Creighton University Department of Pharmacy Sciences

03/18/2026

Catching up on recently published articles -
"Co-Encapsulation of Doxorubicin HCl and Paclitaxel in Nanovesicles for Enhanced Breast Cancer Therapy" - Urmila Kafle (MPS 23), Erik Moore (Creighton University, Dept of Pharmacy Sciences), Alexander Lushnikov (UNMC Nanoimaging Core Facility) & Alekha K. Dash (Creighton University, Dept of Pharmacy Sciences).

Breast cancer is a prevalent malignancy that can metastasize to distant organs if left untreated, leading to significant morbidity. While chemotherapy is commonly used, it has drawbacks like low tissue availability, short circulation time, and toxicity to healthy cells. The objective of this study w...

03/13/2026

Check out the work going on in Dr. Shukla's lab - and congratulations to Ty Monson for being selected to present at this year's symposium. (From Creighton Today)

Five Creighton University undergraduate researchers will present their work at the 2026 BIG EAST Undergraduate Research Poster Symposium, held March 14 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

03/12/2026

Backgrounds: Antibody–drug conjugates (ADCs) combine the specificity of monoclonal antibodies with the cytotoxic potency of drugs, representing a significant class of targeted cancer therapeutics.

02/23/2026

New publication - "An ultra-long-acting dimeric bictegravir prodrug defined by a short pharmacokinetic tail" - published in Nature Communications.

10/14/2025

Mark your calendars and plan to join us for the 21st MSAP Conference in Omaha, NE. Please share with colleagues and complete the interest form to stay in the know!

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10/08/2025

New publication from Sri Sai Nikitha Kota (MPS 24), Erik Moore, Justin Tolman, and Alekha Dash - "Development of Aerosolizable mRNA Incorporated Chitosan Nanoparticles for Efficient Lung Delivery" in the International Journal of Pharmaceutics.

06/02/2025

New publication - Satish G. Agrawal, E. Jeffrey North, Alekha K. Dash - "Pre-formulation development of highly potent nontuberculous mycobacterial agents" in Results in Chemistry.



https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211715625002905

06/02/2025

Congrats Dr. North! Pictured with A. Barron Breland, Dean of the Graduate School.

05/20/2025

Congratulations to the Class of 2025! 🎓

What a great day to celebrate all of your accomplishments! 🎉

📸 A. Dumbre

05/16/2025

Congratulations to Dr. Jeff North on his conferral of promotion to professor!

04/16/2025

The Department was well-represented at the 2025 Spring Banquet. Congratulations to Drs. Sarkar, Singh, and North on the recognition they received from the students!

📸Clifton