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CURRICULUM VITAE
A. Name Harsh Chauhan
B. College or School School of Pharmacy and Health Professions
C. Department Pharmacy Sciences
D. Date and Rank of First Appointment
January 31, 2011, Assistant Professor
E. Secondary Appointment(s)
(if any)
None
F. Years Granted Towards Tenure at Time
of Employment
0
G. Current Rank Assistant Professor
H. Date of Current Rank January 31, 2011
I. Date of Tenure Currently Applying for Tenure
J. Proposed Action Conferral of tenure and promotion to the rank
of Associate Professor
K. Years of Academic Service 5
L. Terminal Degree Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmaceutics
and Drug Design)
M. Schools Attended
2005-2011 School of Pharmacy
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
(MCPHS) University, Boston, MA
1997-2001 College of Pharmacy
Meerut University, Modinagar
Uttar Pradesh, India
N. Degrees Earned
2011 Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Pharmaceutics and Drug Design
2001 Bachelors of Pharmacy
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O. Special Training Programs
2015 Grant Writing Workshop
University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE
Coordinator: Greenwood Consulting Group
Description: The workshop provided the process and strategies for
successful grant writing (NIH and NSF).
2014 Certificate in Formulation & Stabilization of Bio-therapeutics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Boston, MA
Faculty Coordinator: Dr. B. Trout, Dr. M. Manning
Description: This course discussed the significance and challenges
of bio-therapeutics focusing on globular proteins and antibodies.
2014 Certificate in Leadership for Science & Engineering Faculty
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Boston, MA
Faculty Coordinator: Dr. C. Leiserson, Dr. C. McVinney
Description: This course focused on human-centered strategies for
leading effective teams in technical academic environments.
2014 Weekend Retreat: Ignatian Spiritual Exercises
Deglman Center for Spirituality, Creighton University Retreat
Center, Griswold, Iowa
Description: Participated in an abbreviated version of the spiritual
exercises led by Fathers Carlson and Gillick for self-reflection and a
better understanding of the Ignatian tradition.
2013 Certificate in Controlled Release Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Boston, MA
Faculty Coordinator: Dr. Robert Langer
Description: The program is designed for chemists, chemical
engineers, pharmaceutical scientists, and technical managers with an
interest in controlled release technology. The lectures reviewed the
recent advances in the art and science of controlled release
technology and to assess the prospects and directions of future
developments.
2012-2013 Blueline Mentoring Series
Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska
Description: Participated in semester long sessions to understand the
basics of Blueline.
2012-2013 Experience Series
Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska
Description: Participated in semester long sessions to understand the
technologies available at Creighton University and their application
in didactic teaching.
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2012 Summer Initiative for Teaching Excellence in the Health
Sciences (SITE), Creighton University
Omaha, Nebraska
Description: Gained knowledge and skills for the scholarly
application of principles to teaching and evaluation of students for
professional pharmacy competencies.
P. Fields of Interest
1. Teaching
Pharmaceutics (Professional)
The science of preparing a drug entity into a biologically
compatible and acceptable form and then delivering that dosage
form to a living system.
Dosage Form Design and Drug Delivery Systems
(Professional)
This course comprises of non-sterile dosage forms and drug
delivery systems i.e. solid, liquid, semi-solid, aerosol, transdermal,
and emerging delivery systems. This course also emphasizes on the
development of nanoparticles and biopharmaceutical aspects of
delivery systems.
Non Sterile Dosage Form Design and Drug Delivery Systems
Lab (Professional)
Lab develops skills in extemporaneous compounding of solid,
liquid and semi-solid dosage formulations such as solutions,
suspensions, tablets, capsules, creams, pastes etc.
Novel Dosage Form Design and Drug Delivery Systems
(Graduate)
The course emphasizes on advance concepts of oral, parenteral,
topical /transdermal and controlled release novel drug delivery
systems.
Advanced Pharmaceutics
(Graduate, selected topics only)
The topic emphasizes on various law, principles and calculations of
solubility and distribution phenomena.
Analytical Technologies
(Graduate, selected topics only)
Microscopy techniques such as optical microscopy, scanning
electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, atomic
force microscopy etc. are covered.
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2. Research
Formulation of Poorly Soluble Drugs
The development, evaluation, characterization, and delivery of
poorly water soluble drugs through oral and intranasal route for the
diagnosis, treatment, and/or prevention of diseases.
Phytochemicals/Food Supplements
Designing of novel drug delivery systems for poorly water soluble
phytochemicals such as curcumin, resveratrol, quercetin etc. and
their combinations for enhanced anti-oxidant and anti-cancer
activities.
Molecular Modeling/Machine Learning
Utilization of machine learning and molecular modeling approaches
as a tool for the prediction of the properties of drugs/phytochemicals
and their toxicities.
Novel Drug Delivery Systems
The development and evaluation of amorphous and nano-
particulate systems that can enhance the solubility, control the rate
of drug release and target the drug from a drug
product/formulations. Qualitative and quantitative characterization
of these systems using X-ray powder diffraction, modulated
differential scanning calorimetry, infrared and Raman
spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy techniques etc.
Q. Professional Employment
2011-Present Assistant Professor
Department of Pharmacy Sciences
School of Pharmacy and Health Professions
Creighton University
Omaha, Nebraska
2005-2011 Teaching Assistant
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health
Sciences University
Boston, MA
2005-2006 Research Assistant (Part Time)
Longwood Pharmaceutical Research,
Boston, MA
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2004-2005 Medical Detailing Officer
Nestle, India
2003- 2004 Territory Manager
Eli Lilly India, India
R. Consultantships and Professional Services
2006-2008 Worked as Visiting Scientist at Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge,
MA to develop amorphous systems and in-vitro dissolution
apparatus to study conventional drugs (part of Ph.D. thesis).
Developed technologies were applied to new molecules developed
by the company.
S. Organizations
2005-Present American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists
(AAPS) Member
2011-Present American Chemical Society (ACS) Member
2011-Present American Association of College of Pharmacy
(AACP) Member
2016-Present Rho Chi Society, Alpha Alpha Chapter Member
T. Fellowships and Honors
1998-2000 Awarded undergraduate research fellowship during B. Pharmacy
program to carry out research on UV analysis of various drugs with
various polymer matrices.
U. Awards and Prizes
2015 Scholarly Achievement Award, School of Pharmacy and Health
Professions, Creighton University
2014 American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists
(AAPS) Travelship Award
2008 AAPS-North Eastern Regional Discussion Group (NERDG),
Research Poster Award, 3rd prize
2008 Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
(MCPHS) Poster Day, 1st Prize
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V. Grants
Submitted and Funded Grants
1. Status: Funded
Title: Bulk Paracellular Transport of Drug Carriers in the Nasal Cavity
Funding Source: Health Future Foundation, Creighton University
Amount: $48,709
Dates: July 01, 2016-June 30, 2017
Role: Co-Investigator
Principal Investigator: Dr. Anthony Kincaid
Other Co-Investigator: Dr. Justin Tolman
Purpose: The overall project goal is to understand the transport of drug
through nasal route.
2. Status: Funded to Pharm. D student
Title: Formulation and In-vitro Characterization of Nanoparticulate
Systems for Intranasal Delivery
Funding Source: Student summer research program, School of
Pharmacy and Health Professions (SPAHP),
Creighton University
Amount: $3,000, Student summer salary (TBD)
Dates: September 01, 2016-August 31, 2017
Role: Faculty Mentor
Other Faculty Mentor: Dr. Anthony Kincaid
Purpose: Acquire preliminary data for intranasal delivery of different drug
carriers.
3. Status: Funded
Title: Novel Oral Delivery Systems for Anticancer Phytochemical
Curcumin
Funding Source: Creighton Undergraduate Research and Scholarship
funds (CURAS), Creighton University
Amount: $2,000
Dates: May 01, 2015-April 30, 2016
Role: Principal Investigator
Purpose: Design and characterize novel amorphous formulations of curcumin
with higher solubility and stability. Provide undergraduate student
training and guidance on bench research, literature search and data
analysis.
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4. Status: Funded to Pharm. D student
Title: Intranasal Delivery of Synergistically Active Curcumin-
Resveratrol for High Bioavailability
Funding Source: Student summer research program, SPAHP,
Creighton University
Amount: $3,000, Student summer salary (Zalak Patel)
Dates: May 01, 2015-August 31, 2015
Role: Faculty Mentor
Other Faculty Mentor: Dr. Anthony Kincaid
Purpose: Acquire preliminary data for intranasal delivery of curcumin and
resveratrol.
5. Status: Funded
Title: Development of Oral Drug Delivery Systems for Poorly Soluble
Anticancer Drugs Based on Drug-Polymer Interactions
Funding Source: Dr. George F. Haddix President's Faculty Research
Fund, Creighton University, Creighton University
Amount: $5,000
Dates: February 15, 2015-February 14, 2015
Role: Principal Investigator
Purpose: Drug polymer interactions strength between various anticancer
drugs and polymers were determined. Based on stronger interaction
strength oral drug formulations were prepared, characterized and
evaluated.
6. Status: Funded to Pharm. D student
Title: Computational Predictions for the Development of Novel
Anticancer Formulations
Funding Source: Student Summer Research Program, SPAHP,
Creighton University
Amount: $3,000, Student summer salary (Jonathan Bernick)
Dates: May 01, 2012-August 31, 2013
Role: Faculty Mentor
Purpose: Prediction of glass forming ability by computational tool using
physiochemical properties (melting point, molecular weights, log D
etc.) for the successful development of poorly soluble anticancer
drugs will be attempted in this research.
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Submitted and Unfunded Grants 1. Status: Not Funded
Title: Phytochemical Polymer Interactions to Develop Novel
Pharmaceuticals
Funding Source: Dr. George F. Haddix President's Faculty Research Fund,
Creighton University
Amount: $4,997
Dates: February 15, 2016-February 14, 2017
Role: Principal Investigator
Purpose: The goals of this proposal were to rationally study the interactions
of various phytochemicals and develop them into delivery systems.
2. Status: Not Funded (Reviewed, Scored and will be Resubmitted)
Title: Hepatotoxicity Predictions of Dietary Supplements by Machine-
Learning Algorithms
Funding Source: National Institutes of Health Academic Research Enhancement
Award (Parent R15: PA-13-313)
Amount: $224,676
Dates: July 01, 2015 – June 30, 2017
Role: Principal Investigator
Co-Investigator: Dr. Amit Tiwari, Dr. Philip Gregory
Purpose: The grant involves compiling a database of small-molecule drugs
and dietary supplements and their hepatotoxic statuses, and using
this database as input for machine-learning algorithms, which will
use the data to construct decision functions that will predict the
hepatotoxic potential of dietary supplements as functions of the
chemical structures and physiochemical properties of such
supplements, and verify these predictions by in-vitro and in-vivo
investigation.
3. Status: Not Funded
Title: Dissolution Methods for Long-acting Periodontal Drug Products
(U01)
Funding Source: FDA
Amount: $250,000
Dates: July 01, 2015 – June 30, 2017
Role: Co-Investigator
Principal Investigator: Dr. Alekha Dash
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Purpose: The proposal was to develop a dissolution technique that has the
potential to successfully identify any variances in terms of
bioequivalence between these long-acting marketed products and
their generic versions for periodontal formulations
4. Status: Not Funded
Title: Intranasal Delivery of Curcumin-Resveratrol: Synergistically
Active Anticancer System with High Bioavailability
Funding Source: LB692 - NE Tobacco Settlement Biomedical Research
Development New Initiative Grant
Amount: $75,000
Dates: July 01, 2015-June 30, 2016
Role: Principal Investigator
Co-Investigator: Dr. Anthony Kincaid, Dr. Justin Tolman, Dr.
Alekha Dash
Purpose: Prepare evaluate and characterize a novel concentrated amorphous
curcumin-resveratrol system for intranasal delivery on in vitro
cancer cell lines for their anti-proliferative properties and carry out
pharmacokinetic and histological studies to establish the
mechanism(s) of curcumin-resveratrol transepithelial transport, and
measure the amount and concentration of the formulation that
reaches the blood and other tissues.
5. Status: Not Funded (Also, resubmitted in 2016, not funded)
Title: MRI: Acquisition of a Multi-Purpose X-ray Diffractometer for
Structural Characterization
Funding Source: NSF
Amount: $300,000
Dates: 2015-2016
Role: Senior Personnel
Principal Investigator: Dr. Andrew Barauth
Other Senior Personnel: Dr. Erica Villa, Dr. Sidebottom
Purpose: The grant proposed acquisition of X-ray characterization across a
variety of disciplines at CU, including physics, chemistry, material
science, energy science, and pharmacy science.
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6. Status: Not Funded
Title: Converting Conventional Phytochemicals into Novel
Pharmaceuticals
Funding Source: Haddix Grant, Creighton University
Amount: $5,000
Dates: February 15, 2015-February 14, 2016
Role: Principal Investigator
Purpose: Phytochemicals such as curcumin, resveratrol, quercetin and
piperine were proposed to screen for the development of
formulations using In-vitro assays.
7. Status: Not Funded
Title: Novel Oral Targeted Drug Delivery System for Bevacizumab in
Treating Colon Cancer
Funding Source: American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists, New
Investigator Application
Amount: $10,000
Dates: December 01, 2014-November 30, 2015
Role: Principal Investigator
Purpose: Nano particulate formulations were proposed for Bevacizumab for
colon cancer targeting.
8. Status: Not Funded
Title: Converting Conventional Phytochemicals into Novel
Pharmaceuticals: Solubility and Stability enhancement using weak
phytochemical-polymer interactions
Funding Source: Nebraska EPSCoR Career Grant
Amount: $20,000
Dates: January 01, 2014-September 30, 2015
Role: Principal Investigator
Purpose: Nanoparticle formulations of Resveratrol and Quercetin and their
In-vitro analysis were proposed.
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9. Status: Not Funded
Title: Otoprotective Compound for Prevention and Treatment of Noise-
and Drug-Induced Hearing Loss
Funding Source: Department of Defense
Amount: -
Dates: 2014-2015
Role: Consultant
Principal Investigator: Dr. Sonia Sanchez
Co-PI’s: Dr. Chris Destache, Dr. Martha Nunn, Dr. Kim Galt
Purpose: Consultant for drug formulations of compounds for treatment of
hearing loss.
10. Status: Not Funded
Title: Development of Novel Formulation Using Drug Polymer
Interactions
Funding Source: Health Future Foundation, Creighton University
Amount: $20,000
Dates: July 01, 2013-June 30, 2014
Role: Principal Investigator
Purpose: Design delivery system using biodegradable polymers such as PEG,
PLGA for poorly soluble drugs.
11. Status: Not Funded
Title: Development of Novel Solubility Approaches Based on Drug
Excipients Interactions.
Funding Source: Health Future Foundation, Creighton University
Amount: $20,000
Dates: July 01, 2012-June 30, 2013
Role: Principal Investigator
Purpose: Explore the solubility enhancing efficiency of various poorly
soluble utilizing interactions between drugs and FDA approved
polymers.
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12. Status: Not Funded
Title: Stabilization of Nanoparticles During Lyophilization Using
Polymeric Excipients
Funding Source: AACP 2012-2013 New Investigator Application
Amount: $10,000
Dates: January 01, 2012- December 31, 2013
Role: Principal Investigator
Purpose: The proposed goal of the project was to develop stable solid lipid
nanoparticles for hard to formulate potential drugs and to determine
the crystallization/aggregation inhibition efficiency of various
polymeric excipients during lyophilization.
Submitted Grants That Are In Review
1. Status: Under Review
Title: Ionically Complexed and Miscible Food Supplements-Delivery
Matrices as Safe and Potent Anticancer Pharmaceuticals
Funding Source: Parent R15, National Cancer Institute, NIH
Amount: $379,276
Dates: April 01, 2017-March 31, 2019
Role: Principal Investigator
Co-Investigator: Dr. Amit Tiwari, University of Toledo
Purpose: The expected outcome of this project is a set of delivery systems for
curcumin and resveratrol that can be investigated in vivo for their
anticancer properties, and eventually developed as oral anticancer
agents. This research will be used as a foundation for the
development of other supplement-amorphous solid dispersion
combinations as therapeutic agents. The long term goals of the grant
is to include the discovery of new cancer treatments and
improvements in the use of existing therapies.
W. Scholarship
Book Chapters
1. Prasad, Dev and Chauhan, Harsh; “Excipients Utilized in Ocular Drug Delivery”, Nano
Bio Materials for Ophthalmic Drug Delivery, Springer, 2016 (Proof read completed).
Role: Co-Author
2. Chauhan, Harsh; Bernick, Jonathan; Prasad, Dev and Masand, Vijay; “ANN on Target
Validation as Robust Tool in Drug Discovery and Development”, Artificial Neural
Network for Drug Design, Delivery and Disposition, Edited by Puri, Pathak, Sutariya,
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Tipparaju, Moreno, Release Date 22 Oct 2015, Academic Press, Print Book ISBN
:9780128015599, eBook ISBN :9780128017449.
Role: First Author
3. Prasad, Dev and Chauhan, Harsh; “Nanotoxicity of Polymeric and Solid Lipid
Nanoparticles”, in Bio-interaction of Nano Materials, CRC Press, ISBN 9781466582385,
2014.
Role: Co-Author
4. Gu, Chong-Hui; Chauhan, Harsh; and Kuldipkumar, Anuj; “Factors Affecting Drug
Absorption and Disposition in a System”, Pharmaceutics: Basic Principles and Application
to Pharmacy Practice, ISBN: Print Book ISBN: 9780123868909; eBook ISBN:
9780123868916, Elsevier 2013.
Role: Co-Author
Publications (In-process)
1. Gala, Urvi and Chauhan, Harsh; Dissolution Enhancement of Curcumin and Resveratrol
using Cyclodextrins (2016).
This manuscript represents thesis research from graduate students in my
laboratory. A draft manuscript has been completed and is also being revised. I
plan submission to the journal “Pharmaceutical Research” (3.952 Impact Factor).
2. Meng, Fan and Chauhan, Harsh; Small Scale Screening to Investigate the Ability of
Polymers to Influence Physicochemical Properties of Drugs (2016).
This manuscript represents the thesis research of one of the master’s student from
my laboratory. Data collection is complete and a draft manuscript has been
completed. I plan submission to the journal “Molecular Pharmaceutics” (4.384
Impact Factor).
3. Trivino, Anne and Chauhan, Harsh; Solubility Enhancement of Poorly Soluble Drug
Flutamide (2016).
This manuscript represents the thesis research of one of the master’s student from
my laboratory. I plan submission to the journal “Drug Development and Industrial
Pharmacy” (2.101 impact Factor).
4. Shantanu, Chandratre; Chauhan, Harsh and Alekha Dash; Glyceryl Monooleate (GMO);
Monograph; Analytical Profiles of Drug Substances and Excipients, Edited by Harry G.
Brittain; (2016).
This monograph is completed and submitted to Dr. Alekha Dash, corresponding
author of the monograph.
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Publications (Peer reviewed) *Citation Source: Google Scholar
1. Saad, A. Hussain; Amal, A. Sulaiman; Curt, Balch; Chauhan, Harsh; Qasim, M. Alhadidi
and Amit, K. Tiwari; “Natural Polyphenols in Cancer Chemoresistance” Nutrition and
Cancer, 68,6 (2016):879-891.
Impact factor: 2.241
Role: Co-Author
*Citation: Recently published
2. Prasad, Dev; Chauhan, Harsh and Atef, Eman; “Role of Molecular Interactions for
Synergistic Precipitation Inhibition of Poorly Soluble Drug in Supersaturated Drug–
Polymer–Polymer Ternary Solution” Molecular Pharmaceutics. 13, 3(2016): 756-765.
Impact factor: 4.384
Role: Co-Author
Citation: 2
3. Farah, Shrouq I.; Abdelrahman, Abd Almonem; North, E. Jeffrey and Chauhan, Harsh;
“Opportunities and Challenges for Natural Products as Novel Antituberculosis Agents”
ASSAY and Drug Development Technologies. 14, 1 (2016): 29-38.
Impact factor: 1.53
Role: Corresponding Author
Citation: Recently published
4. Meng, Fan; Dave, Vivek and Chauhan, Harsh; "Qualitative and Quantitative Methods to
Determine Miscibility in Amorphous Drug–Polymer Systems." European Journal of
Pharmaceutical Sciences 77 (2015): 106-111.
Impact factor: 3.350
Role: Corresponding Author
Citation: 9
5. Meng, Fan; Gala, Urvi and Chauhan, Harsh; "Classification of Solid Dispersions:
Crrelation to (i) Stability and Solubility (ii) Preparation and Characterization Techniques”
Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy 41, 9(2015):1401-1415.
Impact factor: 2.101
Role: Corresponding Author
Citation: 5
6. Chauhan, Harsh; Mohapatra, Sarat; Munt, Daniel J; Chandratre, Shantanu and Dash,
Alekha; "Physical-Chemical Characterization and Formulation Considerations for Solid
Lipid Nanoparticles” AAPS PharmSciTech 0,0 (2015):1-12.
Impact factor: 1.641
Role: Primary Author
Citation: 2
7. Gala, Urvi; Chuong, Monica C.; Varanasi, Ravi and Chauhan, Harsh; "Characterization
and Comparison of Lidocaine-Tetracaine and Lidocaine-Camphor Eutectic Mixtures
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Based on their Crystallization and Hydrogen-Bonding abilities." AAPS PharmSciTech 16,
3 (2015): 528-536.
Impact factor: 1.641
Role: Corresponding Author
Citation: 1
8. Meng, Fan; Trivino, Anne; Prasad, Dev and Chauhan, Harsh; "Investigation and
Correlation of Drug Polymer Miscibility and Molecular Interactions by Various
Approaches for the Preparation of Amorphous Solid Dispersions." European Journal of
Pharmaceutical Sciences 71 (2015): 12-24.
Impact factor: 3.350
Role: Corresponding Author
Citation: 17
9. Gala, Urvi and Chauhan, Harsh; "Principles and Applications of Raman Spectroscopy in
Pharmaceutical Drug Discovery and Development." Expert Opinion on Drug Discovery
10, 2 (2015): 187-206.
Impact factor: 3.539
Role: Corresponding Author
Citation: 7
10. Kathe, Niranjan; Henriksen, Brian and Chauhan, Harsh; "Physicochemical
Characterization Techniques for Solid Lipid Nanoparticles: Principles and Limitations”
Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy 40, 12 (2014): 1565-1575.
Impact factor: 2.101
Role: Corresponding Author
Citation: 11
11. Prasad, Dev; Chauhan, Harsh and Atef, Eman; "Amorphous Stabilization and Dissolution
Enhancement of Amorphous Ternary Solid Dispersions: Combination of Polymers
Showing Drug–Polymer Interaction for Synergistic Effects” Journal of Pharmaceutical
Sciences, 103, 11 (2014): 3511-3523.
Impact factor: 3.35
Role: Co-Author
Citation: 19
12. Chauhan, Harsh; Kuldipkumar, Anuj; Barder, Timothy; Medek, Ales; Gu, Chong-Hui
and Atef, Eman; "Correlation of Inhibitory Effects of Polymers on Indomethacin
Precipitation in Solution and Amorphous Solid Crystallization Based on Molecular
Interaction” Pharmaceutical Research, 31 2 (2014): 500-515.
Impact factor: 3.420
Role: Primary Author
Citation: 20
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13. Gala, Urvi and Chauhan, Harsh; “Taste Masking Techniques in Pharmaceutical
Industry”. American Pharmaceutical Review, 17 (4), (2014), 24-29.
Impact Factor: None
Role: Corresponding Author
Citation: 1
14. Gala, Urvi; Pham, Hoang and Chauhan, Harsh; "Pharmaceutical Applications of Eutectic
Mixtures” Journal of Developing Drugs, 2013.
Impact factor: 0.93
Role: Corresponding Author
Citation: 2
15. Masand, Vijay H; Mahajan, Devidas T; Hadda, Taibi Ben; Jawarkar, Rahul D; Chavan,
Hemant; Bandgar, BP and Chauhan, Harsh; "Molecular Docking and Quantitative
Structure–Activity Relationship (QSAR) Analyses of Indolylarylsulfones as HIV-1 Non-
Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors” Medicinal Chemistry Research 23, 1 (2014):
417-425.
Impact factor: 1.402
Role: Co-author
Citation: 8
16. Prasad, Dev; Chauhan, Harsh and Atef, Eman; "Studying the Effect of Lipid Chain
Length on the Precipitation of a Poorly Water Soluble Drug from Self‐Emulsifying Drug
Delivery System on Dispersion into Aqueous Medium” Journal of Pharmacy and
Pharmacology,65,8 (2013): 1134-1144.
Impact factor: 2.264
Role: Co-Author
Citation: 13
17. Chauhan, Harsh; Hui‐Gu, Chong and Atef, Eman; "Correlating the Behavior of Polymers
in Solution as Precipitation Inhibitor to its Amorphous Stabilization Ability in Solid
Dispersions” Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 102, 6 (2013):1924-1935.
Impact factor: 3.35
Role: Primary Author
Citation: 35
18. Atef, Eman; Chauhan, Harsh; Prasad, Dev; Kumari, Dunesh and Pidgeon, Charles;
"Quantifying Solid-State Mixtures of Crystalline Indomethacin by Raman Spectroscopy
Comparison with Thermal Analysis” ISRN Chromatography 2012 (2012):1-6.
Impact factor: None
Role: Co-author
Citation: 11
19. Atef, Eman; Chauhan, Harsh; Ceresia, Michelle and Pidgeon, Charles; " Using Raman
Spectroscopy in Tablet Moisture Surface Analysis: Tablet Surface Markers” Journal of
Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis 53, 4, (2010): 852-85.
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Impact factor: 2.979
Role: Co-Author
Citation: 5
20. Chauhan, Harsh and Eman, Atef; " Quality of Progesterone Suppositories Prepared by
FIRST-Progesterone Vaginal Suppository 50 Kit or Traditional Compounding Method: In
Vitro Comparison” International Journal of Pharmaceutical Compounding, 13, 4,
(2009):342-344.
Impact factor: None
Role: Primary Author
Publications (Non Peer Reviewed)
1. Trivino, Anne and Chauhan, Harsh; “Drug-Excipient Compatibility for the Formulation
Development of Solid Lipid Nanoparticles”. American Pharmaceutics Review. 2015;
18(1).
2. Barger, N.; Lin, L. Potdar; S., Skultety; P., Kadri; B. V.; Chauhan, Harsh and Koziatek,
K.; “Formulation Development Roundtable”. Pharmaceutical Outsourcing, 14(1) (2013).
(Roundtable).
Presentation: Invited (Podium: National)
Chauhan H; Invited presenter at 6th Symposium on “Solubility Enhancement Utilizing
Pharmaceutical Melt -Extrusion and Spray-Drying Techniques”, Piscataway, NJ, Evonik,
2015.
Presentation: Invited (Webinar: International)
Chauhan H; “Formulation consideration of Solid Lipid Nanoparticles” (Attended by 86
scientists globally), AAPS Webinar July 2014.
Presentation: Invited (Podium: Regional)
Chauhan H; “Novel Drug Delivery Systems for Poorly Soluble Compounds”, Augustana
College, Sioux City, SD, 2013.
Presentations (Poster: International)
1. Gumireddy Ashwini, Chauhan H, Formulation of Soluble Binary and Novel Ternary
Amorphous Complexes for Anticancer Activity, American Association of Pharmaceutical
Scientists annual meeting, Denver, Colorado, USA, November 13-17, 2016 (Accepted).
2. Meng F, Rana S, Natarajan A, Chauhan H, Effect of polymers on the crystallization
tendency of poorly soluble drugs and its correlation to amorphization in solid dispersions,
American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists annual meeting, Orlando, Florida,
USA, October 25-29, 2015.
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3. Gala U, Chauhan H, Preparation and characterization of novel curcumin-resveratrol-
hydroxy propyl beta cyclodextrin, American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists
annual meeting, Orlando, Florida, USA, October 25-29, 2015.
4. Meng, F., Chauhan H., Experimental and Theoretical correlation of Glass transition
temperature: Role of Molecular Interactions. AAPS Annual Meeting, San Diego, 2014
5. Gala U, Chauhan H. Physical-Chemical Characterization of Cylodextrin Based Ternary
Complexes Containing Two Poorly Water Soluble Anti-Cancer Agents. AAPS Annual
Meeting and Exposition, San Diego, 2014.
6. Gala U, Chauhan H. Dissolution Enhancement of Curcumin and Resveratrol Combination
Using Cyclodextrins. AAPS Annual Meeting and Exposition, San Diego, 2014.
7. Chauhan H, Gala U, Meng F. Characterization of Binary (Drug-Polymer) and Ternary
(Drug-Drug-Polymer) Solid Dispersions: Role of Low Polymer Concentrations on Their
Stabilization, AAPS Annual Meeting and Exposition, San Diego, 2014
8. Gala U, Chauhan H. Characterization of Lidocaine-Tetracaine and Lidocaine-Camphor
Eutectic Mixtures Based on their Hydrogen Bonding and Crystallization Abilities. AAPS
Annual Meeting and Exposition, San Diego, 2014
9. Dev Prasad, Chauhan H, Eman Atef, Synergistic effect of molecularly interacting
polymers in stabilization ternary solid dispersions, AAPS annual meeting 2013.
10. N. J. Kathe, E.J. Haas, Chauhan H., J. Fujita, B. S. Henriksen, Synthesis and Holistic
Characterization of Glucogenic Amino Acid Complexes as Ergogenic Aids, AAPS annual
meeting 2013.
11. Chauhan H., Monica Chuong, Ravi Varanasi, Characterization of Lidocaine-Tetracaine
and Lidocaine-Tetracaine HCl Mixtures for Transdermal Delivery, AAPS annual meeting
2013.
12. Anne Trivino, Bernick Jonathan, Chauhan H., Molecular Modeling of Drug Polymer
Interactions for Amorphous Stabilization of Poorly Soluble Anticancer Drug Flutamide,
AAPS annual meeting 2013.
13. Dev Prasad, Bernick Jonathan, Chauhan H., In-silico predictions for the development of
poorly soluble anticancer drugs as amorphous systems, 244 ACS National meeting; 2012
14. Dev Prasad, Chauhan H., Eman Atef, Understanding drug-polymer interactions for the
amorphous stabilization of high melting crystalline compound with various polymers, 244
ACS National meeting; 2012
15. D. Prasad, Chauhan H., Eman Atef, Stabilization of ternary solid dispersions at high drug
load using molecularly interacting polymers, AAPS Annual meeting 2012
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16. Shantanu Chandratre, Chauhan H., Alekha K. Dash, Crystallization inhibition of GMO-
chitosan nanoparticles during lyophilization process, AAPS Annual meeting 2012
17. M. Nagarsenker, Chauhan H., Thermal characterization of solid lipid Nanoparticles
containing Gelucire 44/14 and Gelucire 50/13, AAPS Annual meeting 2012
18. Chauhan H., Physicochemical properties based computational predictions to classify drugs
as glass formers, AAPS Annual meeting 2012
19. Chauhan H., Mohapatra Sarat, Mistry Pinal, Munt Dan, Dash Alekha, Physical
Characterization of Glyceryl Monooleate (GMO) During lyophilisation Process, AAPS
annual meeting, 2011
20. Prasad Dev, Chauhan H., Atef Eman, Investigating the Effect of Various Oils on
Pecipitation Inhibition of Indomethacin from Self-Emulsifying Drug Delivery Systems
(SEDDS) on In-vitro Dilution, AAPS annual meeting , 2010
21. Atef Eman, Chauhan H., Prasad Dev , Quantifying Solid Mixture of Alpha and Beta
Indomethacin Using Raman and Differential Scanning Calorimetry, AAPS annual meeting
, 2010
22. Atef Eman, Chauhan H., Ceresia Michelle, Pidgeon Charles, Indirect Measurement of
Tablet-Surface Water Adsorption Using Raman Active Vibrations of the Excipient
Lactose, AAPS annual meeting 2009
23. Chauhan H., Atef Eman, Gu Chong-Hui, Preparation and characterization of Griseofulvin
solid dispersions with various polymers, AAPS annual meeting 2009
24. Chauhan H., Gu Chong-Hui, Atef Eman, Effect of polymers on dipyridamole
precipitation in solution., AAPS annual meeting 2009
25. Chauhan H., Prasad Dev, Atef Eman, Effect of PVP K 90 on indomethacin, dipyridamole
and progesterone crystallization in Solution at different super saturations, AAPS annual
meeting 2009
26. Chauhan H., Atef Eman, Gu Chong-Hui, Effect of Polymer on Drug Precipitation in
Solution and its Implication to Amorphous Stabilization, AAPS annual meeting 2008
Presentations (Poster: Regional)
1. Anne Trivino, Jonathan P Bernick, Chauhan H., Effect of lipids and surfactant miscibility
on the particle size of flutamide solid lipid nanoparticles, ACS regional meeting, Omaha,
2012
2. Jonathan P Bernick, Anne Trivino, Chauhan H., Molecular modeling of drug polymer
interactions: Correlation to precipitation inhibition and amorphous stabilization of poorly
soluble anticancer drug, ACS regional meeting, Omaha, 2012
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3. Chauhan H., Prasad Dev, Atef Eman, Gu Chong-Hui, Preparation and characterization of
acidic, basic and neutral drug solid dispersions with various polymers having different
physicochemical properties, AAPS-NERDG meeting 2010.
4. Chauhan H., Atef Eman, Effect of different polymers, supersaturation and seeding on the
morphology of a weak acids and weak bases precipitating from solution, AAPS-NERDG
meeting 2009
Presentations (Poster: Local)
1. Gala U, Chauhan H. ‘Characterization and Comparison of Lidocaine-Tetracaine and
Lidocaine-Tetracaine Hydrochloride Eutectic Mixtures’. St. Albert’s Research Day,
Omaha, 2014. (Updated data was also presented at AAPS annual meeting)
2. Meng, F., Chauhan H., Development of amorphous solid dispersion formulations of
curcumin. Midwest Student Biomedical Research Forum (MSBRF), Omaha, 2013.
(Updated data was also presented at AAPS annual meeting)
3. Bernick Jonathan, Chauhan H., In-silico predictions for the development of poorly soluble
amorphous drugs, Midwest student biomedical research forum, 2012.
4. Chandratare Shantanu, Dhapare Sneha, Chauhan H., Solubilization and stabilization of
poorly soluble drugs, Nebraska EPSCoR, 2011
5. Prasad Dev, Chauhan H., Atef Eman, To prepare and stabilize amorphous solid
dispersions using Eudragits, AAPS-MCPHS poster day 2008
6. Chauhan H., Atef Eman, Screening of different polymers for stabilization of
Indomethacin solid dispersions, AAPS-MCPHS poster day 2008
7. Chauhan H., Atef Eman, Preparation of soluble and stable Indomethacin Solid Dispersion
with PVP K 90 as a polymer and Pluronic as a surfactant, AAPS-MCPHS poster day 2008
8. Chauhan H., Atef Eman, In-vitro comparison of progesterone suppositories prepared by
FIRST-Progesterone VGS 50 Kit to Traditionally Compounded Suppositories Method,
Reed Conference 2007
9. Chauhan H., Atef Eman, Gu Chong-Hui, Quantification of interaction between drug and
polymeric excipients and its implications to precipitation inhibition and amorphous
stabilization, Vertex Intern poster presentation 2007
10. Chauhan H., Sanghvi Tapan, Dissolution Model for VX -950: Supersaturation and In vitro
Studies. Development of new in vitro dissolution model, Vertex Intern poster presentation
2006.
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X. Teaching
2016-2017: Professional
Course Name Course Number Level Role Hours
PHA 339 (Updated
course of previously
offered PHA 327)
Dosage form design and
drug delivery systems
Required first year
pharmacy course
Instructor of
Record
2.5
Description: This course provides an introduction to different pharmaceutical dosage forms and
drug delivery systems. This course comprises of non-sterile dosage forms and drug delivery
systems i.e. solid, liquid, semi-solid, aerosol, transdermal, and emerging delivery systems. This
course also emphasizes on the development of nanoparticles and biopharmaceutical aspects of
delivery systems.
Enrollment:
Campus: 77
Distance: 61
Total: 138
Teaching Innovation: Short videos of important concepts were created using Echo 360 personal
captures. Cumulative exam was introduced into the course based on student feedback. Newer
topics on novel drug delivery systems (especially nanotechnology) were introduced. Matching
type questions were introduced in the exams.
Course Name Course Number Level Role Hours
PHA 339 (Lab
Component)
Dosage form design and
drug delivery systems
Required first year
pharmacy course
Instructor of
Record
0.5
Description: The lab part of the course will highlight the concepts and applications of non-sterile
compounding of dosage forms and will have a lab component to simulate the theoretical learning
with actual compounding practice.
Enrollment: (Distance student will take the course during summer 2016)
Campus: 77
Total: 77
Teaching Innovation: First time non sterile lab components (8 labs) were introduced as a part of
the course. Previously, only three labs were offered in a different skills lab course. Non-sterile
skills lab activities re-reemphasizing the content covered in the course. They were designed and
introduced in the labs.
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2016-2017: Graduate
Course Name Course Number Level Role Hours
MPS 602 Analytical aspects of
pharmaceutical sciences
research
Graduate first year
pharmacy required
course
Instructor
(Microscopic
applications)
3
Description: This course covers the theory, instrumentation and application of commonly used
laboratory equipment’s, including, absorption spectroscopy (UV, visible and infrared); mass
spectroscopy (MS), high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) and nuclear magnetic resonance
(NMR), amongst others.
Enrollment:
Campus: 4
Teaching Innovation: Animated videos of microscopic techniques were added to the course.
Course Name Course Number Level Role Hours
MPS 692 Directed Independent
Study
Graduate first year
pharmacy course
Instructor 2
Description: Supervised independent projects that may include laboratory work, assigned
readings, research papers, etc. Available in toxicology, biopharmaceutics, medicinal chemistry,
pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetic.
Enrollment:
Campus: 1
2015-2016: Professional
Course Name Course Number Level Role Hours
PHA 327 Sterile and Non-Sterile
dosage forms
Required first year
pharmacy course
Instructor of
Record
3
Description: This course provides an introduction to different sterile and non-sterile dosage forms
and drug delivery systems. This course comprises of non-sterile dosage forms and drug delivery
systems i.e. solid, liquid, semi-solid, aerosol, transdermal, and emerging delivery systems. This
course also emphasizes on the development of nanoparticles and biopharmaceutical aspects of
delivery systems.
Enrollment:
Campus: 106
Distance: 73
Total: 179
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Teaching Innovation: Course was reviewed and important aspects from United State
Pharmacopoeia were added to the content. Previously, they were provided as additional notes.
Additional calculations based problems (both in class and through Echo-capture) were introduced.
Course Name Course Number Level Role Hours
PHA 322 Pharmacy Skills Lab II Required first year
pharmacy course
Instructor 1
Description: PSL II will introduce and reinforce specific skills that coordinate with second
semester pharmacy courses through knowledge-in-use activities in simulated pharmacy practice
situations. Selected practice fundamentals and processes, such as patient counseling, patient safety,
and pharmaceutical calculations, are reinforced throughout all six semesters of the PSL sequence.
Enrollment:
Campus: 106
Distance: 73
Total: 179
Course Name Course Number Level Role Hours
PHA 551 Research Advanced
Pharmacy Practice
Experience.
Pharmacy Students Instructor 5
Description: The Research Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) is an elective
rotation designed to provide students with experience in research design and development,
performance of experiments, data collection and analysis, the peer review process, and animal or
human research regulations.
Enrollment:
Campus: 1
Course Name Course Number Level Role Hours
PHA 555 Academic Advanced
Pharmacy Practice
Experience
Pharmacy Students Instructor
(Microscopic
applications)
5
Description: The Academic Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) is an elective
pharmacy rotation course which exposes students to the design and delivery of didactic content in
a variety of settings, examines the diversity of learning strategies, and introduces students to the
expectations for teaching, scholarship and service activities of faculty members.
Enrollment:
Campus: 1
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2015-2016: Graduate
Course Name Course Number Level Role Hours
MPS 634 Pharmaceutical Dosage
Forms and Drug Delivery
Systems
Graduate first year
pharmacy course
Instructor of
Record
3
Description: Basic principles of pharmaceutical dosage forms and drug delivery systems are
taught with respect to formulating drugs for bioavailability enhancement and drug targeting.
Pertinent pharmaceutical examples that are discussed include: Oral, parenteral, transdermal,
aerosol, etc., with emphasis placed on their importance, formulation considerations and ongoing
research.
Enrollment:
Campus: 2
Teaching Innovation: First time the graduate level course was introduced on these topics. The
content emphasized the current pharmaceutical industry examples. Content available via
webinar/PowerPoint slides was utilized to enhance the learning of students. Recent literatures
from high impact factor journals were reviewed for the selected topics.
2014-2015: Professional
Course Name Course Number Level Role Hours
PHA 327 Sterile and Non-Sterile
dosage forms
Required first year
pharmacy course
Instructor of
Record
3
Description: This course provides an introduction to different sterile and non-sterile dosage forms
and drug delivery systems. This course comprises of non-sterile dosage forms and drug delivery
systems i.e. solid, liquid, semi-solid, aerosol, transdermal, and emerging delivery systems. This
course also emphasizes on the development of nanoparticles and biopharmaceutical aspects of
delivery systems.
Enrollment:
Campus: 108
Distance: 72
Total: 180
Course Name Course Number Level Role Hours
PHA 322 Pharmacy Skills Lab II Required first year
pharmacy course
Instructor 1
Description: PSL II will introduce and reinforce specific skills that coordinate with second
semester pharmacy courses through knowledge-in-use activities in simulated pharmacy practice
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situations. Selected practice fundamentals and processes, such as patient counseling, patient safety,
and pharmaceutical calculations, are reinforced throughout all six semesters of the PSL sequence.
Enrollment:
Campus: 108
Distance: 72
Total: 180
2014-2015: Graduate
Course Name Course Number Level Role Hours
MPS 799 Master’s Thesis Graduate Students Instructor of
Record
6
Description: This course provides an introduction to different sterile and non-sterile dosage forms
and drug delivery systems. This course comprises of non-sterile dosage forms and drug delivery
systems i.e. solid, liquid, semi-solid, aerosol, transdermal, and emerging delivery systems. This
course will also emphasize on the development of nanoparticles and biopharmaceutical aspects of
delivery systems.
Enrollment:
Campus: 3
Course Name Course Number Level Role Hours
MPS 792 Pharmaceutical Sciences
Discussion Series
Graduate Students Instructor of
Record
2
Description: Graduate students in Pharmaceutical Sciences will learn how to read journal articles
for optimum retention, critically evaluate the data, and objectively determine the paper's
contribution to the over-all body of knowledge. In addition they will gain valuable presentation
and public speaking skills.
Enrollment:
Campus: 6
Course Name Course Number Level Role Hours
MPS 693 Directed Independent
Research
Graduate Students Instructor of
Record
5
Description: Supervised independent research for motivated students to become involved in
ongoing original research projects of the pharmaceutical sciences faculty.
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Enrollment:
Campus: 2
Course Name Course Number Level Role Hours
MPS 692 Directed Independent
Research
Graduate Students Instructor of
Record
3
Description: Supervised independent projects that may include laboratory work, assigned
readings, research papers, etc. Available in toxicology, biopharmaceutics, medicinal chemistry,
pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics.
Enrollment:
Campus: 1
Course Name Course Number Level Role Hours
MPS 793 Pharmaceutical Sciences
Presentation Series
Graduate Students Instructor of
Record
2
Description: This course focuses on scientific communication of research material in various
situations. Students will read and understand journal articles for optimum retention, critically
evaluate the data, and objectively determine the paper's contribution to the over-all body of
knowledge. Emphasis is on presenting information/research data in an appropriate and effective
manner.
Course Name Course Name Course Name Course Name Course
Name
MPS 797 MPS 797 MPS 797 MPS 797 MPS 797
Description: Supervised original research
Enrollment:
Campus: 1
2013-2014: Professional
Course Name Course Number Level Role Hours
PHA 327 Sterile and Non-Sterile
dosage forms
Required first year
pharmacy course
Instructor of
Record
3
Description: This course provides an introduction to different sterile and non-sterile dosage forms
and drug delivery systems. This course comprises of non-sterile dosage forms and drug delivery
systems i.e. solid, liquid, semi-solid, aerosol, transdermal, and emerging delivery systems. This
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course also emphasizes on the development of nanoparticles and biopharmaceutical aspects of
delivery systems.
Enrollment:
Campus: 122
Distance: 73
Total: 195
Course Name Course Number Level Role Hours
PHA 322 Pharmacy Skills Lab II Required first year
pharmacy course
Instructor 1
Description: PSL II will introduce and reinforce specific skills that coordinate with second
semester pharmacy courses through knowledge-in-use activities in simulated pharmacy practice
situations. Selected practice fundamentals and processes, such as patient counseling, patient safety,
and pharmaceutical calculations, are reinforced throughout all six semesters of the PSL sequence.
Enrollment:
Campus: 122
Distance: 73
Total: 195
2013-2014: Graduate
Course Name Course Number Level Role Hours
MPS 792 Pharmaceutical Sciences
Discussion Series
Graduate Students Instructor of
Record
2
Description: Graduate students in Pharmaceutical Sciences will learn how to read journal articles
for optimum retention, critically evaluate the data, and objectively determine the paper's
contribution to the over-all body of knowledge. In addition they will gain valuable presentation
and public speaking skills.
Enrollment:
Campus: 7
Course Name Course Name Course Name Course Name Course
Name
MPS 797 MPS 797 MPS 797 MPS 797 MPS 797
Description: Supervised original research
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Enrollment:
Campus: 1
Course Name Course Number Level Role Hours
MPS 692 Directed Independent
Research
Graduate Students Instructor of
Record
3
Description: Supervised independent projects that may include laboratory work, assigned
readings, research papers, etc. Available in toxicology, biopharmaceutics, medicinal chemistry,
pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics.
Enrollment:
Campus: 1
Course Name Course Number Level Role Hours
MPS 693 Directed Independent
Research
Graduate Students Instructor of
Record
3
Description: Supervised independent research for motivated students to become involved in
ongoing original research projects of the pharmaceutical sciences faculty.
Enrollment:
Campus: 2
2012-2013: Professional
Course Name Course Number Level Role Hours
PHA 327 Sterile and Non-Sterile
dosage forms
Required first year
pharmacy course
Instructor of
Record
3
Description: This course provides an introduction to different sterile and non-sterile dosage forms
and drug delivery systems. This course comprises of non-sterile dosage forms and drug delivery
systems i.e. solid, liquid, semi-solid, aerosol, transdermal, and emerging delivery systems. This
course also emphasizes on the development of nanoparticles and biopharmaceutical aspects of
delivery systems.
Enrollment:
Campus: 114
Distance: 68
Total: 182
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Course Name Course Number Level Role Hours
PHA 322 Pharmacy Skills Lab II Required first year
pharmacy course
Instructor 1
Description: PSL II will introduce and reinforce specific skills that coordinate with second
semester pharmacy courses through knowledge-in-use activities in simulated pharmacy practice
situations. Selected practice fundamentals and processes, such as patient counseling, patient safety,
and pharmaceutical calculations, are reinforced throughout all six semesters of the PSL sequence.
Enrollment:
Campus: 114
Distance: 68
Total: 182
Course Name Course Number Level Role Hours
PHA 398 Developmental Biology
Research Elective
Pharmacy Student Instructor of
Record
2
Description: This course provides students with the opportunity to become involved in a research
experience in the areas of developmental biology, teratology and toxicology through the use of a
virtual laboratory.
Enrollment:
Campus: 1
2012-2013: Graduate
Course Name Course Number Level Role Hours
MPS 692 Directed Independent
Research
Graduate Students Instructor of
Record
3
Description: Supervised independent projects that may include laboratory work, assigned
readings, research papers, etc. Available in toxicology, biopharmaceutics, medicinal chemistry,
pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics.
Enrollment:
Campus: 1
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Y. Graduate and Honors Student Thesis
Year Faculty Role Student (Description/Research)
2016-Present Faculty Mentor Pranit Singh (Undergraduate Student):
Curcumin Formulations and Delivery
2016-Present Thesis Committee Chair Masters
in Pharmaceutical
Sciences
Ashwini Gumireddy: Combination Drug
Delivery Systems for Various Food
Supplements
2016-Present Thesis Committee Chair Masters
in Pharmaceutical
Sciences
Meghan Sheth: Polymeric Materials Based
on Ionic Interactions for the Delivery of
Poorly Soluble Drugs.
2016-Present Thesis Committee Member
Masters in Pharmaceutical
Sciences
Rishabh Tukra: Intranasal Delivery of
Curcumin in Various Delivery Matrices
and Brain Homogenate.
2016-Present Thesis Committee Member
Masters in Pharmaceutical
Sciences
Pushkar Saralkar: Delivery of Curcumin
Resveratrol Nanoparticles in Sodium
Alginate Matrix
2012-2016 Thesis Committee Member PhD
in Pharmaceutical
Sciences (MCPHS)
Ravi Varanasi: Utilization of Eutectic
Properties of Either Lidocaine or
Tetracaine and a Topical Permeation
Ehancer in Topical Patch Development
2013-2015 Thesis Committee Chair Masters
in Pharmaceutical
Sciences
Fan Meng: Investigating Crystallization
Tendency, Miscibility and Molecular
Interactions of Drug-Polymer Systems for
the Development of Amorphous Solid
Dispersions
2013-2015 Thesis Committee Chair Masters
in Pharmaceutical
Sciences
Urvi Gala: Preparation, Characterization
and Dissolution Study for Curcumin-
Resveratrol-Cyclodextrin Amorphous
Ternary System
2012-2015 Thesis Committee Chair Pharm.
D-Masters in Pharmaceutical
Sciences
Anne Trivino: Drug-Polymer and Drug-
Lipid Miscibility for the Development of
Amorphous Solid Dispersions and Solid
Lipid Nanoparticles
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2012-2014 Thesis Committee Member
Masters in Pharmaceutical
Sciences
Niranjan Kathe: Synthesis and Holistic
Characterization of Amino Acid
Complexes of Physiological Metal Ions to
be Used as Ergogenic Aid
2012-2014 Thesis Committee Member
Masters in Pharmaceutical
Sciences
Rajvi Wani: Production of Nanoparticles
Through A Modified Mini Spray Dryer B-
290 Using a Nano Nozzle
2011-2013 Thesis Committee Member
Masters in Pharmaceutical
Sciences
Shantanu Chandratre: Multifunctional
Nanoparticles for Cancer Therapy
2011-2013 Thesis Committee Member
Masters in Pharmaceutical
Sciences
Sneha Dhapare: Multifunctional
Nanoparticles Containing Hydrophobic
and Hydrophilic Drugs for Anticancer
Drug Delivery
2012-2013 Pharm D Research
Jonathan Bernick: In-silico Predictions for
the Determination of Physicochemical
Properties of Drugs.
Z. Service
Service to Creighton University
Year Committee Role
June 2016-June 2018 University Planning Committee Member (Elected)
2013-2015 Creighton Undergraduate Admission
Telephone Follow Up initiative
Faculty Caller
Service to the School of Pharmacy and Health Professions
Year Committee Role
2016-Present Inter Professional Education
(IPE) Strategic Plan Writing Group
Member
2016-Present Steering group leadership for curricular
revisions
Member
2015-Present Pharmacy Assessment Committee Co-Chair
2015-Present Pharmacy Curriculum Committee Member (ex officio)
2014- Present MS in Pharmaceutical Sciences Admission
Committee Member
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2014-2015 Pharmacy Admission Committee Member
2013-2015 Pharmacy Award Committee Member
2012-2014 Pharmacy Curriculum Committee Member
Service to the Department of Pharmacy Sciences
Year Committee Role
2012- Present Faculty Advisor Pharmacy Students
2014-Present Faculty Liaison Pharmacy Class of 2017
2014-Present Faculty representative (To showcase
department research/scholarly work to
undergraduate students)
Creighton Undergraduate
Research and Scholarship
day
2016 Faculty representative (To showcase
department research/scholarly work) St. Albert’s Research Day
2013-2015 Faculty Interviewer Pharmacy Students
Service to the Professions
Year Organization Role
2016-Present American Chemical Society, Omaha Section Chair-Elect
2015-Present Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API)
Focus Group, AAPS
Steering Committee
Member
2015-Present Targeted Drug Delivery Focus Group,
AAPS
Steering Committee
Member
2015-2016 American Chemical Society, Omaha Section Secretary
2014-Present Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation Editorial Board Member
2014-Present American Pharmaceutics Review Editorial Board Member
2014-Present Assay and Drug Development Technologies Editorial Board Member
2014- Present Molecular Pharmaceutics Reviewer
2013-Present CPhI Pharma Awards Judge
2013-Present Midwest Student Biomedical Research
Forum
Judge
2012-Present European Journal of Pharmaceutical
Sciences
Reviewer
2012-Present Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy Reviewer
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2011-Present AAPS Creighton University student chapter Faculty Advisor
2009-Present AAPS Annual Meeting Abstract Reviewer
Service to the Community
Year Committee/Organization Role
2016-Present Indian Association of Nebraska Volunteer
2016-Present Hindu Temple, Omaha Volunteer
2015-Present Metro Science and Engineering Fair Volunteer
2015-Present Elkhorn Public Schools Volunteer
2005-Present Raising funds and awareness for girl child
education in India
Volunteer
1997-2005 Diabetes awareness group Volunteer