We are excited to share that Siddhanth was awarded the Graduate & Professional Student Government (GPSG) Travel Grant to attend the AAPS PharmSci 360 Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah. Congratulations Sid!

We are excited to share that Hesham was awarded the Graduate & Professional Student Government (GPSG) Travel Grant to attend the AAPS PharmSci 360 Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah. Congratulations Hesham!

Siddhanth's poster was selected as part of the Special Poster Collection with the theme “Biologics Formulation and Stability” hosted by Professor Adeola Coker. Siddhanth gave a 10-minute presentation on his poster and shared interesting findings about agitation-induced aggregation of mAbs. Congratulations Siddhanth!

Hesham's poster was selected to be a part of the Special Poster Collection with the theme “End to End Drug Development” hosted by Novo Nordisk Portfolio Vice President Dr. Otilia Koo. Hesham gave a 10-minute presentation on his poster and shared interesting findings about polysorbates during the process of buffer exchange. Congratulation Hesham!

We are grateful for the incredible experience at AAPS 2023 in Salt Lake City where Siddhanth, Eman, and Hesham presented their posters, shared insights, and connected with fellow innovators. Thank you to everyone who made this journey possible!

We are excited to share that Siddhanth's poster was awarded the best Pharmaceutics poster at the PSET department retreat. Congratulations Sid!

Parham was invited to give a podium presentation on a new approach to predict the solution behavior of proteins of different modalities. Congratulations Parham!

Reza was invited to give a presentation in the Colorado Protein Stability Conference. In his presentation, Reza discussed how the quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring (QCM-D) can effectively predict protein self-association and the stability of monoclonal antibodies. These advancements promise to improve the manufacturability and formulation of therapeutic mAbs.

Sanghati and Parham present their work in the Colorado Protein Stability Conference. Sanghati's poster focuses on the interference of excipients in biosimilars drug product assessment. Parham's poster discusses a new approach to predict the solution behavior of proteins of different modalities.

We are excited to share that Sanghati was selected to represent the University of Iowa at the AbbVie Analytical Research Symposium in Abbvie's campus in North Chicago to present the diverse analytical chemistry research she has been doing. Congratulations Sanghati! 

We are excited to share that Hesham recently gave a podium presentation at the Globalisation of Pharmaceutics Education Network (GPEN) meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark. Hesham's presentation "Exploring Formulations of Biosimilar Products in the US Market," aimed to investigate whether slight differences in the chemical or physical characteristics of biosimilars necessitate different formulations to ensure their stability and effectiveness. 

We are excited to announce that Siddhanth has started his internship at Bristol Myers Squibb in New Jersey where he will be characterizing parenteral drug product processes in Pareneral MS&T. Congratulations Sid!

Based on her outstanding application, Elham has been selected as a recipient of the Vijay Kumar fellowship for Summer 2024. This fellowship provides a 5000$ stipend for the Summer. Congratulation Elham!

We are excited to announce that Eman has started her internship at AstraZeneca in Maryland where she will be working on cutting-edge research in cell therapy and immunology. Congratulation Eman!

We are excited to share that Elham presented a poster at the National Biotechnology Conference (NBC) in San Francisco about the stability of mAbs drug product during Infusion with Elastomeric Pumps. 

QCM-D device, the qCell T Q2, was set up in the lab. This state-of-the-art instrument is a dual-channel quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation/damping monitoring capabilities. The qCell T Q2 will significantly enhance our research capabilities, allowing us to expand our projects on protein adsorption and protein-material interactions.

It is a pleasure to announce that the Membership Committee of the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center at The University of Iowa has designated Reza to become a Full Member of the Cancer Center.

We are thrilled to announce that our grad students, Hesham and Siddhanth , have been awarded the Graduate Student Senate (GSS) Travel Award. This prestigious award provides funding to attend the AAPS PharmSci360 Conference in Orlando, Florida

We are pleased to have 2 of our grad students elected to serve as board members of the AAPS UIowa student chapter. Siddhanth has been elected as the new AAPS Secretary, and Hesham will be serving as the Communication Chair. Both Siddhanth and Hesham bring valuable skills and enthusiasm to their roles, and we are confident in their ability to contribute significantly to our AAPS students chapter.

The lab welcomes a new postdoctoral research associate, Dr. Parham Parnian. We wish him a lot of success and a fruitful tenure.

The lab welcomes a new postdoctoral research associate, Dr. Sanghati Bhattacharya. We wish her all the best in her endeavors.

Kudos to Eman! Her poster was chosen to be featured in the special poster collection and she also gave a 10-minute presentation on her work.

We are grateful for the incredible experience at AAPS 2023 in Orlando where our lab members had the opportunity to present their posters, share insights, and connect with fellow innovators. Thank you to everyone who made this journey possible!

Kudos to Yusra for her outstanding achievement in winning the best oral presentation award in the annual PSET research retreat.

The lab Welcomes a new postdoctoral research associate, Dr. Sina Sarsarshahi. We wish him a happy time in Iowa City.

We are excited to share that Siddhanth Hejmady was awarded the UI Pharmaceuticals Fellowship 2023 and he will be rotating in the 'Sterile Manufacturing' department within UI Pharmaceuticals. Congratulations Siddhanth!

The Lab Day Out at Lake MacBride was not just a break from our routine; it was a celebration of our hard work, collaboration, and the unique bond we share as a lab family.

Yusra Rahman was presented with a special achievement award for her role in teaching the Upstream Biotechnology Processes course. The course offers hands-on experience in several upstream bioprocessing operations. Presenting the award to Yusra is Professor Mark Arnold the director of the Center for Biocatalysis and Bioprocessing (CBB).

m-VROC viscometer was set up in the lab. Designed to handle most challenging applications, the system allows us to measure the viscosity of various formulations more accurately and using only tens of microliters of sample. 

The lab welcomes a new graduate student. We wish Elham Taherian success in her academic journey, filled with discoveries and accomplishments.

The lab welcomes a new graduate student. We wish Eman Kamel a journey filled with success and outstanding achievements.

Pharmacy students Delayne Glassgow, McCaffery Townsend, Jacob Roher and Minh Pham successfully completed their discovery project in the lab. They studied the effects of using closed system transfer devices (CSTDs) on quality and dosing aspects of a monoclonal antibody therapeutic. Great job FlowCam team!

We are pleased to announce receiving of the competitive CATALYST AWARD from Dr. Ralph and Marian Falk Medical Research Trust. The project supported by this grant will address development and validation of a piezoelectric immunosensor to rapidly detect a novel biomarker of morbidity and mortality risk in sepsis patients, an area of great medical need. We look forward to working with Professor Ethan Anderson and his team from the University of Iowa on this exciting project.

The lab welcomes a new graduate student Hesham Refaat. We wish him a successful journey and look forward to witnessing his remarkable accomplishments.

We are pleased to learn that our application for NIH U01 grant has been AWARDED. The grant will address the characterization and evaluation of comparability of biosimilar drug products. We look forward to working with Professor Raj Suryanarayanan from University of Minnesota, Professor Anurag Rathore from IIT Delhi and of course the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Technology and Education (NIPTE) and FDA on this exciting project.

We are excited to share that Siddhanth Hejmady was awarded the UI Pharmaceuticals Fellowship 2022 and he will be rotating in the 'Formulation Development' department within UI Pharmaceuticals. Congratulations Siddhanth!

The lab welcomes Siddhanth Hejmady, our new graduate student. We wish him a lot of success and a great time in Iowa City.

FlowCam is set up in the lab. We use this flow imaging microscopy technique to characterize protein aggregates and other micrometer sized particles. Alongside HP-SEC it will enhance our capacities in studying stability of protein formulations among other things.

We are happy to announce that a DynaPro Plate Reader was set up in the lab. We use dynamic light scattering for characterization of proteins, protein aggregates and particles in the nanometer size range. The state-of-the-art DLS plate reader will allow us to increase the output of the measurements and to have reliable diffusion interaction parameter measurements among others.  

The lab welcomes postdoctoral research associate, Dr. Yusra Rahman. We wish her a good time in Iowa City.

Our High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) system from Agilent is set up. This state-state-of-the-art instrument with DAD and FLD detectors is set to offer enhanced precision, efficiency, and reliability in our size exclusion chromatography experiemnts.

Quartz Crystal Microbalance with Dissipation (QCMD) from Biolin Scientific was set up in the laboratory. The instrument allows us to study protein adsorption and protein material interactions.