Principal
Prof. (Dr.) Marina Koland has worked as a teaching faculty at NGSM Institute of Pharmaceutical Science for 30 years and has engaged in research and guiding PG students in Pharmaceutics for 27 years. She has also guided 7 candidates so far in their Ph.D dissertations. She has completed 4 research projects funded by the Nitte (Deemed to be University), Mangalore and is currently working on the fifth.
Academic and Professional Qualifications
- B. Pharm.: College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Medical College, Trivandrum. Kerala University, 1991
- M. Pharm.: College of Pharmacy, Manipal, Mangalore University, 1993
- Ph.D : NGSM Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mangalore; Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore, 2011. Title of thesis – “System Design of Mucoadhesive Buccal Films of Selected Drugs for Immediate and Sustained Release and their Characterization” Ph.D awarded by the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore
- Pharmaceutical Technology, Novel Drug Delivery, Nanoparticulate and microparticulate drug delivery.
- Exploring the potential of chicken feather keratin as a biomaterial in wound and ulcer healing applications
- Exploring the potential of chicken feather keratin as a biomaterial in wound and ulcer healing applications
- Published 70 research papers in peer reviewed journals
- Won best paper awards (oral presentation) twice at research conferences.
- Has published 3 Government of India patents and 1 patent was granted.
- Has published a textbook on ‘Industrial Pharmacy’
- Delivered guest lectures at seminars and symposia
- Presented papers at 10 National and 3 International Conferences
