Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.
Archana Kapse	Exploring EGFR inhibitor formulations for vascular disorder	Formulation 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 Waxes	Asst. Manager – Pharma Research, Panacea Biotec Ltd., Global Research and Development (GRAND) Centre, Mahape, Navi Mumbai, India
Kumar Shah	Development of Novel Drug Delivery System	Research Scientist, School of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia, USA
Meghraj Rajurkar	Isolation, Purification and Characterization of a Novel Polysaccharide	Assistant Manager (R&D), Serum Institute of India Ltd., Pune, India
Prajakta Dandekar	Downstream Processing of Indigenous Fruit Kernels	Dr. John Kapoor Assistant Professor in Pharmaceutical Technology and Ramanujan Fellow, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India
Snehal Patil	Development of Oral Drug Delivery System	PDEng Trainee, Janssen Biologics BV, Eindhoven, Netherlands
Ninad Pandit	Downstream Processing of isoflavanoid from natural sources	------
Vishal parekh	Biosurfactants from Indigenous Fruit Kernel	Trainee Scientist, Galaxy Surfactants Ltd., Mumbai, India
Mohammed Aslam	Development and Optimization of Novel Drug Delivery Systems	------
Ankita Pai	Development of nanocarrier based cosmeceuticals	Student, PGDM, IIM-Kozhikode, Kozhikode, India
Sushmita Koley	Supercritical fluid extraction of the bio-actives from Anogeissus latifolia	Junior Research Fellow, DBT-ICT, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India
Mahadev Kamble	Downstream Processing Extraction, Purification of Natural drug products	Associate Scientist at Lupin
Ketki Bhise	Development of nanostructured lipid carriers for delivery of anticancer agents	PhD Student in Pharmaceutical Sciences at Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
Satyajeet Kokate	Extraction of Nyctanthes arbor-tristis using green and scalable technologies	Executive, Zydus
Arkasubhro Chatterjee	Aqueous Ethyl cellulose nanodispersion for pharmaceutical applications	PhD Student at Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai
Anjana menon	Studies 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 engineering	Graduate 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 Excipient	Research Associate - DRA at Alkem Laboratories Ltd.

RESEARCH ASSOCIATES

Name	Topic of Research	Current Affiliation
Rujuta Mehendale	Nanocarriers of Nevirapine for anti-HIV therapy	Patent Analyst, R. K. Dewan and Co., Pune, India
Ammar Arsiwala	Development of nanoparticle embedded coronary stents and fabrication of scaffolds for wound healing	Graduate student, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA

UNDERGRADUATES

Name	Topic of Research	Current Affiliation
Sharvari Bhagwat	Development of solid dispersion of itraconazole	Graduate Student, Pharmaceutics, University of Florida.
Pranav Pandharipandhe	Freeze dried orodispersible tablets of sumatriptan succinate	Graduate Student, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Rohit Iyer	Nanoformulation of ellagic acid	Activity Co-ordinator at Reckitt Benckiser
Ankita Shirgavkar	Diclofenac sodium nanogel	Process Engineer at Inventys Research Co. Pvt Ltd
Rohit Rao		Graduate Student, Biomedical Engineering, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.
Malhar Khakharia	Fabrication and evaluation of carboxymethylchitosan-zinc scaffolds for applications in wound healing	MBA in Pharmaceutical & Healthcare Business, University of the Sciences, Philadelphia
Ashish khinvasara	Bone tissue engineering using 3D hydroxyapatite composite scaffolds of chitosan and carboxymethylchitosan	Production 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

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