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Lecturer

Sania, Z Farukh Kassam, PhD.

Dr Sania Z Farukh Kassam is a pharmacist and Lecturer in Pharmaceutics. She holds a Bachelor of Pharmacy (BPharm) from USIU-Africa and a Master of Pharmacy (MPharm) in Pharmaceutics from UKZN. Their teaching and research interests include pharmaceutics, pharmaceutical nanotechnology, novel drug delivery systems, and the application of artificial intelligence in drug formulation and development.
Email Address

szkassam@usiu.ac.ke

Location

Nairobi, Kenya

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION

  • Nanotechnology
  • Novel drug delivery systems
  • AI in drug formulation

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

  • MPharm in Pharmaceutics.
  • BPharmacy

TEACHING

Pharmaceutics courses:

  • Powder technology
  • Biopharmaceutics
  • Physical pharmaceutics

PUBLICATIONS

  1. Abdelrahman Tageldin, Calvin A. Omolo, Vincent O. Nyandoro, Eman Elhassan, Sania Z.F. Kassam, Xylia Q. Peters, Thirumala Govender,‘Engineering dynamic covalent bond-based nanosystems for delivery of antimicrobials against bacterial infections’ Journal of Controlled Release, Volume 371, 2024, Pages 237-257, ISSN 0168-3659. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jconrel.2024.05.047.
  2. Vaghela, H. N., Mbatia, B. N., Omolo, C. A., Farukh, S., Otoo, E., Wambui, L. M., & Govender, T. (2024). Formulation of phytosomes with sun protection factor using Agave americana ethanolic extract. Journal of Biologically Active Products from Nature, 14(2), 238–250.
    https://doi.org/10.1080/22311866.2024.2335153
  3. Chetty, Kerisha & Peters, Xylia & Andeve, Calvin & Ismail, Eman & Mohammed, Mohammed Ali Gafar & Hussain, Eman & Kassam, Sania & Govender, Jasoda & Dlamini, Sbongumusa & Govender, Thirumala. (2024). Multifunctional Dual Enzyme-Responsive Nanostructured Lipid Carriers for Targeting and Enhancing the Treatment
    of Bacterial Infections. ACS Applied Bio Materials. 8. 10.1021/acsabm.4c01436.
  4. Shahin, Shourok; Omolo, Calvin; Elhassan, Eman; Ismail, Eman; Farukh, Sania; Govender, Jasoda; Faya, Mbuso; Govender, Thirumala “Formulation of pH-Responsive Nanoplexes Based on an Antimicrobial Peptide and Sodium Alginate for Targeted Delivery of Vancomycin Against Resistant Bacteria”.