Padma Devarajan's Biography

Padma Devarajan, Head/Professor, Institute of Chemical Technology

Dr (Ms) Padma V. Devarajan is Professor in Pharmacy and Head, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology at the Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India. The Institute of Chemical Technology is the only ELITE University and Centre of Excellence in the state of Maharashtra in India. With over twenty five years of experience in teaching and research, she has supervised over 75 students for the Masters and PhD degree. Her research interests include colloidal carriers for targeted delivery in cancer and infectious diseases, Bioenhancement strategies, and Mucosal DDS as alternative to parenteral administration. She has publications in international and national peer reviewed cited journals and five book chapters in the area of drug delivery. Her book as Editor on “Targetted Drug Delivery- Concepts and Strategies ” has been recently published by Springer. She has delivered invited lectures at national and international conferences across the globe.

She has filed over twenty patents international/ national, has seven patents granted and four patents licensed. Her research is funded through a number of Grants from the Government of India including the Department of Biotechnology, Department of Science and Technology, Department of Atomic Energy, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (under the New Millenium Indian Technology Leadership Initiative), Indian Council of Medical Research, University Grants Commission and the All India Council for Technical Education, and the the industry including companies from Japan, Germany and USA and is a consultant to the Pharma Industry.

She was associated with the Controlled Release Society Inc.,USA as Board Member, Member on the Board of Scientific Advisors and Chair of the Young Scientist Mentor Protégé Committee and is currently Co-chair of the Outstanding Paper Award Committee of the Journal Drug Development and Translational Research, of the of the Controlled Release Society Inc., USA. She is Patron Member of the Controlled Release Society Indian Chapter and Member of the Advisory Committee of the Drug Information Association, India and Member on the editorial board of the Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences an Elsevier publication.

Prof. Devarajan is a gold medallist of Mumbai university at B.Pharm, a nominated Fellow of the Maharashtra Academy of Sciences, a recipient of the American Association of Indian Pharmaceutical Scientists Distinguished Educator and Researcher Award 2011, the VASVIK award for Industrial Research to Women in 2011 and the Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India (APTI) Prof. C J Shishoo Award for Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences in 2013.