{"id":51,"date":"2021-09-24T16:59:16","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T20:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/pharmacy-health\/pharmaceutical-sciences\/faculty-research\/"},"modified":"2024-01-19T09:24:39","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T14:24:39","slug":"faculty-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/health-professions\/doctor-of-pharmacy\/faculty-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor of Pharmacy Faculty Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"content-block content-block--has-menu wp-block-butler-content-block\">\n\t<div class=\"content-block-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content-block-layout\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block-menu-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"content-block-menu-nav\" aria-label=\"Site menu\" id=\"page-nav\"><div class=\"content-block-menu-wrapper\"><header class=\"content-block-menu-header\"><span class=\"content-block-menu-header-label\">Doctor of Pharmacy Menu<\/span><button type=\"button\" class=\"content-block-menu-mobile-toggle\" title=\"Toggle menu\" aria-label=\"Toggle menu\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/button><\/header><ul class=\"content-block-menu-list\"><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"\/pharmacy-health\/doctor-of-pharmacy\/admission-information\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Admission<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"\/pharmacy-health\/doctor-of-pharmacy\/curriculum\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Curriculum<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/health-professions\/doctor-of-pharmacy\/pharmacy-practice-experiences\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Pharmacy Practice Experiences<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"\/pharmacy-health\/doctor-of-pharmacy\/student-successes\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Student Successes<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"\/pharmacy-health\/doctor-of-pharmacy\/residency-programs\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">PGY2 Pharmacy Residency Programs<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/health-professions\/doctor-of-pharmacy\/fellowship-programs\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Pharmacy Fellowship Programs<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/health-professions\/doctor-of-pharmacy\/online\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Doctor of Pharmacy Online Pathway<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/health-professions\/doctor-of-pharmacy\/information-sessions\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Information Sessions<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-hidden-overflow\"><a href=\"\/pharmacy-health\/doctor-of-pharmacy\/technology-requirements\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Technology Requirements <\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><button type=\"button\" class=\"content-block-menu-desktop-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-content-block-toggle-more-label=\"More links\" data-content-block-toggle-less-label=\"Hide links\">More links<\/button><\/nav>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block-content-container is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Faculty Research<\/h1><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Prachi Arora<\/strong><strong><br\/><\/strong>Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice<br\/>317-940-9417, <a href=\"mailto:parora@butler.edu\">parora@butler.edu<\/a><\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am a health outcomes researcher whose work focuses on\u00a0assessing the role of\u00a0comparative effectiveness\u00a0research on\u00a0clinical decision\u00a0making, designing cost-effectiveness\u00a0models\u00a0and\u00a0evaluating\u00a0the impact\u00a0of\u00a0 health policies (e.g. Affordable Care Act) on\u00a0healthcare coverage\u00a0and\u00a0utilization. I have hands-on experience with secondary database\u00a0such as CMS,\u00a0MEPS, NSFG,\u00a0NSDUH and\u00a0statistical software like\u00a0SAS and STATA.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Caleb Class<\/strong><br\/>Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences<br\/>317-940-9831, <a href=\"mailto:cclass@butler.edu\">cclass@butler.edu<\/a><\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Understanding genomic data through bioinformatics can help us solve some of the most complicated medical problems of our time. Class\u2019s research involves the data mining and analysis of metabolomic, genomic, and other data to identify potential cancer treatment strategies. Research projects also include the development of new bioinformatics software that allows any researcher to more easily understand complicated biological data.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Nandita G. Das, PhD, RPh<\/strong><br\/>Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Pharmaceutics)<br\/>317-940-9015, <a href=\"mailto:ndas@butler.edu\">ndas@butler.edu<\/a><\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Nandita Das\u2019 research involves targeted delivery of siRNA against neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer\u2019s and Huntington\u2019s disease, and modulation of Multi-Drug Resistance (Pgp and MRP) in cancer. Specifically, Dr. Das\u2019 research projects involve fabrication and characterization of lipospheres and liposomes for nanomedicine applications. View Dr. Das&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/research.butler.edu\/nanomedicine\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Nanomedicine Research Page\">Nanomedicine Research Page<\/a>.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sudip K. Das, PhD<\/strong><br\/>Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Pharmaceutics)<br\/>317-940-9134, <a href=\"mailto:sdas@butler.edu\">sdas@butler.edu<\/a><\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sudipkdas\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dr. Sudip Das\u2019 research<\/a>\u00a0involves nanotechnology approaches in targeted delivery of siRNA and small molecule drugs for the treatment of cancer. Specifically, Dr. Sudip Das\u2019 research projects involve fabrication and characterization of polymer nanoparticles for nanomedicine applications. View Dr. Sudip Das&#8217;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/research.butler.edu\/nanomedicine\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Nanomedicine Research Page\">Nanomedicine Research Page.<\/a><\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Alexandre M. Erkine, PhD<\/strong><br\/>Professor of Pharmaceutical\u00a0Sciences (Bioinformatics &amp; Mol. Biology)<br\/>317-940-8569, <a href=\"mailto:aerkine@butler.edu\">aerkine@butler.edu<\/a><\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bioinformatics including machine learning combined with methods of modern molecular biology is a powerful tool. The combination of these methods allows us to take a fresh look at the fundamental problems of biochemistry and pharmacology.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/?term=erkine\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">View details of Dr. Erkine&#8217;s publications.<\/a><\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.butler.edu\/alex-erkine-lab\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Visit Dr. Erkine&#8217;s research site<\/a><\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Hala Fadda, PhD, MRPharmS<\/strong><br\/>Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical\u00a0Sciences (Pharmaceutics)<br\/>317- 940-8574, <a href=\"mailto:hfadda@butler.edu\">hfadda@butler.edu<\/a><\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Fadda&#8217;s research\u00a0focuses on bridging the physical and biological sciences in the field of pharmaceutics to gain a better understanding of drug bioavailability and some of the reasons behind the intra- and inter-individual variability in drug exposure. Focus on gastrointestinal physiology to set up an in vitro drug release model that better simulates the diverse and dynamic nature of our guts in different patient populations.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>W. Conrad Hong, PhD<\/strong><br\/>Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Pharmacology)<br\/>317-940-9580, <a href=\"mailto:chong@butler.edu\">chong@butler.edu<\/a><\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pub\/w-conrad-hong\/43\/560\/1b9\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dr. Hong&#8217;s research<\/a>\u00a0focuses on the investigation of signaling mechanisms of dopamine in the brain, particularly the dopamine transporter (DAT), a membrane carrier uniquely expressed on dopamine neurons. DAT and its close homologs (the serotonin transporter and norepinephrine transporter) are important targets of therapeutic agents such as antidepressants and ADHD medications, and abused psychostimulants cocaine and methamphetamine.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>C. Patience Masamha, PhD<\/strong><br\/>Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Pharmacology)<br\/>317-940-6428, <a href=\"mailto:cmasamha@butler.edu\">cmasamha@butler.edu<\/a><\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/chionisopatiencemasamhaphd\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dr. Masamha&#8217;s\u00a0research<\/a> is focused on understanding the mechanisms that drive oncogenesis and the development of novel, targeted anti-cancer RNA based therapeutics. 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