Panjab University, India, BS in Pharmacy, 2000 Panjab University, India, MS in Pharmacy, 2002

Program Track: Drug Disposition and Response

Primary Advisor: Raman Venkataramanan

Current Research:

Evaluation of drug metabolizing enzymes in pregnancy models forms my major area of interest. My current research involves identifying metabolites and elucidating metabolic pathways for various drugs administered during pregnancy. Since my research background is in drug delivery I am also interested in optimizing drug delivery during pregnancy based on the drug's observed pharmacokinetic profile.

Evaluation of drug metabolism is done in animal tissues, human tissues and fresh human hepatocytes. Basic analytical techniques are regularly used in the lab (UV, HPLC-UV, LC-MSMS). Experiments involving RT-PCR and Western Blotting are done on a regular basis.