Ms. Nitasha Gohar

Lecturer

nitasha.gohar@10.12.4.216

+92-51-111-555-666

PROFILE SUMMARY

Ms. Gohar completed her M.Phil in Biochemistry from Quaid i Azam University, Islamabad with distinction in 2012. She worked in capacity of teaching assistant, Research associate and laboratory demonstrator in Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad and Gomal University, D.I.Khan. With interest in Drug discovery, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Novel Drug Delivery systems, safety and efficacy studies, Ms. Gohar held consultant position in World Health Organization (WHO) for vaccine testing and safety surveillance. She also contributed in the patient safety through her series of lectures from the same forum. Apart from teaching, her expertise comprises of project management, regulatory guideline development and implementation, and process development. She is very focused on high quality work, including scientific research & development & teaching with excellent communication skills in English and Urdu.

QUALIFICATION
B.Ed	Science	AIOU Islamabad	2015
M.Phil.	Biochemistry	Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan	2012
Pharm.D.	Pharmaceutical Sciences	Gomal University, D.I.Khan, Pakistan	2008

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Senior Lecturer	Faculty of Pharmacy, CUST	Since June 2021
Teaching Assistant and Research Associate	Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan	Dec 2010- Sep 2012
Teaching Assistant and Lab Demonstrator	Gomal University, D.I.Khan, Pakistan	Dec 2003 – Mar 2008

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Technical Consultant	World Health Organization (WHO)	May 2016 – June 2021
Regulatory Affairs Manager	Munawar-pharma (Pvt) Ltd., Lahore, Pakistan	March 2015 – February 2021
Quality Assurance & Regulatory Affairs Officer	Danas Pharmaceuticals (Pvt.) Ltd, Pakistan	May 2009 – Sep 2010
Clinical/ Hospital Pharmacist	Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences	Apr 2008 – May 2008

MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE
Patron	Pharma Spark Society	Since November 2021
Student Editor	Danish University Magazine, Gomal University	2007 – 2008

HONORS & AWARDS
1.	Presidential and Chancellor’s gold medals in M-phil Biochemistry
2.	All Pakistan winner in various declamation contests
3.	Provincial winner in Bilingual (Urdu/English) Essay Writing Competitions

MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES
Member	KP Pharmacy Council, Peshawar, KPK

RESEARCH AREAS / INTERESTS

Drug discovery ;
Novel Drug Delivery Systems;
Polymeric/Hydrogel Drug Delivery Systems and Development of Nano-Complexes.

JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
1.	M. Aslam, K. Barkat, N. S. Malik, M. S. Alqahtani, I. Anjum, I. Khalid, U. R. Tulain, N. Gohar, H. Zafar, A. C. Paiva-Santos, F. Raza, “pH Sensitive Pluronic Acid/Agarose-Hydrogels as Controlled Drug Delivery Carriers: Design, Characterization and Toxicity Evaluation.” Pharmaceutics, vol. 14, no.6, pp.1218, 2022.
2.	Sumaira, U. R Tulain, A. Erum, M. A. Hussain, Sidra, N. S. Malik, A. Rashid, R. Kausar, N. Gohar, N. Shahid, M. Siddiqui, “Fabrication, Characterization and Toxicity Evaluation of Chemically Cross-linked Polymeric Network for Sustained Delivery of Metoprolol Tartrate”, Designed Monomers and Polymers, vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 351-361, 2021.
3.	S. Bashir, N. Gohar, “Pharmacotherapeutic Considerations in the Management of Hypertensive and diabetic COVID-19 Patients.” Global Journal of Medical Therapeutics, vol.3, no. 4, pp. 4-6, 2021.

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