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PERSONAL DETAILS Name: Qualification: UK) Reg. PhD candidate Postal Address: P.O.Box 346-00202, Nairobi, Kenya. Shital Mahindra Maru M.Pharm (Pharmaceutics) RGH, MBA (Liverpool,

Telephone contact:

+ 254-20-27119317 / +254-20- 2721215 (work) + 254-720-939659 (mob)

E-mail Address:

smaruspecial@gmail.com , shital.maru@uonbi.ac.ke 24.02.1974, Mombasa, Kenya. Kenyan

Date and place of Birth: Nationality:

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS Primary Education January 1980- November 1987 The Aga Khan Primary School, Mombasa, Kenya. Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (K.C.P.E) 60 points. Secondary Education January 1988- November 1991 The Aga Khan Kenya Secondary School, Mombasa, Kenya Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (K.C.S.E). Higher Education 1992-1993 Diploma in Pharmacy (D.Pharm) K.L.ES College of Pharmacy, Belgaum, Karnataka, India. Affiliated to Drug control Board, Govt. of Karnataka state, Banglore, India. 1993-1997 1

Bachelors in Pharmacy (B.Pharm) K.L.ES College of Pharmacy, Belgaum, Karnataka, India. Affiliated to Karnataka University, Dharwad, Karnataka, India. Passed with First class degree (67%) 1997-1999 Masters in Pharmacy (M.Pharm) K.L.ES College of Pharmacy, Belgaum, Karnataka, India. Affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi Health Sciences University, Banglore, Karnataka, India. 2006-2008 Masters in Business Administration (MBA) Online. University of Liverpool, UK. 2008- present PhD student on Commonwealth split site scholarship at University of Bradford UK.

PRESENT WORK EXPERIENCE Acting Chairman of Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmacy Practice February 22nd- date

November 2006 to date Lecturer University of Nairobi, Faculty of Pharmacy, Dept. of Pharmaceutics and pharmacy Practice. Teaching undergraduate students for the theory and practical in Pharmaceutics, Physical Pharmaceutics, Dispensing Pharmacy, Pharmacoeconomics and elements of economics for pharmacists. Duties at Pharmacy Practice Centre, School of Pharmacy (UNES income generating unit). Supervision for the research projects and elective term industrial rotation for the final year B.Pharm students.

Member of the collaboration team with KNH for Sterile Unit at KNH.

Coordinator of Pharmaceutics section in the department.

1st July 2003 to November 2006 Assistant Lecturer University of Nairobi, Faculty of Pharmacy, Dept. of Pharmaceutics and pharmacy Practice. Responsibilities: Teaching undergraduate students for the theory and practical in Pharmaceutics, Physical Pharmaceutics, Dispensing Pharmacy, Pharmacoeconomics and elements of economics for pharmacists. Duties at Pharmacy Practice Centre, School of Pharmacy (UNES income generating unit). Supervision for the research projects and elective term industrial rotation for the final year B.Pharm students. Member of the collaboration team with KNH for Sterile Unit at KNH.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE August November 1993 3 months internship training for D.Pharm Government Civil Hospital, Belgaum Dist, Karnataka state, India. Responsibilities: Dispensing of drugs& surgicals, compounding of simple drug preparations as per patient requirements, prescription handling and checking for both in-patient and out patients, supervision of I.V.fliuds manufacturing unit, store management &distribution of drugs to the hospital. November1993- December 1993 Internship training for D.Pharm Central Medical Stores, Ganpat Galli, Belgaum, Karnataka, India.

Responsibilities: Prescription handling, dispensing, sales and purchases of drugs, cosmetics and OTC products, stock taking. November 1996- December 1996, 450hrs of B.Pharm internship training Yash Pharmaceuticals ltd, Thane, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Responsibilities: Warehousing of raw materials and finished products, Quality control, Quality Assurance, Tablet granulation, punching, coating, inspection, packaging and labelling. Maintenance of quarantine area, maintenance of daily manufacturing records, validation of equipment and processes, SOP reviewing. August 1999-November1999, Alar Laboratories PVT Ltd, Odhav, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. MPharm Industrial training, Responsibilities and Experiences in: Quality control dept., F&D dept. Accelerated stability studies, Quality Assurance Dept., Regulatory affairs Dept., Manufacturing Dept for tableting and ointments, packaging and labeling of products January September 2000 Popular Chemists, Mombasa, Kenya. Responsibilities: Stock maintaining, storing and filing of prescriptions, OTC products sale and stock purchases, wholesale of pharmaceuticals. February 2001 Feb 2002 Intas Pharmaceuticals, Matoda, Gujarat, India. Responsibilities and Experiences in: parenteral manufacturing unit and maintenance of the sterile unit, tabletting unit, quality control and quality assurance depts., Regulatory affairs, warehousing concerning logistic controls and R&D dept. Intas Pharmaceuticals is one of the few Indian pharmaceutical manufacturing companies having Audit approvals from WHO, TGA, MCA and MCC drug authorities to manufacture according to international standards set by the above bodies.

DISSERTATION RESEARCH PROJECT FOR M.PHARM PHARMACUETICS

AWARDS

Formulation and evaluation tenoxicam topical gels.

Commonwealth scholarship tenable in UK 2008 for PhD research

studies on formulation development of antiretroviral (Anti HIV/AIDS) fixed dose combination drugs for paediatrics using hot melt extrusion technique.

PUBLICATIONS S.Maru and F.V.Manvi (2005) Formulation and evaluation of Tenoxicam Topical Gels. The East and Central African Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vol 8(1).pg 14-19. S.Maru (2005) Formulation and evaluation of Tenoxicam niosomes. The East and Central African Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Vol 8(3). P.N.Karimi, S.M.Maru, J.M.Bururia, K.AM. Kuria and P.A.Odhiambo (2006) Prevalance and antimicrobial susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi. The East and Central African Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Vol 9(3). T.K.Ndungu S.M.aru, K.A.M.Kuria,P.N.Karimi and J.M.Bururia (August 2007) Prescription audit carried out at the Pharmacy Practice Centre, School of Pharmacy, University of Nairobi between June and November 2004. East African Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Vol 10 (20). p 50.

CONTRIBUTED RESEARCH PAPERS, POSTER AND ABSTRACTS AT SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCES

S.Opanga, T.Ndungu, P.N.Karimi, S.M.Maru (2007) Analysis of patient information leaflets supplied with antiretroviral drugs and for drugs associated opportunistic infections. A poster presentation at the 67th International Conference FIP: Beijing China.

Shital M.Maru, Marcel DeMatas, Adrian Kelly, Anant Paradkar. Characterisation of rhelogical and Thermal properties of zidovudine, lamivudine and ethylcellulose blends to assess their suitability for hot melt extrusion. Postgraduate Research Poster Day, University of Bradford, UK on April 1-2nd 2009.

Shital M.Maru, Marcel DeMatas, Adrian Kelly, Anant Paradkar. Characterisation of rhelogical and Thermal properties of zidovudine, lamivudine and ethylcellulose blends to assess their suitability for hot melt extrusion. Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology (2009) 61, supp.1, p64.

Shital M.Maru, Marcel DeMatas, Adrian Kelly, Anant Paradkar. Characterisation of rheological and Thermal properties of zidovudine, lamivudine and ethylcellulose blends to assess their suitability for hot melt extrusion. AAPS Journal (2009) 11(S2) 1227.

Shital M.Maru, Marcel DeMatas, Adrian Kelly, Anant Paradkar. Characterisation of rhelogical and Thermal properties of zidovudine, lamivudine, ethylcellulose and Plasticizer blends to assess their suitability for hot melt extrusion. Postgraduate Research Poster Day, University of Bradford, UK on April 3rd 2010.

MENTOR FOR UNDERGRADUATE AND POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS: I am one of the mentors since 2004 for the undergraduate B.Pharm students under the currently running Mentorship program initiated by the University of Nairobi. I

at present have 15 B. Pharm students from Level 1 to level 4 as well as 2 postgraduate students.

PROFESSIONAL/SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS MEMBERSHIP. Registered Pharmacist in Kenya, by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board of Kenya. Registered Pharmacist, Karnataka state, India. Member of Karnataka registered Pharmacists Association, Bangalore, and Karnataka, India. Member of the Federation of International Pharmacists Organization (FIP). Member of American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS). Member of European Federation of Pharmaceutical Scientists Network on PAT (Process Analytical Technology and under pinning Sciences) Alumni of Business graduates, Liverpool University UK Alumni Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore, India. Commonwealth Scholars Alumni Give a Child Hope Initiative, University of Bradford, UK

TRAINING WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS &CONFERENCES ATTENDED

Pharmaceutical chemistry Symposium in July 1994, organized by the Dept. of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, K.L.ES College of Pharmacy, Belgaum, India.

Indian Association of Polymer Science Conference, Belgaum, India, in September 1997.

The Indian Pharmaceutical Conference (IPC) in Mumbai in December 1997.

Gave a talk on various drugs used in every day life by a common man and the side effects caused, at a social club, The Saturday club, Mombasa in December 1999. 7

WHO/TDR workshop and training on good laboratory practice (GLP) at Jacaranda hotel, Nairobi in April 2004.

Pharmacokinetics and Research Ethics workshop by Pharmacokinetics and ethics society, Orange Free State University, Bloemfontein, Orange state, South Africa in December 2005.

Pharmaceutical Translational Research Conference, at School of Pharmacy, University of London. 2-3rd April 2009, London. Improving Solubility 2009 Conference, 29th-30th June 2009, Marble Arch, London. British Pharmaceutical Conference (BPC) 2009,6th-9th September Manchester Central.

HOBBIES Swimming, Badminton, Dancing, Reading.

COMPUTER LITERACY Certificate training in MS-DOS, Copycat Training Center, Mombasa, Kenya, 1month in December 1991. Computer Training on Microsoft Office program, internet at Aptech Computer Training Centre, Mombasa, Kenya in December 1999.

ACADEMIC REFEREES: Dr. K. A. M Kuria Senior Lecturer Chairman Dept of Pharmaceutics and Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy, University of Nairobi. P.O. Box 19676-00202, Nairobi. Tel: (Off): 020-271215

Mobile no: 0733-279889 Email address: kuria45@yahoo.com

Prof G. Kokwaro Professor Dept of Pharmaceutics and Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy, University of Nairobi. Head, Clinical Pharmacology and Molecular Parasitology Research Group, KEMRI/Wellcome trust Collaborative Programme, Nairobi. P.O. Box 43640-00200, Nairobi. Tel: +254 (2) 02710672 +254 (2) 02715160 +254 (2) 02720163 Fax: +254(2) 02711673 Mobile No: 0722- 323651 Email address: GKokwaro@wtnairobi.mimcom.net

Dr Marcel DeMatas Senior Lecturer PhD supervisor Institute of Pharmaceutical Innovation (IPI) University of Bradford Rm no:2.12 Profits suite Richmond Road Bradford BD7 1DP UK Tel: +44-1274 235243 Email: M.Dematas1@bradford.ac.uk

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