Dhirender Singh
PHONE : 402-***-**** . E-MAIL : *********.*****@****.***
OBJECTIVE
Looking for 6-12 months internship aligned with
current health-care market demand
Education
University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha
PhD, Pharmaceutical Sciences
Jan2011-Present
GPA 3.93/4.0
Working on Block-ionomer complexes, encapsulating
hemagglutinin protein (H5N1)
intend to work as a potential vaccine for avian
influenza
St. John's University College of Pharmacy & Allied Health
Professions, Jamaica NY 11439
MS, Industrial Pharmacy Jan
2008 - Jan 2011
GPA 3.4/4.0
Worked on magnetic nanoparticles for brain targeting of p-
glycoprotein substrate drugs and imaging agents
Guru Jambheswar University of Sci & Tech Hissar, India
Bachelor of Pharmacy Aug
2003 - June 2007
Passed with First Class
Work Experience
Ranbaxy R & D Laboratories, Gurgaon, India
Research Analyst
July 2007 - Jan 2008
Analyzed drug content and release in novel drug delivery systems
using HPLC and UV-Vis spectrophotometry
Venus Remedies, Panchkula, India
Industrial Trainee
May 2006 - July 2006
Assisted in production management of parenteral formulations
Skills
Formulation Skill: Well trained for the traditional and novel
formulation aligned with current research area such as; Nano
formulations (Polymeric nanoparticles polymeric micelles,
liposome, bl.ock-ionomer complexes) and tablet formulation,
solution and suspension
Instruments: UV-Visible Spectrophotometer, HPLC, Fluorescence
Microscopy, Fluorescence detector, Transmission Electron
Microscope, Confocal microscope Particle Size Analyzer,
Lyophilizer, Thermogravimetric Analysis, Differential Scanning
Calorimeter
Animal handling: In vivo biodistribution study of nanoparticles
using Sprague Dawley rats
In Vitro: Cell Culture technique, Electrophoresis, Western Blot
analysis and ELISA
communication
. Presented a poster on Applications of Nanotechnology at the
National Seminar in India
April 2007
. Presented a poster on Formulation and Biodistribution of
Multifunctional Nanosystem composed of magnetic nanoparticles
and near infra red dye for biomedical applications at GRASP 2010
in Raleigh, NC June 2010
. Presented a poster on Formulation and Biodistribution of
Multifunctional Nanosystem composed of magnetic nanoparticles
and near infra red dye for biomedical applications at the fourth
annual Dr. Charles I. Jarowski symposium
June 2010
. Presented a poster on Active brain targeting of a fluorescent P-
gp substrate using polymeric magnetic nanocarrier system at AAPS
2011 in Washington D.C
Oct
2011
Publcications
. Dhirender singh, Bharat Kirthivasan, Murali Mohan Bommana,
Sangram Raut. Active brain targeting of a fluorescent P-gp
substrate using polymeric magnetic nanocarrier system,
Nanotechnology. May 31 2012
. Bharat Kirthivasan, Dhirener Singh, Murali Mohan Bommana,
Sangram Raut. Targeted polymeric magnetic nanoparticles for
brain imaging. Proc. SPIE 8233, 82330T (2012) ( Communication)
. Dasha Alakhova, Dhirender Singh, Zhian Yi, Alexender kabanov,
Role of pluronic P85 on P-gp activity, an outbreak of drug
resistance (to be submitted)
. Dhirender Singh. Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles
(MNPs): promises for CNS drugs / imaging agent delivery. Review
article ( In preparation)