Kamalinder Singh, Professor, University of Central Lancashire

Kamalinder K Singh is Professor of Pharmaceutical Technology and Drug delivery at School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Central Lancashire. After graduating from Panjab University, Chandigarh Kamalinder joined SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai in 1984 where she held various academic posts including Lecturer, Reader and Professor of Pharmaceutics and later was appointed to the position of Principal C. U Shah College of Pharmacy in 2010 to which she holds lien to.

She has supervised 20 Ph. D students and ongoing research programmes focus on nanoparticulate drug delivery systems including protein based nanoparticles, lipid nanostructures, nanosuspensions, lipospheres, microspheres, taste masking and nanophytopharmaceuticals and span the following areas of development; pre-formulation; formulation development; physicochemical assessment; stability assessment and prediction; in-vitro performance tests, transport; pharmacokinetics and bio-distribution and in vitro-in vivo correlation. These drug delivery strategies are primarily being investigated for cancer, parasitic diseases and dermatological conditions either alone or in combination to prepare mixed nano-systems for delivery of single drug or co-delivery of multi-agents. She has special research interest in developing nanocarrier systems for targeting parasitized RBCs for effective treatment of malaria. She has a number of successful collaborations with other universities, and pharmaceutical industry leading to publications and development of new products and hold several patents in the pharmaceutical area.