Dr. Rohan Vijayanand Pai

Qualification              : M. Pharm., Ph.D.

Specialization            : Pharmaceutics

E mail                           : rohan.pai@nmims.edu

Phone                          : 022-42332000 (Extn.- 2140)

Experience                  : 6.8 Years (Industry - 1.8 years, Academics - 5 years)

He has completed his Ph.D. (Tech.) in Pharmaceutics from the Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, where he worked on the development of novel drug delivery systems for ophthalmic applications using computer-aided approaches. A part of his research dealt with applying computational methods to streamline the process of screening materials and systematically designing nanocarrier based drug delivery systems. Previously, he was employed in the Formulation and Development (F & D) department of Rubicon Research Pvt. Ltd. as a Research Officer, where he was actively involved in the development and evaluation of a polymer and a polymeric delivery system based on their platform technology.

Interest areas

• Nano Delivery Systems - Formulation and characterization aspects of Nanostructured Lipid Carriers, Microparticles, Liposomes, Cylcodextrins and Nanofibers.
• Formulation Development - Formulation aspects of Ophthalmic, Pulmonary, Intranasal and Mucoadhesive.
• Experimental Designs – Development of delivery systems with application of Quality by Design (QbD) and Design of Experiments (DoE) approaches.
• Computer-Aided Formulation Development - Simulations and screening of excipients using computer based approaches.

Research

• Publications – 16 (International- 15, National- 1)
• Books- Nil
• Book Chapters- 5
• Patents- Nil
• Presentations- 6 (International- 1, National- 5)
• Government funded projects – Nil
• Industry projects - Nil

Conferences/Workshops/Seminars attended- 30

Academic activities

He has guided 12 M.Pharm. students for their research projects and 2 candidates are registered for PhD under his supervision. 

 Awards

• Best Preclinical Research Paper Award – 2019 awarded for the Research paper titled "Exploring molecular dynamics simulation to predict binding with ocular mucin: An in silico approach for screening mucoadhesive materials for ocular retentive delivery systems” at the National Workshop on Animal Pharmacology and Toxicological Studies (APTS 2019) organized by Baptala College of Pharmacy on 27-28^th December 2019.
• Awarded UGC-SAP JRF and SRF fellowships for Ph.D. (Tech) specialization in Pharmaceutics at the Institute of Chemical Technology during 2014-2019.
• Awarded 2^nd place for a poster titled "Chitosan Based Microparticles For Inhalation Delivery of Rifampicin and Rifabutin” at the 5th Symposium on Nasal & Pulmonary Drug Delivery, Mumbai, November 2011.
• Recipient of UGC JRF fellowship for M.Pharm. specialization in Pharmaceutics at Bombay College of Pharmacy during 2009-2011.
• Awarded 2^nd place for an oral presentation on "Novel Methods for Emulsification of Paints” at the Young Innovators Choice Competition by the Technological Association of the University Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, in 2010.

Professional Memberships

• Registered Pharmacist, Pharmacy Council of India (Maharashtra State Branch; Registration No. 125451).

Recent Publications

1. Prajapati, Mahendra Kumar, Aniketh Bishnu, Satish Rojekar, Rohan Pai, Pritha Ray, and Pradeep R. Vavia. "Deciphering the Impact of Hyaluronic Acid Grafting Density and Molecular Weight on Paclitaxel Liposome in CD-44 Receptor Targeting." Journal of Pharmaceutical Innovation 20, no. 1 (2025): 14.
2. Palan, Forum, Rohan Pai, Bappaditya Chatterjee, Anirbandeep Bose, and Dibya Das. "Cubosomes–A novel approach to taste masking using ibuprofen as a model drug." Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology (2024): 1-11.
3. Godani, Nandan, Saradhkumar Mudaliar, Rohan Pai, and Sanjay Sharma. "Leveraging Principles of QbD for Analytical Method Development and Validation for the Estimation of Eltrombopag Olamine in Tablet Dosage Forms by HPLC." Chromatographia 87, no. 10 (2024): 635-648.
4. Rojekar, Satish, Leila Fotooh Abadi, Rohan Pai, Mahendra Kumar Prajapati, Smita Kulkarni, and Pradeep R. Vavia. "Mannose-anchored nano-selenium loaded nanostructured lipid carriers of etravirine for delivery to HIV reservoirs." AAPS PharmSciTech 23, no. 7 (2022): 230.
5. Prajapati, Mahendra Kumar, Rohan Pai, and Pradeep Vavia. "Tuning ligand number to enhance selectivity of paclitaxel liposomes towards ovarian cancer." Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology 66 (2021): 102809.