M. Pharm., Ph.D. (Pharm. Sciences)

sarithas@sies.edu.in

 

Dr Saritha R. Shetty

Principal & Professor


Dr. Saritha Shetty has rich work experience of ~20y both in academic as well as in the Pharma Industry. At initial days of her professional career, she served as Scientist in Analytical R&D at Syngene Intl. Pvt. Ltd. (A Biocon Group), Bangalore. She completed projects of major clients like Baxter ACC – (Baxter Anesthesia Critical Care, New Jersey, USA) for analytical method development and validation using HPLC and GC as per ICH guidelines.

Later, she joined SVKMs NMIMS (deemed to be University) as an academician to pursue her research and teaching career. She also served as Section Head – Pharmaceutics and In-charge of Pilot Plant. Played an Instrumental role in setting up the Central Instrumental Lab and Pilot Plant at SPPSPTM, NMIMS.

Developed various curricula and modules for lab work and designed various skilled activity programs with innovative pedagogy tools for both UG and PG programs at SPPSPTM, NMIMS. Organized various faculty development programs, seminars, workshops, conferences of national and international repute.

Over 17yrs of academic experience at NMIMS, Dr. Shetty has served as Member of the Board of Studies. She has also held responsibilities like In-charge of Examination committee, Alumni cell, Women Development Cell, Discipline committee, Student Grievance committee, Blackboard Committee and Sports committee. She has organized various workshops and skill building activities for faculty members and PG students. She hosted SVKM’s NMIMS Convocations, DST Inspire Internship Science Camp (2014), National Conference (NCNDDR) 2015 and Artificial Intelligence International Conference- 2016. Also been an active member for the PCI, NBA and NAAC inspections for regulatory approvals of NMIMS programs.

Dr. Shetty also delivered a talk as a guest speaker at Chromatographic Society’s International conference held at The GlaxoSmithKline R&D laboratories at Ware, UK. She has been invited as a guest speaker, jury or panel member for various inter and intra-collegiate events. She has served as an examiner for various university level assessments for PG and doctoral programs; judged academic posters and presentations at National and International events.
Interested Areas:
- Formulation development: Excipient technology, Polymer nanotechnology, Transdermal and Topical drug delivery systems, Oral and Mucoadhesive drug delivery systems.
- Herbal Research and Cosmetic Technology.
- Analytical Method Development and Validation

Publications

  • Publications: 14 (International - 10, National- 4)
  • Book chapters: 16
  • Presentations:21 International (10) and National (11)
  • Research Grant:• An International Research Grant Completed: As Co-investigator (Project title: Nutritional Supplement enriched water purifier funded by Grand Challenges Canada, CAD 99532).

Conferences/Workshops/Seminars Attended

Total Attended: 40

Recent Publications

No. Title Type Link
1 Yadav KS, Nijhawan HP, Gite P, Shetty S. Nanofiber Power: Reinforcing in-situ Hydrogel for Enhanced Rivastigmine Delivery. Journal Article View
2 Patil, R., Thakur, A., Purswani, T., Chatterjee, B., Shetty, S. Future Perspectives for the Management of Migraine Pain. Book Chapter View
3 Gupta, D.S., Gupta, D.S., Shetty, S.R. A Recent Overview of the Growing Applications of Biosimilars in Pancreatic Cancer Management: Current Picture and Future Perspectives. Book Chapter View
4 Gupta, D.S., Gadi, V., Shetty, S. Insight on the Clinical Trials of Immunotherapy for the Treatment of Lung Cancer. Book Chapter View
5 Gupta, D.S., Shetty, S.R. Future Perspectives of Cancer Immunotherapy for the Treatment of Lung Cancer. Book Chapter View
6 Jessamine V, Mehndiratta S, De Rubis G, Paudel KR, Shetty S, Suares D, Chellappan DK, Oliver BG, Hansbro PM, Dua K. The application of nanoparticles as advanced drug delivery systems in Attenuating COPD. Journal Article View
7 Gehlot S, Shetty S. Biomedical applications of electrospun nanofibers in the management of androgenic alopecia. Journal Article View
8 Shetty S, Shetty S. Cubosome-based cosmeceuticals: A breakthrough in skincare. Journal Article View
9 Ezeokafor I, Upadhya A, Shetty S. Neurosensory prosthetics: an integral neuromodulation part of bioelectronic device. Journal Article View
10 Ghosh S, Javia A, Shetty S, Bardoliwala D, Maiti K, Banerjee S, Khopade A, Misra A, Sawant K, Bhowmick S. Triple negative breast cancer and non-small cell lung cancer: Clinical challenges and nano-formulation approaches. Journal Article View
Year Award Title Awarded By
2022 Second place in poster presentation for research paper at 'International Conference on Emerging Trends in Drug Discovery and Development [ICETD3-2022]' Birla Institute of Technology
2020 Outstanding Oral Presentation Award for research paper at ICONICA 2020 - Global Health Summit Punjab University, Chandigarh, India
2016 Best Poster Presentation Award at 68th Indian Pharmaceutical Congress Andhra University, Vishakhapatnam, India
2015 Invited as a speaker at Chromatographic Society’s conference on 'Analytical Challenges and Solutions for Difficult Pharmaceutical Molecules' GlaxoSmithKline R&D Laboratories, Hertfordshire, UK
2015 Travel Grant Award from INSA and CICS for International Symposium at GSK INSA and CICS
2013-2014 Best Teaching Award SVKM’s NMIMS
2010 DBT Travel Grant for presenting research paper at Controlled Release Society, Portland, US DBT
Academic Activities
- She has guided Ph.D. research scholars, M. Pharm. and B. Pharm students for their research projects at SVKM’s NMIMS in 2007- 2024.
-At SVKMS NMIMS, she also served as Section Head – Pharmaceutics and In-charge of Pilot Plant. Earlier, she has held responsibilities like In-charge of Examination committee, Alumni cell, Women Development Cell, Discipline committee, Student Grievance committee, Blackboard Committee and Sports committee. She served as Member of the Board of Studies.
Professional Memberships
- Life Member of Indian Women Scientists’ Association (IWSA)
- Life Member of Indian Pharmaceutical Association (IPA)
- Life Member of Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India (APTI)
- Life Member of Society of Pharmaceutical Education & Research (SPER)
- Registered Pharmacist under Maharashtra State Pharmacy Council of India.