BIO-DATA Name:

Mrs. Vanaja.K

Date of birth:

08-08-1977

Address:

Institutional: Department of Pharmaceutics, Al-Ameen College of Pharmacy, Hosur Road, Near Lalbagh Main Gate, Bangalore – 560 027,Karnataka, India Residential:

Telephone:

No 10, 2nd cross, Lakkasandra, Bangalore - 560010, Karnataka, India.

(O) 91-80-22234619, 26801222. (R) 91-80-22223495 (M) 9448849527

E Mail:

[email protected] (or) [email protected]

Academic record Sl No. 1.

Degree/ Subject/Area

Year Registered in July 2004

PH.D

2.

M.Pharm

March 2002

3.

B.Pharm

October 1999

University/ Institute Rajiv Gandhi University Health Sciences/ Al-Ameen College pharmacy Rajiv Gandhi University Health Sciences/ Al-Ameen College pharmacy Bangalore University/ Dayanand Sagar college pharmacy

Class

Marks

of of

In progress

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7th Rank

77. 28%

First

64.69%

of of

of

GATE-99, Year- 1999, Grade-76.58% Awards and Scholarships received 1. Won the best paper award for the oral paper entitled “Optimization of formulation variables using central composite design in formulation of flexible vesicles” in the Scientific session – Pharmaceutical Technology at the 58th Indian National Congress held at Mumbai from 1st to 3rd December, 2006. 2. Awarded Shri Murgeppa Sirse Memorial Award 2006 for the Best poster of the Convention 2006 at 11th annual APTI (Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India) convention, held at Bangalore form 1st – 3rd September 2006 for the paper entitled “Application of Plackett Burman screening design in the formulation of ultradeformable liposomes”

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3. Granted Travel Scholarship by InPharm Foundation (www.inpharm.org) to present a paper entitled “Osmotic drug delivery systems of Felodipine” at Ist Indo-Japanese Conference, November 25th – 29th, 2005 at Mumbai. 4. Scholarship: Granted Senior Research Fellowship (SRF), by INDIAN COUNCIL FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH (ICMR) for Doctoral Study for the project entitled “Formulation of ultradeformable liposomes for the treatment of psoriasis” from September, 2005. 5. Granted INDIAN PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION – SHRI RAMANBHAI B. PATEL FOUNDATION (IRF) INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH GRANT to carry out Doctoral Study for the project entitled “Formulation of ultra deformable liposomes for the treatment of psoriasis” from April 2005 to August 2005. 6. Received Rashtrapathi Award (Scouts and Guides) in November, 1992 7. Received Rajyapuraskar Award (Scouts and Guides) in April 1991. Professional/employment record Post held

Name of Place Employer

Lecturer

V.V.Puram Institute Pharmaceutical sciences.

Period From To of

April 2002 to July 2004

Subjects handled: Dispensing Pharmacy, Physical Pharmacy, Pharmacokinetics and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (V.V.Puram Institute of Pharmaceutical sciences). Subjects: Hospital and Communitiy pharmacy, Pharmacokinetics and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring. Clinical Experience: •

Clinical evaluation of Ultradeformable liposomes of methotrexate in psoriasis patients at Dept. of Dermatology, Victoria Hospital, Bangalore.

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Adverse Drug Reaction Monitoring at Dept. of Pharmacy Practice, Victoria Hospital, Bangalore.

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A part of Drug Information Center and patient counseling at Dept. of Pharmacy Practice, Victoria Hospital, Bangalore.

Honorary jobs •

Served as Karnataka State Pharmacy Council, India Inspector from July 2005 to January 2006.

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Serving as Text editor Pharmacognosy Magazine (PHCOG MAG. - An official publication of Phcog.Net www.phcog.net) [ISSN: 0973-1296]

Areas of Research: Pharmacokinetics during M.Pharm, Transdermal and Vesicular drug delivery as doctoral project.

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Areas of Interest: Pharmacokinetics, Bioavailabilty/bioequivalence, Therapeutic drug Monitoring, Novel drug delivery systems. Instruments handled: UV-spectrophotometer, Rheometer, Viscometer, High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), Gas chromatography (GC), Microtiter plate ELISA reader, 96-well plate flourimeter, Malvern Mastersizer (Particle size analyser). Softwares: Microsoft office, Coreldraw, WINNONLIN, DESIGN EXPERT-Statease Inc., Industrial projects handled •

SAMI LABS LTD., BANGALORE, INDIA - Penetration enhancement technique of diclofenac sodium using penetration enhancer (coded – synthesized at Sami Labs, India.)

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ARJUNA NATURAL EXTRACTS LTD, KERALA, INDIA - Permeation study of AMlAMAX™ across animal skin.

Research Projects Selected to attend the AstraZeneca workshop in Biomedical sciences-2000 Title of the project: Inhibition of Cytochrome P450 by Anti-Infective Agents at the Department of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics. Name of the Guide: Dr.Vrinda Nandi At ASTRAZENECA Research Foundation India, Bangalore. Duration: May – July 2000. Dissertation - M.Pharm Title: Pharmacokinetic Evaluation of New NSAID molecules Name and Designation of Guide: Dr.Shobha Rani R.Hiremath, Professor. Institution/University: Al-Ameen College of Pharmacy/ Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences. Duration: March 2001- March 2002 Dissertation – Doctoral project Title: Formulation and evaluation of ultradeformable liposomes for enhanced transdermal drug delivery Name and Designation of Guide: Dr.Shobha Rani R.Hiremath, Professor. Institution/University: Al-Ameen College of Pharmacy/ Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences. Duration: Registered in July 2004

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Patent Complete specification filed in pursuance of application numbered 55/CHE/2005 dated 25/01/2005 Publications 1. “Formulation and characterisation of deformable liposomes of methotrexate using statistical experimental designs”, Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology 2007, supplement 1, 2007: pg A-53-54. 2. Vanaja.K and Shobha Rani R.H. “Design of Experiments-Plackett Burman Screening Designs”, Clinical Research and Regulatory Affairs, Vol 24, Issue 1, 2007: pg 1-23. 3. Vanaja.K and Shobha Rani R.H. “Preformulation study of methotrexate to assess its suitability in transdermal drug delivery” International Journal of Pharmaceutical Excipients, July – Sept 2006, 91. 4. Vanaja. K, et.al., “ADMETOX Assessments in Drug Development: A Perspective”, The Pharma Review June 06, 61-91. Patent application publication 5. Ultra deformable liposomes for enhanced transdermal drug delivery. Application no.55/che/2005 a, date of filing of application :25/01/2005 (43). The Patent Office Journal 16/03/2007 5361 In communication 6. Vanaja.K and Shobha Rani R.H. “Application of Statistical Designs In the formulation of Flexible Liposomes”. Communicated for publication to Current Drug Delivery. 7. Vanaja.K and Shobha Rani R.H. “Application of Plackett Burman Screening design in the formulation of ultradeformable liposomes containing Methotrexate” communicated for publication to Indian Drugs. Continuing Education Articles published in APTI bulletin (An bimonthly official publication of Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India, ISSN No. 0973-1288, www.aptiindia.org ) 1. Mueen Ahmed K K, Vanaja. K and S.Pratap, 2004 -Rediscovering Tools in Drug Development -Part

V –Stem Cells - A Powerful Tool in Drug Discovery- APTI

Bulletin, Vol 6, Issue 30, Sep - Oct, 9-10. 2. Mueen Ahmed K K, Vanaja. K and S.Pratap, 2004 -Rediscovering Tools in Drug Development -Part IV –Mass Spectrometry – Drug discovery made facile and expeditous - APTI Bulletin, Vol 6, Issue 29, Jul - Aug, 9-10. 3. Mueen Ahmed K K, Vanaja. K and S.Pratap, 2003 -Newer ADME/Tox models in drug discovery - Part -4 - Toxicological Screening in drug discovery- APTI Bulletin, APTI Bulletin, Vol 5, Issue 24, Sep-Oct, 9-10.

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4. Mueen Ahmed K K, Vanaja. K and S.Pratap, 2003 -Newer ADME/Tox models in drug discovery - Part -3 - In-vitro Metabolism Studies- APTI Bulletin, Vol 5, Issue 23, JulAug, 9-10. 5. Mueen Ahmed K K, Vanaja. K and S.Pratap, 2003 -Newer ADME/Tox models in drug discovery - Part -2- APTI Bulletin, Vol 5, Issue 22, May-Jun, 9- 10. 6. Mueen Ahmed K K, Vanaja. K and S.Pratap, 2003 -Newer ADME/Tox models in drug discovery - Part -1- APTI Bulletin, Vol 5, Issue 21, Mar-Apr, 9-10. 7. Mueen Ahmed K K,Vanaja. K and S.Pratap, 2003 -High Throughput Screening in Drug Discovery- APTI Bulletin, Vol 5, Issue 20, Jan-Feb, 9-10. Presentations International 1. ‘Topical Delivery Of Ultradeformable Liposomes Of Methotrexate In The Treatment Of Psoriasis: Preparation, Characterization And In-Vivo Performance Evaluation’ at 9th Commonwealth Pharmaceutical Association - Malaysian Pharmaceutical Society Scientific Conference held at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 1-5th

August 2007.

Technology section. 2.

“Osmotic drug delivery systems of Felodipine” at Ist Indo-Japanese Conference, November 25th – 29th, 2005 at Mumbai.

3. “Prediction of ADME using computers” at International Convention of APTI, 2nd-3rd October, 2004 held at Visakhapatnam. 4.

“Emerging role of ADME screening for herbal drugs” at International Convention of APTI, 2nd-3rd October, 2004 held at Visakhapatnam.

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“Efficacy of Hair Care Products” at 2nd Global Congress on Cosmetic Technologies of ICTA, Feb 13th-15th, 2004 held at Belgaum.

6. “GMP of Cosmetic Ingredients” at 2nd Global Congress on Cosmetic Technologies of ICTA, Feb 13th-15th, 2004 held at Belgaum. National 7. “Design of flexible vesicles in the treatment of psoriasis” in the poster session – Pharmaceutical Technology at the 58th Indian National Congress held at Mumbai from 1st to 3rd December,2006. 8. “Optimization of formulation variables using central composite design in formulation of flexible vesicles” in the oral Scientific session – Pharmaceutical Technology at the 58th Indian National Congress held at Mumbai from 1st to 3rd December,2006.

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9. “Application of Plackett Burman Screening design in the formulation of ultradeformable liposomes” at APTI 11th Annual National Convention 2006, to be held at Bangalore, September 1st to 3rd, 2006. 10. “Good Manufacturing Practices for Herbal Medicinal Products” at 10th Annual National Convention of APTI, October 17th and 18th, 2005 held at Nagpur. 11. “Pharmacokinetic Evaluation of Potent Anti-inflammatory, Analgesic Aryl Amino Thiazole-S- Acetic Acid Derivatives” at 55th IPC, Chennai, 2003. 12. “Bioinformatics- Recent trends in Pharmaceutical Research” at 7th Annual National Convention of APTI, September 20th and 21st, 2002 held at Goa. 13. “Pharmacogenomics: future of Personalized Medical Therapy” at 7th Annual National Convention of APTI, September 20th and 21st, 2002 held at Goa. 14. “HPLC determination of 2-aryl amino 4-(4-chlorophenyl) - thiazole acetic acid/esters in plasma” at 7th Annual National Convention of APTI, September 20th and 21st, 2002 held at Goa. 15. “Proniosomes: A novel drug carrier system” at the 53rd IPC, Dec 21 –23, 2001, held at New Delhi. 16. “Application of Factorial design to the preparation of Ciprofloxacin-loaded PLGA nanoparticles by Solvent Displacement”, at the 53rd IPC, Dec 21 –23, 2001, held at New Delhi. 17. “Compartment

modeling

of

selected

Pharmacokinetic

data”

under

Biopharmaceutics, Pharmacokinetics and Drug metabolism, at the Millennium 52nd Indian Pharmaceutical Congress Held at Hyderabad during 1st-3rd December 2000.

Seminars and Workshops Attended 1. Three-day workshop on “Orientation programme in Statistics and Research Methodology” organized by Department of Pharmacy Practice at Al-Ameen College of Pharmacy, Bangalore from 10th to 12th September, 2007. 2. Workshop on “Science of Scientific Writing” on 24th April, 2005 held at GM Rejoyz Digital Auditorium, Bangalore organized by American Association of Government College of Pharmacy (Bangalore) Alumni, New York, USA in co-ordination with AlAmeen College of Pharmacy. 3. Workshop on “Research methodology, Biostatistics and Ethical aspects of Research” conducted by University on 25th and 26th August, 2004 at Bangalore. 4. One-day workshop on “Environmental Management in Pharmaceutical Industry” conducted at A-Ameen College of Pharmacy on 27th May, 2004. 5. Two-day workshop on “Positive attitude” organized by AL-Ameen Institute of Management Studies, Bangalore on 28th July and 4th August, 2001.

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Memberships and Affiliations: 1. Registered Pharmacists, Karnataka State Pharmacy Council (Reg. no 33283). 2. Life member of Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India (KA/LM-446) 3. Life member of Indian Cosmetic Technologists Association (LM-024) 4. Professional Member of INpharm Association (PM-03) References 1. Dr.Shobha rani R.H. Professor and Head, Dept. of Pharmacy Practice, Al-Ameen College of Pharmacy, Hosur Road, Bangalore - 560027 E.mail: [email protected] Ph: +919845399431 Fax: 080-22225834/22278464

2. Prof. B.G.Shivananda, Principal, Al-Ameen college of Pharmacy, Hosur Road, Bangalore -560027. E.mail:[email protected] Ph: 09844023000 Fax: 080-22225834/22278464

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