Mr. Deepak Anant Kulkarni

Assistant Professor

Qualification : M. Pharm

Specialization : Pharmaceutics

Phone : 022-42332000 (Extn-2029)

Experience : 10 years (Academics 10 years)

Mr. Deepak Anant Kulkarni is an academician and researcher with over 10 years of experience in pharmaceutical education, research, and academic administration. He has served as an Assistant Professor at Srinath College of Pharmacy and as a Lecturer at Dr. Y. S. Khedkar College of Pharmacy. His academic experience includes teaching, student mentoring, research guidance, curriculum-related activities, and training Ph.D. coursework. He has served as Chairman of the GPAT and Career Guidance Cell and Research and Development Cell. He is also the Board of Studies (BOS) member of Solapur University. He has also been invited as a resource person for workshops on research orientation and scientific writing, Design of Experiments and has delivered guest lectures at various institutions. His research expertise includes nanotechnology-based drug delivery, crystal engineering, formulation development, and pharmaceutical research, with more than 35 research/review publications, 10+ book chapters, 2 patents, and extensive international journal reviewing experience. He is also serving as an editor for various prestigious publishers like Springer Nature, Bentham and Frontiers.

Interest areas:

Novel Drug Delivery Systems (NDDS)
Nanotechnology-Based Drug Delivery
Nose-to-Brain Drug Delivery
Pharmaceutical Formulation Development and Optimization
Crystal Engineering and Pharmaceutical Cocrystals

Research

Publications – Total number (International-29, National-07)
Book Chapters- 11
Patents- 02
Presentations- International- 03, National-03

Conferences/Workshops/Seminars attended- 10

Academic activities

He has guided 05 no. of M.Pharm. Students for their research projects.

Awards

Promising Academic Research Award – 2026 – Pharma Anveshan 2026.
Young Researcher Award – 33rd edition of Indian Scientist Awards, Singapore.
Leadership in Research Excellence Award – Sunpure Research Extract, Delhi, for research work on natural products.
Best Research Presenter Award – International Conference, NIPER Hyderabad.
Best Performer Award – Training on "Nanotechnology Based Drug Delivery Systems,” organized by Department of Science and Technology (DST) and Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT).
Best Oral Research Presenter Award – International Conference on Drug Discovery Lab to Clinic 2020, S.R.T.M. University, Nanded.
Prof. M. L. Khorana "IJPS Best Paper of the Year 2017” National Award – Indian Pharmaceutical Association (IPA), New Delhi, for postgraduate research work.

Professional Memberships

Life Member of Association of Pharmacy Teachers of India (APTI)

Honorary Member of American Chemical Society (ACS)

Recent Publications

Kale, S. S., Kulkarni, D., Magar, A. G., Butle, S. R., Chalikwar, S. S., & Moravkar, K. K. (2026). SeDeM and powder flow tools-assisted design of solid SMEDDS of luliconazole for antifungal therapy. Therapeutic Delivery. https://doi.org/10.1080/20415990.2026.2633965 (IF-3.4)
Kulkarni, D., & Pekamwar, S. (2026). Crystallographic modification of rosuvastatin calcium: Formulation, characterization and pharmacokinetic evaluation for enhanced dissolution, stability and bioavailability. Scientia Pharmaceutica, 94(1), 1. https://doi.org/10.3390/scipharm94010001 (IF-3.6)
Panzade, P., Kulkarni, D. (2026). Multifunctional herbal nanocrystals for enhanced drug delivery and biomedical applications. Crystal Research and Technology. https://doi.org/10.1002/crat.70104 (IF-2.1)
Kapare, H. S., Bhosale, M., Karwa, P., Kulkarni, D., Bhole, R. P., & Labhade, S. (2025). Phyto-assisted synthesis and investigation of zinc oxide nanoparticles for their anti-aging, sun protection and antibacterial activity. Cosmetics, 12(6), 238. https://doi.org/10.3390/cosmetics12060238 (IF-4.1)
Kulkarni, D., Giram, P. S., Mahore, J., Kapare, H. S., & Panzade, P. S. (2025). Electrospun nanofibers: A promising paradigm for biomedical applications. International Journal of Polymeric Materials and Polymeric Biomaterials, 74(5). https://doi.org/10.1080/00914037.2024.2335173 (IF-3.2)
Kulkarni, D., Agnihotri, V. V., Bhinge, S. D., Ban, M., Bari, D., & Pardeshi, C. V. (2024). Konjac glucomannan: A functional biopolymer for multifaceted drug delivery applications. Polymers for Advanced Technologies, 35(7), e6512. https://doi.org/10.1002/pat.6512 (IF-3.8)
Kulkarni, D., Sherkar, R., Shirsathe, C., Sonwane, R., Varpe, N., Shelke, S., More, M. P., Pardeshi, S. R., Dhaneshwar, G., & Junnuthula, V. B. (2023). Biofabrication of nanoparticles: Sources, synthesis, and biomedical applications. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 11, 1159193. https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2023.1159193 (IF-5.8)
Kakulade, S., Kulkarni, D., Moravkar, K. K., Zambad, S., Tekade, A., & Chalikwar, S. S. (2024). Development, characterization and pharmacokinetic evaluation of selegiline HCl loaded cubosomal thermoreversible mucoadhesive gel for nose to brain delivery. Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, 99, 106111. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jddst.2024.106111 (IF-5.2)
Kulkarni, D., Gadade, D. D., Chapaitkar, N., Shelke, S., Pekamwar, S. S., Aher, R., Ahire, A., Avhale, M., Badgule, M., Bansode, R., et al. (2023). Polymeric microneedles: An emerging paradigm for advanced biomedical applications. Scientia Pharmaceutica, 91(2), 27. https://doi.org/10.3390/scipharm91020027 (IF-3.6)
Raut, P., Dhawale, S., Kulkarni, D., Pekamwar, S., Shelke, S., Panzade, P., & Paliwal, A. (2021). Pharmacodynamic findings for the usefulness of Luffa cylindrica (L.) leaves in atherosclerosis therapy with supporting antioxidant potential. Future Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 7, 85. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43094-021-00185-8 (IF-4.5)
Garkal, A., Kulkarni, D., Musale, S., Mehta, T., & Giram, P. S. (2021). Electrospinning nanofiber technology: A multifaceted paradigm in biomedical applications. New Journal of Chemistry, 45, 21508–21533. https://doi.org/10.1039/D1NJ04159B (IF-2.6)

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