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Dr. Imran Nazir

	Designation:	Lecturer
	Email:	imrannazir@cuiatd.edu.pk
	Phone No. :	N/A
	Role:	Faculty
	Research Interests:	Mucosal drug delivery, Oral peptide/protein delivery, Zeta potential chaning nanocarrier systems, Development and characterization of nanocarrier systems, Hydrophobic H-bond pairing.

Academics/ Degrees

PhD Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of Pharmacy, University of Innsbruck, Austria, 2020
M.Phil, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, 2011
Pharm-D, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, 2008

Profile/Bio

PROFESSIONAL AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Aug. 2013 to continued: Lecturer, Department of Pharmacy, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Abbottabad
Jan. 2005 to Sep. 2005: Lecturer, School of Pharmacy, The University of Faisalabad, Faisalabad
Sep. 2009 to Oct. 2011: Teaching Assistant, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sargodha, Sargodha
Feb. 2009 to Jul. 2009: Production Pharmacist, Curatech Pharma (Pvt) Lahore

Publications/Papers

2021

Journal

I.Nazir "Zeta potential changing nanoemulsions based on a simple zwitterion" , Journal of colloid and interface science ,Volume 585 ,Page 126-137 , 2021

2020

Journal

I.Nazir "Self-emulsifying drug delivery systems: About the fate of hydrophobic ion pairs on a phospholipid bilayer" , Journal of Molecular Liquids ,Volume 312 ,Page 113382 , 2020

I.Nazir "Self-emulsifying drug delivery systems containing hydrophobic ion pairs of polymyxin B and agaric acid: A decisive strategy for enhanced antimicrobial activity" , Journal of Molecular Liquids ,Volume 311 ,Page 113298 , 2020

I.Nazir "About the impact of superassociation of hydrophobic ion pairs on membrane permeability" , European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics ,Volume 151 ,Page 1-8 , 2020

I.Nazir "Hydrophobic H-bond pairing: A novel approach to improve membrane permeability" , International Journal of Pharmaceutics ,Volume 573 ,Page 118863 , 2020

I.Nazir "Per-6-Thiolated Cyclodextrins: A Novel Type of Permeation Enhancing Excipients for BCS Class IV Drugs" , ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces ,Volume 12 ,Issue 7 ,Page 7942-7950 , 2020

I.Nazir "Tetradeca-thiolated cyclodextrins: Highly mucoadhesive and in-situ gelling oligomers with prolonged mucosal adhesion" , International Journal of Pharmaceutics ,Volume 577 ,Page 119040 , 2020

I.Nazir "S-Protected thiolated nanostructured lipid carriers exhibiting improved mucoadhesive properties" , International Journal of Pharmaceutics ,Volume 587 ,Page 119690 , 2020

I.Nazir "Self-Emulsifying Drug Delivery Systems: Hydrophobic Drug Polymer Complexes Provide a Sustained Release in Vitro" , Molecular Pharmaceutics ,Volume 17 ,Issue 10 ,Page 3709-3719 , 2020

I.Nazir "Self-emulsifying drug delivery systems containing hydrophobic ion pairs of polymyxin B and agaric acid: A decisive strategy for enhanced antimicrobial activity" , Journal of Molecular Liquids ,Volume 311 ,Page 113298 , 2020

I.Nazir "Development of Sustained-Release Microbeads of Nifedipine and In vitro Characterization" , Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research ,Volume 13 ,Issue 4 ,Page 505-510 , 2020

Conference

I.Nazir "Overcoming the mucosal barrier by zeta potential changing nanoparticles" , 16th Leipzig research festival for life sciences, 2020, Leipzig, Germany , 2020

I.Nazir "Hydrophobic H-bond Pairing: A gateway to enhance membrane permeability of hydrophilic macromolecular drugs" , CRS Germany Local Chapter Meeting 2020, Munich, Germany , 2020

I.Nazir "Zeta potential changing nanocarrier systems: A promising strategy to overcome mucosal barrier" , Third All WGs UNGAP Cost Action CA16205 meeting Ljubljana, Slovenia , 2020

2019

Journal

I.Nazir "Self-emulsifying drug delivery systems: Impact of stability of hydrophobic ion pairs on drug release" , International Journal of Pharmaceutics ,Volume 561 ,Page 197-205 , 2019

I.Nazir "Zeta potential changing self-emulsifying drug delivery systems: A promising strategy to sequentially overcome mucus and epithelial barrier" , European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics ,Volume 144 ,Page 40-49 , 2019

I.Nazir "Zeta potential changing self-emulsifying drug delivery systems utilizing a novel Janus-headed surfactant: A promising strategy for enhanced mucus permeation" , Journal of Molecular Liquids ,Volume 291 ,Page 111285 , 2019

I.Nazir "Chitosan based micelle with zeta potential changing property for effective mucosal drug delivery" , International Journal of Biological Macromolecules ,Volume 133 ,Page 647-655 , 2019

2018

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I.Nazir "Surface phosphorylation of nanoparticles by hexokinase: A powerful tool for cellular uptake improvement" , Journal of Colloid and Interface Science ,Volume 516 ,Page 384-391 , 2018

2014

Journal

I.Nazir "In vitro Evaluation of Nateglinide-Loaded Microspheres Formulated with Biodegradable Polymers" , Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research ,Volume 13 ,Issue 7 ,Page 1047-1053 , 2014

2013

Journal

I.Nazir "Formulation and in vitro evaluation of nateglinide microspheres using HPMC and carbopol-940 polymers by ionic gelation method" , Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences ,Volume 26 ,Issue 6 ,Page 1229-1235 , 2013

Awards/ Appreciations

Fully Funded HEC scholarship for PhD Studies under the project entitled “Overseas Scholarship for PhD in selected fields phase II, Batch IV, Austria 90%”.
Travel grant to attend 3^rd UNGAP-COST 16205 Meeting, 11-12 February 2020, Ljubljana, Solvenia.