Dr. Rizvi is a professor of Pharmaceutical
& Biomedical Sciences and a broadly trained scientist, educator, and
healthcare contributor with vast Clinical and Translational Research
experience, driving innovation within pharmaceutical product development
platforms. Highly motivated and committed to advancing medical innovation and education,
discovering new therapies, improving patient outcomes, and playing an
instrumental role in scientific and business strategies. Equipped with
extensive training with over 27 years of experience in industrial, academic, administration,
and healthcare settings.
Dr. Rizvi has published over 250
peer-reviewed articles (cited over thousands of times), spanning journal
publications, book chapters, books, US patents, and oral/poster presentations.
His publications include highly rated cover articles, a testament to the
quality and impact of his work. He also serves on the Editorial Boards/Panels
of different journals (in various capacities) and reviews manuscripts and books
for over 300 well-known scientific publications (journals and books).
His research interests incorporate clinical
and translational research including clinical trials, medical and regulatory
writing; graduate medical education; pharmaceutical formulations (direct
compressed tablets, topicals and liquids); ionic liquid formation and
cocrystallization of the pharmaceutical compounds; nano and micro-encapsulation
of the drugs for targeting and controlled release; nanotechnology; biotechnology;
task specific formulation development; multistep synthesis of small organic
molecules; bioavailability enhancement; pharmaceutical analysis (forensics and
method development); design and synthesis of novel monomeric and polymeric
surfactants for separation of chiral and achiral compounds in micellar
electrokinetic chromatography (MEKC); method development and validation for
separations of achiral and chiral compounds utilizing, HPLC, LC/MS and LC/MS-MS;
application of cryogenic high resolution scanning electron microscopy and
analytical ultracentrifuge for characterization of polymeric surfactants;
amphiphilic polymers; surfactant and colloidal chemistry; chemical
transformation of pharmacologically active compounds using microbial whole
cultures; isolation and pharmacology of compounds from fungal metabolites and
medicinal plants; fragrance and aroma chemistry; skin allergy testing and
immunotherapy; digital Tool development for healthcare assessment; executive
leadership; team building; marketing and management; and peer-reviewed high
impact publications.