Dr. Namita Hegde

Assistant Professor

Qualification : M. Pharm., Ph.D.

Specialization : Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance

E mail : namita.hegde@nmims.edu

Phone : 022-42332000 (Extn- 2092)

Experience : 8 years (Academics)

Dr. Namita Hegde has more than 5 years of research experience. Currently she is guiding students for M.Pharm. projects with thrust on formulation development, analytical method development and biological evaluation. Dr. Namita Hegde has worked as a visiting faculty at Institute of Chemical Technology and Prin. K. M. Kundnani College of Pharmacy for B.Pharm. Coursework before joining SVKM’s NMIMS, SPP-SPTM. Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance and Pharmacognosy are her mainstream teaching subjects.

Interest areas:

Pharmaceutical Drug Delivery Systems
Analytical Method Development and Validation
Excipient Synthesis and Characterization

Research:

Publications- 06 (International)
Presentations- 05 (International- 04, National-01)
Research Grants- 01
Ongoing: Synthesis, Purification & Characterization of Peptide Dendrimer: Phase I; University Seed Grant, Amount Rs. 1,00,000 /-

Conferences/Workshops/Seminars attended- 30

Awards

Secured 1^st Rank in M.Pharm. at S.N.D.T. Women’s University.
Secured 2^nd place in the event Paper Presentation at Rx Techfest 2012.

Professional Memberships

Life Member of the ‘Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India (APTI)’.
Registered Pharmacist at ‘Maharashtra State Pharmacy Council’.

Recent Publications

Kalave S, Hegde N, Juvale K. Applications of nanotechnology-based approaches to overcome multi-drug resistance in cancer. Current Pharmaceutical Design 2022, 28(38):3140-3157. (IF: 3.310)
Hegde N, Juvale K & Prabhakar B. Synthesis and in vitro evaluation of inherent properties of L-glutamic acid based dendritic lipopeptide oligomers, Journal of Pharmaceutical Innovation 2022, 17:228-236. (IF: 2.750)

Hegde N, Juvale K and Prabhakar B. Formulation and optimization of gefitinib-loaded nanosuspension prepared using a newly developed dendritic lipopeptide oligomer material, Chemical Papers 2021, 75(5):2007-2022. (IF: 2.097)

Hegde N, Juvale K & Prabhakar B. p-Toluenesulfonyl chloride catalysed facile synthesis of O-benzyl-L-amino acids and their in vitro evaluation, Int J Pept Res Ther 2020, 26(4):2129–2135. (IF: 1.931)
Hegde N, Velingkar V & Prabhakar B, An update on design and pharmacology of dendritic poly(L-lysine), Int J Pept Res Ther 2019, 25(4):1539-1562. (IF: 1.500)
Velingkar VS, Gupta GL & Hegde NB*, A current update on phytochemistry, pharmacology and herb–drug interactions of Hypericum perforatum, Phytochemistry Reviews 2017;16(4):725-744. (IF 2017: 3.39)