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Vibhudutta  Awasthi , Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Nuclear Pharmacy

Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

405-271-6593  x47331
405-271-7505
CPB 309
vibhudutta-awasthi@ouhsc.edu
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Education & Experience

Education:
  • Ph.D., Nuclear Medicine, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (India). 1991-1994.
  • M. Pharm., Pharmaceutics, Dr. Hari Singh Gour University (formerly University of Saugor), Saugor, Madhya Pradesh (India).
  • Four-year B. Pharm. degree from Dr. Hari Singh Gour University, Saugor, India. 1984-1988.

Experience:

  • Associate Professor, Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences, OU College of Pharmacy, OKC, OK. 11/06-present.
  • Asst Professor, Radiology Dept., UTHSCSA, TX. 7/01-11/06.
  • Adjunct Asst Professor of Radiation Oncology, UTHSCSA, TX. 01/03-10/06.
  • Postdoctoral Res Fellow, Dept. of Physiology, UTHSCSA, TX. 03/97-08/00.
  • Postdoctoral Res Fellow, Dept. of Radiology, UTHSCSA, TX. 04/96-03/97.
  • Senior Lecturer, Pharmacy, SBSM Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Dehradun, UP (India). 03/95-03/96.
  • Asst. Mgr (R&D), Nestor Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd., India. 05/94-02/95.

Honors & Service

  • Univ. Grants Comm., India-Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) fellowship in M. Pharm. (1988-90).
  • Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (SCIR), India, fellowship in Ph.D. (1992-94).
  • Research Seed Grant from Radiological Society of North America, USA (2003-04).
  • Founder President, Research Fellows Assn, Lucknow, India (1992-93).

Selected Publications & Presentations

  • Dormer KJ, Awasthi V, Galbraith W, Kopke D, chen K, Wassel R. Magnetically-targeted technetium 99m-labeled nanoparticles to the inner ear. J Biomed Nanotechnology 2008; 4(2): 174-184.
  • Awasthi V, Yee SH, Jerabek P, Goins B, Phillips WT. Cerebral oxygen delivery by liposome-encapsulated hemoglobin: A positron-emission tomographic evaluation in a rat model of hemorrhagic shock. J Appl Physiol 2007; 103(1): 28-38.
  • Awasthi V, Goins B, Phillips WT. Insertion of poly(ethylene glycol) lipid reduces the liposome-encapsulated hemoglobin-induced thrombocytopenic reaction. Am J Pharmacol Toxicol 2007; 2(2): 98-105.
  • Awasthi S, Awasthi VD, Magee DM, Coalson JJ.  Efficacy of Ag2/PRA cDNA-transfected dendritic cells in immunization of mice against Coccidioides posadasil. J Immunol 2005; 175(6):3900-06.
  • Awasthi VD. Pharmaceutical aspects of hemoglobin-based oxygen carriers. Review article. Curr Drug Del 2005; 2:133-142.
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Current Grants Awarded

  • NIH - Positron emission tomography (PET) evaluation of hemorrhagic shock and resuscitation
  • NIH - SPECT imaging module (S10 equipment grant)
  • Cellphire, Inc. - Evaluation of thrombosomes in a rabbit model