Educational Qualifications

M. Pharm (Pharmaceutics), Ph.D, PGDIPR & PGDSt

Area of Specialization / Research

Formulation and development of nano drug delivery systems including polymeric nanoparticles and nano emulsions, targeted delivery systems, multi unit particulate systems, stimuli responsive, gelling systems, suspensions and tablets. Experienced in Film coatings techniques, (Spray and Wurster) and Pharmacodynamic and Pharmacokinetic studies

Notable Publications

1. 1.

   Saad M Alshahrani, Nagarani Thotakura, Saurabh Sharma, Sheikh Shahnawaz Quadir, Nishtha Chaurawal, Sumit Sharma, Deepak Chitkara, Kaisar Raza. Influence of Nanocarrier Type on the Drug Delivery Aspects of Docetaxel: Empirical Evidences. Journal of Pharmaceutical Innovation; 2022 1-12. doi: 10.1007/s12247-022-09677-3. (Impact factor:2.604)

   2022
2. 2.

   Keshav Raj Paudel, Vyoma Patel, Sukriti Vishwas, Saurabh Gupta, Sumit Sharma, Yinghan Chan, Niraj Kumar Jha, Jesus Shrestha, Mohammad Imran, Nisha Panth, Shakti Dhar Shukla, Saurav Kumar Jha, Hari Prasad Devkota, Majid Ebrahimi Warkiani, Sachin Kumar Singh, Md Khadem Ali, Gaurav Gupta, Dinesh Kumar Chellappan, Philip M Hansbro, Kamal Dua, Nutraceuticals and COVID‐19: A mechanistic approach toward attenuating the disease complications. Journal of Food Biochemistry; 2022, 46(12):21445. doi: 10.1111/jfbc.14445. (Impact factor: 3.654)

   2022
3. 3.

   Deeksha Joshi, Rubiya Khursheed, Saurabh Gupta, Diksha Wadhwa, Thakur Gurjeet Singh, Sumit Sharma, Sejal Porwal, Swati Gauniyal, Sukriti Vishwas, Sanjay Goyal, Gaurav Gupta, Rajaraman D Eri, Kylie A Williams, Kamal Dua, Sachin Kumar Singh. Biosimilars in Oncology: Latest Trends and Regulatory Status. Pharmaceutics; 2022; 14(12): 272. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14122721. (Impact factor: 6.525)

   2022
4. 4.

   Lalit Kumar, Shivani Verma, Kajal Joshi, Sumit Sharma. Exploring the Therapeutic Potential of Anticancer Heterocyclic Compounds: Role in Nanoscale Pharmacotherapy. Critical Reviews™ in Therapeutic Drug Carrier Systems, 2023; 40 (3): 47-94. doi:10.1615/CritRevTherDrugCarrierSyst.2022039548 (Impact factor: 4.889).

   2023
5. 5.

   Lalit Kumar, Shivani Verma, Kajal Joshi, Puneet Utreja, Sumit Sharma. Nanofiber as a novel vehicle for transdermal delivery of therapeutic agents: challenges and opportunities. Future Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences; 2021; 7(1);1-17. doi: 10.1186/s43094-021-00324-1.

   2021
6. 6.

   Diksha Wadhwa, Keshav Kumar, Sonali Batra, Sumit Sharma*. Automation in Signal Management in Pharmacovigilance – An Insight. Briefings In Bioinformatics; 2021; 22(4). doi: 10.1093/bib/bbaa363. (Impact factor: 13.994)

   2021
7. 7.

   Sumit Sharma and VR Sinha. In vitro and in vivo amelioration of colitis using targeted delivery system of cyclosporine A in New Zealand rabbits. Drug Development and
8. 8.

   Sumit Sharma, Sonali Batra, Saurabh Gupta, Vivek Kumar Sharma, Md Habibur Rehman and Mohammad Amjad Kamal. Persons with co-existing neurological disorders: Risk analysis, considerations and management in COVID-19 pandemic. CNS & Neurological Disorders – Drug Targets. Accepted in December 2021. doi: 10.2174/1871527320666210308113457. (Impact factor: 3.271)

   2021
9. 9.

   Anjali Burh, Sonali Batra and Sumit Sharma*, “Emerging Facts on Chronic Consumption of Aspartame as Food Additive”, Current Nutrition & Food Science 2021; 17. doi.org/10.2174/1573401317666210122090259. Online ahead of print. (Impact factor: 0.68)

   2021
10. 10.

    Sonali Batra, Sumit Sharma*, Payal Verma and Nikhil Arora, “COVID-19: An Insight on the Third Respiratory Global Emergency of the Century”, Coronaviruses 2021; 2(3). https://doi.org/10.2174/2666796701999200915144814

    2021
11. 11.

    Sumit Sharma and VR Sinha*. Current pharmaceutical strategies for efficient site specific delivery in inflamed distal intestinal mucosa. Journal of Controlled Release 2018;272:97-106. doi: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2018.01.003. (Impact factor: 11.467)

    2018
12. 12.

    Sumit Sharma and VR Sinha*. Liquid Nanosize Emulsion-Filled Enteric- Coated Capsules for Colon Delivery of Immunosuppressant Peptide. AAPS PharmSciTech, 2017; 19: 881-885. doi: 10.1208/s12249-017-0886-y (Impact factor: 2.451).

    2017
13. 13.

    Sumit Sharma and VR Sinha*. Development of an Analytical UHPLC Method for the Estimation of Cyclosporine in SMEDDS and Protein Binding. American Journal of Modern Chromatography 2017; 4 (1): 1-12. doi: 10.7726/AJMC.2017.1001.

    2017
14. 14.

    Manpreet Kaur, Sumit Sharma and V.R. Sinha*. Polymer based microspheres of aceclofenac as sustained release parenterals for prolonged anti-inflammatory effect. Mater Sci Eng C Mater Biol Appl 2017; 72: 492-500. doi: 10.1016/j.msec.2016.11.092. (Impact factor: 8.457).

    2017
15. 15.

    Sumit Sharma, Shikha Lohan and R.S.R. Murthy. Formulation and Characterization of intranasal mucoadhesive nanoparticulates and thermoreversible gel of Levodopa for brain delivery. Drug Dev Ind Pharm 2014; 40: 869-78. doi: 10.3109/03639045.2013.789051. (Impact factor: 3.727).

    2014
16. 16.

    Shikha Lohan, Sumit Sharma and R.S.R. Murthy. Formulation and Optimization of Solid Lipid Nanoparticles of Quetiapine Fumarate and Quetiapine Hemifumarate for Brain Delivery in Rat Model. Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology 2013; 1(3): 239–247. doi:10.2174/22117385113019990005

    2013
17. 17.

    Sumit Sharma, Shikha Lohan, R.S.R. Murthy. Potential of chitosan for nose to brain drug delivery. Int J Pharm Sci Rev Res 2012; 16: 47-55. (Impact factor: 0.65). 18. Shikha Lohan, Sumit Sharma, R.S.R. Murthy. Ligands as Tools for Brain Targeting. Int J Res Pharm Sci 2012; 3; 559-571.

    2012
18. 18.

    Sumit Sharma, Shikha Lohan, R.S.R. Murthy, Karandeep Kaur. Recent Advances in Chitosan Modifications and its Novel Applications. Pharm Aspire 2011; 3: 19-25. 20. Shikha Lohan, Sumit Sharma, Karandeep kaur R.S.R. Murthy. Bioavailability Enhancement of poorly soluble drugs. Pharm Aspire 2011; 3: 8-14.

    2011
19. 19.

    Sumit Sharma, Sonali Batra, VR Sinha, Nanoemulsions: A Potential Advanced Nanocarrier Platform for Herbal Drug Delivery, In: Sobti, R., Dhalla, N.S. (eds) Biomedical Translational Research. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978- 981-16-9232-1_19
20. 20.

    S Batra, S Sharma, N.K. Mehra, Carbon Nanotubes for Drug Delivery Applications, in: In: Abraham J., Thomas S., Kalarikkal N. (eds) Handbook of Carbon Nanotubes, Springer, Cham. 2022. doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70614-6_39-1

    2022
21. 21.

    Sonali Batra and Sumit Sharma, Biomedical applications of Dendrimers, in: Dr. Neelesh Mehra & Dr. Keerti Jain (Ed.) Dendrimers Nanomedicine: Concept, Theory and Regulatory Perspectives, CRC Press Taylor and Francis group. 2021. doi.org/10.1201/9781003029915

    2021
22. 22.

    Sonali Batra, Samridhi Thakral, Amit Singh and Sumit Sharma, Dendrimers nanomaterial conjugation: Concept, Chemistry and Applications, in: Dr. Neelesh Mehra & Dr. Keerti Jain (Ed.) Dendrimers Nanomedicine: Concept,Theory and Regulatory Perspectives, CRC Press Taylor and Francis group. 2021.

    2021
23. 23.

    Sumit Sharma and Sonali Batra. Recent Advances of Chitosan Composites in Artificial Skin: The Next Era for Potential Biomedical Application, in: Grumezescu, Alexandru Mihai Holban, Alina Maria (Ed.) Nanobiomaterials in Tissue Engineering, Elsevier Inc. 1600 John F. Kennedy Blvd, Suite 1800 Philadelphia, PA 19103, USA.
24. 24.

    Sumit Sharma and Sonali Batra. Trend of Nanofibres in Dental Restoration:Perspectives and Challenges, in: Grumezescu, Alexandru Mihai Holban, Alina Maria (Ed.), Bioactive Materials, Properties and Applications, Elsevier Inc. 1600 John F. Kennedy Blvd, Suite 1800 Philadelphia, PA 19103, USA.
25. 25.

    Sumit Sharma, Rahul Shukla, Amita Sarwal and VR Sinha Chitosan-based carriers for controlled delivery of bioactives, in: Emerging Trends on NanoBioMedicine series ISBN: 978-0-8153- 4932-7 (Volume 4: Nanoagroceuticals and Nanophytochemicals, ISBN: 978-0-8153-8977-4 ), M/s CRC Press (Taylor and Francis), USA. 2018.

    2018
26. 26.

    Amita Sarwal, Dinesh Kumar, Nisha Rawat, Gurpreet Singh, VR Sinha and Sumit Sharma, Nanonutraceuticals in Central Nervous System Disorders, in: Emerging Trends on NanoBioMedicine series ISBN: 978-0-8153- 4932-7 (Volume 3: NanoNutrceuticals, ISBN: 978-0-8153-9992-6) being published by M/s CRC Press (Taylor and Francis), USA, 2018.

    2018
27. 27.

    V.R. Sinha, Sumit Sharma, Silki, M. Kaur and A. Sarwal, Current Polyesteric Systems for Advanced Drug Delivery, in: A.M.H.a.A.M. Grumezescu (Ed.) Nanoarchitectonics for Smart Delivery and Drug Targeting, Matthew Deans, The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford, OX5 1GB, United Kingdom, 50 Hampshire Street, 5th Floor, Cambridge, MA 02139, United States, 2016, pp. 143-168.

    2016
28. 28.

    V.R. Sinha, Amita Sarwal, Sandeep Kaur, Harneet Kaur and Sumit Sharma, in: NK Jain (Ed.) Pharmaceutical Drug Development, CBS Publishers and Distributors Pvt. Ltd. 3rd edition, 2016.

    2016
29. 29.

    Sumit Sharma, Mamta Sood and VR Sinha, Nano sized emulsion: A Promising Drug Delivery Strategy for Ophthalmics, in: Nanotechnology: Novel Perspectives and Prospects, M/S Pearson 2015; ISBN No: 978-8-1317-8991-9.

    2015

Book Chapters

1. 1.

   Nanoemulsions: A Potential Advanced Nanocarrier Platform for Herbal Drug Delivery

   Springer Singapore2021
2. 2.

   Carbon Nanotubes for Drug Delivery Applications

   Springer2021
3. 3.

   Biomedical applications of Dendrimers

   CRC Press2021
4. 4.

   Dendrimers nanomaterial conjugation: Concept, Chemistry and Applications

   CRC Press2021
5. 5.

   Recent Advances of Chitosan Composites in Artificial Skin

   Elsevier2021
6. 6.

   Trend of Nanofibres in Dental Restoration

   Elsevier2021
7. 7.

   Chitosan-based carriers for controlled delivery of bioactives

   CRC Press2018
8. 8.

   Nanonutraceuticals in Central Nervous System Disorders

   CRC Press2018
9. 9.

   Current Polyesteric Systems for Advanced Drug Delivery

   Various2018
10. 10.

    Nano sized emulsion: A Promising Drug Delivery Strategy for Ophthalmics

    Pearson2015

Professional Contributions

• Resource person, DST-STUTI training program on Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery, DPSRU (December 2022)

• Speaker, Workshop on Preparation and Management of Standard Operating Procedures, DPSRU (July 2022)

• Speaker, 5-Day Virtual FDP on Innovations in Quality by Design (QbD), Chitkara University (June-July 2022)