About
Pharmaceutical scientist and nanomedicine researcher specializing in drug delivery, formulation development, and characterization of lipid/polymeric nanocarriers. Experienced across academia and industry in pharmaceutics, QbD/DoE, analytical evaluation, and undergraduate teaching and research supervision.
Experience
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Marie Skłodowska-Curie (MSCA) COFUND Postdoctoral Fellow - NanoBio4CanSUNUM - Sabancı University Nanotechnology Research and Application Center · Istanbul, TürkiyeFeb 2025 – Present
Project: Overcoming the Blood-Brain Barrier: A Novel In Vitro Approach Using Drug-Loaded Nanobubbles and Focused Ultrasound for Glioblastoma Therapy.
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Postdoctoral ResearcherUniversity of Messina · Messina, ItalyApr 2024 – Dec 2024
Developed biomaterials and drug-delivery approaches for pediatric rare diseases affecting the nervous system; prepared and characterized nanoformulations and supported analytical, stability, and biological evaluation workflows.
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Formulation Scientist - Product Selection and IdeationDr. Reddy's Laboratories · Hyderabad, IndiaAug 2022 – Nov 2023
Designed pre-formulation, formulation, process-development, and stability studies for oral solid and injectable products; developed injectable emulsions, lyophilized products, lipid nanobubbles, liposomes, nanoparticles, SNEDDS, and SMEDDS; applied physicochemical, degradation-kinetic, packaging-compatibility, PAT, QbD, and scale-up principles; supported pilot, scale-up, and exhibit batches and contributed to CMC reports, technical presentations, timelines, and regulatory documentation; represented formulation development in cross-functional teams and coordinated work with internal groups and external contract organizations.
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Postdoctoral ResearcherUniversity of Turin · Turin, ItalyMar 2022 – May 2022
Advanced nanocarrier and polymer-derivative research for blood-brain barrier delivery and neurological applications.
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Visiting ResearcherFondazione Italiana Fegato Onlus · Trieste, ItalyMay 2021 – Dec 2021
Prepared organotypic brain cultures and performed MTT, LDH, and immunofluorescence assays for viability and safety studies.
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Visiting ResearcherIMEM-CNR · Parma, ItalyMar 2021 – Jun 2021
Characterized magnetic properties and hyperthermic performance of nanoformulations and contributed to collaborative publications.
Education
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2021
PhD in Complex Systems for Life SciencesUniversity of TurinComplex Systems for Life Sciences · Oct 2018 – Dec 2021
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2018
Master of PharmacyBombay College of PharmacyAwarded by University of MumbaiPharmaceutical Technology · 2015 – 2018
- 2015