Research Affiliate

Pratibha Kakadia, PhD


Dr. Pratibha Kakadia is a Research Scientist with experience in the field of Pharmaceutical targeted drug delivery and formulation of nanoparticles. Her research is focused on the design and development of new materials and technologies for the nanoparticles delivery of drugs and biologic molecules. Before moving to Canada, she held a Research scientist position at Merck Research Labs, Pennsylvania, US from October 2017 to June 2019.  She published papers in various scientific journals and has served as a peer reviewer for scientific journals. Dr. Kakadia obtained her PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the University of Huddersfield, England in 2016.

Contact Information

Email: pratibha@ibhri.org

Merck Pharmaceuticals

Pennsylvania, USA

Research

Dr. Kakadia's research focusses on formulating lipid nanoparticles and nano emulsions to improve skin penetration of antimicrobial agents.