Nano-Biomaterials For Ophthalmic Drug Delivery

Yashwant Pathak, M.Pharm., EMBA, MS (Conflict Management), Ph.D.Dr. Yashwant Pathak completed his M.S. and Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Technology from Nagpur University, India and EMBA and MS in Conflict Management from Sullivan University, Louisville, KY. He is the Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs at College of Pharmacy, University of South Florida in Tampa, FL. With extensive experience in academia as well as industry, he has more than 100 publications, 2 patents applications, 5 books in Nanotechnology and 4 in Nutraceuticals and several books in cultural studies. His areas of research include drug delivery systems and its characterization in animal models.Vijaykumar Sutariya, B.Pharm., M.Pharm., Ph.D.Dr. Vijaykumar Sutariya received his Bachelors and Masters in Pharmacy from L. M. College of Pharmacy, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, India and Ph.D. in Pharmacy from The M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara, India. He did his postdoctoral training in pharmaceutics and drug delivery at Butler University, Indianapolis, IN. Dr. Sutariya is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the USF College of Pharmacy. He has a joint appointment with the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Translational Medicine at USF. Dr. Sutariya's research is focused on development of novel drug delivery systems such as nanoparticles, liposomes and thermoreversible gels. Anjali Hirani, Ph.D.Dr. Anjali Hirani received her M.S. and Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA. She is currently a postdoctoral fellow at the University of South Florida in the College of Pharmacy. Her research is focused on the development of sustained drug delivery systems for ocular disease.