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Dr. Keykavous Parang is a professor at Chapman University with expertise in peptide-based therapeutics and targeted drug delivery systems. He has published extensively in bioconjugate chemistry and nanomedicine, focusing on translating innovative molecular platforms into clinically viable cancer treatments.

Thuy Do is a Pharm.D. student at Chapman University School of Pharmacy with research interests in nanomedicine and cancer therapeutics. She is involved in Dr. Parang’s capstone project, focusing on peptide-based conjugates and nanoparticle drug delivery systems for the development of innovative targeted cancer treatments.

Clare Dinh ('27) is a second-year PharmD student at Chapman University with a leadership emphasis. Active in various professional organizations, she is passionate about pharmaceutical research and plans to pursue postgraduate residency or fellowship programs to further her professional career.

Mahsa Moazen is a PharmD student at Chapman University and a researcher in Dr. Parang’s peptide drug conjugates project. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Pharmaceutical Chemistry. Her academic interests focus on peptide conjugates for targeted cancer therapy, bridging pharmaceutical research and clinical practice to advance innovative drug development.”

Troy Khong is a PharmD student at Chapman University School of Pharmacy, set to graduate with a Pharm.D. with a Leadership Degree Emphasis in 2027. I am excited to continue growing in the field of pharmacy and look forward to pursuing opportunities related to pharmaceutical industry.

Dr. M. Aamir Mirza is working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutics, Jamia Hamdard, an NIRF Rank 1 institute and a NAAC ‘A+” grade deemed to be University. He has a multifaceted career portfolio adorned with both industry 

Daria’s work is ongoing. Her role at Cytiva involves identifying new and innovative technologies that can help in the development of therapeutics. This means building partnerships, improving manufacturing processes and, ultimately, getting life- saving drugs to the people who need them most.

Professor Mads Hald Andersen, DMSc, DScTech, PhD, is Director of the National Center for Cancer Immune Therapy, CCIT-DK, at Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev, Denmark. He discovered tumor microenvironment antigens and anti-regulatory T cells and defined their role in immune regulation. He initiated the immune modulatory vaccine concept and has authored more than 250 publications and 25 patents.

Soumyadip Das received a BSc degree from University of Calcutta, India, in 2017 and a MSc degree from Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India, in 2019. He is currently pursuing his PhD degree from Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India, under the supervision of Dr. Kaushik Chanda. His research interest includes diversity-oriented synthesis, anticancer drug design, and nanocatalysis.

Balamurali MM, was awarded the Master’s degree in Chemistry, by Madurai Kamaraj University, Tamil Nadu, India in 1999. He persuaded his doctoral research in Photophysical Chemistry at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, under the supervision of Prof. Sneh Kumar Dogra. In 2005, he was awarded the CSIR research associate fellowship and continued his postdoctoral research in Prof. Raghavan Varadarajan’s group at Indian Institute of Science Bangalore.

Kaushik Chanda, obtained his MSc in Organic Chemistry from Gauhati University, Assam India in 2001. Subsequently worked as a Senior Research Fellow in ICAR-NATP funded project in St Anthonys College, Shillong, India from 2002-2005. In 2006, he moved to Taiwan for pursuing PhD in Applied Chemistry from National Chiao Tung University under the guidance of Prof Chung Ming Sun on a topic of Combinatorial Chemistry.