EDUCATION

2018- 2021 Ph.D in Pharmacy, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain

2016- 2018 MSC. Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

2009- 2013 Bachelor of Pharmacy, Kathmandu University, Nepal

AWARDS/FELLOWSHIPS

2021 Outstanding “Cum Laude” in PhD thesis, Universidad Complutense de Madrid

2018 INPHINIT La Caixa- Marie Curie (COFUND) Fellowship for doctoral program in Spain

2016 Danish Government Scholarship

2014 MPD excellence award, Quest Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd.

2013 Gold medalist, Bachelor of Pharmacy, Kathmandu University

PAST EXPERIENCE

2022-2024 Senior Research and Development Officer, Quest Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd.

Kathmandu, Nepal

2022-2024 Principal Investigator, Research Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology

Kathmandu, Nepal

2023-2024 Online Facilitator, Research and Journal Publication, Global Research Institute

and Training Center (GRIT), Kathmandu,

2021 Visiting Scholar, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

2014-2016 Assistant Brand Manager, Quest Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd., Kathmandu, Nepal

PUBLICATIONS

Prajapati, R., Gontsarik, M., Yaghmur, A., & Salentinig, S. (2019). pH- responsive nano-selfassemblies

of the anticancer drug 2Hydroxyoleic acid. Langmuir, 35(24), 7954–7961.

Prajapati, R., Larsen, S. W., & Yaghmur, A. (2019). Citrem- phosphatidylcholine nano-selfassemblies:

Solubilization of bupivacaine and its role in triggering a colloidal transition from

vesicles to cubosomes and hexosomes. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 21(27), 15142–

15150.

Prajapati, R., Salentinig, S., & Yaghmur, A. (2018). Temperature triggering of kinetically

trapped self-assemblies in citremphospholipid nanoparticles. Chemistry and Physics of Lipids,

216, 30– 38.

Prajapati, R.; Garcia-Garrido, E.; Somoza, Á. Albumin-based nanoparticles for the delivery of

doxorubicin in breast cancer. Cancers (Basel). 2021, 13, 1–17.

Prajapati, R.; Somoza, Á. Albumin nanostructures for nucleic acid delivery in cancer: Current

trend, emerging issues, and possible solutions. Cancers (Basel). 2021, 13, 1–16.

Prajapati, R., Lamichhane, A., Shrestha, B., Shah, L. (2024). Addressing Mental Health

Challenges in Nepal: A Review of Policies, Status, and Strategies for Improvement. JOMRA,

2(1), 40-47.

Prajapati, R., Dahal A., Khanal A, Sharma, P (2024). Status of Occupational Health and Safety

in Nepal: Current Scenario and Strategies for Improvement. JOMRA, 1(2), 114-122.

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