Journal of Membrane Science & Technology

Shankar Swaminathan

Biography

Dr. Swaminathan is a pharmaceutical scientist and polymer chemist turned into an eye/vision researcher. Dr. Swaminathan received his Ph.D. in Pharmaceutics from the Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India. He was also a research assistant at the University of Turin, Italy during his Ph.D. He went on to gain research experience in the industry after his Ph.D. specializing in long acting polymeric medical devices for contraception where he was instrumental in getting the product to the scale up stage. He then decided to fortify his repertoire further by gaining postdoctoral research experience in the US in eye/vision research.Currently, a postdoctoral researcher at the Hamilton Eye Institute University of Tennessee Health Science Center. His research revolves around studying genetic modifiers of glaucoma with a special emphasis on intraocular pressure and developing personalized nanomedicine. Research involves gene mining using bioinformatics tools and systems genetics. He is also a part of the team developing novel nano-therapies for dry age related macular degeneration. Pioneered the work on Nanosponge synthesis and applications in drug delivery.

Research Interest

Drug delivery technology; nanotechnology;ocular drug delivery;ocular pharmacokinetics;systems biology;bioinformatics; solublization of drug actives; medical devices.