Principal Investigator

​Dr. Vivek Gupta, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences
College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
St. John's University
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Carol Yousry, Ph.D.
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Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmaceutical Sciences: Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, July 2018.
Masters in Pharmaceutical Sciences: Cairo University,  Cairo, Egypt, December 2014. 
Bachelor in Pharmaceutical Sciences: Cairo University,  Cairo, Egypt, May 2009.
Research Interests:
  • Formulation and evaluation of nanoparticulate systems (nano suspension, nano emulsion, bilosomes, cubosomes, cerosomes, transfersomes, solid lipid nanoparticles and polymeric nanoparticles)
  • Micro-encapsulation of hydrophilic drugs.
  • Preparation and evaluation of superamphiphobic and superhydrophobic surfaces for drug formulation purposes.
  • Design of Experiments, data evaluation, and optimization
  • In-vivo studies and Pharmacokinetics evaluation.​
Publications:
  1. Carol Yousry, Pakinam M. Zikry, Heba M. salem, Emad B. Basalious, Omaima N. El-Gazayerly; Integrated nanovesicular/self-nanoemulsifying system (INV/SNES) for enhanced dual ocular drug delivery: statistical optimization, in vitro and in vivo evaluation. Drug Deliv. and Transl. Res. (2020).
  2. Carol Yousry, Maha M. Amin, Ahmed H. Elshafeey, Omaima N. El Gazayerly; Ultrahigh verapamil-loaded controlled release polymeric beads using superamphiphobic substrate: D-optimal statistical design, in vitro and in vivo performance. Drug Delivery 25 (2018) 1448-60.
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Graduate Students

Xuechun (Lucy) Wang, BS
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Bachelors in Biological Sciences: University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA (July 2017)

Ph.D. Project Title: Development of Phytochemical-Based Nanomedicine for the Treatment of Pulmonary Fibrosis

Research Interests:
  • Nanoparticulate delivery systems
  • Formulation development and optimization
  • In-vitro cell culture assays and techniques
  • Characterization of nanoparticles and liposomes
  • Western Blot
  • Data analysis​
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Publications

  1. ​Wang X, Parvathaneni V, Shukla SK, Kanabar DD, Muth A, Gupta V (2020). Cyclodextrin Complexation for Enhanced Stability and Non-invasive Pulmonary Delivery of Resveratrol – Applications in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment. AAPS PharmSciTech (Accepted June 4, 2020).
  2. ​Wang X, Parvathaneni V, Shukla SK, Kulkarni NS, Muth A, Kunda NK, Gupta V (2020). Inhalable Resveratrol-Cyclodextrin Complex Loaded Biodegradable Nanoparticles for Enhanced Efficacy against Non-small Cell Lung Cancer. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. (Accepted July 11, 2020).

Gautam Chauhan, MS
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Masters in Pharmaceutical Sciences: St. John’s University, NY, USA (July 2018)
Bachelors in Pharmacy: Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, India (June 2013)

Ph.D. Project Title: Engineering layer-by-layer (LbL) assembly of polyelectrolyte films as a delivery system for different lung pathologies.

Research Interest:
  • ​Solid Amorphous Dispersion using Hot melt extrusion and Fused deposition modeling (3D printing)
  • Development of novel drug delivery systems
  • Polymeric nanoparticles and microparticles
  • Lipid-based drug delivery system​
  • Pre-formulation and product development
  • Design of Experiments 
  • Powder Technology
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Publications

  1. Chauhan G, Gupta V. (2019). Development and Challenges: Adapting Continuous Manufacturing for Pharmaceuticals. AAPS Newsmagazine Cover Story, April 2019
  2. ​​Chauhan G, Shaik AA, Kulkarni NS, Gupta V* (2020). Preparation of Lipid Based Drug Delivery Systems using Melt Extrusion. Drug Discovery Today. (Accepted July 29, 2020).

Mimansa Goyal, MS
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Masters in Biotechnology: St. John's University, NY, USA  (May 2020)
Bachelors in Biotechnology: Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, India (May 2018)
Research Interest:
  • Peptide synthesis 
  • Design of experiments (DoE)
  • Fabrication of drug delivery systems
  • Cell culture studies
  • Ultra-performance liquid chromatography
  • Gel electrophoresis and SDS PAGE
  • Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)
  • Molecular Modeling
  • 3D Printing
  • Western Blotting​
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Sruthi Sarvepalli, MS
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Masters in Pharmacology and Toxicology: National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hyderabad, India (July 2011)
Bachelors in Pharmacy: Talla Padmavathi College of Pharmacy, Kakatiya University, India (June 2009)
Research Interest:
  • Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Therapeutics
  • Investigating FDA approved drugs for targeting novel pathways such as apoptosis.
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Mural Quadros, MS
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Masters in Pharmaceutical Sciences: SVKM’s Dr. Bhanuben Nanavati College of Pharmacy, Mumbai University, India (2020)
Bachelors in Pharmacy: MET Institute of Pharmacy, Mumbai University, India (2018)
Research Interest:
  • Nanotechnology
  • Formulation and characterization of lipid, polymeric and inorganic drug delivery systems
  • In-vitro cell culture assays and techniques
  • Drug repurposing​

Akanksha Ravindra Ugale, MS
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Professional Experience: Dr. Reddy's laboratories, USA (2022)
Masters in Pharmaceutical Sciences:  Sinhgad college of pharmacy Pune,India (2019)
Bachelors in Pharmacy: B. Pharmacy from MET's institute of pharmacy, Nashik, India (2017)
Research Interest:
  • Pre-formulation and product development
  • Design of Experiments 
  • High performance liquid chromatography 
  • Tablet profiling and compaction simulation 
  • Solid Amorphous Dispersion using Hot 
  • Spray drying
  • Formulation development, characterization and stability studies of Nebulizer formulations
Meghana Mokashi, MS
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Masters in Pharmaceutical Sciences: University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, USA (Dec 2021)
Bachelors in Pharmacy: ​ All India Shivaji Memorial Society’s College of Pharmacy, India (May 2018)
Research interest:
  • HME and 3D printing
  • Preformulation and product development
  • Biotechnology Drug Delivery System
  • Development of novel drug delivery system
  • Pulmonary Drug Delivery

Undergraduate Students

Darien Moses

Hi! My name is Darien Moses. I am a junior Biomedical Science major at St. John’s University, currently on the pre-med route. Science has always been my favorite subject, so I’m thrilled to be conducting research on campus and eager to learn more!

Lyndsay Mogland

Hello! My name is Lyndsay Mogland and I am currently a junior Biomedical Sciences major and Psychology minor here at St. John’s University. With aspirations to attend medical school in the future, I am extremely excited and thankful to fulfill my interest of research within Dr. Gupta’s laboratory.

Gauravi Tulsyan

My name is Gauravi Tulsyan. I am a rising sophomore. My major is Biomedical Sciences. 

Alumni

Graduate Alumni

Nishant Kulkarni, Ph.D.
Doctoral student: 2018 - 2021
Current Position: Senior Scientist, Teva Pharmaceuticals, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

Dr. Nikesh Gupta
​Postdoctoral Research Scholar 
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Scholar, University of Iowa College of Pharamcy

Snehal K. Shukla, Ph.D.
Doctorate student: 2016 - 2021
Current Position: Senior scientist, Pfizer, Connecticut, USA.
Vineela Parvathaneni, Ph.D.
Doctorate student: 2016 - 2021
Current Position: Scientist III, Thermo Fisher Scientific, North Carolina, USA.

​Rasha Elbatanomy, Ph.D.
Visiting Postdoctoral Scholar
Current Position: Postdoctoral Scholar, St. John's University, NY, USA

Abdul Althaf Shaik, MS
Graduate student: 2016 - 2018
Current Position: Ph.D. Student, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, TX, USA

Md Rakib Uddin, MS
Graduate student: 2016 - 2018
Current Position: Science Tutor, ​Huntington Learning Center, Oradell, NJ, USA

Nishant S. Kulkarni, MS
Graduate Student: 2016 - 2018
​Current Position: Ph.D. student, St. John's University, NY, USA

Student Training

Name

Alison Tacderas
Javeria Amir
Daya Biju
Javeria Amir
Prama Roy
Peter D. Tran
Riya Vinoy
Cristina Artis
Josephine Chen
Jack Shao
Ran Hur
Haden Kim
Amanda Chan
Veronica Nguyen
Rofadden Lazare
Shemanta Akanda
Angela Bernasconi
Yasameen Saleem

Years Active

2021-2022
2021- 2022
2020- 2021
2021
2021-2022
2020
2019-2020
2019-2020
2019
2019
2019
2020
2018-2020
2017-2019
2018-2019
2018-2019
2018
2018

Affiliation

​St. John’s University (2nd Year, PharmD)
​St. John’s University (2nd Year, PharmD)
​St. John’s University (3rd Year, PharmD)
​St. John’s University (2nd Year, Pharmacy.)
​St. John’s University (2nd Year, Biomed. Sci.)
St. John’s University (2nd Year, PharmD)
St. John’s University (2nd Year, PharmD)
St. John's University (2nd year, Biology)
Townsend Harris High School (Senior year)
Townsend Harris High School (Junior year)
St. John’s University (5th Year, PharmD)
St. John’s University (3rd Year, PharmD)
St. John's University (Graduated in May 2020)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Residency)
St. John’s University (3rd Year, Biology)
​St. John’s University (5th Year, PharmD)
​Long Island University
St. John’s University (5th Year, PharmD)