A V JithanDr. A.V. Jithan is currently a Principal and Professor at Mother Teresa College of Pharmacy, Hyderabad. Since 1996, Dr. Jithan has conducted research and lectured nationally and internationally in areas related to drug delivery and pharmaceutical devlopment. He previously worked at Multinational companies which include Novartis Ophthalmics, Atlanta, USA, Ranbaxy Research Laboratores, Delhi, India and also worked at Vaagdevi College of Pharmacy, Warangal, India. Dr. Jithan has a Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences from University of Nebraska, USA. He completed his B.Pharm in 1994 from Kakatiya University and M.Pharm in 1996 from Andhra University. He also holds an Advanced Certificate in Clinical Research from Catalyst Clinical Services, New Delhi. He has several international patents to his credit. Currently, Dr. Jithan is advising several M.Pharm and Ph.D. students on areas related to drug delivery and formulation development. He has totally 50 publications to his credits. Several publications are cited in peer-reviewed international journals. He is also the Co-Editor for the Series on Advanced in Drug Delivery, published by Pharma Book Syndicate. In addition, he is also a recipient of several awards and honors. He is a recipient of gold medals for academic excellence in his M.Pharmacy. He is the Associate Fellow of prestigious AP Akademi of Sciences and Fellow of Association for Biotechnology and Pharmacy, Guntur. He is also the recipient of Fast Track Young Investigator Grant from SERC-DST, Govt of India. Read More Read Less