Satish Vishram Rojekar, PhD
Satish Rojekar (Preferred Name)
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ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | Pharmacological Sciences
Research Topics
Adipose, Aging, Alzheimer's Disease, Antibody Development, Antivirals, Biomechanics/Bioengineering, Biomedical Sciences, Biophysics, Blood-Brain Barrier, Cellular Immunity, Dermatology, Drug Design and Discovery, Drug Resistance, Endocrinology, Gene Therapy, HIV/AIDS, Immunology, Infectious Disease, Intracellular Transport, Mass Spectrometry, Nanotechnology, Obesity, Osteoporosis, Oxidative Stress, Personalized Medicine, Pharmacology, Positron Emission Tomography, Technology & Innovation, Translational Research, Vaccine Development, Viruses and Virology
Multi-Disciplinary Training Area
Disease Mechanisms and Therapeutics (DMT), Immunology [IMM], Neuroscience [NEU]
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Satish Rojekar, Ph.D., M.Pharm, is at the forefront of innovative drug delivery research, focusing on enhancing treatment efficacy, safety, and quality for chronic diseases like obesity, osteoporosis, Alzheimer’s disease, and HIV. His multifaceted work integrates biotherapeutics, nanomedicine, microneedle drug delivery, and pharmaceutical technology to address critical therapeutic challenges and improve patient compliance. A significant aspect of Dr. Rojekar’s research is developing and optimizing monoclonal antibody (mAb) formulations for obesity, osteoporosis, and Alzheimer’s disease, paving the way for effective IND-enabling studies. His expertise extends to lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) for gene delivery, providing targeted and efficient nucleic acid therapies. Additionally, he is working on lyophilized monoclonal antibody formulations and lipid nanocarriers for obesity management, ensuring stable and efficient biologic drug delivery. During PhD, Dr. Rojekar revolutionized nanostructured lipid carriers (NLCs) for HIV reservoir targeting, enhancing drug delivery to infected tissues. His innovative NLC-based combination therapies, such as encapsulating etravirine and selenium nanoparticles, demonstrate synergistic HIV inhibition and oxidative stress reduction. Additionally, his work on plasma-processed formulations enhances solubility and enables extended-release capabilities for better therapeutic outcomes. Beyond his research, Dr. Rojekar leads translational projects and oversees CMC and preclinical development of small and large molecules. He also serves as the Director of the Drug Development and Nanomedicine Core at the Center for Translational Medicine. Actively engaged in peer review, he is an editor for several prestigious journals. Dr. Rojekar holds multiple patents and has numerous high-impact publications. Additionally, he is a member of esteemed organizations, including the AAPS, CRS, Endocrine Society, British Society for Nanomedicine, and ASBMR. Committed to advancing drug delivery technologies and improving therapeutic outcomes, he actively seeks industry collaborations to drive innovation and translational impact.

B Pharm, Government College of Pharmacy

MPharma, Institute of Chemical Technology

Newton-Bhabha Fellow, Queens University

PhD, Institute of Chemical Technology

Professional Certification GLP, Biopharma Institute

Scientific Leadership Development Program, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Postdoctoral Fellow, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Professional Certification GCP (ICH Focus), CITI Good Clinical Practice

2024

4th Annual XSeed Award (2024): Finalist

Deerfield Management and the NYC Economic Development Corporation, NYC, USA

2024

Academic Editor

Scientifica, Pharmaceutics (Wiley)

2024

Section Editor (Special Issues)

Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (Bentham)

2024

Section Editor (Special Issues)

Current Drug Delivery (Bentham)

2024

Guest Editor

Bioengineering (MDPI)

2024

Guest Editor

Video Journal (Jove)

2024

Associate Editor

Frontier in Molecular Biosciences

2024

Associate Editor

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

2024

Topic Editor

Frontiers in Pharmacology

2024

Section Editor (Special Issues)

Current Gene Therapy (Bentham)

2024

Nominated full-time member

Sigma Xi, Scientific Research Honor Society, USA

2024

Member

Antibody Society, USA

2023

Academic Editor

PLOS ONE

2023

Member

American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS), USA

2023

Member

Pharmaceutical & BioScience Society International, San Francisco, USA

2023

Member

American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, USA

2023

In-training Member

Endocrine Society, USA

2023

Member

Control Release Society (CRS), USA

2022

Postdoctoral Fellow

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

2022

Guest Editor

Crystals (MDPI)

2022

Member

New York Academy of Sciences, USA

2021

Visiting Faculty (Drug Delivery Technology)

Institute of Chemical Technology, Marathwada Campus, Jalna, India

2019

Newton-Bhabha Fellow

Queens University, Belfast, UK

2018

Member

British Society for Nanomedicine (BSNM), UK

2017

PSG Nano Challenge

PSG Institute of Advance Studies (PSGIAS), Coimbatore, India, and College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE), Albany, USA

Physicians and scientists on the faculty of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai often interact with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology companies, and other outside entities to improve patient care, develop new therapies and achieve scientific breakthroughs. In order to promote an ethical and transparent environment for conducting research, providing clinical care and teaching, Mount Sinai requires that salaried faculty inform the School of their outside financial relationships.

Dr. Rojekar has not yet completed reporting of Industry relationships.

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