Oral Delivery of Insulin

Sonia T.A pursued her PhD under the guidance of Dr Chandra P Sharma at the Biosurface Technology Division, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Science & Technology in Kerala, India. She worked in the field of development of polymeric nano/micro particles for oral delivery of insulin. She completed her graduate studies in Polymer science from the School of Chemical Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala India. She has presented her work in International Conferences.Dr. Chandra P. Sharma is Adjunct Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal University, and Hon. Emeritus Professor, College of Biomedical Engineering & Applied Sciences, Purbanchal University, Kathmandu, Nepal. Dr. Sharma is a Solid-State Physicist from IIT Delhi and received his training in Biomaterials area in the University of Utah with Prof. D.J. Lyman as a graduate student and in the University of Liverpool, England with Prof. D.F. Williams as a Post-Doctoral Research Associate. Dr. Sharma has been awarded FBSE (Fellow Biomaterials Science & Engineering) by The International Union of Societies for Biomaterials Science & Engineering (IUS-BSE) in 2008 and FBAO (Fellow Biomaterials and Artificial Organs) by Society for Biomaterials & Artificial Organs (India) (SBAOI) in 2011 and shares Whitaker and National Science Foundation Award – International Society for Artificial Organs (ISAO) USA, invited member ACS (2015-2018).