Pranav Shah

Biography:

Dr. Pranav J. Shah is currently Professor and Head of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology at Maliba Pharmacy College. He has around 18 years of experience which includes amalgamation of industry, teaching and research experience.He has completed his B. Pharm, M. Pharm and Ph. D from The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat,India. He had received UGC scholarships during his M. Pharm and Ph.D. He has worked for 5 years in Research & Development (R&D) of various reputed organisations such as Macleods, Glenmark and Ipca. He was actively involved in formulation development of Para-III and Para-IV drugs. He has over 66 refereed publications, 1 book and 12 book chapters. His areas of research include development of nanocarriers and solubility/bioavailability enhancement.  He has been awarded International Travel Grant by CSIR in 2017 and ICMR in 2015. He is also a recipient of Research Promotion Scheme by Uka Tarsadia University in the years 2017, 2019,2022 and Minor Research Project by Gujarat Council on Science and Technology in 2015. He is a life member of APTI and IPA and member of CRS-IC. He is a member of Board of Studies of Faculty of Pharmacy and Academic Council of Uka Tarsadia University. He is a referee for M. Pharm & Ph. D at several universities and is an invited reviewer for many journals of repute. He has successfully organised several national and international conferences, workshops and seminars.