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Sonia Trehan

Previous PhD Students

Previous Role:

  • Managing industrial projects of CDR and managing LDD at NJ Center for Biomaterials, Busch Campus both from research and technical perspective
  • Effective communication and collusion with different stake holders associated with the projects to propose, develop, strategize, finalize the budgets, protocols along with professional and technical suggestions to ensure quality driven final outcome including reports/related documents and client satisfaction.
  • Managing dynamic professional alliance with other colleagues and staff members to demonstrate the team work and motivate the project group to implement the first time right approach.

Research interests:

  • Design, development and evaluation of novel drug delivery dosage forms including: Dry powder for inhalers, Transdermals, parenterals, Micro-emulsions, Lipid-based drug-delivery systems like nanoparticles, lipospheres and liposomes .
  • Design, development, characterization and evaluation of topical formulations and personal care products.
  • Design of experiments based on QbD and formulation development of ANDAs and 505(b)(2)s for US and Europe with document support for submission to the FDA

Experience:

  • Visiting Scientist, New Jersey Centre for Biomaterials, Center for Dermal Research, Rutgers University
  • Scientific Consultant at Innovative Drug Research Solutions (IDRS), Bangalore, India
  • Research Associate in Formulation Dev. at Wockhardt Res. Centre, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India
  • Senior lecturer at ASBASJS Memorial college of Pharmacy, Bela, Punjab, Indi
  • Post Graduate trainee in Formulation Development at Panacea Biotec, Lalru, Punjab, India

Publications:

  • (Abrol) Trehan, S., Trehan, A., Katare, O. P. Drug Delivery (2004), 11 (3), 185-191.
  • (Abrol) Trehan, S., Trehan, A., Katare, O. P. Current Drug Delivery (2004), 2 (1), 9–21.
  • Khatri, N.I., Rathi, M.N., Baradia, D.P., Trehan, S., Misra, A.R. Crit. Rev.TM in Therap Systems (2012), 29(6), 487.
  • Trehan, S., Sharma, G., Misra, A.R. siRNA: Syst Rev Pharm (2010), 1, 1-16.
  • Khatri, N.I., Rathi, M.N., Kolte, A.A., Kore, G.G., Lalan, M.S., Trehan, S., Misra, A.R Recent Pat Drug Deliv Formul. (2012), 6(1), 45-65.
  • Baradia, D.P, Khatri, N.I., Trehan, S., Misra, A.R., Pharmaceutical Patent Analyst (2012), 1(5), 577-588.
  • Kher, G., Trehan, S., Misra, A.R. Chapter 7, Challenges in Delivery of Therapeutic Genomics and Proteomics, USA, (2011)
  • Trehan, S., Misra, A.R. Chapter 1, Applications of Polymers in Drug Delivery, England (2013).
  • Trehan, S., Trehan, A., Chapter 4, Pharmaceutical drug development (2017), Ed: Jain NK, 4th edition. (Submitted revised chapter for 4th Edition)
  • Trehan, S., Kohn B.M., Beri K., Future Science OA (2017) (Submitted as special report in Future Science OA in 2017)

Patents, Awards, Honors & Recognition:

  • Misra, A.R., Trehan, S. Pulmonary delivery of sustained release pharmaceutical Compositions of PDE5 inhibitors and combinations thereof for pulmonary arterial hypertension. Indian Patent Application No. 1237/MUM/2011.
  • Received Gold medal by Mrs. Sushma Swaraj during Medhaavi Chhatra Abhinandan Smaaroh 2000-2001 for securing Ist rank in Panjab University in B. Pharm.
  • Received Gold medal by Bhairon Singh Shekhawat (Ex- Vice president of India) for securing 1st rank in Panjab University in M. Pharm.
  • Merit scholarships in B.Pharm and Research Fellowship from University Grants Commission during Masters in Pharmacy.
  • Won 2nd prize in Pharma Quiz Contest organized at Panjab University, Chandigarh in Nov. 2000.