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Graduate Students - Research Projects:

Dr. Patrick DeSouza, M.S.                                                                                Graduated: 1992
Dissertation Title: Macrophage mediated drug targeting in disease states-arthritis

Dr. Ramin Pourfarzib                                                                                         Graduated: 1994
Dissertation Title: Targeting of anti-tumor agents to brain and peripheral melanoma tumors via macrophages

Dr. Diptee Gajjar                                                                                               Graduated: 1996
Dissertation Title: Effect of non-immunosuppressive cyclosporine derivatives on the anti-tumor potentiation activity in lung and peripheral tumors

Dr. Ambarish Shah                                                                                            Graduated: 1998
Dissertation Title: Effect of a combination of microencapsulated IL-12 and doxorubicin lung and melanoma tumor models

Dr. Gary Bumgarner                                                                                         Graduated: 2001
Dissertation Title: Development of microencapsulated anti-tumor vaccines for lung and melanoma tumor models

Dr. Wenkai Tong                                                                                              Graduated:  2001
Dissertation Title: Preparation and characterization of sustained release PLGA microspheres containing camptothecin

Dr. Mike Green                                                                                                 Graduated: 2003
Dissertation Title: Development of microencapsulated anti-malarial vaccines

Dr. Zhaowei Jin                                                                                                 Graduated: 2004
Dissertation Title: Evaluation of tumor suppression after treatment with microencapsulated lipo-polysaccharides

Dr. Mary Sou                                                                                                    Graduated: 2004
Dissertation Title:  Corneal permeation of model drugs

Dr. Henry Nettey                                                                                               Graduated: 2005
Dissertation Title:  Formulation of vancomicin microspheres

Dr. Dinesh Haswani                                                                                          Graduated: 2005
Dissertation Title:  Formulation of Gentamicin microspheres

Dr.  Aladin Siddig                                                                                              Graduated: 2006
Dissertation Title: Formulation of microspheres containing anti-aids drugs

Dr. Alphia Jones                                                                                               Graduated: 2006
Dissertation Title: Formulation of Cyclosporine microspheres

Dr. Yin Lai                                                                                                        Graduated: 2006
Dissertation Title: Formulation of oral microencapsulated melanoma vaccines

Dr. Naveen Bejugam                                                                                         Graduated: 2006
Dissertation Title: Formulation and testing of Oral Microencapsulated Vaccines

Dr. Nassir Uddin                                                                                               Graduated: 2006
Dissertation Title: Formulation and testing of Oral Microencapsulated  Typhoid Vaccines

Dr. George Yeboah                                                                                           Graduated 2007
Dissertation Title: Formulation and testing of oral TB vaccines

Dr. Nima Akhavein                                                                                            Graduated: 2007
Dissertation Title: Evaluation of the effect of microencapsulated anti-sense
oligonucleotides to NF-kB on the reversal of rheumatoid arthritis

Dr.  Sanjay Gakewad                                                                                        Graduated 2008
Dissertation Title: Formulation of anti-sense microspheres to NF-kB in
preventing organ rejection and necrosis

Dr. Rodney Siwale                                                                                            Graduated: 2008
Dissertation Title: Formulation of catalase microspheres for potential
use in preventing organ transplant necrosis pre-transplant.

Dr. Pawan Angra                                                                                              Graduated 2008
Dissertation title: Formulation of stealth like microparticles for systemic targeting of drugs

Dr. Karen Cotta                                                                                                 Graduated 2008
Dissertation title: Formulation of pro-biotic microspheres

Dr. Richard Addo                                                                                              Graduated 2008
Dissertation Title: Formulation and testing of microencapsulated ophthalmic preparations

Dr.  Janet Akande                                                                                             Graduated: 2008
Dissertation Title: Formulation and testing of Oral Microencapsulated hepatitis Vaccines

Dr. Duc Do                                                                                                       Graduated: 2009
Dissertation Title: Formulation of magneto-nanospheres in cancer targeting

Dr. Thanyanan Chowanan                                                                                 Graduated 2009
Formulation of micro-encapsulated microbicides in HIV infection

Dr.  Neil Patel                                                                                                   Graduated 2010
Dissertation Title: Formulation of microspheres for tumor targeting- stealth targeting

Dr. Kemba Lee                                                                                                  Graduated 2010
Dissertation Title: Formulation of anti-monkey pox drug formulations

Dr. Syed Rizvi                                                                                                  Graduated 2010
Dissertation Title: Evaluation of the effect of anti-sense oligonucleotides
to NF-kB on the development and progression of tumors.

Dr. Tuhin Bhowmick                                                                                          Graduated 2011
Dissertation Title: Delivery of oral and transdermal microencapsulated melanoma vaccines

Dr. Nassir Uddin                                                                                               Graduated 2011
Dissertation Title: Delivery of NF-kB and catalase microspheres in inflammatory diseases

Dr. .Bernadette D’Souza                                                                                    Graduated 2011
Dissertation Title: oral and transdermal delivery of protein drugs- insulin via nanospheres

Dr. Lipika Chablani                                                                                            Graduated 2012
Dissertation Title: Development of oral and transdermal breast cancer vaccines

Dr. Suprita Tawade                                                                                           Graduated 2012
Dissertation Title: development of oral and transdermal ovarian cancer vaccines

Dr. Prathap Nagaraja                                                                                        Graduated 2012
Dissertation Title: Development of oral influenza and pneumonia vaccines

Dr. Ruhi Ubale                                                                                                  Graduated 2013
Research: Development of nanoparticulate meningitis vaccines

Major Advisor to Ms. Archana  Alakotkar                                                                       Graduated 2013
Dissertation Title: Development of oral and transdermal prostate cancer vaccines

Major Advisor to Ms. Lakshmi Prasana Kolluru                                                  Graduated 2014
Research: Design and Targeting of gold nanoparticles to tumors

Major Advisor to Ms. Tripthy Chandran                                                              Graduated 2015
Research: Targeting of multifunctional nanoparticles to tumors

 

Current Ph.D. Students (Major Advisor)

Major Advisor to Ms. Trinh Vo                                                               Expected Graduation 2015
Research: Development of HPV and influenza oral vaccines

Major Advisor to Mr. Ashwin Parenky                                                    Expected Graduation 2015
Research: Development of ovarian cancer vaccines

Major Advisor to Mr. Nihal Shamsuddin                                                 Expected Graduation 2015
Research: Designing novel vaccines for breast cancers

Major Advisor to Mr. Rikhav Gala                                                          Expected Graduation 2016
Research: Development of nanoparticulate meningitis vaccines

Major Advisor to Ms. Sucheta D’Sa                                                       Expected Graduation 2016
Research: Development of oral melanoma vaccines

Major Advisor to Ms. Grace Babington                                                   Expected Graduation 2017
Research: Encapsulation of cells

Major Advisor to Ms. Kimberly Braz-Gomes                                           Expected Graduation 2017
Research: Development of in-vitro testing methods for vaccines

Major Advisor to Mr. Andrew Deggar                                                     Expected Graduation 2018
Research: Effect of cigarette smoking on alveolar cells

Major Advisor to Mr. Amit Bansal                                                          Expected Graduation 2019
Research: Tissue Biofabrication and Encapsulation of cells

Major Advisor to Mr. Rokon Zaman                                                        Expected Graduation 2019
Research: Development of prostate cancer vaccines

 

DUAL DEGREE Pharm.D./-  Ph.D.  STUDENT –  MAJOR ADVISOR

Major Advisor to Dr. Henry Nettey                                                         Graduated: 2005
Dissertation Title: Formulation and testing of Vancomycin microspheres

 

 

 


 

 



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