Arun K UpadhyayResearch Associate, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado Denver, USA.
Biography
2003 - 2005 Biotechnology Scholarship, DBT, India
2005 Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE), Biotechnology, All India Rank: 3rd, IITs, India
2005 - 2007 Junior Research Fellow, CSIR, India
2007 - 2010 Senior Research Fellow, CSIR, India
2012 Innovation in Nanotechnology Award, American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS)
Research Interest
My research interest includes:
1. Large-scale protein production, Downstream protein purification, Process development and scale-up, Analytical Development, Assays for in-process monitoring and testing, Pre-formulation development, biophysical characterization, stability and aggregation evaluation, and formulation development of therapeutically relevant proteins (enzymes, growth factors and monoclonal antibodies).
2. Development of stable and sustained delivery systems for macromolecules and small molecules.
3. Evaluation of ocular pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of small and biomacromolecules drug candidates.
4. Development of protein and nucleic acid based therapeutics.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE