Zeynep Aydogmus | Pharmaceutical Analysis | Editorial Board Member

Prof. Dr. Zeynep Aydogmus | Pharmaceutical Analysis | Editorial Board Member

Istanbul University | Turkey

Prof. Dr. Zeynep Aydoğmuş is a distinguished scholar in analytical chemistry and pharmaceutical sciences, widely recognized for her pioneering contributions to chromatographic analysis, electroanalytical methods, and pharmaceutical analysis. She began her academic journey at Istanbul University, Faculty of Pharmacy, where she completed her undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral studies in Analytical Chemistry. Her academic foundation laid the groundwork for a career devoted to advancing separation sciences, spectroscopical techniques, pharmaceutical analysis, and natural product chemistry. Over the course of her professional development, she enriched her expertise through international training in occupational health, radiation safety, bloodborne pathogen standards, and advanced chromatographic techniques, while also securing specialized certification in European project management.Prof. Dr. Aydoğmuş has built a prominent academic career at the Istanbul University Faculty of Pharmacy, where she has played an integral role within the Department of Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences. She has taught across all academic levels, offering advanced courses in electroanalytical methods, Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC), High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), chromatographic method development, analytical chemistry, and research methodologies. Her academic influence extends beyond the classroom through her active participation on doctoral examination juries and her dedicated mentorship of emerging scientists.Her research portfolio spans a wide spectrum of health and natural sciences, including pharmacology and therapeutics, basic pharmaceutics, pharmacognosy, separation and electromagnetic methods, and chromatographic and spectroscopic analysis. Prof. Dr. Aydoğmuş has made significant contributions to studies on antiviral, anticancer, and anti-inflammatory drugs, natural compounds, and bioactive metabolites. Her collaborations have led to impactful publications in internationally indexed journals, reflecting her expertise in voltammetry, UHPLC, drug stability analysis, electrochemical behavior, and analytical method development for pharmaceutical formulations and biological matrices.

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Featured Publications

Gören, A. C., Topçu, G., Bilsel, G., Bilsel, M., Aydoğmuş, Z., & Pezzuto, J. M.
The chemical constituents and biological activity of essential oil of Lavandula stoechas ssp. stoechas. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C, 57(9–10), 797–800.

Gönüllü, Ü., Üner, M., Yener, G., Karaman, E. F., & Aydoğmuş, Z.
Formulation and characterization of solid lipid nanoparticles, nanostructured lipid carriers and nanoemulsion of lornoxicam for transdermal delivery. Acta Pharmaceutica, 65(1), 1–13.

Topcu, G., Aydogmus, Z., Imre, S., Gören, A. C., Pezzuto, J. M., Clement, J. A., et al.
Brominated sesquiterpenes from the red alga Laurencia obtusa. Journal of Natural Products, 66(11), 1505–1508.

Zhang, H., Qiu, S., Tamez, P., Tan, G. T., Aydogmus, Z., Hung, N. V., Cuong, N. M., et al.
Antimalarial agents from plants II. Decursivine, a new antimalarial indole alkaloid from Rhaphidophora decursiva. Pharmaceutical Biology, 40(3), 221–224.

Üner, M., Karaman, E. F., & Aydoğmuş, Z.
Solid lipid nanoparticles and nanostructured lipid carriers of loratadine for topical application: Physicochemical stability and drug penetration through rat skin. Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, 13(5), 653–660.

Zhang, H. J., Tamez, P. A., Aydogmus, Z., Tan, G. T., Saikawa, Y., Hashimoto, K., et al.
Antimalarial agents from plants III. Trichothecenes from Ficus fistulosa and Rhaphidophora decursiva. Planta Medica, 68(12), 1088–1091.

Topcu, G., Altiner, E. N., Gozcu, S., Halfon, B., Aydogmus, Z., Pezzuto, J. M., et al.
Studies on di- and triterpenoids from Salvia staminea with cytotoxic activity. Planta Medica, 69(5), 464–467.

Radhakrishnanand Pullapanthula | Pharmaceutical Analysis |

Prof. Dr. Radhakrishnanand Pullapanthula | Pharmaceutical Analysis | Best Researcher Award

National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research | India

Prof. Dr. Radhakrishnanand Pullapanthula is a highly accomplished pharmaceutical scientist and analytical research leader with over two decades of distinguished experience in both industry and academia. A quality-minded professional, he has built a reputation for excellence in analytical compliance, regulatory affairs, and strategic development in the pharmaceutical sector. With a career spanning more than 24 years, including over 12 years in senior management positions, Dr. Pullapanthula has contributed significantly to analytical research and development, project leadership, and regulatory compliance within the framework of international standards such as cGMP, FDA, and ICH. His expertise lies in analytical method development, impurity profiling, physico-chemical characterization, and life cycle management of complex pharmaceutical products, including ANDA and NDA applications.Dr. Radhakrishnanand has been a driving force in setting up GMP-compliant analytical laboratories and implementing best practices for quality and regulatory adherence. His technical mastery covers LC-MS/MS, GC-MS/MS, ICP-MS, LC-Q-TOF-MS/MS, HPLC, GC, and IC techniques, enabling him to develop and validate advanced analytical methods for drug substances, formulations, excipients, food, and herbal products. His pioneering work in impurity profiling, degradation chemistry, and reference standard qualification has had a lasting impact on analytical R&D and pharmaceutical quality systems. As a leader, he has successfully coordinated the establishment of ISO 17025:2005 and ISO 17025:2017 certified laboratories, and played a key role in achieving NABL accreditation and ISO certification for analytical facilities at Daicel Chiral Technologies–India and United States Pharmacopeia.In addition to his industrial achievements, Dr. Radhakrishnanand has held prominent academic and administrative roles, serving as Registrar (In-Charge) and a board-level member in key scientific and innovation committees. His contributions extend to serving as an Expert Member on several national panels including the DST-Technology Development Board, ANRF-Life Sciences, NGCMA, and the Pharmaceutical Policy Committee of Tripura. As a Board of Director at the Atal Innovation Mission, NIPER-Guwahati, he has actively promoted innovation and research excellence in the pharmaceutical sciences. He currently manages and coordinates major projects such as the “Quality Assessment and Value Addition Centre for Herbal Industry in the North-Eastern States of India,” funded by the Ministry of Commerce under the TIES scheme, with a project worth exceeding twenty crores.

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Featured Publications

Rao, D. V. S., Radhakrishnanand, P., Suryanarayana, M. V., & Himabindu, V. (n.d.). A stability-indicating LC method for candesartan cilexetil. Chromatographia.

Kumari Rayala, V. V. S. P., Kandula, J. S., & Radhakrishnanand, P. (n.d.). Advances and challenges in the pharmacokinetics and bioanalysis of chiral drugs. Chirality.

Rao, D. V. S., & Radhakrishnanand, P. (n.d.). Stress degradation studies on dutasteride and development of a stability-indicating HPLC assay method for bulk drug and pharmaceutical dosage form. Chromatographia.

Kaja, R. K., Surendranath, K. V., Radhakrishnanand, P., Satish, J., & others. (n.d.). A stability-indicating LC method for deferasirox in bulk drugs and pharmaceutical dosage forms. Chromatographia.

Vishnuvardhan, C., Radhakrishnanand, P., Navalgund, S. G., Atcha, K. R., & others. (n.d.). RP-HPLC method for the simultaneous estimation of eight cardiovascular drugs. Chromatographia.

Rao, D. V. S., Radhakrishnanand, P., & Himabindu, V. (n.d.). Stress degradation studies on tadalafil and development of a validated stability-indicating LC assay for bulk drug and pharmaceutical dosage form. Chromatographia.

Subba Rao, D. V., Surendranath, K. V., Radhakrishnanand, P., & others. (n.d.). A stability-indicating LC method for vardenafil HCl. Chromatographia.