Dr. Anroop Nair, Ph.D
Associate Professor
College of Clinical Pharmacy
P.O. Box 400, King Faisal University
Al-Ahsa, 31982
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Biography
Pharmacy professional with multidisciplinary research background having more than a decade of experience in drug delivery systems. Expertise in the field of novel preclinical drug delivery approaches, buccal drug delivery, targeted drug delivery, nano formulation and drug delivery, topical & transdermal drug delivery, transungual drug delivery, oral controlled drug delivery, non-invasive therapeutic drug monitoring, pharmacokinetic studies, dermatokinetic studies etc. More than 100 research findings which are published in peer reviewed journals or presented in conferences. Successfully completed several research projects funded by various agencies. Currently, working on various drug delivery projects with the objective of improving the treatment methods of diseases and replace all invasive and painful techniques with the most patient acceptable non-invasive techniques. Over fifteen years of experience in teaching the undergraduate and/or post graduate students. Active member of several pharmaceutical councils/forums, and reviewer for several peer reviewed journals in the field of Pharmaceutics.
Recent Publications
- Jacob S, NAIR AB, Patel V, Shah J. 3D Printing Technologies: Recent Development and Emerging Applications in Various Drug Delivery Systems. AAPS PharmSciTech. 2020;21(6).
- Satyavert, Gupta S, NAIR AB, Attimarad M. Development and validation of bioanalytical method for the determination of hydrazinocurcumin in rat plasma and organs by HPLC-UV. Journal of Chromatography B: Analytical Technologies in the Biomedical and Life Sciences. 2020;1156.
- Shinu P, Singh VA, NAIR A, Venugopala KN, Akrawi SH. Papain-cetylpyridinium chloride and pepsin-cetylpyridinium chloride; two novel, highly sensitive, concentration, digestion and decontamination techniques for culturing mycobacteria from clinically suspected pulmonary tuberculosis cases. PLoS One. 2020;15(8):e0236700.
- Shehata TM, NAIR AB, Al-Dhubiab BE, Shah J, Jacob S, Alhaider IA, et al. Vesicular emulgel based system for transdermal delivery of insulin: Factorial design and in vivo evaluation. Applied Sciences (Switzerland). 2020;10(15).
- Sharma A, Gupta S, Chauhan S, NAIR A, Sharma P. Astilbin: A promising unexplored compound with multidimensional medicinal and health benefits. Pharmacol Res. 2020;158.
- Gorain B, Choudhury H, NAIR AB, Dubey SK, Kesharwani P. Theranostic application of nanoemulsions in chemotherapy. Drug Discovery Today. 2020;25(7):1174-88.
- Jhaveri M, NAIR AB, Shah J, Jacob S, Patel V, Mehta T. Improvement of oral bioavailability of carvedilol by liquisolid compact: optimization and pharmacokinetic study. Drug Delivery and Translational Research. 2020; 10, 975-985.
- Morsy MA, Ali EM, Kandeel M, Venugopala KN, NAIR AB, Greish K, et al. Screening and molecular docking of novel benzothiazole derivatives as potential antimicrobial agents. Antibiotics. 2020;9(5).
- NAIR AB, Al-Dhubiab BE, Shah J, Jacob S, Saraiya V, Attimarad M, et al. Mucoadhesive buccal film of almotriptan improved therapeutic delivery in rabbit model. Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal. 2020;28(2):201-9.
- Attimarad M, Venugopala KN, SreeHarsha N, Aldhubiab BE, NAIR AB. Validation of rapid RP-HPLC method for concurrent quantification of amlodipine and celecoxib in pure and formulation using an experimental design. Microchem J. 2020;152.
- Jacob S, NAIR AB, Shah J. Emerging role of nanosuspensions in drug delivery systems. Biomaterials Research. 2020;24(1).
- Sreeharsha N, Venugopala KN, NAIR AB, Roopashree TS, Attimarad M, Hiremath JG, et al. An efficient, lung-targeted, drug-delivery system to treat asthma via microparticles. Drug Des Devel Ther. 2019;13:4389-403.
- NAIR AB, Sreeharsha N, Al-Dhubiab BE, Hiremath JG, Shinu P, Attimarad M, et al. HPMC-and plga-based nanoparticles for the mucoadhesive delivery of sitagliptin: Optimization and in vivo evaluation in rats. Materials. 2019;12(24).
- NAIR AB, Shah J, Al-Dhubiab BE, Patel SS, Morsy MA, Patel V, et al. Development of asialoglycoprotein receptor-targeted nanoparticles for selective delivery of gemcitabine to hepatocellular carcinoma. Molecules. 2019;24(24).
- Morsy MA, Abdel-Latif RG, NAIR AB, Venugopala KN, Ahmed AF, Elsewedy HS, et al. Preparation and evaluation of atorvastatin-loaded nanoemulgel on wound-healing efficacy. Pharmaceutics. 2019;11(11).
- NAIR AB, Shah J, Aljaeid BM, Al-Dhubiab BE, Jacob S. Gellan gum-based hydrogel for the transdermal delivery of nebivolol: Optimization and evaluation. Polymers. 2019;11(10).
- NAIR AB, Shah J, Aljaeid BM, Al-Dhubiab BE, Jacob S. Gellan gum-based hydrogel for the transdermal delivery of nebivolol: Optimization and evaluation. Polymers. 2019;11(10).
- Morsy MA, Gupta S, NAIR AB, Venugopala KN, Greish K, El-Daly M. Protective effect of spirulina platensis extract against dextran-sulfate-sodium-induced ulcerative colitis in rats. Nutrients. 2019;11(10).
- Sreeharsha N, Ramnarayanan C, Al-Dhubiab BE, NAIR AB, Hiremath JG, Venugopala KN, et al. Mucoadhesive Particles: A Novel, Prolonged-Release Nanocarrier of Sitagliptin for the Treatment of Diabetics. BioMed Research International. 2019;2019.
- Attimarad M, Narayanswamy VK, Aldhubaib BE, SreeHarsha N, NAIR AB. Development of UV spectrophotometry methods for concurrent quantification of amlodipine and celecoxib by manipulation of ratio spectra in pure and pharmaceutical formulation. PLoS One. 2019;14(9).
- Jacob S, NAIR AB, Shah J. Revisiting clinical practice in therapeutic drug monitoring of first-generation antiepileptic drugs. Drugs and Therapy Perspectives. 2019;35(10):500-17.
- Al-Attraqchi OHA, Attimarad M, Venugopala KN, NAIR A, Al-Attraqchi NHA. Adenosine A2A receptor as a potential drug target-current status and future perspectives. Curr Pharm Des. 2019;25(25):2716-40.
- NAIR AB, Gupta S, Al-Dhubiab BE, Jacob S, Shinu P, Shah J, et al. Effective therapeutic delivery and bioavailability enhancement of pioglitazone using drug in adhesive transdermal patch. Pharmaceutics. 2019;11(7).
- Morsy MA, Patel SS, El-Sheikh AAK, Savjani JK, NAIR AB, Shah JN, et al. Computational and biological comparisons of plant steroids as modulators of inflammation through interacting with glucocorticoid receptor. Mediators Inflamm. 2019;2019.
- Jigar S, NAIR AB, Jacob S, Patel RK, Hiral S, Tamer MS, Morsy MA, Nanoemulsion based vehicle for effective ocular delivery of moxifloxacin using experimental design and pharmacokinetic study in rabbits. Pharmaceutics, 2019, 11, 230.
- Al-Dhubiab BE, NAIR AB, Kumria R, Attimarad M, Harsha S. Development and evaluation of nebivolol hydrochloride nanocrystals impregnated buccal film. Farmacia. 2019;67(2):282-9.
- Shah H, NAIR AB, Shah J, Bharadia P, Al-Dhubiab BE. Proniosomal gel for transdermal delivery of lornoxicam: optimization using factorial design and in vivo evaluation in rats. DARU, Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 2019;27(1):59-70.
Employment Record
King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia
December, 2017 – September, 2022Associate Professor
King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia
January, 2012 – November, 2017Assistant Professor
MM University, India
September, 2009-December, 2011Professor
University of Missisipi, Missisippi, USA
August, 2007- August, 2009Post Doctoral Fellow
Masterskill University, Malaysia
March, 2007 – July, 2007Senior Lecturer
PES College of Pharmacy, India
January, 2005 – February, 2007Assistant Professor
SBS PG Institute, India
March, 1999 – January, 2005Lecturer/Senior Lecturer
King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia
Since October, 2022Professor
More information
• Physical Pharmacy
• Drug Delivery Systems
• Pharmaceutical Dosage Form
• Biopharmaceutics &Pharmacokinetics
• Pharmaceutics
• Pharmaceutical Technology
• Scopus h Index-27
• Research Publications-140
• Review Articles -41
• Conference presentations-79
• Book/Chapters-5
• Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Mississippi, Mississippi, USA (2009)
• PhD in Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India (2006).
• Master of Pharmaceutics, Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi, India (1998).
• Bachelor of Pharmacy, The Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University, Chennai, India (1996).
• Listed in the World’s Top 2% Scientists in 2020by Stanford University (https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3000918)
• Awarded 3rd position in the Outstanding Faculty Award; Scientific Research Track, Nqati, 4th edition, King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia. March 2019.
• Awarded 4th position in the Distinguished Faculty Member Award, Nqati, 3rd edition, King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia. April 2018.
Drug Delivery, Transungual, Topical & Transdermal, Buccal Drug Delivery, Nano formulation and drug delivery, Targeted Drug Delivery, Dermatokinetics, Oral Controlled Drug Delivery, NoninvasiveTherapeutic Drug Monitoring.