People

There are two kinds of people, those who do the work and those who take the credit. Try to be in the first group; there is less competition there.
– Indira Gandhi, The most dynamic woman of the twentieth century

Don’t be a know-it-all; be a learn-it-all.
– Satya Nadella, CEO, Microsoft

Principal Investigators

Collaborators

Mark R. Kelley, PhD, Betty and Earl Herr Professor of Pediatric Oncology Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN

Michael C. Veronesi, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Neuroradiology, University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI

Lab alumni – Graduate students and postdocs

Name	Role	Research Project	Current affiliation
Dr. Sarat Chattaraj	Postdoctoral Fellow	Oral delivery of microparticulate vaccines	Senior Principal Scientist at Viatris (Mylan Pharmaceuticals), Morgantown, WV
Dr. Prabhakar Reddy	Postdoctoral Fellow – funded by NIH-NIDA 2005-06	Mucoadhesive buprenorphine for opioid addiction therapy – funded by NIDA	Principal, University College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Palamuru University, Telangana, India
Dr. Vijay Sutariya	Postdoctoral Fellow – funded by NIH-NIGMS 2007-08	Lymphatic targeted tamoxifen for breast cancer therapy	Associate Professor, College of Pharmacy, University of South Florida, USA
Ms. Kanako Somatsu	MS graduate, 2007	Liposomal delivery of siRNA for silencing of the presenilin-1 gene responsible for development of Alzheimer’s disease	Senior Product Manager, Boston Scientific, Tokyo, Japan
Ms. Sharmeen Rafique	MS graduate, 2008	Development of submicron emulsion formulations of doxorubicin and cyclosporine for reversal of multidrug resistance and cell survival studies in MES/SA-Dx5 cell lines	CEO, Laminos Laboratories Pvt. Ltd, Mumbai, India
Dr. Sheetal DeMello, AAPS-AstraZeneca Award, 2007	MS graduate, 2009	Development of paclitaxel and cyclosporine A loaded PEG-PLGA nanoparticles for reversal of multidrug resistance in MES-SA/Dx5 cells	Senior Scientist at Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc., CA
Dr. Amit Kumar	MS graduate, 2009	Development  and evaluation of thermoreversible gels for nasal drug delivery of troglitazone and insulin for Alzheimer’s disease	Lead Scientist, Bristol-Myers Squibb, NJ
Ms. Satwati Shukla,	MS graduate, 2011	Development of nanoparticulate formulations of the antiangiogenic drug sunitinib maleate and their Influence on cell survival in human umbilical vein endothelial cells
Ms. Ruchi Kapoor, AAPS – AstraZeneca Award, 2009	MS graduate, 2011	Influence of co-formulated submicron emulsions of vincristine and cyclosporine on Cell survival in multidrug resistant MES-SA/Dx5 cells	Director of Product @SAP, CA
Ms. Yatri Patel, AAPS-Amgen Award, 2011	MS graduate, 2012	Aptamer conjugated PEG-PLGA nanoparticles for delivery of docetaxel to MUC-1 positive cancer cells	Scientist, Pfizer Inc, Andover, MA
Dr. Jainik Panchal	MS graduate, 2013	Preparation and characterization of sunitinib magnetoliposomes as a model for theranostic nanomedicine	Principal Scientist, Merck Inc, NJ
Ms. Neelima Mantha, AAPS-Amgen Award, 2011	MS graduate, 2013	Inhibition of mutant Huntingtin protein with liposomal siRNA in inducible PC-12 Cells	Senior Research Associate, Genentech-Roche, CA
Mr. Shounak Bose	MS graduate, 2014	Ocular Formulation of a Poorly Soluble New Chemical Entity for the Treatment of Age-Related Macular Degeneration	CEO, Indo-German Pharmaceuticals, India
Mr. Rameej Kagdi	MS graduate, 2014	Knockdown of Survivin Protein Expression Using Liposomal siRNA	Senior Scientist at Pfizer, Chicago, IL
Ms. Puja Kanvinde	MS graduate, 2015	Design of targeted iRGD peptide modified PLGA nanoparticles loaded with docetaxel and their effect on MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells	Scientist, Study Coordination at Worldwide Clinical Trials, Austin, TX
Dr. Sanika Rege	MS graduate, 2016	Enhanced cytotoxicity via down-regulation of Survivin expression in MCF-7 and HeLa cells by PLGA-siRNA nanoparticles	Scientist, OPEN Health HEOR & Market Access
Dr. Raj Kammari	MS graduate, 2017	Co-delivery of Paclitaxel and Survivin siRNA using PLGA Nanoparticles Conjugated with iRGD Peptide	Scientist, Alexion Biopharm (Astra-Zeneca), CT
Ms. Nikeeta Kheradia	MS graduate, 2017	Lipid Nanoemulsion of Curcuminoid Enhances Cytotoxicity and Apoptosis in HeLa cells	R&D Scientist, Verdure Sciences, IN
Dr. Nairrita Majumdar	MS graduate, 2018	Enhanced Cytotoxicity and Apoptosis of Triple Negative MDA-MB-231 Cells with Docetaxel Loaded and Hyaluronic Acid Conjugated Polylactide-co-glycolide-Polyethylene Glycol Nanoparticles, with or without Co-administered iRGD Peptide	Postdoc fellow, UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA
Ms. Rukmini Ladi	MS graduate, 2019	Self-assembling Modified β-cyclodextrin Conjugated Nanoparticles and Liposomal siRNA Efficiently Knockdown the Mutant Huntingtin Gene in a Modified PC-12 Cell Line	External Collaborations Manager, Cell Therapy & Gene Therapy, Sartorius Stedim Biotech
Ms. Tanvi Gandhi	MS graduate, 2019	Smart Therapy: Co-administration of Cisplatin with CCND1 siRNA Loaded Liposomes for the Treatment of Mantle Cell Lymphoma (Co-Advisor: Dr. Masamha)	Associate Consultant Scientist, Eli Lilly & Co, IN
Ms. Nayela Chowdhury AAPS Best Poster Awardee	MS graduate, 2019	Formulation studies on paclitaxel nanomicelles and comparative evaluation of efficacy in 2D and 3D culture models of triple negative breast cancer cells	PhD candidate, Indiana University School of Medicine, IN
Mr. Mohammad Ramadan, Fulbright Scholar from Egypt	MS graduate, 2020	Low-temperature, Stress-free, Scalable Production of Docetaxel Folate-targeted Liposomes and their Physicochemical Evaluation	Production supervisor at Gypto Pharma, Egypt
Mr. Victor Anguiano-Rosales	MS graduate, 2023	Development of a nanoemulsion delivery system for nose-to-brain delivery of aripiprazole	Senior Associate Scientist R&D, Eli Lilly & Co, IN
Mr. Madhu Surapaneni	MS graduate, 2004	Development of a mucoadhesive formulation of pentoxifylline	Director, Business Operations, Pfizer, NY Previously: Bristol-Myers
Ms. Swathi Pinnamaneni	MS graduate, 2002	Nanoemulsion delivery system for tamoxifen	Principal Scientist, PTC Therapeutics, NJ Previously: Bristol-Myers

Lab alumni – Undergraduate students

Name	Role	Research Project	Current affiliation
Ms. Hannah Beaven	BS/BE Biomedical Engineering, 2024	IU-UROP Project: Characterization of particle disposition following intranasal inoculation with a 3D-printed device	MD student at Indiana University School of Medicine
Dr. Ryan Dimmitt	PharmD, 2017, Cum Laude	Comparative study on the efficacy of cell-penetrating peptides, iRGD and HR9, in promoting docetaxel induced cytotoxicity in breast cancer cells
Dr. Katie Cich AACP-Walmart Scholar	PharmD, 2012, Summa Cum Laude		Clinical Pharmacist, Orlando VA, FL
Dr. Samreen Khatri AFPE Gateway and Pfizer Scholarship Award	PharmD, 2008, Cum Laude	Effect of methotrexate conjugated PAMAM dendrimers on the viability of MES-SA uterine cancer cells	Staff pharmacist, Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, IN
Dr. Brenda Greenen	PharmD, 2008, Cum Laude	In Vitro Dissolution of Buprenorphine Sublingual Tablets Using a Novel Flow-Through Apparatus
Dr. Amelia Brandt	PharmD, 2022	Exosome: A biogenic Nanovesicle for Anticancer Drug Delivery