Ms. Athira R Nair

Assistant Professor - Senior Scale

Date of Joining: 16.09.2017

Department of Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance

CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

    Athira R Nair is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance at Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences.

    She is

    - teaching Bpharm and Mpharm students

    - guiding Bpharm and Mpharm students in research work

    - serving as a member of 'Publicity and Website Council',  Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal

SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING

Subject Semester / Year
Instrumental Methods of Analysis (Theory) Bpharm Sem VII
Instrumental Methods of Analysis (Theory) Bpharm Sem VII
Quality Managemnet System Mpharm Sem I
Product Development and Technology Transfer Mpharm Sem I
Documentation and Regulatory Writing Mpharm Sem I
Regulatory Affairs Practical I Mpharm Sem I
Pharmaceutical Validation Mpharm Sem I
Auidts and Regulatory Complaince Mpharm Sem I
Regulatory Aspects of Drugs and Cosmetics Mpharm Sem I
Regulatory Affairs Practical II Mpharm Sem I

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Degree Specialisation Institute Year of passing
Bachelore in Pharmacy Bpharm Mar Dioscorus College of Pharmacy, Kerala University, Thiruvananthapuram 2014
Master in Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal University, Karnataka 2016
Ph.D. (pursuing) Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal University, Karnataka 2019 - pursuing

Experience

Institution / Organisation Designation Role Tenure
Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences Assistant Professor Teaching and Research September 2017 - till date
Lupin Ltd. Executive Quality Assurance - Investigation April 2016- September 2017

AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH

Area of Interest

Solid state characterization, Pharmaceutical materials science, Drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics, Amorphous form stabilization

Area of Research

Solution phase behaviour of FDC

1. Considerations for the selection of co-formers in the preparation of co-amorphous formulations DL Yarlagadda, VSK Anand, AR Nair, KSN Sree, SJ Dengale, K Bhat International Journal of Pharmaceutics 602, 120649

2. Overview of extensively employed polymeric carriers in solid dispersion technology AR Nair, YD Lakshman, VSK Anand, KSN Sree, K Bhat, SJ Dengale AAPS PharmSciTech 21 (8), 1-20

3. Influence of preparation methods on physicochemical and pharmacokinetic properties of co-amorphous formulations: The case of co-amorphous atorvastatin: Naringin A Nair, R Varma, K Gourishetti, K Bhat, S Dengale Journal of Pharmaceutical Innovation 15 (3), 365-379.

4. The relevance of co-amorphous formulations to develop supersaturated dosage forms: In-vitro, and ex-vivo investigation of Ritonavir-Lopinavir co-amorphous materials VSK Anand, SD Sakhare, KSN Sree, AR Nair, KR Varma, K Gourishetti, Swapnil J Dengale,European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 123, 124-134