Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences
Research interests:
- Topical and transdermal drug delivery using different formulations, e.g. hydrogel, nanogel, polymeric film, patch etc.
- Understanding the mechanism of action of penetration enhancers
- Development of animal model of wound and bacterial skin infections
- Diffusion studies of different drugs with/without permeation enhancers across human skin and their equivalents
- Applications of phytochemicals in the treatment of wound infections
Education and Experience:
- Intern- Evonik Corporation (Piscataway, NJ)
- Teaching Assistant- Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy (Piscataway, NJ)
- Master of Natural Science in Cell Biology, Biotechnology, Southeast Missouri State University, Missouri, USA (2011-2014)
- Teaching Assistant- Department of Biology (Cape Girardeau, MO)
- Bachelor of Pharmacy, The University of Asia Pacific, Dhaka, Bangladesh (2006-2010)
Selected Publications:
- Anika Haq, Mania Dorrani, Benjamin Goodyear, Vivek Joshi, Bozena Michniak-Kohn, Membrane Properties for Permeability Testing: Skin versus Synthetic Membranes, International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 2018, Vol. 539(1-2), pp. 58-64.
- Anika Haq, Benjamin Goodyear, Dina Ameen, Vivek Joshi, Bozena Michniak-Kohn, Strat-M® Synthetic Membrane: Permeability Comparison to Human Cadaver Skin, International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 2018, Vol. 547(1-2), pp. 432-437.
- Anika Haq, Bozena Michniak-Kohn, Effects of Solvents and Penetration Enhancers on Transdermal Delivery of Thymoquinone: Permeability and Skin Deposition Study, Drug Delivery, 2018, Vol. 25 (1), pp. 1943-1949.
- Anika Haq, Mark Chandler, Bozena Michniak-Kohn, Solubility-Physicochemical-Thermodynamic Theory of Penetration Enhancer Mechanism of Action, International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 2020, Vol. 575.
Selected Abstracts:
- Anika Haq, Suneel Kumar, Yong Mao, Francois Berthiaume, Bozena Michniak-Kohn, “Development and characterization of polymeric films containing thymoquinone for the treatment of wound healing and bacterial skin infections”, American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) PharmSci 360, Annual Meeting, 2019, San Antonio, November 3-6.
- Anika Haq, Bozena Michniak-Kohn, “Transdermal Delivery of Thymoquinone: Solubility, Permeability and Skin Deposition Study”, Controlled Release Society, Annual Meeting and Exposition, 2018, New York, NY, July 22-24.
- Anika Haq, Bozena Michniak-Kohn, “Effects of Solvents and Penetration Enhancers on Transdermal Delivery and Skin Deposition of Thymoquinone, an Anti-inflammatory Phytochemical”, American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) PharmSci 360, Annual Meeting, 2018, Washington DC, November 4-7.
- Anika Haq, Benjamin Goodyear, Dina Ameen, Vivek Joshi, Bozena Michniak-Kohn, “Strat-M® Synthetic Membrane: Permeability Comparison to Human Cadaver Skin”, American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS), Annual Meeting, 2017, San Diego, CA, November 12-15.
- Anika Haq, Mark Chandler, Bozena Michniak-Kohn, “Application of Hansen Solubility Parameters and FFE Software in Predicting Drug Permeation and for the Selection of Best Pharmaceutical Excipients for Delivery of Specific Active Molecules Through the Skin”, Barrier Function of Mammalian Skin, Gordon Research Conference 2017, Waterville Valley, NH, August 13-18.
- Dina Ameen, Anika Haq, Bozena Michniak-Kohn, “Transdermal Permeation of Dimethyl Fumarate with Nicotine in Human Skin- Effect of pH”, Controlled Release Society, Annual Meeting and Exposition, 2017, Boston, MA, July 16-19.
Honors and Awards:
- Rutgers Pharmaceutical Research Travel Award, 2019
- AAAS member (American Association for the Advancement of Science), AAAS/Science Program, Excellence in Science, 2018-2019
- Technical Symposium Student Poster Award, Society of Cosmetic Chemists Midwest Chapter, 2017
- Pre-dissertation Award, Rutgers University, 2016-2017
- TA/GA Professional Development Fund Award, Rutgers University, 2016-2017
- James Harold Paullus-Biological Sciences Scholarship, Southeast Missouri State University, 2013-2014
- Funding For Results, Southeast Missouri State University, 2013
- Certificate of Academic Distinction in recognition of academic excellence in Graduate Studies, Southeast Missouri State University, 2012
- Vice-Chancellor’s Gold Medal, The University of Asia Pacific, 2010
- The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, The International Award for Young People, UK, 2010
- Merit Based Scholarship, The University of Asia Pacific, 2007-2010
- Deming Award, International Convention on Students’ Quality Control Circles, India, 2007