Principal Investigator

​Dr. Vivek Gupta, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences
College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
St. John's University
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Mukti Vats, Ph.D.
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Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical engineering: IIT Bombay, India, 2021
Masters in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology: Jamia Hamdard University, India, 2013
Bachelor in Pharmaceutical Sciences: Kurukshetra University, India, 2009
Research Interests:
  • Nanomedicine and Drug Delivery – Formulation development of drug loaded nanoparticles 
  • Photothermal therapy – Development of films and NIR dye based nano-formulations for photothermal therapy of solid tumors 
  • Development of biosensors as POC for detection of biomarkers 
  • Development of diagnostic ink formulations 
  • In vitro cell culture studies 
  • In vivo studies for formulation development 
  • Ex vivo studies for formulation development 
  • Data analysis

Rakesh Mishra, Ph.D.
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Doctor of Philosophy : Institute of Nanoscience & Technology (INST) and Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), India, 2022.
Masters in Pharmacology: Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, India​, 2015
Bachelor in Pharmaceutical Sciences: Uttar Pradesh Technical University, India, 2013
Research Interests:
  • Formulation and development of drug delivery systems and assess their efficacy against in-vitro as well as in-vivo models.
  • Synthesis and conjugation of biocompatible materials for drug delivery applications.
  • Exploring the pharmacology of inflammatory disease like ulcerative colitis and cancer mechanisms.
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Publications:
1. Mishra RK, Ahmad A, Kanika, Kumar A, Vyawahare A, Sakla R, Nadeem A, Siddiqui N, Raza SS, Khan R. Caffeic Acid-Conjugated Budesonide-Loaded Nanomicelle Attenuates Inflammation in Experimental Colitis. Molecular Pharmaceutics. 2022 Dec 6. 
2. Mishra RK, Selim A, Gowri V, Ahmad A, Nadeem A, Siddiqui N, Raza SS, Jayamurugan G, Khan R. Thiol-Functionalized Cellulose-Grafted Copper Oxide Nanoparticles for the Therapy of Experimental Colitis in Swiss Albino Mice. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering. 2022 Apr 22;8(5):2088-95.
3. Mishra RK, Ahmad A, Kumar A, Vyawahare A, Raza SS, Khan R. Lipid-based nanocarrier-mediated targeted delivery of celecoxib attenuate severity of ulcerative colitis. Materials Science and Engineering: C. 2020 Nov 1; 116:111103.

Dnyandev Gadhave, Ph.D.
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Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmaceutics : Sinhgad Institute of Pharmacy, India, 2020
Masters in Pharmaceutics: M. M, College of Pharmacy, India, 2014
Bachelor in Pharmaceutical Sciences: Alard College of Pharmacy, India, 2012
Research Interests:
  • Formulation development and evaluation of biomaterials (i.e., Microemulsion; Nanostructured lipid carriers; Nanoemulsion; Hydrogel, and SMEDDS, etc.) for pulmonary arterial hypertension.
  • Nose-to-brain targeted drug delivery systems for Glioblastoma; Multiple sclerosis, and neurodegenerative disorders.
  • In vitro cell line or anticancer efficacy studies.
  • Optimization, Design of Experiments, and data analysis.
  • In vivo pharmacological studies i.e., Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamic evaluations
Publications:
  1. Gadhave, D., Khot, S., Tupe, S., Shinde, M., Tagalpallewar, A., Gorain, B., Kokare, C., 2022b. Nose-to-brain delivery of octreotide acetate in situ gel for pituitary adenoma: Pharmacological and in vitro cytotoxicity studies. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 629, 122372. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2022.122372.
  2. Gadhave, D., Tupe, S., Tagalpallewar, A., Gorain, B., Choudhury, H., Kokare, C., 2021. Nose-to-brain delivery of amisulpride-loaded lipid-based poloxamer-gellan gum nanoemulgel: In vitro and in vivo pharmacological studies. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 607, 121050. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2021.121050.
  3. Gadhave, D., Rasal, N., Sonawane, R., Sekar, M., Kokare, C., 2020. Nose-to-brain delivery of teriflunomide-loaded lipid-based carbopol-gellan gum nanogel for glioma: Pharmacological and in vitro cytotoxicity studies. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 167, 906-920. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.11.047.

Graduate Students

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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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
Zia Uddin Masum, MS
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Masters in Pharmaceutical Sciences: Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, University of Dhaka (2018)
Bachelors in Pharmacy: ​ Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Dhaka (May 2016)
Research interest:
  • Pre-Formulation and Formulation Development
  • Drug Product Development
  • Pulmonary Drug Development.
  • Liposomal Drug Delivery
  • Target Drug Delivery Systems
  • Nano Emulsion
  • In-Vitro Cell Culture Assays and Techniques
Sravani Ravula, MS
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Masters in Pharmaceutical Sciences: Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad, India (2014)
Bachelors in Pharmacy: ​Kakatiya University, India (May 2008)

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

Hi! My name is Gauravi Tulsyan. I am a junior Biomedical sciences major here at St. John’s University. I am on a premedical route, and I have intentions to go to medical school in the future. I have been doing research since the freshman year of college. I am excited to continue and gain more knowledge and experience in Dr. Gupta’s laboratory.

Alumni

Graduate Alumni

Gautam Chauhan, Ph.D.
Doctoral Student: 2018-2023
Current Position: Scientist at Cipla

Xuechun (Lucy) Wang, Ph.D.
Doctoral student: 2017-2023
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow at AbbVie

Carol Yousry, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Scholar
​Current Position: Assistant professor at Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University

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

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