Dr. Sabitha M
Principal
School of Pharmacy
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre
India
Biography
Dr. Sabitha M. joined Amrita School of Pharmacy in March 2000. She completed her Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy from St. John's Pharmacy college, Bangalore University and her Master's Degree in Pharmaceutics from Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya, Sagar, M.P. (1999). She completed her Ph.D in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University in 2012. Her doctoral dissertation was titled "Chitin Nanogels as an Effective Nanocarrier for the Treatment of Melanoma via the Transdermal Route". She served as the Vice Principal of the School during the period February 2008 - September 2011. She has 13 years of teaching and research experience and has several publications in national and international journals. During July-August 2010, she received one-month advanced training in the practice of clinical pharmacy at the University of Michigan, College of Pharmacy, United States. Dr. Sabitha's current research focuses on transdermal drug delivery and colon specific drug delivery. Other areas of interests include nanogel formulations and enhancement of bioavailability.
Research Interest
Nanogel formulations and Enhancement of Bioavailability.
Publications
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P. Rajitha, Gopinath, D., Dr. Raja Biswas, Dr. Sabitha M., and Dr. Jayakumar Rangasamy, “Chitosan nanoparticles in drug therapy of infectious and inflammatory diseasesâ€, Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery, vol. 13, no. 8, pp. 1177-1194, 2016
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V. Dhanalakshmi, Nimal, T. R., Dr. Sabitha M., Dr. Raja Biswas, and Dr. Jayakumar Rangasamy, “Skin and muscle permeating antibacterial nanoparticles for treating Staphylococcus aureus infected woundsâ€, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials, 2016.
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P. Rajitha, Dr. Raja Biswas, Dr. Sabitha M., and Dr. Jayakumar Rangasamy, “Methotrexate in the treatment of psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis: Mechanistic insights, current issues and novel delivery approaches.â€, Curr Pharm Des, 2017.
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P. Rajitha, Dr. Jayakumar Rangasamy, and Dr. Sabitha M., “Comparative anti-psoriatic efficacy studies of clobetasol loaded chitin nanogel and marketed cream.â€, Eur J Pharm Sci, vol. 96, pp. 193-206, 2017
