Principal & HoS, School of Pharmacy, Kochi
Dr. Sabitha M. joined Amrita School of Pharmacy in March 2000. She completed her Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy from St. John’s Pharmacy college, Bangalore University and her Master’s Degree in Pharmaceutics from the department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Doctor Hari Singh Gour Vishwavidyalaya, Sagar, (Formerly known as Saugor University, SAGAR) of Madhya Pradesh which is a pioneer Pharmaceutical institution. She completed her Ph.D in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University in 2012. Her doctoral dissertation was titled “Chitin Nanogels as an Effective Nanocarrier for the Treatment of Melanoma via the Transdermal Route”. She served as the Vice Principal of the School during the period February 2008 – September 2011. She has more than 17 years of teaching and research experience and has several publications in national and international journals.
During July-August 2010, she received one-month advanced training in the practice of clinical pharmacy at the University of Michigan, College of Pharmacy, United States. Dr. Sabitha’s current research focuses on nanolipid carrier based brain drug delivery and novel approaches for effective topical delivery. Other areas of interest include development of wound dressings, novel formulation approaches to reinvent drugs of potential therapeutic benefit etc.