Pii Center for Pharmaceutical Technology
The University of Mississippi

Personnel

Dr. Michael A. Repka, Director

Photo by Kevin Bain.Education:

Ph.D. University of Texas
D.D.S. University of Texas
B.S.Ph. University of Texas

Appointment(s):

Director, Pii
Chair and Professor of Pharmaceutics
Research Professor in the Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Interests:

His research interests include “trans” systems, including transmucosal, trans-nail and transdermal drug delivery systems. Many of these systems are directed toward the delivery of poorly soluble drugs via hot-melt extrusion techniques. Polymeric drug delivery design and stabilization of conventional and novel drug delivery systems for natural product compounds such as THC, is a continued focus of research.

Contact:

Faser Hall 104 B
662-915-1155
marepka@olemiss.edu


Dr. Soumyajit Majumdar, Associate Director

majumdarEducation:

Ph.D. University of Missouri – Kansas City
M. Pharm. Jadabpur University, India

Appointment(s):

Associate Director, Pii
Associate Professor of Pharmaceutics
Research Associate Professor in the Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Interests:

His research interests include design of drug delivery strategies for enhancing ocular bioavailability of poorly permeating compounds through transporter targeted prodrugs, circumvention of P-gp mediated efflux, evaluating effect of drug-drug interaction on bioavailability, metabolism and efflux, and developing novel ocular drug delivery platforms.

Contact:

Faser Hall 111
662-915-3793
majumso@olemiss.edu


Dr. Seongbong Jo

Dr. JoEducation:

M.S. Seoul National University, Korea
Ph.D. Purdue University

Appointment(s):

Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutics
Research Assistant Professor in the Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Interests:

Dr. Jo’s research interests lie in smart polymeric drug delivery systems, biomaterials, tissue engineering, and gene delivery.

Contact:

Faser Hall 107
662-915-5166
seonjo@olemiss.edu


Dr. S. Narasimha Murthy

Dr. MurthyEducation:

M.S. Bangalore University, India
Ph.D. Bangalore University, India

Appointment(s):

Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutics
Research Associate Professor in the Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Interests:

Dr. Murthy’s research focuses on development of noninvasive techniques for drug delivery, drug sampling and therapy. The ongoing projects of Murthy Research Group include:

  • Electrically mediated Transdermal Delivery of Drugs and Macromolecules
  • Transcutaneous sampling of drugs and diagnostic markers by electroporation
  • Electrically mediated Trans-Ungual Drug Delivery
  • Enhancing the Nose to Brain drug bioavailability
  • Study of Dermatokinetics of drugs
  • Nano-structured systems in Transdermal Drug Delivery

Contact:

Faser Hall 113
662 915-5164
murthy@olemiss.edu


Dr. Bonnie A. Avery

Dr. AveryEducation:

Ph.D. University of North Dakota 1994
B.A. Minot State University 1990
B.S. Minot State University 1982

Appointment(s):

Associate Professor of Pharmaceutics
Research Associate Professor in the Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Interests:

Dr. Avery’s research interests include the application of near infrared spectroscopy in pharmaceutics, design and development of fiber-optic immunosensors, development of new and novel detection methods, and the partitioning of antimalarial drugs into red blood cells.

Contact:

Faser Hall 115
662-915-5163
bavery@olemiss.edu