Alice Varghese
About Alice Varghese
Alice Varghese is a pharmacokineticist with extensive experience in clinical research and pharmaceutical sciences. She has worked at notable organizations such as Apotex Inc., Altasciences, and Celerion, and holds a Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences.
Work at Celerion
Alice Varghese has been employed at Celerion as a Pharmacokineticist since 2020. In this role, she applies her expertise in pharmacokinetics to support clinical research initiatives. Her responsibilities include analyzing data and contributing to the design and implementation of studies that assess the pharmacokinetic properties of various compounds.
Previous Experience in Clinical Research
Prior to her current position, Alice Varghese worked at Altasciences as a Clinical Research Scientist from 2018 to 2020. During her tenure, she focused on pharmacokinetic studies and contributed to the development of clinical trial protocols. She also held the position of Pharmacokinetic Scientist I at the same organization during the same period.
Education and Expertise
Alice Varghese holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the School of Pharmacy and Technology Management at SVKMs NMIMS, which she completed from 2011 to 2015. She also earned a Master’s degree in Pharmacy from the Bombay College of Pharmacy, Mumbai University, from 2004 to 2006, and a Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm.) from the same institution from 1999 to 2003.
Research and Projects
Alice Varghese has successfully procured three government-funded research projects. These projects focused on the safety evaluation of herbal medicines, research in epilepsy, and the pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic interactions of herbal anti-diabetic medicines with oral hypoglycemic drugs. She has also published over ten research papers in peer-reviewed journals.
Technical Skills and Instruments
Alice possesses extensive skills in handling and operating sophisticated analytical instruments, including UV-Visible spectrometers, IR, HPLC, GC, HPTLC, and LC-MS/MS. She is proficient in statistical software such as GraphPad Prism, ChemDraw, and Phoenix WinNonlin, which she utilizes for data analysis in her research.