Dr. Usama Ahmad

Associate Professor
Integral University, India


Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Drug Delivery from Integral University, Lucknow, India

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Biography

Dr. Usama Ahmad, Pharmaceutics specialist from Amity University, holds a Ph.D. from Integral University. As an Associate Professor at Integral University's Faculty of Pharmacy, he conducted research funded by SERB-DST. With 27+ journal articles, 5 edited books, and 9 book chapters, Dr. Ahmad focuses on nanoformulations for drug delivery. He is a member of organizations like AACR, IASLC and BSNM.

Area of Interest:

Pharmaceutics
Drug Delivery
Nanodrug delivery
Drug formulation
Biomaterials

Selected Publications

  1. Ahmad, U., Z. Ahmad, A.A. Khan, J. Akhtar, S.P. Singh and F.J. Ahmad, 2018. Strategies in development and delivery of nanotechnology based cosmetic products. Drug Res. 10.1055/a-0582-9372.
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  2. Qadir, A., A. Ali, M. Arif, A.H. Al-Rohaimi and S.P. Singh et al., 2017. Solvent extraction and GC-MS analysis of sesame seeds for determination of bioactive antioxidant fatty acid/fatty oil components. Drug Res., 68: 344-348.
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  3. Ali, A., V.A. Ansari, U. Ahmad, J. Akhtar and A. Jahan, 2017. Nanoemulsion: An advanced vehicle for efficient drug delivery. Drug Res. (Stuttg), 10.1055/s-0043-115124.
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  4. Ahmad, U., J. Akhtar, S.P. Singh, Badruddeen, F.J. Ahmad, S. Siddiqui and Wahajuddin, 2017. Silymarin nanoemulsion against human hepatocellular carcinoma: Development and optimization. Artif. Cells Nanomed. Biotechnol., 2017: 1-11.
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  5. Siddiqui, M.A., A. Usama, A.K. Ahmed, A. Mohammad, Badruddeen, K. Mohammad, A. Juber, 2016. Isoprenaline: A tool for inducing myocardial infarction in experimental animals. Int. J. Pharm., 6: 138-144.

  6. Ahmad, U. and M. Faiyazuddin, 2016. Smart nanobots: The future in nanomedicine and biotherapeutics. J. Nanomed. Biotherapeutic Discov, Vol. 6. 10.4172/2155-983X.1000e140.
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  7. Ahmad, U. and F. Md., 2016. Smart nanobots: The future in nanomedicine and biotherapeutics. J.Nanomedine Biotherapeutic Discovery, Vol. 6. 10.4172/2155-983X.1000e140.
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  8. Khan, U.A., U. Ahmad, M.U. Ashhar, M.N. Javed, G.K. Jain and F.J. Ahmad, 2015. Development and Evaluation of Satranidazole Nanoparticulate Mucoadhesive System for periodontitis. J. Club Pharm. Sci., 2: 1-19.
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  9. Ahmad, U., M. Faiyazuddin, M.T. Hussain, S. Ahmad, T.M. Alshammari and F. Shakeel, 2015. Silymarin: An insight to its formulation and analytical prospects. Acta physiol. Plant., Vol. 37. 10.1007/s11738-015-2008-3.
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  10. Faiyazuddin, U.A., 2014. Nano pharmaceuticals: A hope for patent expired formulations. Intel. Prop. Rights, 10.4172/2375-4516.1000e104.
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  11. Ahmad, U., M.T. Hussain and M. Faiyazuddin, 2014. Nanotechnology-Based Chemopreventive Approaches to Improve the Oral Delivery of Silymarin in Liver Cancer. In: Nanotechnology: Novel Perspectives and Prospects, Singh, B., A. Kaushik, S.K. Mehta and S.K. Tripathi (Eds.)., McGraw Hill Education, India, pp: 809-817.

  12. Ahmad, U., M.T. Hussain and M. Faiyazuddin, 2014. Improved Oral Delivery of Silymarin in Liver Cancer. In: Nanotechnology: Novel Perspectives and Prospects, Singh, B., A. Kaushik, S.K. Mehta and S.K. Tripathi (Eds.). McGraw Hill Publishers, USA., pp: 809-817.

  13. Ahmad, U. and M. Faiyazuddin, 2014. Patented nanopharmaceuticals: A hope for patent expired formulations. Int. Prop. Rights, Vol. 2 .
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