Arindam Basu Sarkar

Biography

Dr. Basu joined the University of Findlay, College of Pharmacy in 2006 following completion of Ph. D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Auburn University, AL in the same year.  He also possesses previous teaching experience in pharmacy colleges in India.  Currently, he is teaching at the UF College of Pharmacy from its inception (it was School of Pharmacy then).  Dr. Basu has been teaching physical pharmacy, pharmaceutics and pharmacokinetics in the professional pharmacy program.  In addition, he has often taught pharmacy skills laboratory in the past.  

Research Interest

Dr. Basu maintains an active research interest in analytical/bio-analytical chemistry, drug stability, drug delivery and cancer.  Dr. Basu's laboratory uses high-pressure liquid chromatography with various detectors as the main analytical tool.  He has been investigating drug stability and beyond-use-date of drug formulations for actual clinical situations.  Dr. Basu is also investigating the stability of naturally occurring molecule curcumin (the yellow color of Indian curry) and its effect on human cells.  His most current area of interest is use and formulation of novel molecules for potential cancer treatment.