Research Interests

• Optimization of topical, transdermal and buccal drug delivery
• Development of novel permeation models and computational modeling
• Design and evaluation of novel dermal penetration enhancers and retardants & their structure-activity relationships
• Design and testing of novel formulations for topical and transdermal drug delivery including creams, emulsions, gels and micro-and nano-carrier systems
• Treatment & therapeutics for dermatological diseases such as atopic dermatitis, melanoma and psoriasis
• Physical approaches to enhancing dermal drug delivery: iontophoresis, microneedles as well as formulation optimization
• Visualization of drug transport pathways in skin using Raman, Fourier Transform Infra-Red spectroscopy, electron and confocal microscopy
• Development of novel human tissue cultured skin equivalents for permeability testing
• Computational approaches to predicting skin transport of drugs
• Optimization of buccal drug delivery
• Pharmacokinetics and ADME studies in animals and humans