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CURRICULUM VITAE
Of
Prof. DR. NAZAR MOHAMMAD RANJHA
PERSONAL DETAILS
NAME DR.NAZAR MOHAMMAD RANJHA
DATE/PLACE OF BIRTH JULY 10, 1957 (Gujrat) PAKISTAN
NATIONALITY PAKISTANI
CORRESPONDENCE: DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACY BAHAUDDIN
ZAKAIRYA UNIVERSITY, MULTAN PAKISTAN.
Telephone #Residence 061-4745512, Office 061-9210396, Mobile: 03455673901
E-mail address:
AREA OF SPECIALIZATION PHARMACEUTICS (DESIGN AND EVALUATION OF TARGETED AND OTHER DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS)
LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY URDU, ENGLISH AND FRENCH.
FOREIGN VISITS SWITZERLAND (Ph.D), FRANCE (conference), HUNGRY(conference), SAUDIARABIA, UNITED KINGDOM SCOTLAND (Post doc).
HEC Ph.D Approved Supervisor Pharmaceutics (Drug delivery systems)
IMPORTANT ACHIEVEMENTS/AWARDS
1) Worked as Director City Campus Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan, where Pharmacy, MBA, Economics departments were run.
2) Worked as Member of Drug Court in Multan Drug Court.
3) Awarded Scholarship of Suisse Confederation for completion of Ph.D degree.
4) Awarded Commonwealth Association Postdoctoral Fellowship completed in Glasgow University of Scottland UK.
5) Published 17 Articles in Foreign International Journals. In 2010 five articles have been published Foreign International Journals.
6) Awarded Gold Medal and Merit certificate for getting first position in B. Pharmacy.
7) Published 6 articles in National Journals
8) Awarded Research Productivity Allowance 2009
UNIVESITY EDUCATION
Degree Year Subject University
Ph.D. 1997 Pharmaceutics Geneva University, Switzerland
M. Pharmacy 1986 Pharmaceutics University of the Punjab, Lahore.
B. Pharmacy 1984 Pharmacy Subject Bahauddin Zakariya University,
Multan.
EXAMINATIONS PASSED AT GENEVA UNIVERSITY
a: Instrumental Analytical Techniques (UV, IR, NMR) for Pharmaceutical Products
b: Characteristics and Pharmaceutical uses of homo-and copolymers of Vinyl alcohol
THESES/REPORT AND SUPERVISORS
Postdoc Preparation of Quaternary Ammonium Palmitoyl Glycol Chitosan Micelles and Solubilization of Camptothecin.
Superisor Prof. Dr Ijeoma F. Uchegbue. Strethclyde University Glasgow Scotland UK.
Ph.D. Novel pH-sensitive vinyl and acrylic hydrogels for colonic drug delivery.
Supervisor Prof. Dr. Eric Doelker, Geneva University, Switzerland.
M. Pharmacy Dissolution studies of different brands of Ibuprofen tablets.
Supervisor Prof.Dr.Naeem A.Muzaffar, University of the Punjab, Lahore.
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
· February 2004 to-date Professor of Pharmacy (Pharmaceutics, Design and Evaluation of Drug Delivery Systems)
· October 2003 to April 2004 Availed Commonwealth
Post doctoral fellowship
· 24th June 2000 to February 2004 Associate Professor of Pharmacy,
(Pharmaceutics)
Department of Pharmacy, Bahauddin Zakairya University, Multan.
· 1st November (1986) to 23rd June 2000 Lecturer of Pharmacy
(Pharmaceutics)
Department of Pharmacy, Bahauddin Zakairya University, Multan.
· September (1984) to 31 October (1986) Production Pharmacist
Consolidated Chemical Laboratories, Lahore.
· 17th June (1984) to 28th July (1984) Internship, May & Baker,
Wah Cantt, Rawalpindi.
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP
(1) Pakistan Pharmacist Association Since 1984.
(2) Academic Staff Association, Bahauddin Zakairya University, Multan, Since 1986.
(3) Member Pharmacy Teacher Association
PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION (External Examiner)
Islamia University, Bahawalpur (Pharm.D. and M. Phil Theses and Ph.D theses)
University of Karachi, Karachi (M. Phil. Theses)
College of Pharmacy Punjab University Lahore (Pharm. D. and M. Phil Theses)
Member Board of studies Sindh University Jamshoro since 2010
RESEARCH PROJECTS/WORK EXPERIENCE
Research project
● pH sensitive vinylic copolymeric hydrogels for colonic drug delivery. Research conducted at Faculty of Pharmacy Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan Pakistan.
· New carbohydrate micelles for solubilizing water insoluble drugs.
Financed by Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan (HEC Research Grant).
● Preparation and characterization of new hydrogels and coating materials for targeted drug delivery. Granted by Ministry of Health Government of Pakistan Islamabad.
● Antimicrobial susceptibilities in catheter associated UTI Patients in Multan Region. Research conducted at Faculty of Pharmacy Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan Pakistan.
● Preparation and characterization of natural and synthetic copolymer hydrogels for targeted drug delivery. Financed by Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan (HEC Research Grant).
CONFERENCES/SEMINAR/SYMPOSIA
1. 21st International Symposium on Controlled Release of Bioactive Materials NICE, France, June 27-30 (1994).
2. Ist World Meeting APGI/APV Budapest, Hungry, May 9-11, (1995).
3. Lipophilicity in drug Research and Toxicology. University of Lausanne Switzerland March 21-24, (1995).
4. National Conference On Semester System B. Z. University and HEC,
24-25 January 2006.
5. Bioforum Lahore, CEMB Punjab University and HEC 13-15 March 2006.
6. Ist National Pharmacy Conference held at Islamia University of Bahawalpur. March 2007.
List of Research Papers
Foreign International Journals
1. Ranjha, N.M. and Doelker, E. pH-sensitive hydrogels for site specific drug delivery I. Swelling behaviour of crosslinked copolymers of acrylic and methacrylic acid. Scientific and Technical Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Sciences (S.T.P. Pharma Science) 9(4), 335-340 (1999).
2. Ranjha, N.M. and Doelker, E. pH-sensitive hydrogels for site specific drug delivery II. Drug release behaviour from crosslinked alkyl acrylate/methacrylic acid copolymers. S.T.P. Pharma Science 9(4), 341-349 (1999).
3. Ranjha, N.M.and Doelker, E. pH-sensitive noncrosslinked poly (vinyl alcohol-co-acrylic acid) hydrogels for site specific drug delivery. Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal 7, 137-143 (1999).
4. Ranjha, N.M., Synthesis and Characterization of noncrosslinked and crosslinked poly(vinyl alcohol-co-crotonic acid) hydrogels. Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal 7, 130-136 (1999).
5. Ranjha, N.M., Loother B.A., and Ahmad, W. Study of the characteristics and some Pharmaceutical aspects of homo and copolymers of vinyl alcohol. Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal 8(4)131-144 (2000).
6. Naveed Akhtar,Gulfisan, Mahmood Ahmad, Nazar M. Ranjha and Ahmad Mhmood. Grapefruit extract cream: Effect on melanin and skin. Cosmetics and Toiletries. 123. 55-68. 2008.
7 Nazar Mohammad Ranjha and Jahanzeb Mudassir Swelling and Aspirin Release Study: Crosslinked pH-Sensitive Vinyl Acetate-co-Acrylic Acid
(VAC/AA) Hydrogels. Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy 34; 512-521. 2008
8 Jahanzeb Mudassir and Nazar Mohammad Ranjha. Dynamic and Equilibrium Swelling Studies: Crosslinked pH sensitive Methyl methacrylate-co-Itaconic acid (MMA-co-IA) Hydrogels. Journal of Polymer Research. 15; 195-203.2008
9 Nazar Mohammad Ranjha, Jahanzeb Mudassir and Naveed Akhtar. Methyl methacrylate-co-itaconic acid hydrogels for controlled drug delivery. Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology.47; 23-30. 2008
10 Nazar Mohammad Ranjha. Polymeric Micelles of Ammonium Palmitoyl Glycol Chitosan and Solubilization of Camptothecin. PDA Journal of Phamaceutical Science and Technology. 63, January-February 2009, page 81-
11 Nazar Mohammad Ranjha Ikram Ullah Khan, Shahzad Naseem. Encapsulation and characterization of flurbiprofen loaded poly(є-caprolactone)-poly(vinylpyrrolidone) blend micropheres by solvent evaporation method. Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology. 50; 281-289. 2009
12 Nazar M. Ranjha, Hafeezullah Khan, Shahzad Naseem. Encapsulation and characterization of controlled release flurbiprofen loaded microspheres using beeswax as an encapsulating agent. J Mater Sci: Mater Med (2010) 21:1621–1630
13 Nazar M. Ranjha , Gohar Ayub , Shahzad Naseem Muhammad Tayyab Ansari Preparation and characterization of hybrid pH-sensitive hydrogels of
chitosan-co-acrylic acid for controlled release of verapamil. J Mater Sci: Mater Med (2010) 21:2805–2816
14 Nazar M. RANJHA, Jahanzeb MUDASSIR, Tanveer ABBAS, Mohammad A.F. SIAM & Abid HUSSAIN In Vitro Evaluation of Commercially Available Theophylline Sustained Release Tablets in Pakistan. Latin American Journal of Pharmacy (formerly Acta Farmacéutica Bonaerense). Lat. Am. J. Pharm. 29 (6): 869-75 (2010)
15 Muhammad Tayyab Ansari, Shahid Karim, Nazar Muhammad Ranjha, Nisar Hussain Shah and Sher Muhammad. Physicochemical Characterization of Artemether Solid Dispersions with Hydrophilic Carriers by Freeze Dried and Melt Methods. Arch Pharm Res Vol 33, No 6, 901-910, 2010
16 I.U.Khan, N.M.Ranjha, H.Q.Mehmood Development of ethylcellulose-polyethylene glycol and ethylcellulose-polyvinyl pyrrolidone blend oral microspheresof ibuprofen. J. DRUG DEL. SCI. TECH., 20 (6) 439-444 2010
17 Nazar M Ranjha, Jahanzeb Mudassir and Zuhair Zubair Sheikh. Synthesis and Characterization of pH-Sensitive Pectin/Acrylic Acid Hydrogels for Verapamil Release Study. Iranian Polymer Journal 20 (2), 2011, 147-159
18 Talib Hussain, Nazar Muhammad Ranjha and Yasser Shahzad. Swelling and Controlled Release of Tramadol Hydrochloride from a pH-Sensitive Hydrogel. Designed Monomers and Polymers 14 (2011) 233–249
Three articles have been accepted in impact factor bearing Journals.
Local Journals
19 Iqbal, N., Ahmad, B., Janbaz, K.H., Ijaz, A.S. and Ranjha, N.M. Reverse phase high performance liquid chromatographic method for determination of paracetamol in human serum. Sci. Int. (Lahore) 3(3), 221-222 (1991).
20 Ranjha, N.M., Swelling behaviour of pH-sensitive crosslinked poly(vinyl acetate-co-acrylic acid) hydrogels for site specific drug delivery. Pak. Journal Phamaceutical Sciences 12 (1) 33-41 (1999).
21 Ranjha, N.M and Rashid A. Synthesis and Characterization of anionic pH Sensitive acrylic and itaconic acid coplymers for site specific drug delivery.
Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences (Pakistan) 20 85-95 (2001)
21 Rashid.A Ranjha N.M. Stability and quantitation of Cefaclor in Pharmaceutical dosage forms using RP - HPLC Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences (Pakistan) 25 –33-(2001).
22 Ranjha. N.M. Mufti A.R and Wajahat Mehmood. Effect of pH on dissolution behaviour of commercially available diclofenac sodium Tablets. Jounal of Rescarch (Science) (Pakistan) 12 (1), 78-84 (2001)
23 Ranjha. N.M., Rahat Ramzan and Naveed Aslam. Dissolition behaviour of commercially available enteric coated aspirin tablets. Jounal of Rescarch (Science) (Pakistan). 13 (1). 63-70 (2002).
List of Abstracts/Proceedings
24. Ranjha, N.M. Doelker, E. Equilibrium selling behaviour of pH-sensitive anionic vinyl alcohol copolymers. Proc. Ist World Meeting APGI/APV, Budapest, 9-11 May, 1995.
25 Ranjha, N.M. Doelker, E. Equilibrium and dynamic swelling behaviour of pH-sensitive acrylic hydrogels for colonic drug delivery. Proc. 2nd World Meeting APGI/APV Paris 25-28 May, 1998.
26 Ranjha, N.M. Doelker, E. Solute release behaviour from pH-sensitive acrylic hydrogels for clonic drug delivery. Proc. Int. Symp. Control Rel. Bioact. Mater 25 (1998), Controlled Release Society Inc.
27. Jahanzeb Mudassir and Nazar M. Ranjha. Dynamic and equilibrium swelling behaviour of crosslinked methyl methacrylate-co-itaconic acid (MMA-co-IA) hydrogels p 8: 2007 (March 2007).
REFERENCES
1 Prof. Dr.Abdul Subhan Ijaz Pharmacy Department Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan. Pakistan
2 Prof. Dr. Mehmood Ahmad Dean Faculty of Pharmacy Islamia Univesity Bahawalpur.