Areas of Expertise

• Biopharmaceutics, drug targeting, anticancer drug delivery, multi-drug resistance, nanomedicine

Contributions: (published works or studies, conference presentations)

• Drug delivery research, preformulation and biopharmaceutical characterization of drugs
• Excellence in Scholarship Butler University COPHS (2006)
• Research grants from National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• Research grants from National Science Foundation (NSF)
• Research grants from Pharmaceutical Research Manufacturers' Association of America (PhRMA)
• US Patent # 7,331,251, "Dissolution testing of solid dosage forms intended to be administered in the oral cavity", February 19, 2008
• Recognized in "Who's Who in America", 63rd edition, 2009
  

Butler Assignment (classes or work duties)

• Associate Professor of Pharmaceutics, 2005 -
• Research Associate Professor, 2004 - 05

Personal Hobbies

• Reading, gardening

Education/Degrees

• B.S. Pharmacy - Banaras Hindu University, India
• M.S. Pharmaceutics - Banaras Hindu University, India
• Ph.D. Pharmaceutics - University of Pittsburgh, PA, 1995

Certifications

• Licensed pharmacist in New Jersey

Awards/Honors

• Excellence in Scholarship Butler University COPHS (2006)
• Research grants from National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• Research grants from National Science Foundation (NSF)
• Research grants from Pharmaceutical Research Manufacturers' Association of America (PhRMA)
• US Patent # 7,331,251, "Dissolution testing of solid dosage forms intended to be administered in the oral cavity", February 19, 2008
• Recognized in "Who's Who in America", 63rd edition, 2009

Association Memberships (professional/educational)

• American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
• American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists

Professional Experience

• Research scholar at SmithKline Beecham, PA (now Glaxo SmithKline) in Pharmaceutical Technology
• Adhoc member, Gene and Drug Delivery/SBIR/STTR Drug Delivery/Nanotechnology Study Sections, Center for Scientific Review, NIH
• Teaching experience in Pharm.D. program since 1997
• Staff pharmacist in community practice (1995-98)