Dr Sarika Namjoshi
Research Fellow
The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute
+61 7 344 37486
Researcher biography
Dr Sarika Namjoshi completed her PhD from Curtin University in the area of topical formulation development and skin drug delivery. She has extensive experience in the area of topical and transdermal delivery both in academia and industry. Her current research focuses on developing a framework for characterizing semisolid topical dosage forms by identifying and measuring quality attributes that are critical for performance of topical products thereby mitigating the risk of failure modes in the final product.
Journal Articles
Forouz, Farzaneh, Dabbaghi, Maryam, Namjoshi, Sarika, Mohammed, Yousuf, Roberts, Michael S. and Grice, Jeffrey E. (2020). Development of an oil-in-water self-emulsifying microemulsion for cutaneous delivery of Rose Bengal: investigation of anti-melanoma properties. Pharmaceutics, 12 (10) 947, 1-17. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12100947
Namjoshi, Sarika, Dabbaghi, Maryam, Roberts, Michael S., Grice, Jeffrey E. and Mohammed, Yousuf (2020). Quality by design: development of the quality target product profile (QTPP) for semisolid topical products. Pharmaceutics, 12 (3) 287, 287. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12030287
Yousef, Shereen A., Mohammed, Yousuf H., Namjoshi, Sarika, Grice, Jeffrey E., Benson, Heather A. E., Sakran, Wedad and Roberts, Michael S. (2019). Mechanistic evaluation of enhanced curcumin delivery through human skin in vitro from optimised nanoemulsion formulations fabricated with different penetration enhancers. Pharmaceutics, 11 (12) 639, 639. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics11120639
Benson, Heather A. E., Grice, Jeffrey E., Mohammed, Yousuf, Namjoshi, Sarika and Roberts, Michael S. (2019). Topical and transdermal drug delivery: from simple potions to smart technologies. Current Drug Delivery, 16 (5), 444-460. doi: 10.2174/1567201816666190201143457
Roberts, M. S., Mohammed, Y., Pastore, M. N., Namjoshi, S., Yousef, S., Alinaghi, A., Haridass, I. N., Abd, E., Leite-Silva, V. R., Benson, H. A. E. and Grice, J. E. (2017). Topical and cutaneous delivery using nanosystems. Journal of Controlled Release, 247, 86-105. doi: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2016.12.022
Abd, Eman, Yousef , Shereen A., Pastore, Michael N., Telaprolu, Krishna, Mohammed, Yousuf H., Namjoshi, Sarika, Grice, Jeffrey E. and Roberts, Michael S. (2016). Skin models for the testing of transdermal drugs. Clinical Pharmacology: Advances and Applications, 8, 163-176. doi: 10.2147/CPAA.S64788
Yousef, Shereen, Mohammed, Yousuf, Namjoshi, Sarika, Grice, Jeffrey, Sakran, Wedad and Roberts, Michael (2016). Mechanistic evaluation of hydration effects on the human epidermal permeation of salicylate esters. AAPS Journal, 19 (1), 1-11. doi: 10.1208/s12248-016-9984-0
Mohammed, Yousuf, Teixido, Meritxell, Namjoshi, Sarika, Giralt, Ernest and Benson, Heather (2016). Cyclic dipeptide shuttles as a novel skin penetration enhancement approach: preliminary evaluation with diclofenac. PLoS One, 11 (8) e0160973, e0160973. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0160973
Abd, Eman, Namjoshi, Sarika, Mohammed, Yousuf H., Roberts, Michael S. and Grice, Jeffrey E. (2016). Synergistic skin penetration enhancer and nanoemulsion formulations promote the human epidermal permeation of caffeine and naproxen. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 105 (1), 212-220. doi: 10.1002/jps.24699
Namjoshi, Sarika, Toth, Istvan, Blanchfield, Joanne T., Trotter, Nicholas, Mancera, Ricardo L. and Benson, Heather A. E. (2014). Enhanced transdermal peptide delivery and stability by lipid conjugation: epidermal permeation, stereoselectivity and mechanistic insights. Pharmaceutical Research, 31 (12), 3304-3312. doi: 10.1007/s11095-014-1420-5
Benson, Heather A. E. and Namjosh, Sarika (2008). Proteins and peptides: strategies for delivery to and across the skin. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 97 (9), 3591-3610. doi: 10.1002/jps.21277
Namioshi, Sarika, Caccetta, Rima and Benson, Heather A. E. (2008). Skin peptides: biological activity and therapeutic opportunities. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 97 (7), 2524-2542. doi: 10.1002/jps.21198
Namjoshi, Sarika, Caccetta, Rima, Edwards, Jeffrey and Benson, Heather A. E. (2007). Liquid chromatography assay for 5-aminolevulinic acid: Application to in vitro assessment of skin penetration via Dermaportation. Journal of Chromatography B-Analytical Technologies in the Biomedical and Life Sciences, 852 (1-2), 49-55. doi: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2006.12.040
Conference Papers
Namjoshi, Sarika and Benson, Heather A. E. (2010). Cyclic peptides as potential therapeutic agents for skin disorders. Symposium on Biopolymers Peptide Science held at 1st International Conference on Circular Proteins, Heron Island, QLD, Australia, October 2009. Hoboken, NJ, United States: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1002/bip.21476
Namjoshi, Sarika, Chen, Yan, Edwards, Jeffrey and Benson, Heather A. E. (2008). Enhanced transdermal delivery of a dipeptide by dermaportation. Hoboken, NJ, United States: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1002/bip.21033