Professor
St. John's University
Abu Serajuddin, PhD, is Professor of Industrial Pharmacy at St. John’s University, Queens, New York, USA. Prior to joining academia in 2008, he worked in the pharmaceutical industry for 32 years in scientific and managerial positions at Sanofi-Aventis, BMS, and Novartis. In his latest positions in the industry, he served as Executive Director and the US Head of Pharmaceutical R&D at Novartis Pharmaceutical Corp. He has published over 125 scientific papers and book chapters, and he is a coinventor in 13 patents. He also made 150 invited presentations in national and international conferences. In recognition of his scientific and professional achievements, he was elected Fellow of AAPS and APhA. He also won AAPS Research Achievement Award in Formulation Design and Development (2010), AAPS Research Achievement Award in Manufacturing Science & Engineering (2014), the AAPS Lipid-based Drug Delivery Outstanding Research Award (2015), and the IPEC Ralph Shangraw Memorial Award. Among many leadership positions in the AAPS, Dr. Serajuddin served as the chair of the Preformulation Focus Group (1994-96) and the Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery Section (2001). For his academic and research excellence as a member of the faculty, St. John’s University bestowed him the University Medal for Outstanding Achievement in 2019.