International Awards

CEFIPRA-ESONN fellowship for participation in “European School on Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies” on 28^th August – 17^th September, 2016 held at Grenoble, France.

PSE Travel Bursary for participation in “Natural Products in Health, Agro Food and Cosmetics” meeting from June 28^th – July 1^st, 2017 held at Lille, France.

Bioencapsulation Research Grant for participation in “25^th International Conference on Bioencapsulation” on 3-6 July, 2017 held at Nantes, France.

Lapervenchelif award for participation in “The 5^th AFERP International Conference "Pharmacognosy from Here and There" from July 17^th to 19^th 2017 held at Angers, France.

 FAPESP grant for attending "São Paulo School of Advanced Science on Reverse Engineering of Processed Foods” from September 25^th – October 4^th, 2017 held at at UNICAMP, Brazil.

DST-SERB International Travel Support for participation in “19^th OXFORD ICSB, USA” on 8^th April – 11^th April, 2019 held at Oxford, Mississippi, USA.

 Achievements:

Qualified All India G.P.A.T. [Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test] 2010, 2012, G.A.T.E. [Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering] 2012, 2016 Life Science (XL). (AIR: 303, GATE XL: 2016)

Selected Research Publications

Ruchika, Kumari S, Dhiman, P, Singh, D, Saneja, A.* 2022, R-α-Lipoic acid Conjugated to D-α-tocopherol polyethylene glycol 1000 succinate (TPGS): Synthesis, Characterization and Effect on Anti-Seizure Activity Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 70, 25, 7674–7682.

Singhvi P, Saneja A., Ahuja R, Panda AK. (2021) Solubilization and refolding of variety of inclusion body proteins using a novel formulation, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 193, 2352-2364 [Link] 

Singhvi, P., Singh, A., Wani, T.Q., Qudratullah, M., Chakraborty, A., Saneja, A., Sarkar, D.P., Panda, A.K. (2021). Molecular attributes associated with refolding of inclusion body protein using freeze-thaw method. Frontiers in Microbiology, 12,719.

Kumar, R., Singh, M., Meena, J., Singhvi, P., Thiyagarajan, D., Saneja, A.*, Panda, A. K.* (2019). Hyaluronic acid-dihydroartemisinin conjugate: Synthesis, characterization and in vitro evaluation in lung cancer cells. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 133, 495-502. (*Corresponding Author)

Saneja, A., Kumar, R., Mintoo, M. J., Dubey, R. D., Sangwan, P. L., Mondhe, D. M., Panda A.K., Gupta, P. N. (2019). Gemcitabine and betulinic acid co-encapsulated PLGA− PEG polymer nanoparticles for improved efficacy of cancer chemotherapy. Materials Science and Engineering: C, 98, 764-771. 

Saneja, A., Kumar, R., Singh, A., Dubey, R. D., Mintoo, M. J., Singh, G., Mondhe, D.M., Panda, A.K., Gupta, P. N. (2017). Development and evaluation of long-circulating nanoparticles loaded with betulinic acid for improved anti-tumor efficacy. International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 531(1), 153-166. 

Saneja, A., Sharma, L., Dubey, R. D., Mintoo, M. J., Singh, A., Kumar, A., Sangwan, P.L., Abdullah, T., Singh, G., Mondhe, D.M., Gupta, P. N. (2017). Synthesis, characterization and augmented anticancer potential of PEG-betulinic acid conjugate. Materials Science and Engineering: C, 73, 616-626. 

Saneja, A., Nayak, D., Srinivas, M., Kumar, A., Khare, V., Katoch, A., Goswami, A., Vishwakarma, R.A., Sawant, S.D., Gupta, P.N. (2017). Development and mechanistic insight into enhanced cytotoxic potential of hyaluronic acid conjugated nanoparticles in CD44 overexpressing cancer cells. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 97, 79-91. 

Dubey, R.D., Saneja, A., Qayum, A., Singh, A., Mahajan, G., Chashoo, G., Kumar, A., Andotra, S.S., Singh, S.K., Singh, G., Koul, S. (2016). PLGA nanoparticles augmented the anticancer potential of pentacyclic triterpenediol in vivo in mice. RSC Advances, 6(78), 74586-74597.

Arora, D., Dhanwal, V., Nayak, D., Saneja, A., Amin, H., Rasool, R., Gupta, P.N., Goswami, A. (2016). Preparation, characterization and toxicological investigation of copper loaded chitosan nanoparticles in human embryonic kidney HEK-293 cells. Materials Science and Engineering: C, 61, 227-234. 

Dubey, R.D., Alam, N., Saneja, A., Khare, V., Kumar, A., Vaidh, S., Mahajan, G., Sharma, P.R., Singh, S.K., Mondhe, D.M., Gupta, P.N. (2015). Development and evaluation of folate functionalized albumin nanoparticles for targeted delivery of gemcitabine. International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 492(1-2), 80-91.

Gupta, P.N., Jain, S., Nehate, C., Alam, N., Khare, V., Dubey, R.D., Saneja, A., Kour, S., Singh, S.K. (2014). Development and evaluation of paclitaxel loaded PLGA: poloxamer blend nanoparticles for cancer chemotherapy. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 69, 393-399.

Alam, N., Khare, V., Dubey, R., Saneja, A., Kushwaha, M., Singh, G., Sharma, N., Chandan, B., Gupta, P. N. (2014). Biodegradable polymeric system for cisplatin delivery: development, in vitro characterization and investigation of toxicity profile. Materials Science and Engineering: C, 38, 85-93. 

Khare, V., Kour, S., Alam, N., Dubey, R.D., Saneja, A., Koul, M., Gupta, A.P., Singh, D., Singh, S.K., Saxena, A.K., Gupta, P.N. (2014). Synthesis, characterization and mechanistic-insight into the anti-proliferative potential of PLGA-gemcitabine conjugate. International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 470(1-2), 51-62.

Selected Review Publications

Khan N, Ruchika, Dhritlahre, R. K., Saneja A* (2022), Recent advances in dual-ligand targeted nanocarriers for cancer therapy, Drug Discovery Today inpress  [Link]

Ruchika, Sharma A., Saneja A.^* (2022) Zebrafish as A Powerful Alternative Model Organism for Preclinical Investigation of Nanomedicines, Drug Discovery Today, 27, 5, 1513 - 1522  [Link]

Dhritlahre, R. K., Ruchika, Padwad, Y., & Saneja, A.^* (2021). Self-emulsifying formulations to augment therapeutic efficacy of nutraceuticals: From concepts to clinic. Trends in Food Science & Technology, 115, 347-365. [Link]

Dhritlahre, R. K., & Saneja, A.^* (2021). Recent advances in HER2-targeted delivery for cancer therapy. Drug Discovery Today, 26, 1319-1329.  [Link]

Singhvi, P., Saneja, A., Srichandan, S., & Panda, A. K. (2020). Bacterial inclusion bodies: a treasure trove of bioactive proteins. Trends in Biotechnology, 38(5), 474-486.   [Link]

 Book Chapters

Saneja A, Nehate C, Alam N, Gupta PN, 2016, Chitosan based nanomedicines for cancer chemotherapy, In: Chitin and Chitosan for Regenerative Medicine, Ed: PK Dutta, In: Springer Series on Polymer and Composite Materials, pp 229-260 DOI: 10.1007/978-81-322-2511-9_9. 

Saneja A, Alam N, Dubey RD, Gupta PN, 2016, Recent advances in Self-emulsifying drug delivery for cancer chemotherapy, Ed: Alexandru Mihai Grumezescu In: Therapeutic nanostructures, Elsevier, pp. 379-404.

Books Edited:

Pharmaceutical Technology for Natural Products Delivery 1. Fundamentals and Applications, in series Sustainable Agriculture Reviews (SPRINGER NATURE, Switzerland) [ISBN: 978-3-030-41837-3]

Pharmaceutical Technology for Natural Products Delivery 2. Impact of Nanotechnology, in series Sustainable Agriculture Reviews (SPRINGER NATURE, Switzerland) [ISBN: 978-3-030-41841-0]