Outstanding Student Chapter of the Year Awards

2014 American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS)
Outstanding Student Chapter of the Year Awards
The AAPS - Student Chapter of the Year Awards recognize Student Chapters that have provided
exceptional service and outreach to its members and the organization.
Submission Requirements
The Student Chapter should develop a portfolio that should include, but is not limited to the following:
1) Completed application form.
2) Calendar of Student Chapter activities for the past 12 months.
3) Document detailing the Student Chapter’s
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membership (i.e., grad students in the pharmaceutical sciences, any other disciplines,
PharmD students),
recruitment and accomplishments over the past year, including strategic goals that were
met, notable activities, projects and accomplishments including outreach activities,
and Student Chapter’s involvement with the AAPS, including involvement in meetings,
programs, outreach activities and others.
Documentation attesting to the measureable achievements of the Student Chapter should be included
for evaluation and consideration.
4) A paragraph about the active involvement of the Student Chapter in AAPS activities (quarterly
teleconferences and the Student Chapter Chairs committee meeting at AAPS annual conference).
5) Appendix which may include sample Local Chapter newsletters, website pages, AAPS
submissions on Student Chapter activities, meeting invitations or any other relevant supporting
materials.
Submission Deadline Applications and portfolios must be received by June 15, 2014. Late applications
will not be considered. The portfolio should be sent to Stacey May ([email protected]) or Megan
McNear ([email protected]). Portfolios can be submitted via email if sent as a pdf file. Selected
winners will be notified by July 13, 2014.
Selections
All Student Chapter Award recipients will receive an award certificate. The top Student Chapter Award
recipient will receive $500 USD, the second place Student Chapter Award recipient will receive $300
USD and the third place Student Chapter Award recipient will receive $200 USD. All monies are to be
used at the chapter’s discretion for a group activity. The winners will be announced at the AAPS Annual
Meeting and Exposition Student Chapter Chairs meeting. The previous year’s top student chapter award
winner is ineligible to apply for top Student Chapter Award the following year, but may be considered for
the second or third place Student Chapter Award.
2014 American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS)
Outstanding Student Chapter of the Year Awards
Chapter Name: St. John’s University AAPS Student Chapter
Chapter Officers/Emails:
Chair: Pulkit Khatri/[email protected]
Chair-Elect: Neha Chavan/[email protected]
Vice-Chair: Shruthi Gobbooru/[email protected]
Secretary: Mayuri Borsadia/[email protected]
Treasurer: Jiayi Chen/[email protected]
Webmaster: Marie Ojiambo/[email protected]
Faculty Advisor: Jun Shao/[email protected]
Number of Chapter Members (as of June 15): 109
Detailed active involvement of Chapter Committee activities: Attached
Active involvement in AAPS activities: Attached
Other Student Chapter activities: Attached
Appendix: Attached
St. John’s University AAPS Student Chapter Activities
Fall 2013 Calendar
September 10, 2013
o St. John’s University AAPS Student Chapter Committee Elections
September 18, 2013
o Guest Speaker: Dr. Ken Waterman “Accelerated Stability Assessment
Program (ASAP)”
September 25, 2013
o Equipment demo workshop “Transdermal Drug Delivery – Assessment
of In Vitro skin permeation”
October 9, 2013
o Equipment demo workshop “Rheometer”
October 16, 2013
o Guest Speaker: Mr. Ken Seufert “The economic impact of QbD and
other considerations on formulation development”
October 19, 2013
o Volunteering: New York Cares Day Fall
October 24, 2013
o Pharmacy Organization Day: AAPS Student Chapter Booth
October 30, 2013
o Guest Speaker: Dr. Manpreet Kaur “Pre-formulation studies focusing on
excipient compatibility”
November 5, 2013
o Coffee Hour: Dr. Emilio Squillante
November 8, 2013
o Stress Buster Party “Festival of lights”
November 20, 2013
o Guest Speaker: Mr. John Yin “Understanding & Characterizing Powder
Behavior in relation to Pharmaceutical Applications”
November 21, 2013
o Industrial Visit: Catalent Pharma Solutions
November 23, 2013
o Volunteering: City Harvest Mobile Market Event
December 6, 2013
o Donations: NY Care Winter Wishes
December 2013
o Donations: NY Cares Coat Drive
Spring 2014 Calendar
March 10, 2014
o Guest Speaker: Dr. Jian Xin Li “Bilayer Tablets”
March 27, 2014
o Guest Speaker: David Harris “Solubility Enhancement”
April 3, 2014
o Donations: Charity Sale
April 3, 2014
o Guest Speaker: Mr. Norman Richardson “Skin Delivery”
April 12, 2014
o Volunteering: New York Cares Day Spring
April 14, 2014
o Guest Speaker: Dr. Shaukat Ali “Hot melt Extrusion”
May 2, 2014
o Stress Buster Party “Festival of colors”
June 5-7, 2014
o The 33rd Annual GRASP Conference “Future of Pharmaceutical
Sciences: Industrial Shift from the West”
St. John’s University AAPS Student Chapter
“Where Innovation Drives Development”
The American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists Student Chapter at St. John’s
University established in 2006 has come a long way carrying the torch of mother
organization at the University level. Since then, we have strived to improve over each
term that the Student Chapter committee has served. The agenda for past 12 months
included guest lectures (presentations and follow up discussion), equipment demo
workshops (principles and operation of specific instruments), coffee hours (informal
get-togethers with our professors to discuss research issues), conferences (to foster
networking skills in our graduate students), industrial visits, recruitment and other
recreational activities.
Our Mission
Catalyze an overall development of the graduate students by learning,
networking and recreating.
Our Activities
Equipment Demo Workshops
St. John’s has a cutting-edge platform in research and instruments in various areas of
the industrial pharmacy. The equipment workshops are conducted by the volunteers
who are specialized with the techniques and handling of the instrument. This provides
a learning experience for students not necessarily working in the same area of
research, and to inculcate the knowledge sharing and teamwork spirit amongst our
graduate students.
1) Shashank Jain, Ph.D.
“Transdermal Drug Delivery – Assessment of In Vitro Skin Permeation”
2) Tapan Parikh, Ph.D.
“Rheometer”
Guest Speaker Presentations
Notable speakers from academia and pharmaceutical industry are invited to talk about
their area of research. They share their expertise with the students as well as the
faculty. This expands the knowledge base and communication skills of the students.
The one-on-one chats with the speakers call for the collaboration opportunities for
the St. John’s University research labs and the pharmaceutical industry and other
universities.
1. Dr. Ken Waterman, Free Think technologies
“Accelerated Stability Assessment Program”
2. Mr. Ken Seufert, Meggle USA
“The economic impact of QbD and other considerations on formulation
development”
3. Dr. Manpreet Kaur, Forest laboratories
“Pre-formulation studies focusing on excipient compatibility”
4. Mr. John Yin, Freeman Technology
“Understanding & Characterizing Powder Behavior in relation to Pharmaceutical
Applications”
5. Dr. Jian Xin Li, DFE Pharma
“Bilayer tablets”
6. Dr. David Harris, Merck
“Solubility enhancement”
7. Mr. Norman Richardson, BASF
“Skin delivery”
8. Dr. Shaukat Ali, BASF
“Hot melt Extrusion”
Coffee Hours
An informal get together with a faculty member and graduate students. The casual
environment opens up the students to actively participate and yield to the knowledge
pool. The discussion topics not necessarily limit to laboratory research. The faculty
member acts as a mentor for the scientific development of the fresh students. The
topics uncovered in the courses can be discussed.
1. Dr. Emilio Squillante, Professor of Industrial Pharmacy at St. John’s University
Industrial Visits
Visiting the industry opens the door to getting acquainted to the cutting edge
commercial research. We organize visits to pharmaceutical companies in tri-state area.
The senior scientists at the company give presentations to briefly introduce their
current research development. This is followed by lab tour along with equipment
demonstrations. The industrial pharmacy students need to get a good flavor of the
things going on in the industry to stay updated.
1. Catalent Pharma Solutions, Somerset, NJ
Stress Buster Parties
Attendees: Graduate students from Industrial Pharmacy, Toxicology, Pharmacology,
Medicinal Chemistry, Biology & Biotechnology and PharmD students.
1. Festival of lights
2. Festival of colors
Volunteering & Donations
1. New York Cares Day Fall – 18 students from our student chapter joined SJU
college of Pharmacy & Health Science team visiting a local public school to plant
trees, clean closets, paint canvas murals and reorganize books and stationary supply.
2. City Harvest Mobile Market Event – 3 students from our chapter joined Habitat
for Humanity chapter to help distribute fresh fruits and vegetables in Washington
Heights.
3. NY Care Winter Wishes – Gift to a child (magic wand and sticker book) and a
teen (Converse red color shoes)
4. NY Cares Coat Drive - Promoted collection of used jackets
5. Charity Sale - Food & homemade organic soap sale in collaboration with SJU
ISPOR Student Chapter to support St. John’s Bread & Life Program
6. New York Cares Day Spring – 16 students from our student chapter joined SJU
college of Pharmacy & Health Science team visiting Little Bay Park to paint wooden
slat benches, pick up litter and debris along the shore and beach and remove invasive
knotweed.
Recruitments
AAPS Student Chapter booth at Pharmacy organization day to recruit graduate
Students in Industrial Pharmacy, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Pharmacology,
Toxicology, Pharmaceutical administration, Biotechnology and Pharm D students.
Encouraged collaborative events with different majors.
1. Pharmacy Organization Day
Conferences
1. NJPhAST Meeting
New Jersey Pharmaceutical Association for Science and Technology is a networking
conference in pharmaceutical sciences and technology highlighting the attendance
from academia, industry professionals and researchers from tri-state area. The
dedicated student volunteers rent cars and provide transportation to 10 students from
campus to the venue. This is to encourage the students to step outside and gain real
experience, which catalyzes their personal and professional growth. Symbiotically,
industry also learns about the bright fresh ideas from the young researchers at St.
John’s University.
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NJPhAST Meeting – 09/19/2013
NJPhAST Meeting – 10/17/2013
NJPhAST Meeting – 11/21/2013
NJPhAST Meeting – 12/12/2013
NJPhAST Meeting – 01/16/2014
NJPhAST Meeting – 02/20/2014
NJPhAST Meeting – 03/20/2014
NJPhAST Meeting – 04/17/2014
NJPhAST Meeting – 05/15/2014
3. American Association of Indian Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAiPS) is an
excellent forum for interaction within academia and industry.
Nanotechnology Symposium New Jersey– 09/14/2013
Number of students from our chapter: 4
4. Northeast Regional Discussion Group (NERDG) - meetings to facilitate
sharing of scientific interests of researchers within the Northeastern United
States.
AAPS NERDG Connecticut – 05/01/2014
Number of students from our chapter: 5
5. American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) - provides a
dynamic international forum for the exchange of knowledge among scientists
to enhance their contribution to health.
AAPS San Antonio – 11/10/2013 – 11/14/2013
Number of students from our chapter: 12
6. Graduate Research Association of Students in Pharmacy (GRASP)
The AAPS student chapter at St. John’s University was proud to host the 33rd
Annual GRASP Conference from June 5–7, 2014, at our campus in Queens,
New York. The theme for the event was “The Future of Pharmaceutical
Sciences: Industrial Shift from the West” to focus on and address the current
issues that our industry is facing.
Active involvement of the Student Chapter in AAPS activities
Our Student Chapter Chair participated in Student Chapter Chairs committee
meeting on Sunday, November 10, 2013 in San Antonio at AAPS Annual
Meeting.
Our Student Chapter Chair participated in Student Chapter Teleconference on
September 16, 2013 and April 8, 2014.
AAPS Newsmagazine Graduate Focus April 2014
“Combine Your Desire to Help Others with Your Passion for Science.” As its
mission statement says, St. John’s University has consistently delivered the education,
training, and support needed to thrive in the fast-paced world of medical science. The
AAPS student chapter at St. John’s University, established in 2006, has come a long
way carrying the torch of the mother organization at the university level. The activities
at this student chapter have focused to catalyze an overall development of graduate
students by learning, networking, and recreating. It has also been instrumental in
preparing St. John's graduates for careers in their chosen health professions with a
focus on their responsibilities towards improving public health.
The AAPS student chapter at St. John’s University is proud to host the 33rd Annual
GRASP Conference from June 5–7, 2014, at our campus in Queens, New York. The
theme for the event will be “The Future of Pharmaceutical Sciences: Industrial Shift
from the West” to focus on and address the current issues that our industry is
facing. Graduate Research Association of Students in Pharmacy (GRASP) is a nonprofit
organization founded in 1984, run solely by graduate students in pharmaceutical
sciences. The purpose of the event is to provide a platform for young scientists to
network on a global level. The bright and fresh research ideas are shared in the
knowledge pool where every year over 150 attendees from academia, the
pharmaceutical industry, and federal institutions confer. Contributions from various
pharmaceutical fields, such as industrial pharmacy, pharmaceutics, drug delivery,
pharmacology, toxicology, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, medicinal
chemistry, pharmaceutical analysis, pharmacy administration, pharmacogenomics,
pharmacogenetics, clinical practice, and biotechnology, are welcome. The agenda
for this event includes workshops conducted by federal officials and pharmaceutical
industry leaders for future scientists, keynote presentations by highly notable
researchers in the field, and posters and podium presentations by selected
students. We have lined up impressive keynote and concurrent session speakers
with backgrounds in industry, academia, the Food and Drug Administration, and
entrepreneurship. We are honored to have Abu Serajuddin, Ph.D., and professor of
industrial pharmacy at St. John's University, as our keynote speaker. We are also
grateful to featured speakers Yatindra Joshi, Ph.D.; Annette Bak, Ph.D.; Lawrence Yu,
Ph.D; and Clifford Mintz, Ph.D., who have graciously agreed to be a part of GRASP
2014 and interact with our participants during the conference. For further
information, visit the 33rd Annual GRASP 2014 Conference website or
email [email protected]. The GRASP 2014 Executive Board invites you to
be a part of this wonderful event and share its success!
SPOD Funding
August 5, 2013
Pulkit Khatri
St. John’s University
Pharmaceutical Sciences SAH
Room # 164
8000 Utopia Parkway
Queens, NY 11439
Dear Pulkit:
Your proposal to receive student initiated program funding for GRASP 2014 has
been reviewed by the Student Postdoc and Outreach Development (SPOD)
Committee of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists. A
recommendation was presented to and approved by SPOD to award this program a
$7,000 grant. The grant’s intention is to support scientific programs relevant to the
pharmaceutical sciences.
For organization purposes, and to avoid having to file tax returns on behalf of the
student chapter, a separate account should be used to house Student-Initiated
Program (SIP) funds. Our Student Chapter procedural guidelines section 4.3, enclosed
below, states that chapters are not at liberty to sign contractual agreements to hold or
reserve facility space. This includes registering for hotels or catering services for
events such as GRASP, Moving Targets, PGSRM, under the Student Chapter
name. As a reminder, when seeking sponsorships for these larger events, you may
not approach an AAPS Sustaining Sponsor. Please fundraise on behalf of the event,
not on behalf of the student chapter.
4.3a: With regards to the monies awarded for student initiated programming, either
through sponsorship or other means, funds shall be deposited in a separate bank
account to which the student-run event is registered (IE: PGSRM). Whereas, AAPS
assumes no responsibility or control for the monies placed in the separate
account. The student-initiated program operates as a separate entity from the student
chapter.
AAPS requests that once the program is complete, a report on the outcomes of the
event be provided in order to build a history of successful student programs. Part of
this report should include a detailed explanation of how the funds were used
throughout your event. This is due to the AAPS Outreach department within 90 days
of your program’s conclusion.
Congratulations on receiving this grant and here’s to a successful program.
Yours truly,
Stacey
Stacey May, MA
Director, Public Outreach
American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists
2107 Wilson Blvd, Suite 700
Arlington, VA 22201
703.248.4740 703.243.9532 Email: [email protected]
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GRASP 2014 Conference Promotions
St. Johns University AAPS student chapter <[email protected]>
Speakers at 33rd Annual GRASP Conference 2014
St. Johns University AAPS student chapter <[email protected]>
Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 12:41 PM
Dear Friends,
You are invited to join St. John's University's AAPS Student
Chapter in Queens, NY, on June 5–7, 2014 as it hosts GRASP 2014,
one of the most focused and comprehensive educational conferences
for graduate students in the pharmaceutical sciences field. The theme
this year is ''Future of Pharmaceutical Sciences: Industrial Shift
from the West.''
We have lined up impressive keynote and concurrent session speakers
with backgrounds in industry, academia, the FDA, entrepreneurship.
We are honored to have Abu Serajuddin, Ph.D., professor of
industrial pharmacy at St. John's University, as our keynote
speaker. We are also grateful to featured speakers Yatindra Joshi,
Ph.D., Annette Bak, Ph.D., Lawrence Yu, Ph.D., and Clifford Mintz,
Ph.D., who graciously accepted our invitation to educate and interact
with us during the conference.
Featured Speakers
ABU SERAJUDDIN,
YATINDRA JOSHI, PH.D. ANNETTE BAK, PH.D.
PH.D.
VICE PRESIDENT
DIRECTOR
PROFESSOR
TEVA
MERCK RESEARCH
ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY PHARMACEUTICALS
LABORATORIES
LAWRENCE YU, PH.D.
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
(ACTING)
FOOD AND DRUG
ADMINISTRATION
CLIFFORD MINTZ, PH.D.
FOUNDER AND
PRESIDENT
BIOINSIGHTS INC.
St. Johns University AAPS student chapter <[email protected]>
Workshop at GRASP 2014
St. Johns University AAPS student chapter <[email protected]>
Mon, Mar 17, 2014 at 10:29 AM
Dear Friends,
The GRASP 2014 Executive Committee cordially invites you to
participate in a special workshop added to this year's conference, June
5–7 in the D'Angelo Center ballroom at St. John's Queens campus.
Presented by the Catalent Applied Drug Delivery Institute,
the workshop will comprise three main segments:
''Introduction to the Catalent Applied Drug Delivery Institute,''
by Terry Robinson, Executive Director.
''Perspectives on Inhalation Drug Product Development:
Opportunities and Challenges,'' by Craig Davies-Cutting,
Director, Inhaled Products and Technologies.
FormProRx™ Demonstration
Catalent created the patent-pending FormProRx™ Web Tool ''to enable
drug development professionals to solve one of the most challenging
aspects in drug development—determining the optimal finished dose
suited to your specific product requirements, target indication and
molecule properties.''
The early-bird registration deadline is April 15, 2014.
For more information, visit www.stjohns.edu/grasp2014 or [email protected]
stjohns.edu
Contact: St. John's University, 8000 Utopia Parkway, Queens, NY 11439
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Scholarship Awards and Reduced Registration Fees for GRASP 2014
St. Johns University AAPS student chapter <[email protected]>
Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 8:28 PM
Dear Friends,
We are pleased to announce that the generous contribution from our sponsors has enabled the GRASP
2014 Executive Committee to substantially reduce the registration costs associated with this event and offer
scholarship/travel awards to our participants.
BE A PART OF GRASP 2014
AWARDS
Abstracts selected for Podium presentations will be eligible for $200
travel awards.
First place
Podia presentation: $1,000
Poster presentation: $500
Second place
Podia presentation: $500
Poster presentation: $250
Students
Full conference early-bird registration (Without
Accommodation)- $100 $50
Full conference early-bird registration (Double Occupancy)
- $150 $100
Full conference early-bird registration (Single Occupancy)
- $180 $150
Full conference late/on-site registration (Without Accommodation)- $120 $70
Full conference late/on-site registration (Double Occupancy) - $170 $120
Full conference late/on-site registration (Single Occupancy) - $200 $170
Abstract submission deadline: March 25, 2014
Early bird registration deadline: April 15, 2014
Registration fee includes:
Accommodation at St. John’s University
Check in time - June 5 (Thursday) from 4 - 8 p.m.
Check out time - June 7 (Saturday) before 11 a.m.
Food
June 5 (Thursday) - Dinner
June 6 (Friday) - Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
June 7 (Saturday) - Breakfast & Lunch
Conference material
To find out more, please visit stjohns.edu/grasp2014 or e-mail [email protected].
We appreciate your support and look forward to your participation.
Best Regards,
Pulkit Khatri
Chair, GRASP 2014 Executive Committee
St. Johns University AAPS student chapter <[email protected]>
GRASP 2014 - Conference Highlights!
St. Johns University AAPS student chapter <[email protected]>
Sat, May 17, 2014 at 2:06 PM
Dear Friends,
We are excited to host GRASP 2014 and will be honored to have your presence shared at this event.
Conference Highlights
Symposiums
Eminent speakers with expertise in diverse fields share their work, experience and personal opinions as
mentors with the graduate students of pharmaceutical sciences.
Workshop by Catalent Applied Drug Delivery Institute.
This session is divided into three parts:
“Introduction to the Catalent Applied Drug Delivery Institute,'' by Terry Robinson, Executive Director.
''Perspectives on Inhalation Drug Product Development: Opportunities and Challenges,'' by Craig
Davies-Cutting, Director, Inhaled Products and Technologies.
FormProRx™ Demonstration: Catalent has created the patent-pending FormProRx™ Web Tool ''to
enable drug development professionals to solve one of the most challenging aspects in drug
development—determining the optimal finished dose suited to your specific product requirements,
target indication and molecule properties.'
Poster and Podium Presentations
Graduate students of pharmaceutical sciences from different universities present their novel research through posters and podium presentations.
Panel Discussion
An open and interactive session between graduate students and delegates from pharmaceutical industry and academia.
Industrial Pharmacy Innovation Lab Tour
A tour of an Industrial Pharmacy lab at St. John’s University equipped with state-of-the-art instrumentation for formulation development. This lab tour
will constitute of brief introduction and application of equipment like hot melt extruder, nano-spray drier, roller compactor, rheometer, etc.
Awards and Nomination for GRASP 2015
Certificates of recognition awarded to the best poster and podia presentations, followed by nomination for the host of GRASP 2015.
REGISTER HERE!
To find out more, please visit stjohns.edu/grasp2014 or e-mail [email protected].
We appreciate your support and look forward to your participation.
Best Regards,
GRASP 2014 Executive Committee
GRASP 2014
The American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists
(AAPS) student chapter at St. John’s University is proud to
host the 33rd Annual GRASP Conference from June 5
- June 7, 2014, at our campus in Queens, NY. The theme
for the event is the “Future of Pharmaceutical Sciences:
Industrial Shift from the West.”
Graduate Research Association of Students in
Pharmacy (GRASP) is a nonprofit organization run solely
by graduate students in the pharmaceutical sciences. Our
objective is to provide a platform for young scientists to
network on a global level.
Every year, fresh research ideas are shared among 150
conference attendees from academia, pharmaceutical
industry and federal institutions. We welcome
contributions from the various fields of pharmaceutics,
pharmacology, toxicology, pharmacokinetics,
pharmacodynamics, medicinal chemistry, pharmaceutical
analysis, pharmacy administration, pharmacogenomics,
pharmacogenetics, clinical practice and biotechnology.
St. John’s University takes great pleasure in organizing
this prestigious event in 2014. The conference agenda
includes poster and podium presentations, symposiums,
workshops and panel discussions led by professionals
from the field of pharmaceutical sciences.
The GRASP 2014 Executive Committee invites you to be a
part of this wonderful event and share its success. Please
see the several options for sponsorship. Your contributions
will be tax-deductible.
We look forward to having you on board.
Sincerely,
Pulkit Khatri
EXECUTIVE BOARD
Pulkit Khatri
Neha Chavan
Dipesh Navani
Mayuri Borsadia
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rd
33 ANNUAL GRASP
CONFERENCE
JUNE 5-7, 2014
QUEENS, NY
Theme
Future of Pharmaceutical Sciences: Industrial Shift
from the West
CONFERENCE
AGENDA
Welcome Note Page 1
Conference Highlights Page 1
Time-line Page 2
Speakers Page 3-4
Podia Presentations Page 5
Poster Presentations Page 6-7
GRASP 2014 Conference Agenda
Welcome to GRASP 2014
Dear Friends,
We extend a warm welcome to all the attendees for
the 33rd Annual GRASP Conference at our St.
John’s University - Queens campus, New York. It is
our pleasure and honor to host GRASP 2014. The
journey for organizing this conference has been an
incredible experience. The theme for the event is
“Future of Pharmaceutical Sciences: Industrial Shift
from the West.”
Our objective is to provide an encouraging and
supportive platform for the graduate students of
pharmaceutical sciences to share their research with
peers and mentors from academia, industry and
federal institutions. The conference agenda includes
poster and podium presentations, symposiums,
workshop, panel discussions and industrial
pharmacy innovation lab tour.
We are privileged to have Dr. Abu Serajuddin,
Professor of Industrial Pharmacy at St. John’s
University, as our keynote speaker. Our sincere
thanks to all our invited speakers - Dr. John Higgins,
Dr. Yatindra Joshi, Dr. Clifford Mintz and Dr.
Lawrence Yu for their invaluable support.
We are extremely grateful to all our sponsors from
industry and academia for their generous
contributions.
Wish you all an enriching and interactive experience
at GRASP 2014.
Executive Committee,
GRASP 2014
Conference Highlights
Symposiums
Eminent speakers with expertise in diverse fields
share their work, experience and personal opinions
as mentors.
Workshop by Catalent Applied Drug Delivery
Institute
This session is divided into three parts:
 “Introduction to the Catalent Applied Drug
Delivery Institute,” by Terry Robinson,
Executive Director.
 “Perspectives on Inhalation Drug Product
Development: Opportunities and Challenges,”
by Craig Davies-Cutting, Director, Inhaled
Products and Technologies.
 FormProRx™ Demonstration: Catalent has
created the patent-pending FormProRx™ Web
Tool “to enable drug development professionals
to solve one of the most challenging aspects in
drug development - determining the optimal
finished dose suited to your specific product
requirements, target indication and molecule
properties.”
Poster and Podia Presentations
Graduate students from different universities
present their novel research through posters and
podia presentations.
Panel Discussion
An open and interactive session with delegates from
pharmaceutical industry and academia.
Industrial Pharmacy Innovation Lab Tour
A tour of an Industrial Pharmacy lab at St. John’s
University
equipped
with
state-of-the-art
instrumentation for formulation development.
Awards and Nomination for GRASP 2015
Certificates of recognition awarded to the best
poster and podia presentations, followed by
nomination for the host of GRASP 2015.
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Time-line
TIME
EVENT
LOCATION
05.00 p.m. - 09.00 p.m.
Registration
DAC Cafe
07.00 p.m. - 09.00 p.m.
Welcome Reception
DAC Cafe
07.00 a.m. - 08.15 a.m.
Breakfast and Registration
DAC Lobby
08.15 a.m. - 08.30 a.m.
Welcome Address
DAC 416ABC
08.30 a.m. - 09.15 a.m.
Abu Serajuddin, Ph.D. (Keynote Speaker)
DAC 416ABC
09.15 a.m. - 10.00 a.m.
Yatindra Joshi, Ph.D. (Guest Speaker)
DAC 416ABC
10.00 a.m. - 10.30 a.m.
Coffee Break
DAC Lobby
10.30 a.m. - 11.30 a.m.
Podium Session I
DAC 416ABC
11.30 a.m. - 01.00 p.m.
Poster Session I and Luncheon
DAC 408 and 409
01.00 p.m. - 02.00 p.m.
Workshop - Catalent Applied Drug Delivery Institute
DAC 416ABC
02.00 p.m. - 02.45 p.m.
John Higgins, Ph.D. (Guest Speaker)
DAC 416ABC
02.45 p.m. - 03.15 p.m.
Coffee break
DAC Lobby
03.15 p.m. - 04.15 p.m.
Podium Session II
DAC 416ABC
04.15 p.m. - 05.00 p.m.
Panel Discussion
DAC 416ABC
05.00 p.m. - 06.00 p.m.
Cocktail Reception
DAC Lobby
06.00 p.m. - 07.30 p.m.
Dinner
DAC Lobby
07.00 a.m. - 08.15 a.m.
Breakfast and Registration
DAC Lobby
08.15 a.m. - 08.30 a.m.
Opening Remarks
DAC 416ABC
08.30 a.m. - 09.15 a.m.
Lawrence Yu, Ph.D. (Guest Speaker)
DAC 416ABC
09.15 a.m. - 10.15 a.m.
Industrial Pharmacy Innovation Lab Tour
SAH B02
10.15 a.m. - 10.45 a.m.
Coffee Break
DAC Lobby
10.45 a.m. - 11.30 a.m.
Clifford Mintz, Ph.D. (Guest Speaker)
DAC 416ABC
11.30 a.m. - 12.30 p.m.
Podium Session III
DAC 416ABC
12.30 p.m. - 02.00 p.m.
Poster Session II and Luncheon
DAC 408 and 409
02.00 p.m. - 02.30 p.m.
Prize distribution and Nomination for GRASP 2015
DAC 416ABC
Thursday, June 5
Friday, June 6
Saturday, June 7
DAC - D’Angelo Center
SAH – St. Albert Hall
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Keynote Speaker
Abu Serajuddin, Ph.D.
Professor, Industrial
Pharmacy,
College of Pharmacy and
Health Sciences,
St. John’s University, NY
Dr. Serajuddin joined academia in September 2008
after working for 3 decades in the pharmaceutical
industry. In his latest positions in the industry, Dr.
Serajuddin served as the Executive Director and US
Head of Drug Product Development (1999-2003)
and the Global Head of Science and Technology
Development within Technical R&D (2003-2008)
for Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. He authored
over 90 research papers and book chapters and
made over 100 invited presentations in scientific
conferences. He is a co-inventor in 12 patents. In
recognition of his scientific and professional
contributions, Serajuddin attained Fellow status in
American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists
(AAPS), American Pharmacists Association (APhA),
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
(IUPAC), and American Association of Indian
Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAiPS). In 2005, he
received the Novartis Leading Scientist Award for
extraordinary scientific achievement in research and
development and, in 2010, AAPS honored him with
its Research Achievement Award in Formulation
Design and Development. He serves in the Editorial
Advisory Boards of Journal of Pharmaceutical
Sciences and Journal of Excipients and Food
Chemicals. Among many professional contributions,
he chaired AAPS Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery
Section (2001) and AAPS Preformulation Focus
Group (1994-1996). A pharmacy graduate from
Dhaka University, Serajuddin received his M.S. in
Pharmaceutics from Columbia University and Ph.D.
in Industrial Pharmacy from St. John's University,
both in New York.
At St. John’s, Prof. Serajuddin helped in establishing
a new industrial pharmacy laboratory with the total
expenditure of close to one million dollars in
building the facility. He is also the recipient of
several grants from the pharmaceutical industry. The
primary focuses of his research are (a) the
development novel drug delivery systems for the
bioavailability enhancement of poorly water-soluble
drugs and (b) the innovative processing technologies
for drug products. Currently, 13 students (8 PhD, 3
MS, 5 visiting scholars) are conducting research in
his laboratory on topics such as salt formation, cocrystal engineering, modulation of microenvironmental pH, solid dispersion, melt extrusion,
lipid-based drug delivery, nanotechnology, modified
release dosage forms, in vitro-in vivo correlation of
poorly water-soluble drugs and lipids, development
of continuous manufacturing processes, and so
forth.
Guest Speakers
John Higgins, Ph.D.
Research Director and
Global Technology Lead of
the Discovery Pharmaceutical
Sciences,
Merck Research Labs,
Westpoint, PA
John Higgins received a BS in Biochemistry from
Brown University. After completing a Postdoctoral
Fellowship at the Sloan-Kettering Cancer Institute
in NYC in the departments of Positron Emission
Tomography and Neurology, he joined the
Medicinal Chemistry Discovery group at Johnson
Matthey Biomedical. There he worked on Pt-based
antitumor drugs and peptide-based diagnostic radioimaging agents. After nearly a decade in Discovery,
he later moved on to drug development, in positions
of increasing responsibility at J&J and SanofiAventis. For the past 15 years he and his teams
have specialized in the areas of drug delivery and
solid state chemistry, focused at the interface of
drug discovery and development. His specific
expertise in drug delivery lies in the area of
enhancing the solubility of insoluble compounds,
where he has successfully introduced a wide range of
methods into drug discovery space. He is coinventor on 13 US Patents and author of numerous
publications and book chapters in the fields of
organic, solid state and medicinal chemistry and
drug delivery.
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Yatindra M. Joshi, Ph.D.
Vice President and Head of
US and Latin America
Generics R&D,
Teva Pharmaceuticals, North
Wales, PA
Dr. Joshi has his interest/expertise in dosage form
design, application of statistical models for
formulation and process optimization, scale-up,
validation, drug delivery research, streamlining and
accelerating drug development process, improving
efficiency through robotics and automation,
achieving organizational excellence, and building
high performance organization. He has authored 29
publications and has 19 patents. He has lectured
extensively on QbD, drug delivery, pharmaceutical
education, and forward looking topics like Pharma
2020. He received his BS and MS degrees in
Chemistry from Delhi University, Delhi, India,
Ph.D. in Chemistry from Dalhousie University,
Halifax, NS, Canada, and MBA from the Wharton
School of Business, University of Pennsylvania. He
has 26 years of experience in the pharmaceutical
industry. Prior to joining Teva Pharmaceuticals has
worked with Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Gensia Inc.,
and Bristol-Myers Squibb.
Lawrence X. Yu, Ph.D.
Director (acting), Office of
Pharmaceutical Science,
US Food and Drug
Administration, Silver Spring,
MD
Dr. Lawrence X. Yu is
overseeing the Office of New Drug Quality
Assessment, Office of Generic Drug Quality
Assessment, Office of Biotechnology Products, and
Office of Testing and Research. He is also adjunct
Professor of Pharmaceutical Engineering at the
University of Michigan. Prior to joining the FDA,
Dr. Yu had worked at Pfizer and GlaxoWellcome
for 8 years. Dr. Yu joined the FDA in 1999 and has
served as Team Leader, Deputy Division Director,
Division Director, and Deputy Office Director. Dr.
Yu’s research interests have centered on the
prediction of oral drug delivery and the
development of pharmaceutical Quality by Design.
His compartmental absorption and transit (CAT)
model has laid the foundation for the commercial
software, GastroPLUSTM and Simcyp®, which are
being widely used in the pharmaceutical industry.
Dr. Yu is a fellow and the past section Chair of the
American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists
and an Associate Editor of the AAPS Journal. Dr.
Yu has authored/co-authored over 120 papers, and
presented over 100 abstracts, and given over 180
invited presentations. He is a co-editor of the book
entitled “Biopharmaceutics Applications in Drug
Development”. Dr. Yu is the winner of numerous
awards including the American Foundation for
Pharmaceutical Education Fellowship, AAPS
Excellent Graduate Research, Department of Health
and Human Service Outstanding Leadership Award,
FDA Commissioner’s Special Citation, Outstanding
Achievement, Group Recognition, Regulatory
Science, and Team Excellence awards, Upjohn
special recognition award, and Naigai Foundation
Japan Tokyo Distinguished Lectureship.
Clifford S. Mintz, Ph.D.
Founder/Author,
BioInsights, BioCrowd and
BioJobBlog
Dr. Mintz has an extensive
background in biopharmaceutical drug development,
biotechnology training and bioscience career
development. Dr. Mintz has held a variety of
positions including stints as a medical school
professor, professional recruiter management
consultant and medical/science writer. Cliff is the
founder of BioInsights, a biopharmaceutical
education and training organization, a co-founder of
BioCrowd, a social networking and career
development website for bioprofessionals and
author of BioJobBlog. He teaches product
development and regulatory affairs in several
biotechnology training programs and is an Adjunct
Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and
Molecular Biology at Georgetown Medical School.
Dr. Mintz has been invited speaker at numerous
symposia and bioscience meetings focused on social
media, career development and education and
training. Cliff received a B.S. in microbiology/animal
science from Cornell University, a Ph.D. in
Bacteriology from the University of WisconsinMadison and performed his post-doctoral studies at
Oregon Health Sciences University and College of
Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University.
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Podia Presentations
Session I - Friday, June 6, 10.30 a.m. - 11.30 a.m.
Title
Author
Affiliation
Application of Medium-Chain Monoglycerides, Diglycerides, and Fatty Acids for
the Development of Danazol-Loaded SEDDS
Suhua Li
St. John’s
University
Phase Behavior of Supersaturated Danazol Systems
Matthew
J. Jackson
Vineet
Goti
Purdue
University
Mercer
University
Development of a Direct Differential Equation Based IVIVC for Paracetamol
Immediate Release Formulations
Session II - Friday, June 6, 03.15 p.m. - 04.15 p.m.
Title
Author
Affiliation
Simultaneous Percutaneous Delivery of Dual Sirna by Novel Pyrrolidium Lipid
Inhibits the IL23/TH17 Signaling Pathway in Psoriasis
Transdermal Immunogenicity of HPV16 Microparticulate Vaccine
Cedar H.
A. Boakye
Trinh Vo
Florida
A&M
Mercer
University
Challenges of Determining Intrinsic Viscosity in Strongly Interacting Monoclonal
Antibody Solutions
Mariya
Pindrus
Univ. of
Connecticut
Title
Author
Affiliation
Understanding the Thermal and Kinetic behavior of Crystalline Nanoparticles
Dhaval A.
Shah
Wala'a
Albenayan
Krizia M.
Karry
Long Island
University
MCPHS
University
Rutgers
University
Session III - Saturday, June 7, 11.30 a.m. - 12.30 p.m.
Preparation and Characterization of Oral Cefepime Solid Lipid Nanoparticles
for Enhanced Intestinal Absorption
Transoral Solid Dispersions for Solubility and Bioavailability Enhancement of
Poorly Soluble Drugs
Location: D’Angelo Center, 416 ABC
Note: Each presenter will be allotted 15 minutes to present his/her work followed by a 5 minute Questions
and Answers session.
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Poster Presentations
Session I - Friday, June 6, 11.30 a.m. - 01.00 p.m.
Poster #
001
002
003
004
005
006
007
008
009
010
011
012
013
014
015
016
017
018
019
020
021
022
023
024
025
026
027
028
029
030
031
032
033
Title
In Vitro And In Vivo Assessment Of Liposomes And Chitosan Microparticles As Potential Carriers For
Intravesical Delivery Of Oxybutynin In The Treatment Of Over Active Bladder
Novel Inverted Franz Diffusion Cell Technique For In Vitro Evaluation Of Sublingual Drug Delivery Of
Piroxicam
Determination Of Vismodegib By Gradient Reverse-Phase High-Performance Liquid Chromatography
Transdermal Delivery Of Honokiol For Treatment Of Breast Cancer
Iontophoretic Delivery Of Cosmetic Peptide Across The Human Skin
Effect Of Carbopol Gel Ph On Delivery Of Cimetidine Through Microchannels
Quantification Of Human Osteopontin, A Cancer Biomarker Protein, From Plasma By Immunoaffinity And
Microflow LC-MS/MS
Opalescence In A Monoclonal Antibody Solution And Its Correlation With Intermolecular Interactions In
Dilute And Concentrated Solutions
Diffusion Of Human Insulin And Acetaminophen Through Synthetic Membranes: A Doe Approach
Development Of An Ultradeformable Liposomal Sirna Delivery System For The Treatment Of Melanoma
Development Of A Method To Extract Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning Carbamate Toxins From Urine
Docetaxel and Piperlongumine loaded Nanostructured lipid carrier: Synergistic combination with superior
antitumor efficacy against triple negative breast cancer
Extraction Of Butyrylcholinesterase From Human Plasma Using Protein-G Agarose Spin Column
Improved Pharmacokinetics And Antitumor Efficacy Of Gemcitabine Via PEG-DSPE/TPGS Mixed Micelles
Validation Of A Reversed-Phase HPLC Method For Sertaconazole Nitrate And Its Use To Detect Amount
Delivered In Skin From Different Vehicles
N,N-Dimethylacetamide Controls Infection-Associated Preterm Birth In A Murine Model
The Role Of Endothelin-1 In Endotoxin-Triggered Release Of Placental Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines
Characterization Of Cell Death Pathways Activated By The Marine Cyanobacterial Metabolite Coibamide A
Liquid Salt As Green Solvent: A Novel Eco-Friendly Technique To Enhance Solubility And Physical Stability
Of Poorly Soluble Drugs
A Study To Determine The Optimum Wet Granulation End Point And Evaluate The Fundamental
Rheological And Thermal Properties Of Microcrystalline Cellulose (Avicel® PH 101) Using Hydroxypropyl
Methylcellulose (Methoceltm E15 Premium LV) As Binder With Different Solvents.
Racial Variations In Antihypertensive Pharmacotherapy In Ambulatory Settings: Data From US National
Samples
Preparation Of Flaxseed Oil Emulsions
FDA Warning Letters On Off-Label Promotions: A Content Analysis
Determination Of Chemical Stability Of Thermally Treated 1, 2- Dihexadeconyl-Sn-Glycero-3-Phosphocholine
(DPPC-Dipalmitoyl Phosphatidylcholine)
Comparison Of The Effect Of Macroscopic Properties Of Vegetable-Derived Magnesium Stearate On The
Mechanical Strength Of Direct Compression Acetaminophen Tablets
Therapeutic Efficacy Of Combination Of Mtor Inhibitors And AMPK Activators In Non-Small Cell Lung
Cancer
Withdrawn
Determination Of Rheological Characteristics Of Seven Non-Prescription Medications
Preparation And Characterization Of Cromolyn Sodium Nanoparticles Using Nanoprecipitation Technique
Effect Of Storage Conditions On The Physicochemical Properties Of Microcelac®100
Determination Of The Chemical Stability Of Heat Treated 1,2-Ditetradecanoyl-Sn-Glycero 3-Phosphocholine
A Study To Compare The Effect Of Solvents On Thermal And Rheological Properties Of Granules Of
Microcrystalline Cellulose (Avicel® PH 101) Using Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose (Methoceltm E5 And E15
Premium LV) As Binder On Exposure To Different Relative Humidity (RH) Conditions
Development Of Double Nanoemulsions And The Assay Methods
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Session II - Saturday, June 7, 12.30 p.m. - 02.00 p.m.
Poster #
034
035
036
037
038
039
040
041
042
043
044
045
046
047
048
049
050
051
052
053
054
055
056
057
058
059
060
061
062
063
064
065
066
Title
Prolonged prophylactic treatment of sexually transmitted human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) by extended
release of tenofovir from nanoparticle loaded thermo-reversible gel
Sustained Release of Albumin bound Carbamazepine Nanoparticles
Facile method of preparation and characterization of nanoparticles of hydroxyapatite for transfection of
mammalian cells
Human serum albumin-bound betulinic acid nanoparticles for enhancing the solubility of betulinic acid –
Prefabrication study
Expeditious Microwave-assisted Synthesis of 4BP-TQS, an ago-PAM of a7 nAChRs, its Stereochemical
Requirement and the Target Amino Acids Responsible for Activity
Development and Characterization of Oral Microparticle-based Whole Cell Lysate Vaccine for Melanoma
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Improving tabletability of poorly compressible silicate (Aeroperl® 300)by surface modification using
polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP K-30®) and enhancing drug dissolution rate of poorly-soluble drug, carbamazepine
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New Polymeric Nanocarrier System for Topical Delivery of Adapalene
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Integrative Pharmacophore Based Screening of Novel Antineuroinflammatory Agents to Treat Parkinson's
Disease
Effect of Eudragit® RSPO and RLPO on Content Uniformity by FT-IR Chemical Imaging and Drug Release
from Hot Melt Extruded Formulations
Characterization of Immune response to oral breast cancer vaccine after single dose cyclophosphamide
Improving the immunogenicity of oral microparticulate ovarian cancer vaccine
In Vitro Dispersion Analysis of Ritonavir Solid Dispersions prepared by Melt Extrusion
Enhanced cellular immune response with prostate cancer antigen loaded microparticles: A Mechanistic study
Effect of Various Process and Formulation Variables on the Fabrication and In-vitro Evaluation of Paclitaxelloaded Biodegradable Nanoparticles
Surface Coated PCL Microspheres for Delivery of Protein Subunit Vaccines Intra-Nasally
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Determinants of improved adherence to antihypertensives in patients diagnosed with essential hypertension: A
proposal to evaluate the use of blister packaging
Silibinin Inhibits Glioblastoma Cell Proliferation via Akt/S6/4EBP1 and Stat3 Signaling Pathways In Vitro
Application of Rheology to Melt Extrusion: Effect of Product and Process Parameters
Development of Ritonavir Solid Dispersion by Phase Analysis and Rheology by Hot Melt Extrusion
Construction of Solid Dispersion Ternary Phase Diagram by Film Casting
Development of amorphous solid dispersion of itraconazole using weak organic acids
Therapeutic monoclonal antibody (mAb)
Dexamethasone Induces Fibroblast Growth Factor (Fgf) 21 in Humans and Mice
Characterization of Phase behavior and dispersibility of the glyceryl mono/di and tri- esters of long chain fatty
acid and surfactants to form self-emulsifying drug delivery (SMEDDS) for a systematic development of
formulation for poorly water soluble drugs
Utilization Trends of Cancer Preventive Care Services in the United States: A Longitudinal Study of Medical
Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) Data for Years 1996 to 2010
Increased- dose improve the immune response in HIV- infected patients: a meta-analysis
Off-label prescribing and Polytherapy of atypical Antipsychotics: A double whammy for dementia residents in
nursing homes?
Poly (D, L-lactide-co-glycolide) microparticles for intra-articular delivery of Interleukin-1 Receptor Antagonist
for the treatment of Arthritis
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Dr. Louis Trombetta, Chair, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Dr. Candace Smith, Chair, Department of Clinical Pharmacy Practice
Dr. Wenchen Wu, Chair, Department of Pharmacy Administration and Allied Health Sciences
Dr. P.L. Madan, Professor, Industrial Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Dr. Jun Shao, Associate Professor, Industrial Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Ms. Jaclyn Vialet, Director, Health Education Resource Center
Ms. Patricia G. Haas, Assistant to the Director, Health Education Resource Center
We also appreciate the support and dedication of all the students, faculty, and staff at College of Pharmacy
and Health Sciences for making GRASP 2014 a success.
GRASP 2014 Executive Committee
Jun Shao, Ph.D., Faculty Advisor
Associate Professor, Industrial Pharmacy
Neha Chavan, Editor and Sponsorship Director
Ph.D. Candidate, Industrial Pharmacy
Pulkit Khatri, Chair
Ph.D. Candidate, Industrial Pharmacy
Saurabh Vispute, Hospitality and Catering
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Ph.D. Candidate, Pharmacology
Darshana Shah, Sponsorship and Venue
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Ph.D. Candidate, Industrial Pharmacy
Dipesh Navani, Editor and Scientific Advisor
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Jiayi Chen, Treasurer
Ph.D. Candidate, Industrial Pharmacy
Mayuri Borsadia, Social Coordinator
Ph.D. Candidate, Industrial Pharmacy
Sayma Monir, Registrations and Technical Advisor
M.S. Candidate, Industrial Pharmacy
Shruthi Gobbooru, Registrations and Technical
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M.S. Candidate, Pharmacology
Suhas Gumaste, Scientific Advisor
Ph.D. Candidate, Industrial Pharmacy
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First Guest Lecture turned to be a fun learning experience! | St. John's University AAPS Student Chapter
St. John's University AAPS Student Chapter
"Where Innovation Drives Development"
First Guest Lecture turned to be a fun
learning experience!
Blog nehachavan11
The first guest speaker presentation needless to say was highly commemorated by our audience. A
brilliant scientist, an innovator and now an entrepreneur Dr. Ken Waterman spoke extensively on the
topic of degradation kinetics and his invention software, which is being widely used by Pharma giants
like Pfizer. Our guest speaker was introduced as being highly remarkable in scientific field, by our ChairElect Ms. Neha Chavan.
September 20, 2013
Our Enthusiastic Advisor with an
Eccentric Genius!
Post Presentation, Dr. Waterman was kind enough to offer his years of experience to benefit our
graduate students regarding the resume and job interview skills. The informal one-on-one chat was
enlightening towards our future prospects. On closing, our advisor Dr. Bhagwan Rohera presented a
token of appreciation to our guest speaker which was another fun filled event to add to our evening.
From our students’ perspective, the food was more than delightful, all thanks to our Vice-Chair Ms.
Shruthi Gobbooru, Secretary Ms. Mayuri Borsadia and an enthusiatic volunteer Ms. Sayma Monir.
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St. John's University AAPS Student Chapter
"Where Innovation Drives Development"
Difficulties mastered are
opportunities won.
Blog sjuaaps
“The number of novel compounds going into the market is decreasing as well as trends changing from
highly soluble to less soluble drugs”. This was the opening statement made by Dr. David Harris, a fellow
at Merck as well as a formulation scientist with over 20 years experience in the development of new
chemical entities.
March 30, 2014
These trends he said have led to the need for a highly collaborative process in Oral development
programs which in turn has created a laundry of opportunities for young graduating scientists within
industry. Opportunities in areas such as per formulation analysis, pre clinical compound assessments,
discovery, API development just to mention but a few are available to young scientists.
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Dr. Harris followed these statements with a presentation on oral development Programs and what they
entail.
He talked about key elements of these programs which are classified around the physical and chemical
properties of the oral compound to be developed.
Amongst such properties, he mentioned the importance of stability testing, degradation mechanism
studies, accelerated stability studies as well as extreme conditions stability testing which is important for
drugs that will go through shipping excursions. Dissolution tests more so, bio relevant dissolution studies
and clinical bio comparison are all studies that need to be undertaken in developing oral formulations.
From the above Dr. Harris clearly showed that a priori of prediction of bio performance of a drug is
needed before the product is marketed. He however made it clear that most products do not make it to
market as success in these studies has presented a challenge to many pharmaceutical companies thus
only a few drugs actually manage to hit the market and stay in market.
Dr. Harris further went onto talking about various solid dispersion formulations and hot melt extruded
solid dispersion’s giving some knowledge on why such formulations are preferred for development.
He also talked about the optimization of blend flow with respect to composition and processing of the
formulation (the API and its attributes). From this he gave a comparison of spray dried and hot melt
extrusion preparations in relation to their compression properties and costs of production. He stressed
the importance of establishing robustness to variations of API and excipient attributes. Optimization, he
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AAPS student chapter stands tall on humanitarian forefront. | St. John's University AAPS Student Chapter
St. John's University AAPS Student Chapter
"Where Innovation Drives Development"
AAPS student chapter stands tall on
humanitarian forefront.
Blog sjuaaps
October 19, 2013 witnessed a remarkable event for AAPS Student Chapter as we participated in New York
Cares Day. Our figureheads at College of Pharmacy, Associate Dean Sawanee and Associate Professor
Dr. Jun Shao took an initiative to organize a group of about 40 enthusiastic volunteers to work at a
public school 282 Q in Far Rockaway, New York. A day’s work was shown by visible improvements at the
school and happy volunteers. The student volunteers started the day nice and early at 8 am from St.
John’s University and proceeded forward to support the cause. Dean Sawanee, did not just initiate this
cause but also took great care of our student volunteers on their mission.
October 30, 2013
On reaching at 282 Q, the school authorities and New York Cares Day volunteers gave our team a warm
welcome and some exciting give-away gifts as a token of appreciation. Our supervisor Dr. Shao split us
into 3 groups, each assigned a different activity. The teams did a wonderful job of painting canvas
murals of school logo, motto and other inspirational quotes. Hallways and staircases touch ups gave a
new shine to the school.
Re-organizing the many closets and the stationary supplies was personally seen by Dr. Shao who is not
only a great scientist but also inspired us with his great sense of compassion. The day ended with a
satisfaction filled in hearts of student volunteers for having re-lived human values of selflessness.
Truly, an exciting job and a noble cause! We wish for more of these to enrich the lives of our young
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St. John's University AAPS Student Chapter
"Where Innovation Drives Development"
Drug Excipient Interactions are a
mainstay in drug
formulation development
October 30, 2013
Blog
sjuaaps
Last Wednesday, our graduate students were inspired by our recent guest speaker Dr. Manpreet Kaur,
who spoke about fundamentals in new drug development and drug delivery research. Dr. Kaur
contributed to an outstanding four NDA (New Drug Applications) in her 8 years of experience as a
formulator, out of which two new drugs already made it through intense scrutiny by US-FDA into US
pharmaceutical market. The topic for the presentation was focused on drug-excipient interactions that
are commonly seen in drug formulation development. Dr. Kaur’s presentation was comprehensible and
well explained.
Her presentation focused on the importance of paying attention to the API and excipients used in drug
products through chemistry, manufacturing and control. She gave students an outline of the journey
that a drug goes through from pre-clinical feasibility tests, that are mainly carried out by academia right
through to the FDA filling and approval of the drug. Dr. Kaur said that the API and excipients may
change their form through any of the processes and that it is paramount that the formulator makes sure
that this does not happen.
Graduate students taking notes
In the discussion Dr. Kaur mentioned that as a student she was given a question at her thesis defense that
she has never forgotten and which she talked about. The question was to differentiate between bound
and unbound water. From this she highlighted the role of water in affecting product stability. She
mentioned some stabilizing methods that formulators are using to decrease unfavorable
incompatibilities. Some mitigation strategies she added may be used to decrease drug excipient
interactions such as prior investigation of possible API changes, API/Excipient ratios as well as
packaging considerations.
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The SJU AAPS committee and students showed their appreciation for Dr. Manpreet Kaur’s time and
presentation by presenting her a certificate and token. We wish her all the best in her career and
research endeavors.
Secretary of SJU AAPS, Mayuri
Borsadia presents Dr. Kaur a
certificate (above) and a token of
appreciation on behalf of our chapter
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Exploring Current Topics in Skin Delivery with BASF | St. John's University AAPS Student Chapter
St. John's University AAPS Student Chapter
"Where Innovation Drives Development"
Exploring Current Topics in Skin
Delivery with BASF
Blog sjuaaps
Norman joined BASF in April 2012 to lead technical sales of the new dermatology portfolio and the
development of the Skin Delivery Platform at the new Tarrytown Dermatology lab.
May 4, 2014
Prior to BASF, from 2001 to 2011 he led innovation projects to find new opportunities within Topical
Health Care at J&J and at Pfizer Consumer Healthcare. Brands he supported were Neosporin, Band-Aid,
BenGay, Cortizone 10, Purell and Desitin. He also managed the medical device design control process for
topical OTC medical devices and provided technical support to solve problems. From 2008-2011 Norm
was a key scientist in the Technology Platforms group leading projects to scout for, identify, and
evaluate technologies for topical healthcare applications, with a focus on wound care for the Band-Aid
Brand and Red Cross First Aid brand.
From 1988-2001 Norman worked for Unilever Research at the Edgewater NJ Lab to support brands such
as Dove personal cleansing bars, Lever 2000, Vaseline Intensive Care lotions and other skin care products.
He worked on projects investigating the metabolic fate of fatty acids deposited on skin, the regulation of
epidermal hyperplasia, skin deposition of antimicrobials, biomechanics of stratum corneum and effects
of hydration, water behavior in topical products, cellulite and fat metabolism and product physical
chemistry (e.g. phase behavior, rheology, water activity, etc.).
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Prior to Unilever, Norman worked in the Lymphokine Biology Dept. at the New York Blood Center
focusing on elucidating the effects of Interferon and Tumor Necrosis Factor on cancer cells. Norm
earned his MS at Fairleigh Dickinson University and a BS at Montclair State College, where he conducted
research in microbiology and protozoology.
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Focus on Quality by Design and save a dollar | St. John's University AAPS Student Chapter
St. John's University AAPS Student Chapter
"Where Innovation Drives Development"
Focus on Quality by Design and save
a dollar
Blog sjuaaps
“If you paid more attention to the excipients you used, you would spend less money on processing a
batch of tablets,” Mr. Ken Seufert, Managing Director, North America for MEGGLE USA Inc. said. Meggle
is a leading manufacturer of a wide range of lactose grades for solid dosage forms and unique coprocessed excipients for direct compression as well as speciality products for dry powder inhalers.
October 21, 2013
Mr. Parikh gives a short lecture on
principles of operation of a
rheometer.
The AAPS Student Chapter welcomed Mr. Seufert who gave a lecture on “The Economic impact of QbD
and other considerations on formulation development.” The presentation which took off with an open
round table discussion was held on the 16th of October 2013 in Sullivan hall. Mr. J. Zeleznik, Manager
Technical and Regulatory affairs, Meggle was also present to reinforce the words of Mr. Seufert.
He urged the students to ‘think outside the box’ when it comes to product development. This he said will
lead to better financial outcomes.
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Mr. Seufert is introduced by SJU AAPS
Chair-Elect, Neha Chavan.
We the AAPS Student Chapter thank Mr. Seufert and Mr. Zeleznik for taking out their time to come and
share with us. We hope to be dollar smart formulators!!
SJU AAPS Vice Chair, Ms.Gobbooru
presents a certificate of
appreciation to Mr. Seufert.
For Mr. Seufert’s presentation slides click here
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St. John's University AAPS Student Chapter
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Guest lecture to Kick off 2014
academic year!
Blog sjuaaps
Our first guest lecture for the spring 2014 semester was given by Jian- Xin Li, Ph.D. and technical
manager at DFE Pharma North America. DFE Pharma is a company that deals with the development,
production and marketing of pharmaceutical excipients for oral solid dosage and dry powder
inhalation.
Dr. Jian-Xin termed it an honor to be giving a presentation at the school in front of his hero Dr.
Serajuddin. He spoke in depth about the manufacturing of bi layer tablets. The guest speaker was
enthused by the positive interactions and contributions he received from the students during the lecture.
The session was interactive and informative been a follow up from a previous presentation we students
had during journal club. The lecture served to reinforce our knowledge on bi layer tablets.
March 18, 2014
The presentation was followed by a brief QnA session in B2. The lecture concluded with a word of
appreciation from our very own Professor Dr. Serajuddin who also presented our guest with a certificate
of appreciation and a little token. We thank Dr. Jian – Xin Li for the gifts he also brought for the
attendees of the guest lecture and for his time to speak to us and increase our knowledge on bi layer
tablets. We hope to have him back soon.
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For the powerpoint on bi layer tablets and the manufacture of primojel please click below.
Process Flow Sheet for Primojel
Lactose for Bilayer Tablets
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Meeting API’s Challenges with
Pharmaceutical Polymers by HME
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A significantly large percentage of new chemical entities (NCEs) are poorly soluble, and the industry is
always on the lookout for new excipients to adapt in drug development technologies for poorly soluble
compounds.
May 4, 2014
Amorphous solid dispersions (ASD) have been well recognized for improving the solubility of crystalline
drugs. Among many technologies for ASD, hot melt extrusion (HME) technology is widely used across the
industry for increasing solubility and bioavailability of NCEs. The excipients’ manufacturers are working
together with drug manufactures to expedite the development process by introducing the innovative
polymers for such technology.
This presentation will focus on physico-chemical characteristics of polymers suited for HME, with case
studies showing the improvement of bioavailability by ASD.
Dr. Shaukat Ali has over 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industries including 10 years at
BASF, where he is supporting the solubilization platform. Dr. Ali’s areas of expertise include drug
solubilization, liposome drug delivery, controlled release and film development technologies.
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He serves the USP panel of experts for General Chapters-Physical Analysis. He is a member of the
editorial boards of American Pharmaceutical reviews, Contract Pharma, Drug Development & Delivery,
Biopharma Asia (UK), International Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation. He has authored over 25
scientific articles and is inventor/co-inventor in 14 US patents.
He received his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the City University of New York and pursued his postdoctoral
interest at the University of Minnesota and Cornell University. He is an adjunct faculty at the College of
Pharmacy, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.
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The better the powder, the sounder
the tablet.
Blog sjuaaps
Our last guest lecture held on the 20th of November 2013 was one intimate and interactive affair. The
lecture was given by a budding scientist, Mr. John Yin who currently works for Freeman Technology, a
powder characterisation company based in New York.
November 28, 2013
Mr. Yin stands by an FT4 Powder
Rheometer.
Mr. Yin coupled his knowledge from years of surface chemistry and powder characterisation with an
instrument demonstration during the workshop. He demonstrated the use of the FT4 Universal Powder
Rheometer in powder processing, the applications of which include measurement of hopper flow, mixing
& blending, filling and compression. With the demonstration in process, Mr. Yin explained why we need to
measure powder characteristics and flow properties in particular.
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Mr. Yin making his presentation as students
attentively look on.
During his presentation, he gave an overview of some powder processing challenges in pharmaceutical
industries. Mr. Yin also touched on the fundamentals of particle interaction and the need to identify
Critical Quality attributes in relation to formulation and process optimization. From the knowledge
shared, we learnt that a formulator can measure, predict and eliminate common tablet processing
issues such as rat-holing, bridging, sticking, segregation, lamination & capping and attrition.
Former AAPS chair Mr. Parikh presents Mr.
Yin with a token of appreciation
We hope to have Mr. Yin back for another guest lecture.
The SJUAAPS would like to thank the students for their active participation in all the activities that the
chapter organised this semester. We hope to have much more lined up for you come Spring 2014!
Success as you prepare for your finals and Happy Holidays from the SJUAAPS committee.
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St. John's University AAPS Student Chapter
"Where Innovation Drives Development"
More than just Coffee.
November 6, 2013
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sjuaaps
Conversation, coffee and treats were some of the pleasantries shared at the first coffee hour by the SJU
AAPS Student Chapter. The interpersonal session was created by the committee to give students a
chance to address issues they face that may not be addressed during lecture hours, lab hours or meeting
with their mentors. It was an honor to have one of our own faculty, Dr Emilio Squillante as our guest.
Treats prepared by Sayma Monir
The charismatic doctor was presented with a laundry of questions from the student body which he
addressed with wit. He made the session an open and interactive one with students chipping in on issues
from academic life to career goals as well as student/faculty relationships and rapport. The professor of
Pharmaceutics emphasised the importance of being goal driven. This he said will give a student the drive
necessary to see the successful completion of his/her thesis despite the hurdles research may often
present.
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Attentive students sit around Dr. Squillante
as he reads out a question.
An enthusiastic conversation it
was.
When it came to career and marketability, Dr. Squillante simply said that we should ‘fish where people
aren’t fishing’. He added that a good start for entrepreneurial opportunities in Pharma is to work with
the FDA. Excipient suppliers and companies dealing with technical pharma support he added were some
of the best networks and contacts for one to have under their belt once out of school. He urged the
students to actively participate in workshops, seminars, NJPhAST meetings, industrial tours, internships
and pharmaceutical networking events to be able to get their feet into the market.
Our chairman, Pulkit Khatri presents a
certificate of appreciation to Dr. Squillante
on behalf of the SJU AAPS.
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Doctoral Student gives an intelligible
presentation on transdermal
drug delivery.
September 25, 2013
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Today was yet another interesting scholarly afternoon for the SJUAAPS. Students came together over an
assortment of refreshments to attend a workshop hosted by our very own Doctoral Student Shanshank
Jain from the department of Pharmaceutical Sciences. He recently received first prize in the Global
Academic Competition for Life Science Leaders of Tomorrow, 2013 and was awarded graduate
scholarship by NJPhAST for his research work. Shashank is currently working on the novel ethosome
based drug delivery system to enhance skin permeation of diclofenac.
The brilliant scientist talked to the students about the increased focus the Pharma industry is paying to
transdermal delivery. He briefly discussed the work he was currently undertaking in the lab
which focuses on the assessment of in-vitro skin permeation using the Franz permeation cell. He coupled
this with a demonstration of the instruments he uses. Shashank gave a simple yet concise and
exceptional presentation. We hope that with the insights shared more students will take up projects in
this area.
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SJUAAPS webmaster, Marie Ojiambo
presents a certificate of appreciation to
Shashank as Secretary Ms. Mayuri Borsadi
looks on.
The SJUAAPS appreciates the time he took out to prepare and share this presentation with the students.
We must say it was an excellent presentation! Thank you Shashank.
Delicacy prepared by Sayma Monir
For Mr. Shashank’s presentation slides click Transdermal Ppt
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Industrial visits
Visiting the industry opens the door to getting acquainted to the cutting edge commercial research. We
organize visits to pharmaceutical companies in tri-state area. The senior scientists at the company give
presentations to briefly introduce their current research development. This is followed by lab tour along
with equipment demonstrations. The industrial pharmacy students need to get a good flavor of the
things going on in the industry to stay updated.
CATALENT PHARMA SOLUTIONS
Somerset, New Jersey
November 21, 2013
Agenda for the visit:
10:00 AM-10:20 AM Welcome & Catalent Global Capabilities Review
10:20 AM-11:00 AM Somerset Drug Development & Delivery Capabilities
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Site tour
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Lunch & Q&A
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Our Student Chapter attracts new
members at Pharmacy
Organization Day
October 30, 2013
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With the incoming of eager and curious freshmen, the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences put
together a Pharmacy Organization Day. October 24 from 9 AM onwards witnessed the presence of
students and representatives from many diverse pharmacy organizations on campus, National and
State Associations, and student chapter affiliates, at the Human Educational Resource Center.
SJU AAPS Student Chapter Booth
This day was specifically aimed to acquaint our new students to various organizations that exist within
the School of Pharmacy and the prospects of active participation in such professional organizations in
development and structuring of their career as future pharmacists. Some of the organizations include
the NYS Council of Health System Pharmacist Chapter, the Pharmacist Society of the State of New York
and affiliates, and the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists.
Students showing their interest in
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AAPS Student Chapter at St.
John’s
The St. John’s AAPS Students chapter had as much to showcase our wide array of activities of guest
speaker scientists, equipment workshops, coffee hours, NJPhAST networking and nonetheless public
spirited events. “We aim to encourage as many pharmacists to get involved in our group. Today our
chapter attracted over a 100 new members. We are truly thankful to Jackie (Jaclyn Vialet), Director of
HERC, who has supported us immensely to make such a success possible for our chapter” quoted our
committee chair Pulkit Khatri. The students in the fair seemed very impressed with our professional
platform and we topped it up with some exciting give-aways.
All in all, it was very satisfying to see the growth of the chapter and that we are making a difference in
the professional lives of our members!
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Rheology simplified.
October 14, 2013
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On the afternoon of October the 10th 2013, the AAPS Student Chapter at St. Johns met at a workshop to
discuss the flow of matter, Rheology. The meeting which was coupled up with a laboratory equipment
demonstration was led by former SJU AAPS Chair (2011/12) and Doctoral Student, Tapan Parikh. In
attendance were enthusiastic students from the department of pharmaceutical sciences as well as
former club patron Dr. Jun Shao.
Mr. Parikh gives a short lecture on
principles of operation of a
rheometer.
Mr. Parikh discussed the principles of operation of the rheometer as well as its industrial applications
after which a Q&A session followed. He is currently undertaking a research project whose focus is
the development and stabilization of high energy solids for poorly soluble drugs.
Mr. Parikh after his demonstration
on how to use a rheometer.
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Prior to joining St. John’s University, he worked as a formulation scientist at Nostrum Laboratories,
Kansas City, MO during which he was involved with scale up and technical transfer of modified release
and extended release formulations. He has under his belt two peer reviewed publications related to
physical pharmacy aspects and brain targeting.
SJU AAPS Chair-Elect, Neha
Chavan presents Mr. Parikh with a
certificate of appreciation.
We thank Mr. Parikh for the wholesome presentation and demonstration and wish him the very best in
his future endeavors.
For Mr. Parikh’s presentation slides click Rheometer
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Upcoming AAPS Presentation
St. Johns University AAPS student chapter <[email protected]>
Fri, Sep 13, 2013 at 6:20 PM
Dear all,
It's my pleasure to invite you to join us on September 18th (Wednesday), 4:30-6:00pm in Sullivan Cafe for a
presentation by Dr. Kenneth Waterman, President, FreeThink Technologies, Inc.
His talk will be addressing "Accelerated Stability Assessment Program (ASAP): Using Science for Rapid Expiry
Dating of Solid Drug Products".
Dr. Waterman worked 12 years at Polaroid (as a distinguished scientist) developing imaging products, then 13 years
at Pfizer (as a Research Fellow) working on drug stability, drug delivery, biopharmaceutics and prodrugs. He is the
author of over 70 publications and was made an AAPS Fellow in 2011.
Please find the information in the attached flyer.
REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED!!!
Regards,
Mayuri Borsadia
Secretary
AAPS Student Chapter
St. John's University
P.S. If you would like to no longer receive e-mails about the SJU-AAPS student chapter, please reply to this e-mail
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Dear all,
It is my pleasure to invite you to join us on our first workshop for the semester.
Date: September 25th (Wednesday) @ 4:30-5:30pm
Venue: Sciarra room
Topic for Workshop
“Transdermal Drug Delivery – Assessment of in vitro skin permeation”
By Shashank Jain
"Shashank Jain is pursuing his Ph.D. in Industrial Pharmacy at St. John's University. He is currently working on novel
ethosome based delivery system to enhance skin permeation of diclofenac. He has recently received first prize
in Global Academic Competition for Life Science Leaders of Tomorrow, 2013 and was awarded graduate scholarship
by NJPHAST for his research work. His presentation will include an overview of transdermal drug delivery with the
focus on assessment of in-vitro skin permeation using Franz permeation cell".
REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED!!!
Regards,
Neha Chavan
Chair-Elect
AAPS Student Chapter
St. John's University
P.S. If you would like to no longer receive e-mails about the SJU-AAPS student chapter, please reply to this e-mail
and paste NO MORE E-MAILS in the subject.
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Diwali Dhamaka
St. Johns University AAPS student chapter <[email protected]>
Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 11:50 AM
Dear all,
It is my pleasure to invite you to join us for:
POTLUCK!
This is a potluck dinner and it would require you to bring any dish to share (more the variety, the better!). Please bring
any home cooked dish (or bought) a meal/dessert/snack. You can please work in groups or solo. If you are unable to
cook or buy the dish, please email us and we will suggest you the other options which are available
(spoons/forks/knives/napkins/soda etc).
DRESS TO IMPRESS!
Please try to be trim and prim in Indian traditional dresses (kurta-pyjama for men and sarees/punjabi suits/lehengas
for women). If not, be festive in your favorite western wear!
LET'S BRING THE PARTY ON!
You are welcome to show off your skills and talents. Please let us know if you are up for throwing your own
performances (a musical instrument/ singing/ dance).
GAMES!
You can bring any games you have to make the evening more fun!
RANGOLI!
We all love our lives to be colorful and so should be our evening. Show off your creativity and art by colors making
Rangoli.