Dr. Sanjay Ch

I am Dr. Sanjay Ch, a Ph.D. In Pharmaceutical Sciences, with postdoctoral research experience at the Medical College of Wisconsin, USA. I focused on developing various treatment strategies for various diseases and has published clinical research in reputed journals. I am reaching out to express my keen interest in exploring suitable career opportunities at that align with my background and expertise. I hold a Ph.D. In Pharmaceutical Sciences from BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad, and have completed a postdoctoral fellowship in translational research in the United States, with strong skills & interests in Scientific writing, Clinical Scientific research and project management opportunities.

• The best poster presentation prize was received during the “National Symposium on Convergence of Chemistry & Materials” held at BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad campus on 6-7th January 2023. Title: 3D-Bioprinted Inherently Antibacterial Contact Lens Carrying Antimicrobial Peptide Payload for Treating Bacterial Keratitis.,
• Received International travel grant from the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Govt of India, for Poster presentation at the CRS 2022 Annual Meeting and Expo on Advanced Delivery Science by Controlled Release Society –held in Montreal, Canada from July 11-15, 2022.,
• Received ICMR-SRF (Senior Research Fellowship) from the Indian Council of Medical Research, India, Received DST-JRF (Junior Research Fellowship, 2019) from the Department of Science and Technology, India., Distinction Award 2018 for securing a GPA of 8.52 and more by Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education.

• Kothari PP, Ch S, Padaga SG, Biswas S. Tobramycin-laden 3D-printed UV-cured hyaluronic acid-PVA-based contact lens-like patches for improved antibiofilm activity and corneal healing in bacterial keratitis. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 2025 Jun 17:145307. Impact Factor (IF)- 8.5
• Ch S, Lim RR, Low SW, Grant DG, Patterson S, Ramasubramanian A, Gadicherla AK, Chaurasia SS. A comprehensive overview of focused ion beam-scanning electron microscopy (FIB-SEM) applications for the evaluation of outer retina. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 2025 May 29;13:1586029. IF – 4.3
• Kumar S, Mahato RP, Ch S, Kumbham S. Current strategies against multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and advances toward future therapy. The Microbe. 2025 Feb 25:100281. IF- 2.2
• Mishra P, Ch S, Ghosh A, Kundu S, Agarwal R, Bhogapurapu B, Biswas S, Roy S. S100A12 inhibits Streptococcus pneumoniae and aids in wound healing of corneal epithelial cells both in vitro and in vivo. Microbes and Infection. 2025 Feb 1;27(2):105421. IF- 2.6
• Erdman ME, Ch S, Mohiuddin A, Al-Kirwi K, Rasper MR, Sokupa S, Low SW, Skumatz CM, De Stefano V, Kassem IS, Chaurasia SS. Fabry Disease Rat Model Develops Age-and Sex-Dependent Anterior Segment Ocular Abnormalities. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 2024 Aug 1;65(10):14-. Impact Factor (IF)- 5.0
• Mishra P, Ch S, Ghosh A, Kundu S, Agarwal R, Bhogapurapu B, Biswas S, Roy S. S100A12 inhibits Streptococcus pneumoniae and aids in wound healing of corneal epithelial cells both in vitro and in vivo. Microbes and Infection. 2024 Sep 7:105421.
• Padaga SG, Ch S, Paul M, Wable BD, Ghosh B, Biswas S. Chitosan oligosaccharide/pluronic F127 micelles exhibiting anti-biofilm effect to treat bacterial keratitis. Carbohydrate Polymers. 2024 Apr 15;330:121818. Impact Factor (IF)- 11.2
• Padaga SG, Bhatt H, Ch S, Paul M, Itoo AM, Ghosh B, Roy S, Biswas S. Glycol Chitosan-Poly (lactic acid) Conjugate Nanoparticles Encapsulating Ciprofloxacin: A Mucoadhesive, Antiquorum-Sensing, and Biofilm-Disrupting Treatment Modality for Bacterial Keratitis. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 2024 Apr 4;16(15):18360-85. IF-8.3
• Fernandes RS, Ch S, Ghosh B, Dey N. Sulfide-Induced Concentration-Dependent Distinct Optical Response: Unique Chromogenic Probe Developed for Analyzing Fecal Contamination in Water and Intracellular Imaging Applications. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 2024 Mar 12. IF- 8.4.
• Ch S, Paul M, Padaga SG, Ghosh B, Biswas S. Cationized gelatin-sodium alginate polyelectrolyte nanoparticles encapsulating moxifloxacin as an eye drop to treat bacterial keratitis. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 2024 Mar 1:130457. IF- 8.2.
• Ch S, Mishra P, Padaga SG, Ghosh B, Roy S, Biswas S. 3D-Printed Inherently Antibacterial Contact Lens-like Patches Carrying Antimicrobial Peptide Payload for Treating Bacterial Keratitis. Macromolecular Bioscience. 2024 Jan 22:2300418. IF- 4.6.
• Ghosh B, Bose A, Parmanik A, Ch S, Paul M, Biswas S, Rath G, Bhattacharya D. Facile fabrication of Nishamalaki churna mediated silver nanoparticles with antibacterial application. Heliyon. 2023 Aug 1;9(8). IF-4.0.
• Mahaling B, Low SW, Ch S, Addi UR, Ahmad B, Connor TB, Mohan RR, Biswas S, Chaurasia SS. Next-Generation Nanomedicine Approaches for the Management of Retinal Diseases. Pharmaceutics. 2023 Jul 22;15(7):2005. IF-5.4.
• Ch S, Padaga SG, Ghosh B, Roy S, Biswas S. Chitosan-poly (lactide-co-glycolide)/Poloxamer mixed micelles as a mucoadhesive thermo-responsive moxifloxacin eye drop to improve treatment efficacy in bacterial keratitis. Carbohydrate polymers. 2023 Jul 15;312:120822. IF – 11.2.
• Mishra P, Ch S, Biswas S, Roy S. Host defense peptide inhibits growth and biofilm formation during Streptococcus pneumoniae infection and aids in wound healing in vitro. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 2023 Jun 1;64(8):604-. IF- 4.4.
• Sidhartha PN, Ch S, Ghosh B, Chappanda KN. The quality by design approach for optimization of slayer exciter based low power portable atmospheric plasma jet on bactericidal efficacy of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Journal of Biophotonics. 2023 Jun;16(6):e202200333. IF-2.8.
• Vysyaraiju NR, Paul M, Ch S, Ghosh B, Biswas S. Olaparib@ human serum albumin nanoparticles as sustained drug-releasing tumour-targeting nanomedicine to inhibit growth and metastasis in the mouse model of triple-negative breast cancer. Journal of Drug Targeting. 2022 Nov 21;30(10):1088-105. IF-4.5.
• Mishra P, Ch S, Hong SJ, Biswas S, Roy S. Antimicrobial peptide S100A12 (calgranulin C) inhibits growth, biofilm formation, pyoverdine secretion, and suppresses type VI secretion system in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Microbial Pathogenesis. 2022 Aug 1;169:105654. IF-3.8.
• Ch S, Mishra P, Bhatt H, Ghosh B, Roy S, Biswas S. Hydroxypropyl methacrylamide-based copolymeric nanoparticles loaded with moxifloxacin as a mucoadhesive, cornea-penetrating nanomedicine eye drop with enhanced therapeutic benefits in bacterial keratitis. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces. 2021 Dec 1;208:112113. IF-5.8.
• Sanjay C, Ghate VM, Lewis SA. Mesoporous silica particles for dermal drug delivery: A review. International Journal of Applied Pharmaceutics. 2018 Nov 7:23-6. IF-1.

Patents Filed:

• The patent was filed on “3D-Bioprinted Inherently Antibacterial Contact Lens Carrying Antimicrobial Peptide Payload for Ocular Infections.” The Date was created on 4th March 2023. Application number- 202311005942 status- Not yet Granted.
• Patent filed on “3D printed UV-cured hyaluronic acid-incorporated Contact Lens-like Patches for treating bacterial keratitis” Date created- 10th March, 2024 Status – Not yet Granted

Book Chapters:

• Ch S, Patel TK, Biswas S, Ghosh B. Micelles-based drug delivery for pancreatic cancer. In Recent Advances in Nanocarriers for Pancreatic Cancer Therapy 2024 Jan 1 (pp. 115-144). Academic Press.
• Paul M, Ch S, Padaga SG, Ghosh B, Biswas S. Codelivery of curcumin and siRNA as anti-cancer therapeutics. In Curcumin-Based Nanomedicines as Cancer Therapeutics 2024 Jan 1 (pp. 355-378). Academic Press.

Conferences:

• Title: 3D-Bioprinted Inherently Antibacterial Contact Lens Carrying Antimicrobial Peptide Payload for Ocular Infections. Authors: Sanjay Ch, Priyasha Mishra, Padaga Sri Ganga, Balaram Ghosh, Sanhita Roy and Swati Biswas. Poster presented in “21st International Symposium on Advances in Technology and Business Potential of New Drug Delivery Systems” Feb 24 - 25, 2023; Mumbai-400047, India.
• Title: Chitosan/poloxamer based mixed micelles for ocular moxifloxacin delivery in bacterial keratitis. Authors: Sanjay ch, Milan Paul, Sri ganga Padaga, Balaram Ghosh, and Swati Biswas. Poster presented in 20th International e-Symposium on Advances in Technology and Business Potential of New Drug Delivery Systems from 24-26th February 2022.
• Title: Development of polymeric nanoparticles for the efficient delivery of a fluoroquinolone antibiotic for the treatment of bacterial keratitis. Authors: Sanjay ch, Priyasha Mishra, Sanhitha roy, Balaram Ghosh and Swati Biswas. Poster presented in International Chemical Biology Society-8th Annual conference on “Navigating Translational Discoveries” November 2-4,2019; CSIR-ICT, Hyderabad, India.
• Title: Moxifloxacin HCl loaded chitosan-PLGA, Poloxamer-based mixed micelles as a mucoadhesive, thermoresponsive polymer for the treatment of bacterial keratitis induced in mice models. Authors: Sanjay ch, Milan Paul, Sri ganga Padaga, Balaram Ghosh, and Swati Biswas. Poster presented in International Virtual Conference on Biomaterial-Based Therapeutics, Engineering and Medicine (BIOTEM-2021) on “31st ANNUAL SBAOI MEETING AND 14th STERMI ANNUAL MEETING AND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BIOMATERIAL - BASED THERAPEUTICS, ENGINEERING & MEDICINE (BIOTEM-2021)” from 17-21 December 2021.

• Title: Exploring Chromatography and Mass-Spectrometry- Futuristic Technologies in Bits-Pilani, Hyderabad campus from 16-19 December 2019.
• Participated as a delegate in the “Statistical Data Analysis Tools” workshop held at Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences.