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Education:Post-Doctoral Fellowship, University of South Florida
Ph.D., The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, India
M. Pharm., The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, India
B. Pharm., Gujarat University, India
Dr. Bhatt is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and has been with the institute since 2021. She has a Bachelor of Pharmacy from Gujarat University, India, a Master of Pharmacy in Pharmaceutics (New Drug Delivery Systems), and a Ph.D. in Pharmacy from The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, India. While pursuing her doctoral degree in the area of pharmaceutical sciences, she was awarded the Junior and Senior Research Fellowship Award by the University Grants Commission, India. Her Ph.D. dissertation was focused on site-specific drug delivery for the treatment of ovarian cancer and her research has reached an international scientific audience through her publications in well-known journals of the field. In 2018, she moved to Tampa, Florida to pursue her postdoctoral experience in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, at Taneja College of Pharmacy, University of South Florida. As a postdoctoral fellow, she was leading a research project funded by the Florida High-tech Corridor Matching Grant on formulation development of polymeric nanoformulations for sustained delivery of drugs in the posterior segment of the eye to treat neovascular age-related macular degeneration.
Teaching
Dr. Bhatt is involved in co-teaching the following courses for the Campus Pathway and Online Pathway at Wegmans School of Pharmacy:
PHAR 3142 – Pharmaceutics I
PHAR 3242 – Pharmaceutics II
PHAR 3122 – Pharmacy Calculations
PHAR 4212 – Compounding of Sterile and Semi-Solid Preparations
PHAR 5510 – Independent Research Elective
PHAR5530 – Peer Instruction
PHAR 5514 –Topics in Drug Delivery Elective
Research
Her primary area of research interest is developing drug delivery systems mainly focusing on oncology and ophthalmology therapeutic areas. Her strength in the field of drug delivery lies in her background and experience in the formulation development of lipid and polymer-based nanoparticulate systems as well as sustained drug delivery systems using thermoreversible gel. She has one granted US patent, edited one book, authored nine book chapters, and 29 peer-reviewed publications in reputed journals of the field. She is also serving as a reviewer for 11 and topic editor in 2 reputed international journals.
Publications on Google Scholar
Recent publications
- Development and testing of nanoparticles delivery for P7C3 small molecule using injury models. Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry. Oct 2023. Co-authored with V Sutariya, A Saini, A Miller, SL Badole, J Tur, M Gittinger, JW Kim, R Manickam, SM Tipparaju.
- FSHR-mediated targeted delivery of paclitaxel immunoliposomes in receptor overexpressing ovarian cancer cells. Cancer Research 2023;83(7_Suppl): Abstract nr 2005. April 2023.
- Nanoparticles and nanogel drug compositions for treatment of age-related macular degeneration. US Patent. Oct 2022. Co-authored with V Sutariya, V Amin, SM Tipparaju.
- Development and Evaluation of Exenatide Loaded PLGA Nanoparticles for Intranasal Delivery in the Treatment of Obesity. Drug Delivery Letters. June 2022. Co-authored with T Pandya, A Misra.
- Formulation and Characterization of Raloxifene Nanostructured Lipid Carriers for Permeability and Uptake Enhancement Applications. ASSAY and Drug Development Technologies. May 2022. Co-authored with A Sharma, J Streets, P Patel, V Sutariya, SV Gupta.
- Honokiol-Loaded Methoxy Poly (Ethylene Glycol) Polycaprolactone Micelles for the Treatment of Age-Related Macular Degeneration. ASSAY and Drug Development Technologies. Sept 2021. Co-authored with A Shahid, A Miller, V Sutariya.
- Chapter 1-Polymers in Drug Delivery: An Update. Editor(s): Ambikanandan Misra, Aliasgar Shahiwala, Applications of Polymers in Drug Delivery (Second Edition), Elsevier, 2021, Co-authored with S Trehan, N Inamdar, VK Mourya, A Misra.