Aakash Nathani

Dr. Aakash Nathani

Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA
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Biography

Dr. Aakash Nathani is currently a Postdoctoral Researcher and was a graduate student at the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. He received his Bachelor of Pharmacy from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University in 2018 and Master of Science (Pharmaceutics) from the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hyderabad, India in 2020. He is also currently serving as the Chair of Florida A&M University’s AAPS student chapter and has previously served as Vice-chair. He is also associated to FAMU’s NanoStrike club as current President of the club. He was inducted as the student ambassador for Global Association of Nanotechnology at NanoFlorida Conference in Miami in 2025. He is associated with organizations like Robin Hood Army and Dweebs Global that provide free mentorship, education, and food to less fortunate people. He has gained substantial experience in pharmaceutical dosage forms, solid state pharmaceutics, cancer cell culture, immunotherapy, formulation, and drug delivery systems. His research interests include co-crystals, drug formulation, transdermal drug delivery, exosomes, and 3D printing. His current project deals with exploration of extracellular vesicles from immune cells and milk for their anticancer properties for lung and breast cancer immunotherapy.

Affiliations

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

Tallahassee, Florida, USA

Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Honors and Awards

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Young Investigator Award

American Association of Indian Scientists in Cancer Research, San Diego, California, USA

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Best Poster Award

American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists, Arlington, USA

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Best Paper Award

MDPI, Basel, Switzerland

Experience

Post Doctoral Researcher

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, Tallahassee, USA

24 Aug 2026 - present

Graduate Student or Post Graduate

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, Tallahassee, USA

23 Aug 2021 - 31 Jul 2026

University Lecturer

HOLY MARY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE, Hyderabad, India

11 Jan 2021 - 30 Jul 2021