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CURRICULUM VITAE
Of
Prof. DR. NAZAR MOHAMMAD RANJHA
PERSONAL DETAILS
NAME

DR.NAZAR MOHAMMAD RANJHA

DATE/PLACE OF BIRTH

JULY 10, 1957 (Gujrat) PAKISTAN

NATIONALITY

PAKISTANI

CORRESPONDENCE: DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACY BAHAUDDIN

ZAKAIRYA UNIVERSITY, MULTAN PAKISTAN.
Telephone #Residence 061-4745512, Office 061-9210396, Mobile: 03455673901
E-mail address: nazar_ranjha@hotmail.com
drnazarmranjha@yahoo.com
AREA OF SPECIALIZATION

PHARMACEUTICS (DESIGN AND

EVALUATION OF TARGETED AND OTHER
DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS)

LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY

URDU, ENGLISH AND FRENCH.

FOREIGN VISITS

SWITZERLAND (Ph.D), FRANCE (conference),

HUNGRY(conference), SAUDIARABIA,
UNITED KINGDOM SCOTLAND (Post doc).

HEC Ph.D Approved Supervisor

Pharmaceutics (Drug delivery systems)

IMPORTANT ACHIEVEMENTS/AWARDS
1) Worked as Director City Campus Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan,
where Pharmacy, MBA, Economics departments were run.

-22) Worked as Member of Drug Court in Multan Drug Court.

3) Awarded Scholarship of Suisse Confederation for completion of Ph.D degree.

4) Awarded Commonwealth Association Postdoctoral Fellowship completed in

Glasgow University of Scottland UK.
5) Published 17 Articles in Foreign International Journals. In 2010 five articles
have been published Foreign International Journals.
6) Awarded Gold Medal and Merit certificate for getting first position in B.
Pharmacy.
7) Published 6 articles in National Journals
8) Awarded Research Productivity Allowance 2009

UNIVESITY EDUCATION
Degree

Year

Subject

University

Ph.D.
1997
Switzerland

Pharmaceutics

Geneva University,

M. Pharmacy 1986
Lahore.

Pharmaceutics

University of the Punjab,

B. Pharmacy 1984

Pharmacy Subject

Bahauddin Zakariya University,

Multan.

EXAMINATIONS PASSED AT GENEVA UNIVERSITY

a: Instrumental Analytical Techniques (UV, IR, NMR) for Pharmaceutical Products

-3b: Characteristics and Pharmaceutical uses of homo-and copolymers of Vinyl

alcohol

THESES/REPORT AND SUPERVISORS

Postdoc

Preparation of Quaternary Ammonium Palmitoyl Glycol Chitosan

Micelles and Solubilization of Camptothecin.

Superisor

Prof. Dr Ijeoma F. Uchegbue. Strethclyde University Glasgow

Scotland UK.

Ph.D.

Novel pH-sensitive vinyl and acrylic hydrogels for colonic drug

delivery.

Supervisor

Prof. Dr. Eric Doelker, Geneva University, Switzerland.

M. Pharmacy Dissolution studies of different brands of Ibuprofen tablets.

Supervisor

Prof.Dr.Naeem A.Muzaffar, University of the Punjab, Lahore.

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

February 2004 to-date

Professor of Pharmacy
(Pharmaceutics, Design and
Evaluation of Drug Delivery
Systems)

October 2003 to April 2004

Availed Commonwealth
Post doctoral fellowship

24th June 2000 to February 2004

Associate Professor of Pharmacy,

(Pharmaceutics)
Department
of
Pharmacy,
Bahauddin Zakairya University,
Multan.

1st November (1986) to 23rd June 2000

Lecturer of Pharmacy
(Pharmaceutics)
Department
of
Pharmacy,
Bahauddin Zakairya University,
Multan.

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September (1984) to 31 October (1986)

17th June (1984) to 28th July (1984)

Production Pharmacist
Consolidated
Laboratories, Lahore.

Chemical

Internship, May & Baker,

Wah Cantt, Rawalpindi.

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP

(1)

Pakistan Pharmacist Association Since 1984.

(2)

Academic Staff Association, Bahauddin Zakairya University, Multan, Since

1986.

(3)

Member Pharmacy Teacher Association

PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION (External Examiner)

Islamia University, Bahawalpur (Pharm.D. and M. Phil Theses and Ph.D theses)
University of Karachi, Karachi (M. Phil. Theses)
College of Pharmacy Punjab University Lahore (Pharm. D. and M. Phil Theses)
Member Board of studies Sindh University Jamshoro since 2010

RESEARCH PROJECTS/WORK EXPERIENCE

Research project
pH sensitive vinylic copolymeric hydrogels for colonic drug delivery.
Research conducted at Faculty of Pharmacy Bahauddin Zakariya University
Multan Pakistan.

New carbohydrate micelles for solubilizing water insoluble drugs.

Financed by Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan (HEC Research Grant).

Preparation and characterization of new hydrogels and coating materials for

targeted drug delivery. Granted by Ministry of Health Government of
Pakistan Islamabad.

-5 Antimicrobial susceptibilities in catheter associated UTI Patients in Multan

Region. Research conducted at Faculty of Pharmacy Bahauddin Zakariya
University Multan Pakistan.
Preparation and characterization of natural and synthetic copolymer
hydrogels for targeted drug delivery. Financed by Bahauddin Zakariya
University Multan (HEC Research Grant).

CONFERENCES/SEMINAR/SYMPOSIA
1.

21st International Symposium on Controlled Release of Bioactive

Materials NICE, France, June 27-30 (1994).

2.

Ist World Meeting APGI/APV Budapest, Hungry, May 9-11, (1995).

3.

Lipophilicity in drug Research and Toxicology. University of

Lausanne Switzerland March 21-24, (1995).

4.

National Conference On Semester System B. Z. University and HEC,

24-25 January 2006.

5.

Bioforum Lahore, CEMB Punjab University and HEC 13-15 March

2006.

6.

Ist National Pharmacy Conference held at Islamia University of

Bahawalpur. March 2007.

List of Research Papers

Foreign International Journals
1.

Ranjha, N.M. and Doelker, E. pH-sensitive hydrogels for site specific drug
delivery I. Swelling behaviour of crosslinked copolymers of acrylic and
methacrylic acid. Scientific and Technical Pharmacy Pharmaceutical
Sciences (S.T.P. Pharma Science) 9(4), 335-340 (1999).

2.

Ranjha, N.M. and Doelker, E. pH-sensitive hydrogels for site specific drug
delivery II. Drug release behaviour from crosslinked alkyl

-6acrylate/methacrylic acid copolymers. S.T.P. Pharma Science 9(4), 341-349

(1999).
3.

Ranjha, N.M.and Doelker, E. pH-sensitive noncrosslinked poly (vinyl

alcohol-co-acrylic acid) hydrogels for site specific drug delivery. Saudi
Pharmaceutical Journal 7, 137-143 (1999).

4.

Ranjha, N.M., Synthesis and Characterization of noncrosslinked and

crosslinked poly(vinyl alcohol-co-crotonic acid) hydrogels. Saudi
Pharmaceutical Journal 7, 130-136 (1999).

5.

Ranjha, N.M., Loother B.A., and Ahmad, W. Study of the characteristics and
some Pharmaceutical aspects of homo and copolymers of vinyl alcohol. Saudi
Pharmaceutical Journal 8(4)131-144 (2000).

6.

Naveed Akhtar,Gulfisan, Mahmood Ahmad, Nazar M. Ranjha and Ahmad

Mhmood. Grapefruit extract cream: Effect on melanin and skin. Cosmetics
and Toiletries. 123. 55-68. 2008.

Nazar Mohammad Ranjha and Jahanzeb Mudassir Swelling and Aspirin

Release Study: Crosslinked pH-Sensitive Vinyl Acetate-co-Acrylic Acid
(VAC/AA) Hydrogels. Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy 34; 512521. 2008

Jahanzeb Mudassir and Nazar Mohammad Ranjha. Dynamic and

Equilibrium Swelling Studies: Crosslinked pH sensitive Methyl
methacrylate-co-Itaconic acid (MMA-co-IA) Hydrogels. Journal of Polymer
Research. 15; 195-203.2008

Nazar Mohammad Ranjha, Jahanzeb Mudassir and Naveed Akhtar. Methyl

methacrylate-co-itaconic acid hydrogels for controlled drug delivery. Journal
of Sol-Gel Science and Technology.47; 23-30. 2008

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Nazar Mohammad Ranjha. Polymeric Micelles of Ammonium Palmitoyl

Glycol Chitosan and Solubilization of Camptothecin. PDA Journal of
Phamaceutical Science and Technology. 63, January-February 2009, page 81-

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Nazar Mohammad Ranjha Ikram Ullah Khan, Shahzad Naseem.

Encapsulation and characterization of flurbiprofen loaded poly(caprolactone)-poly(vinylpyrrolidone) blend micropheres by solvent
evaporation method. Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology. 50; 281-289.
2009

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Nazar M. Ranjha, Hafeezullah Khan, Shahzad Naseem.

Encapsulation and characterization of controlled release
flurbiprofen loaded microspheres using beeswax as an

-7encapsulating agent. J Mater Sci: Mater Med (2010)

21:16211630
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Nazar M. Ranjha , Gohar Ayub , Shahzad Naseem Muhammad Tayyab

Ansari Preparation and characterization of hybrid pH-sensitive hydrogels of
chitosan-co-acrylic acid for controlled release of verapamil. J Mater Sci:
Mater Med (2010) 21:28052816

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Nazar M. RANJHA, Jahanzeb MUDASSIR, Tanveer ABBAS,

Mohammad A.F. SIAM & Abid HUSSAIN In Vitro Evaluation of
Commercially Available Theophylline Sustained Release Tablets in Pakistan.
Latin American Journal of Pharmacy (formerly Acta Farmacutica
Bonaerense). Lat. Am. J. Pharm. 29 (6): 869-75 (2010)

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Muhammad Tayyab Ansari, Shahid Karim, Nazar Muhammad Ranjha,

Nisar Hussain Shah and Sher Muhammad. Physicochemical
Characterization of Artemether Solid Dispersions with Hydrophilic Carriers
by Freeze Dried and Melt Methods. Arch Pharm Res Vol 33, No 6, 901-910,
2010

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I.U.Khan, N.M.Ranjha, H.Q.Mehmood Development of ethylcellulosepolyethylene glycol and ethylcellulose-polyvinyl pyrrolidone blend oral
microspheresof ibuprofen. J. DRUG DEL. SCI. TECH., 20 (6) 439-444 2010

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Nazar M Ranjha, Jahanzeb Mudassir and Zuhair Zubair Sheikh. Synthesis

and Characterization of pH-Sensitive Pectin/Acrylic Acid Hydrogels for
Verapamil Release Study. Iranian Polymer Journal 20 (2), 2011, 147-159

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Talib Hussain, Nazar Muhammad Ranjha and Yasser Shahzad. Swelling and
Controlled Release of Tramadol Hydrochloride from a pH-Sensitive
Hydrogel. Designed Monomers and Polymers 14 (2011) 233249

Three articles have been accepted in impact factor bearing Journals.

Local Journals

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Iqbal, N., Ahmad, B., Janbaz, K.H., Ijaz, A.S. and Ranjha, N.M. Reverse
phase high performance liquid chromatographic method for determination
of paracetamol in human serum. Sci. Int. (Lahore) 3(3), 221-222 (1991).

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Ranjha, N.M., Swelling behaviour of pH-sensitive crosslinked poly(vinyl

acetate-co-acrylic acid) hydrogels for site specific drug delivery. Pak.
Journal Phamaceutical Sciences 12 (1) 33-41 (1999).

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Ranjha, N.M and Rashid A. Synthesis and Characterization of anionic pH

Sensitive acrylic and itaconic acid coplymers for site specific drug delivery.
Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences (Pakistan) 20 85-95 (2001)

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Rashid.A Ranjha N.M.

Stability and quantitation of Cefaclor in
Pharmaceutical dosage forms using RP - HPLC Journal of Pure and Applied
Sciences (Pakistan) 25 33-(2001).

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Ranjha. N.M. Mufti A.R and Wajahat Mehmood. Effect of pH on

dissolution behaviour of commercially available diclofenac sodium Tablets.
Jounal of Rescarch (Science) (Pakistan) 12 (1), 78-84 (2001)

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Ranjha. N.M., Rahat Ramzan and Naveed Aslam. Dissolition behaviour of

commercially available enteric coated aspirin tablets. Jounal of Rescarch
(Science) (Pakistan). 13 (1). 63-70 (2002).

List of Abstracts/Proceedings
24.

Ranjha, N.M. Doelker, E. Equilibrium selling behaviour of pH-sensitive

anionic vinyl alcohol copolymers. Proc. Ist World Meeting APGI/APV,
Budapest, 9-11 May, 1995.

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Ranjha, N.M. Doelker, E. Equilibrium and dynamic swelling behaviour of

pH-sensitive acrylic hydrogels for colonic drug delivery. Proc. 2 nd World
Meeting APGI/APV Paris 25-28 May, 1998.

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Ranjha, N.M. Doelker, E. Solute release behaviour from pH-sensitive acrylic

hydrogels for clonic drug delivery. Proc. Int. Symp. Control Rel. Bioact.
Mater 25 (1998), Controlled Release Society Inc.

27.

Jahanzeb Mudassir and Nazar M. Ranjha. Dynamic and equilibrium

swelling
behaviour of crosslinked methyl methacrylate-co-itaconic acid
(MMA-co-IA) hydrogels p 8: 2007 (March 2007).

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REFERENCES
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Prof. Dr.Abdul Subhan Ijaz Pharmacy Department Bahauddin Zakariya

University Multan. Pakistan

Prof. Dr. Mehmood Ahmad Dean Faculty of Pharmacy Islamia Univesity

Bahawalpur.