Hetal
Prajapati
Doctoral Graduate Student
Contact Information
hetalben.prajapati08@stjohns.edu
het299@gmail.com
Educational
Background
- PhD., St.John’s University, New York, USA (2011-present)
- M.S., St.John’s University, New York, USA (2008-2010)
- B.Pharm., L.M.College of Pharmacy, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
(2003-2007)
Honors and
Awards
- NJPhAST Graduate Scholarship 2010
- AAiPS Research Scholarship Award 2010
- NERDG-AAPS Academic Research Award 2011
Publications
- Thesis: Hetal Prajapati, Abu T.M.Serajuddin.A
Comparative Evaluation of Monoglyceride, Diglyceride and
Triglyceride of Medium Chain Fatty Acids for Application in
Pharmaceutical Dosage Form Development.
- Paper 1: Hetal Prajapati, Damon
Dalrymple, Abu T.M.Serajuddin. A Comparative Evaluation of Mono-,
Di- and Triglyceride of Medium Chain Fatty Acids by
Lipid/Surfactant/Water Phase Diagram, Solubility Determination and
Dispersion Testing for Application in Pharmaceutical Dosage Form
Development (Submitted to Pharmaceutical Research, March
2011).
- Paper 2: Hetal Prajapati, Darshil Patel, Damon
Dalrymple, Abu T.M.Serajuddin. Comparative Effects of
Medium-chain Monoglyceride, Diglyceride and Triglyceride on
Dispersion of a Model Poorly Water-soluble Drug, Probucol, in
Aqueous Medium from Solutions in Lipid-Surfactant Mixtures.
(Submitted)
- Paper3: Hetal Prajapati, Darshil
Patel, Nrupa Patel, Damon Dalrymple, Abu T.M.Serajuddin. Effect of
Difference in Fatty Acid Chain Length of Medium-Chain Lipids on
Drug Solubility and Lipid-Surfactant-Water Phase Diagrams.
(Submitted)
Presentations
- Hetal Prajapati, Damon Dalrymple, Abu T.M.Serajuddin.
Characterization of Medium Chain Fatty Acids for
Nanoemulsion Formation and Drug Solubility. I. Comparative Study of
Mono-, Di- and Tri-Glycerides . NJPhAST, May 20, 2010 . - Hetal Prajapati, Damon Dalrymple, Abu T.M.Serajuddin.
Systematic Study of Effects of Mono-, Di- and Tri Glycerides of
Medium Chain Fatty Acids on Development of Lip id-based Drug
Delivery Systems. AAPS, November 15, 2010.
- Hetal Prajapati, Darshil Patel, Damon Dalrymple, Abu
T.M.Serajuddin. Effect of Fatty Acid Chain Length in Propylene
Glycol Mono- and Di-ester Lipids on Micro- and Nano-emulsion
Formation and Drug Solubility. AAPS, November 18, 2010 .
- Hetal Prajapati, Damon Dalrymple, Abu T.M.Serajuddin. A
Comparative Evaluation of Mono-, Di- and Triglyceride of Medium
Chain Fatty Acids by Lipid/Surfactant/Water Phase Diagram,
Solubility Determination and Dispersion Testing for Application in
Pharmaceutical Dosage Form Development . NERDG-AAPS, April 15,
2011.
- Hetal Prajapati, Darshil Patel, Nrupa Patel, Damon Dalrymple,
Abu T.M.Serajuddin. Effect of Difference in Fatty Acid Chain Length
of Medium-Chain Lipids on Drug Solubility and
Lipid-Surfactant-Water Phase Diagrams. NERDG-AAPS, April 15,
2011