Educational Qualification:

• Ph.D - Andhra University, India (1996)
• M. Pharm - Andhra University, India (1986)
• B. Pharm - Andhra University, India (1984)

Professional Career:

THIRTY-FOUR YEARS of teaching and research experienceTHIRTY-FOUR YEARS of teaching and research experience

• Worked as Asst. Professor and as Associate. Professor in JSS College of Pharmacy, Mysore , India from 1986 to 1992 
• Worked as CSIR Senior Research Fellow 1992 (Aug) to 1994 (Oct.), Andhra University, India
• Worked at Siddhartha College of Pharmacy, Vijayawada, India from 1994 to 2004. Initially as Associate Professor for 5 years and from 1999 to 2004 as Principal & Professor since 1999 to Dec.2004
• Worked as Professor of   Pharmaceutics at Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia since Dec.2004 to Feb.2007 
• Professor  & Principal in Aditya Inst. Of Pharm. Sciences, Surampalem, AP State, India, Feb,2007 to October 2012
• Working as Professor at RAK Medical & Health Sciences University, Dubai, U.A.E. from October 2012 till date (as Associate Dean from October 2017)

Achievements/ Interests/Publications/Awards:

1. Senior Research Fellow of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research during 1992-95
2. Secured Research Grant for Rs.18,00,000 ( 100000 AED ) from AICTE, India ( 2010-2012 )
3. Best research paper at Indian Pharmaceutical Congress 2016 held at Visakhapatnam, India
4. Invited speaker in conference on Cold Chain Management organized by at Dubai in
5. Chief coordinator for CME conference on Cosmetics & Role of Pharmacist in counseling organized at RAKMHSU in May 2015
6. Invited member on panel discussion on Immunological Products in Scientific Session organized in DUPHAT 2016
7. Member of organizing committees of conferences conducted by RAKMHSU
8. Conducted Pharmacy Council of India sponsored workshop on Drug Awareness Among Working Pharmacists
9. Conducted National Pharmacy Week activities in India  every year to spread the message of role of pharmacy  professional in the health care network
10. Delivered professional talks at various colleges and National Service Scheme functions
11. Participated as resource person in scientific conferences
12. Regularly visit public health centers and hospitals along with Pharm.D / B. Pharm students and coordinated the patient counseling and Drug Distribution Activities 

Research Interests:

• Formulation development of Controlled Release Dosage Forms and Fast Dissolving Products
• Preformulation and formulation development of sustained release products
• Solid dispersion technology development and inclusion complex phenomena studies
• Evaluation of novel pharmaceutical excipients and polymers for formulation studies

Research Papers Published: 42