Rutesh H. Dave

Biography

Dr. Dave joined Long Island University in 2008, before joining the college, Dr. Dave worked at Par pharmaceuticals and SigmaPharm as a senior scientist and group leader of R&D formulation and worked on various solid dosage form development from laboratory to scale-up. Dr. Dave started his laboratory at LIU with a dissolution apparatus and UV spectrophotometer and few chemicals. He started his laboratory with few master students and developed many joint projects with pharmaceutical industries and converted his laboratory into a full-fledged research laboratory. He served as a graduate program director for Industrial Pharmacy and Pharmacology before becoming the Division Director. Dr. Dave was also instrumental in opening the LIU-Natoli institute for Industrial Pharmacy Research and Development where scientists from academia, industry and governmental agencies can work to develop and solve problems related with solid dosage form. Dr. Dave also serves as a principal investigator of that institute. Dr. Dave is also the recipient of Newton award for his excellence in teaching and is also a recipient of the Founders award for his service to the college. Dr. Dave’s students have received various research awards at regional and national level. Dr. Dave has published extensively in national and international journals and is also reviewer and editorial boards of several scientific journals. His laboratory is divided into four research areas:

Research Interest

Pre-formulation, formulation, drug delivery systems, solid dispersion, quick dissolving strips, Quality based design, powder characterization and rheology manufacturing and scale-up operations, nanoparticle based systems and roller compaction