Professor
Mercer University
Dr. Ajay K. Banga is Professor and Department Chair in the College of Pharmacy, Mercer University, in Atlanta, GA. He also holds an Endowed Chair in transdermal delivery systems, and serves as co-Director for the Center for Drug Delivery Research. He has mentored 40 Ph.D. students as their major advisor, served on over 70 dissertation advisory committees, and his laboratory has been funded by over 100 grants/contracts from pharmaceutical and cosmetic companies, and by federal funds. He has written three books, published 175 manuscripts, 12 book chapters, and made over 260 conference presentations with his students. He has given over 90 invited lectures and served as a referee for over 40 journals. He is a Fellow of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists. Dr. Banga has a Ph.D. in pharmaceutical sciences from Rutgers University, NJ, and he has served as a consultant to over 25 companies.