In May, 65 faculty, industrial scientists, students and guests met to discuss research proposals and ongoing research on innovations in pharmaceutical processing of small and large molecular therapeutics. Steve Nail, one of the founders of CPPR, gave a very motivating keynote address focusing on the people who influenced his career and the pharmaceutical processing field.
Free Tech Note by CPPR Faculty, Xiuling Lu, Based on her SP Scientific Webinar
SP Scientific, a CPPR company, is making available for free a tech note fc0b7561-8250-4b9e-92e9-a5150c4bcfb2.pdf (ctctusercontent.com)based on Dr. Xiuling Lu’s excellent webinar on the Freeze-Drying Nanoparticles.
CPPR Faculty at University of Connecticut, Dr. Na Li, was awarded one of this year’s Research Starter Grants in Drug Delivery for her novel research in how the particle drifting effect enhances oral absorption of colloidal drug systems.
Dr. Tony Zhou, Associate Professor of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy and CPPR Associate Site Director at Purdue, receives 2021 Young Investigator Award from the Pharmaceutics Journal. This award recognizes young researchers who have produced ground-breaking research and made a significant contribution to the advancement of pharmaceutics and biopharmaceutics.
SP Scientific, a CPPR company, is making available for free a tech note 0ca96f61-ab71-4bd7-976a-c6802f23d802.pdf (ctctusercontent.com) based on Dr. Munjal’s expert webinar on Formulation Components for Freeze-Drying.
The January 2023 issue of JPharmSci will be dedicated to Raj Sury for his contributions to the understanding of solids and lyophilized formulations. Those interested in contributing to the issue should contact Dr. Seema Thakral (sthakral109@gmail.com).
CPPR student, Wei-Chung Jimmy Luo, and his advisor, Xiuling Lu, from UConn, along with coworkers showed the different lyoprotectants required for several types of nanoparticles. Click on https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpb.2021.10.014 to read more.
Shipra Malik and Akshay Narula from University of Connecticut were recognized at the AAPS PharmSci360 meeting for their abstracts – Nanoparticle Delivered Short Anti-miR PNAs for Lymphoma Therapy; and Elucidating the Mechanism and Impact of Amorphous Drug Aggregates on the Permeability of Poorly Soluble Drugs. Congratulations to Shipra and her advisor, CPPR Faculty, Dr. Raman Bahal, and to Akshay and his advisor, CPPR Faculty, Dr. Na Li. https://cppr.uconn.edu
Jayesh Sonje from the lab of Professor Raj Suryanarayanan at University of Minnesota, was recognized by the International Pharmaceutical Excipients Council Foundation for his significant contributions to the field of excipients research. Jayesh joins a long list of CPPR faculty and students who have received prestigious awards from IPEC Foundation. https://cppr.uconn.edu
The Foundation of the International Pharmaceutical Excipients Council (IPEC) selected CPPR Faculty, Dr. Na Li, UConnPharmacy, as the 2021 Patrick DeLuca Emerging Researcher. This award celebrates early career scientists with a demonstrated interest in and dedication to the area of excipients. Dr. Li will present her winning research proposal at the IPEC Awards ceremony on October 17, 2021.
