Graduate Students Supervised

1.

Pen-Sung Chen

“Biophysical Characterization of 2,3-diacylaminopropane-1-[bis-(2-dimethylaminoethane)]carbamate amphiphilic derivatives for gene delivery”.

 

Master of Science, January 2003.

 

2.

Mohammad K. Sheikh

“Synthesis, physico-chemical characterization and transfection activity of a novel series of double-chained primary and tertiary cationic lipids.”

 

Master of Science, May 2003.

 

3.

Bilge Selvi

“Solubility enhancement of mefenamic acid via electrostatic complexation with ethylenediamine-modified hydrophilic polymer PEG”

 

Master of Science, September 2003.

4.

Jhansi Poreddy

“Carrageenan as a vehicle for non-viral gene delivery”

 

Master of Science, May 2003.

 

5.

Anitha Swaminathan

“Alginic acid: A tool to deliver DNA from a solid dosage form”

 

Master of Science, May 2004.

 

6.

Ahmad Aljaberi

“Design, synthesis and physicochemical characterization of novel monovalent 1,2-dialkoylamidopropane-based cationic lipids for gene delivery”

 

Doctor of Philosophy, May 2006.

 

7.

Vivian Georgousis

“Carrageenan polyplexes as a nonviral gene delivery system”.

 

Doctor of Philosophy, September 2006.

 

8.

Bilge Selvi

“Physicochemical characterization of Camptothecin, membrane binding properties and polymeric microsphere formulation”.

 

Doctor of Philosophy, January 2008.

 

9.

Addai Donkor

“Design, synthesis, transfection activity and biophysical characterization studies of a novel class of bis[(aminoethyl)-amine] cationic lipid derivatives for gene delivery”.

 

Doctor of Philosophy, January 2009.

 

10.

Sanjay Patel

“Physicochemical characterization of the anticancer drug Camptothecin in acidic environment and design of oral sustained release formulation using hydrophilic polymer Na-CMC”.

 

Master of Science, May 2008.

 

11.

Osei-Owusu Luke

“Controlled release formulation of 10-hydroxy-Camptothecin using hydrophilic matrix system”.

 

Master of Science, May 2008.

 

12.

Amoako Kofi

“Encapsulation of 10-hydroxycamptothecin in PLGA microspheres”

 

Master of Science, May 2008.

 

 

13.

Sandip Patel

“Oral sustained release formulation of anticancer drug Camptothecin using hydroxyl propyl methyl cellulose”.

 

Master of Science, September 2008.

 

 

Undergraduate Students Supervised

 

14.

Jennifer Feig (PharmD student)

One year internship “Correlation of surface properties with transfection activity of cationic amphiphiles”.

AFPE Gateway award 2002.

 

15.

Cypriane .T. Awung,

Bronx Community College. Training period 06/02 to 08/22/2003

 

16.

Amir Kamel (PharmD student)

Two semesters of special projects 2005-2006; “Langmuir monolayer studies”.

 

17.

Odenehihwala Izekor

Bronx Community College. Training period 06/03 to 08/23/2004.

 

18.

Yetunde Junaid

Bronx Community College. Training period 06/01 to 08/2005

 

19.

Andrew Tsang (PharmD student)

Special project Fall 2005; “Large scale production of

Recombinant DNA”