Harendra's research interests are in the area of synthetic pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmaceutics as applied to nano-carriers, and advanced non-viral drug/gene delivery system design, synthesis and evaluation. His team at PACE have been instrumental in developing highly versatile micro- & nanobubble formulations, which when used in-conjuction with ultrasound, pave the way for improved rates of 'on-demand' drug delivery and release in target tissue. Harendra also has a keen interest in developing bioresponsive drug/gene delivery systems with current engagement with pharma partners, globally, to commercialise his platforms. Separately, Dr Parekh has been developing a program to reformulate TCMs, in collaboration with researchers at a leading Chinese research institute; the outcomes of this work was aired across Asia in a BBC World News story, and showcased (TV & radio) by the Australian Academy of Science, National Touring Series.
BScPharm(Hon I), PhD (Nottingham)
Harendra completed his BSc in pharmacy (UK) and registered as a Pharmacist in 1998. He went onto undertake his PhD in Medicinal Chemistry at the University of Nottingham in the same year. Under the supervision of Dr B. Kellam and Dr. S. R. Chhabra he investigated the development of novel linkers for solid phase peptide and glycopeptide synthesis. Harendra was awarded his PhD in 2002, and after a short time working in community pharmacy in the UK relocated to Australia and took up a position as research officer in the School of Chemistry at UQ. He continues to be a member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of GB and is also registered with the AHPRA (pharmacist) in QLD.
During his post-doctoral tenure he explored the area of non-viral gene delivery via chemical synthesis of novel dendrimeric systems. Emphasis was on the treatment of age-related macular degeneration and in 2004 he received Uniquest's Trailblazer Prize for commercialisation potential. In May 2005 Dr Parekh was appointed Lecturer within the School of Pharmacy, and promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2011. He also holds adjunct positions at Manipal University (India), and the National University of Singapore's Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Institute (NNI).
Dr Parekh is engaged directly with leading clinicians/physicians across the fields of ophthalomology, ENT, cancer and endocrinology. In addition Dr Parekh engages with pharma industry partners, globally, to translate his platforms from the bench-to-bedside, through a highly multi-disciplinary team approach.
Dr Parekh's Nanobubble platform has received media attention, having been aired across Australia.
Journal Article: Ameliorative anticancer effect of dendrimeric peptide modified liposomes of letrozole: In vitro and in vivo performance evaluations
Hegde, Aswathi R., Paul, Milan, Kumbham, Soniya, Roy, Amrita Arup, Ahmad, Sheikh F., Parekh, Harendra, Biswas, Swati and Mutalik, Srinivas (2023). Ameliorative anticancer effect of dendrimeric peptide modified liposomes of letrozole: In vitro and in vivo performance evaluations. International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 648 123582, 123582. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2023.123582
Journal Article: Anti-CD4 antibody and dendrimeric peptide based targeted nano-liposomal dual drug formulation for the treatment of HIV infection
Mutalik, Sadhana P., Gaikwad, Shraddha Y., Fernandes, Gasper, More, Ashwini, Kulkarni, Sanjay, Fayaz, Shaik Mohammad Abdul, Tupally, Karnaker, Parekh, Harendra S., Kulkarni, Smita, Mukherjee, Anupam and Mutalik, Srinivas (2023). Anti-CD4 antibody and dendrimeric peptide based targeted nano-liposomal dual drug formulation for the treatment of HIV infection. Life Sciences, 334 122226, 122226. doi: 10.1016/j.lfs.2023.122226
Journal Article: Opportunities for Bioactive Glass in Gastrointestinal Conditions: A Review of Production Methodologies, Morphology, Composition, and Performance
Harrop, Angus C. F., Tupally, Karnaker R., Pandey, Preeti and Parekh, Harendra S. (2023). Opportunities for Bioactive Glass in Gastrointestinal Conditions: A Review of Production Methodologies, Morphology, Composition, and Performance. Molecular Pharmaceutics. doi: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.3c00188
(2023–2028) ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centres
(2022–2024) Australian Centre for HIV and Hepatitis Virology Research (ACH4)
Development, optimisation and evaluation of sol-gel formulations for nose-to-brain delivery
(2021–2023) UniQuest Pty Ltd
Harnessing ultrasound for therapeutic delivery - a proof-of-concept approach
Doctor Philosophy
Application of Sol-gel Technology for the Treatment of Gynaecological Conditions
Doctor Philosophy
(2021) Doctor Philosophy
Bioresponsive non-viral drug/gene delivery systems
Nanobubbles and Ultrasound in theranostic applications
Therapeutic perspectives in Type-1 Diabetes
Singh, Prachi, Kokil, Ganesh R., Tupally, Karnaker R., Poddar, Kingshuk, Tan, Aaron, Venkatesan, Venky, Parekh, Harendra S. and Pastorin, Giorgia (2016). Therapeutic perspectives in Type-1 Diabetes. Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-10-0602-9
Introduction to diabetes and type 1 diabetes
Singh, Prachi, Kokil, Ganesh R., Tupally, Karnaker R., Poddar, Kingshuk, Tan, Aaron, Venkatesan, Venky, Parekh, Harendra S. and Pastorin, Giorgia (2016). Introduction to diabetes and type 1 diabetes. Therapeutic perspectives in type-1 diabetes. (pp. 1-6) edited by Prachi Singh, Ganesh R. Kokil, Karnaker R. Tupally, Kingshuk Poddar, Aaron Tan, Venky Venkatesan, Harendra S. Parekh and Giorgia Pastorin. Singapore, Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-10-0602-9_1
Peptide dendrimers in delivery of bioactive molecules to skin
Manikkath, J., Hegde, A. R., Parekh, H. S. and Mutalik, S. (2016). Peptide dendrimers in delivery of bioactive molecules to skin. Nanoscience in dermatology. (pp. 89-97) edited by Michael R. Hamblin, Pinar Avci and Tarl W. Prow. London, United Kingdom: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-802926-8.00007-0
Tupally, Karnaker R., Kokil, Ganesh K., Thakur, Sachin S., Singh, Prachi and Parekh, Harendra S. (2015). Dendrimers. Controlled release systems: advances in nanobottles and active nanoparticles. (pp. 259-286) edited by Alexander van Herk, Jacqueline Forcada and Giorgia Pastorin. Boca Raton, FL, United States: Taylor & Francis. doi: 10.1201/b19860-15
Solubilization of poorly-soluble drugs: cyclodextrin-based formulations
Thakur, Sachin S., Parekh, Harendra S., Schwable, Carl H., Gan, Yong and Ouyang, Defang (2015). Solubilization of poorly-soluble drugs: cyclodextrin-based formulations. Computational pharmaceutics: application of molecular modeling in drug delivery. (pp. 31-51) edited by Defang Ouyang and Sean C. Smith. Chichester, United Kingdom: John Wiley & Sons.
A new dawn for the use of traditional Chinese medicine in cancer therapy
Parekh, Harendra S., Liu, Gang and Wei, Ming Q. (2014). A new dawn for the use of traditional Chinese medicine in cancer therapy. Recent advances in plant-based, traditional, and natural medicines. (pp. 131-150) edited by Subramayam Vemulpad and Joanne Jamie. Oakville, ON, Canada: Apple Academic Press.
Fluorescent nucleic acid probes in living cells
Seefeld, Anne, Kokil, Ganesh R., Tupally, Karnaker R., Parekh, Harendra S. and Herten, Dirk-Peter (2013). Fluorescent nucleic acid probes in living cells. DNA and RNA nanobiotechnologies in medicine: diagnosis and treatment of diseases. (pp. 291-328) edited by Volker A. Erdmann and Jan Barciszewski. Berlin, Germany: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-36853-0_12
An evidence-based perspective of herbal remedies for cancer patients
Parekh, Harendra S. and Jing, Jing (2011). An evidence-based perspective of herbal remedies for cancer patients. Evidence-based Anticancer Materia Medica. (pp. 399-422) B.V.: Springer.
An evidence-based perspective of herbal remedies for cancer patients.
Parekh, Harendra S. and Jing, Jing (2011). An evidence-based perspective of herbal remedies for cancer patients.. Evidence-based anticancer herbal medicine. (pp. 399-422) edited by William C.S. Cho. New York, U.S.A.: Springer Verlag.
An introduction to dendrimers-versatile drug/gene delivery vectors
Parekh, H. S (2011). An introduction to dendrimers-versatile drug/gene delivery vectors. Nanotechnology in health care. (pp. 355-367) edited by P.D. Gupta and N. Udupa. Nataniyon Ka Rasta, Jaipur: S.P. Publications.
Dendrimers as carriers for the effective delivery of drugs and genes
Shah, Neha, Ouyang, Defang, Mutalik, Srinivas and Parekh, Harendra (2011). Dendrimers as carriers for the effective delivery of drugs and genes. Nanotechnology in health care. (pp. 367-391) edited by P.D. Gupta and N. Udupa. Jaipur, India: S.P. Publications.
Hegde, Aswathi R., Paul, Milan, Kumbham, Soniya, Roy, Amrita Arup, Ahmad, Sheikh F., Parekh, Harendra, Biswas, Swati and Mutalik, Srinivas (2023). Ameliorative anticancer effect of dendrimeric peptide modified liposomes of letrozole: In vitro and in vivo performance evaluations. International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 648 123582, 123582. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2023.123582
Mutalik, Sadhana P., Gaikwad, Shraddha Y., Fernandes, Gasper, More, Ashwini, Kulkarni, Sanjay, Fayaz, Shaik Mohammad Abdul, Tupally, Karnaker, Parekh, Harendra S., Kulkarni, Smita, Mukherjee, Anupam and Mutalik, Srinivas (2023). Anti-CD4 antibody and dendrimeric peptide based targeted nano-liposomal dual drug formulation for the treatment of HIV infection. Life Sciences, 334 122226, 122226. doi: 10.1016/j.lfs.2023.122226
Harrop, Angus C. F., Tupally, Karnaker R., Pandey, Preeti and Parekh, Harendra S. (2023). Opportunities for Bioactive Glass in Gastrointestinal Conditions: A Review of Production Methodologies, Morphology, Composition, and Performance. Molecular Pharmaceutics. doi: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.3c00188
Bakshi, Shrishty, Pandey, Preeti, Mohammed, Yousuf, Wang, Joanna, Sailor, Michael J., Popat, Amirali, Parekh, Harendra S. and Kumeria, Tushar (2023). Porous silicon embedded in a thermoresponsive hydrogel for intranasal delivery of lipophilic drugs to treat rhinosinusitis. Journal of Controlled Release, 363, 452-463. doi: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2023.09.045
Lohman, Rink-Jan, Reddy Tupally, Karnaker, Kandale, Ajit, Cabot, Peter J. and Parekh, Harendra S. (2023). Design and development of novel, short, stable dynorphin-based opioid agonists for safer analgesic therapy. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 14 1150313, 1-16. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1150313
Rad, Isaac J., Chapman, Luke, Tupally, Karnaker Reddy, Veidt, Martin, Al-Sadiq, Hussain, Sullivan, Robert and Parekh, Harendra S (2023). A systematic review of ultrasound-mediated drug delivery to the eye and critical insights to facilitate a timely path to the clinic. Theranostics, 13 (11), 3582-3638. doi: 10.7150/thno.82884
Lohman, Rink-Jan, Tupally, Karnaker Reddy, Kandale, Ajit, Cabot, Peter J. and Parekh, Harendra S. (2022). Design and development of novel, short, stable dynorphin-based opioid agonists for safer analgesic therapy. British Journal of Pharmacology, 180 (1), 129-129. doi: 10.1111/bph.15862
Fabrication and Characterization of Clozapine Nanoemulsion Sol–Gel for Intranasal Administration
Tan, Madeleine S. A., Pandey, Preeti, Lohman, Rink-Jan, Falconer, James R., Siskind, Dan J. and Parekh, Harendra S. (2022). Fabrication and Characterization of Clozapine Nanoemulsion Sol–Gel for Intranasal Administration. Molecular Pharmaceutics, 19 (11), 4055-4066. doi: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.2c00513
Thapa, Ritu, Gurung, Shila, Parat, Marie-Odile, Parekh, Harendra S. and Pandey, Preeti (2022). Application of sol–gels for treatment of gynaecological conditions—physiological perspectives and emerging concepts in intravaginal drug delivery. Gels, 8 (2) 99, 99. doi: 10.3390/gels8020099
Tan, Madeleine S. A., Pandey, Preeti, Falconer, James R., Siskind, Dan J., Balmanno, Alexandra and Parekh, Harendra S. (2022). Clozapine-encapsulated binary mixed micelles in thermosensitive sol–gels for intranasal administration. Gels, 8 (1) 38, 38. doi: 10.3390/gels8010038
Qamar, Sadia, Torres, Yady J. M., Parekh, Harendra S. and Falconer, James Robert (2022). Fractional factorial design study for the extraction of cannabinoids from CBD-dominant cannabis flowers by supercritical carbon dioxide. Processes, 10 (1) 93. doi: 10.3390/pr10010093
Multi-physics study of acoustofluidic delivery agents' clustering behavior
AlSadiq, Hussain, Tupally, Karnaker Reddy, Vogel, Robert, Parekh, Harendra S. and Veidt, Martin (2022). Multi-physics study of acoustofluidic delivery agents' clustering behavior. Physics in Medicine and Biology, 67 (1) 015002, 015002. doi: 10.1088/1361-6560/ac4666
Qamar, Sadia, Torres, Yady J. M., Parekh, Harendra S. and Falconer, James Robert (2021). Effects of ethanol on the supercritical carbon dioxide extraction of cannabinoids from near equimolar (THC and CBD balanced) cannabis flower. Separations, 8 (9) 154, 154. doi: 10.3390/separations8090154
Fabbron-Appas, Catherine Tolomei, Pandey, Preeti, Parekh, Harendra S., Sales, Caroline Cianga, Duque, Marcelo Dutra, Andreo-Filho, Newton, Lopes, Patricia Santos, de Noronha, Regina Lucia F. and Leite-Silva, Vania Rodrigues (2021). Impact of different emollient esters on body emulsions: sensory, physicochemical, and biometrological characterization. Journal of Sensory Studies, 36 (4) e12660. doi: 10.1111/joss.12660
Qamar, Sadia, Manrique, Yady J., Parekh, Harendra S. and Falconer, James R. (2021). Development and optimization of supercritical fluid extraction setup leading to quantification of 11 cannabinoids derived from medicinal cannabis. Biology, 10 (6) 481, 1-20. doi: 10.3390/biology10060481
Extraction of medicinal cannabinoids through supercritical carbon dioxide technologies: a review
Qamar, Sadia, Torres, Yady J.M., Parekh, Harendra S. and Falconer, James Robert (2021). Extraction of medicinal cannabinoids through supercritical carbon dioxide technologies: a review. Journal of Chromatography. B, Analytical Technologies in the Biomedical and Life Sciences, 1167 122581, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2021.122581
Tan, Madeleine S. A., Honarparvar, Faraz, Falconer, James R., Parekh, Harendra S., Pandey, Preeti and Siskind, Dan J. (2021). A systematic review and meta-analysis of the association between clozapine and norclozapine serum levels and peripheral adverse drug reactions. Psychopharmacology, 238 (3), 615-637. doi: 10.1007/s00213-020-05746-y
Shell properties and concentration stability of acoustofluidic delivery agents
Alsadiq, Hussain, Tupally, Karnaker, Vogel, Robert, Kokil, Ganesh, Parekh, Harendra S. and Veidt, Martin (2021). Shell properties and concentration stability of acoustofluidic delivery agents. Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine, 44 (1), 79-91. doi: 10.1007/s13246-020-00954-4
Evaluation of microalgae and cyanobacteria as potential sources of antimicrobial compounds
Alsenani, Faisal, Tupally, Karnaker R., Chua, Elvis T., Eltanahy, Eladl, Alsufyani, Hamed, Parekh, Harendra S. and Schenk, Peer M. (2020). Evaluation of microalgae and cyanobacteria as potential sources of antimicrobial compounds. Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal, 28 (12), 1834-1841. doi: 10.1016/j.jsps.2020.11.010
Manikkath, Jyothsna, Parekh, Harendra S. and Mutalik, Srinivas (2020). Surface-engineered nanoliposomes with lipidated and non-lipidated peptide-dendrimeric scaffold for efficient transdermal delivery of a therapeutic agent: Development, characterization, toxicological and preclinical performance analyses. European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, 156, 97-113. doi: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2020.09.001
Nose-to-brain delivery of antipsychotics using nanotechnology: a review
Tan, Madeleine S. A., Parekh, Harendra S., Pandey, Preeti, Siskind, Dan J. and Falconer, James R. (2020). Nose-to-brain delivery of antipsychotics using nanotechnology: a review. Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery, 17 (6) 17425247.2020.1762563, 839-853. doi: 10.1080/17425247.2020.1762563
de Luca, Sergio, Seal, Prasenjit, Parekh, Harendra S., Tupally, Karnaker R. and Smith, Sean C. (2020). Cell membrane penetration without pore formation: chameleonic properties of dendrimers in response to hydrophobic and hydrophilic environments. Advanced Theory and Simulations, 3 (7) 1900152, 1900152. doi: 10.1002/adts.201900152
Qamar, Sadia, Manrique, Yady J., Parekh, Harendra and Falconer, James Robert (2019). Nuts, cereals, seeds and legumes proteins derived emulsifiers as a source of plant protein beverages: a review. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 60 (16), 1-21. doi: 10.1080/10408398.2019.1657062
Pandey, Preeti, Pandey, Saurabh, Cabot, Peter J., Wallwork, Benjamin, Panizza, Benedict J. and Parekh, Harendra S. (2019). Toxicity evaluation and nasal mucosal tissue deposition of dexamethasone-infused mucoadhesive in situ nasal gelling systems. Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal, 27 (7), 914-919. doi: 10.1016/j.jsps.2019.06.005
Ultrasound-responsive nanobubbles for enhanced intravitreal drug migration: An ex vivo evaluation
Thakur, Sachin S., Chen, Ying-Shan, Houston, Zachary H., Fletcher, Nicholas, Barnett, Nigel L., Thurecht, Kristofer J., Rupenthal, Ilva D. and Parekh, Harendra S. (2019). Ultrasound-responsive nanobubbles for enhanced intravitreal drug migration: An ex vivo evaluation. European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, 136, 102-107. doi: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2019.01.014
Jing, Jing, Tupally, Karnaker R., Kokil, Ganesh R., Qu, Zhi, Chen, Sibao and Parekh, Harendra S. (2019). Development of a hybrid peptide dendrimer micellar carrier system and its application in the reformulation of a hydrophobic therapeutic agent derived from traditional Chinese medicine. RSC Advances, 9 (5), 2458-2463. doi: 10.1039/c8ra09606f
Kokil, Ganesh R., Veedu, Rakesh N., Le, Bao Tri, Ramm, Grant A. and Parekh, Harendra S. (2018). Self-assembling asymmetric peptide-dendrimer micelles - a platform for effective and versatile in vitro nucleic acid delivery. Scientific Reports, 8 (1) 4832, 4832. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-22902-9
Andréo-Filho, Newton, Bim, Antonio Vinicius Kosiski, Kaneko, Telma Mary, Kitice, Nidia Ayumi, Haridass, Isha N., Abd, Eman, Santos Lopes, Patricia, Thakur, Sachin S., Parekh, Harendra S., Roberts, Michael S., Grice, Jeffrey E., Benson, Heather A.E. and Leite-Silva, Vânia Rodrigues (2018). Development and Evaluation of Lipid Nanoparticles Containing Natural Botanical Oil for Sun Protection: Characterization and in vitro and in vivo Human Skin Permeation and Toxicity. Skin Pharmacology and Physiology, 31 (1), 1-9. doi: 10.1159/000481691
Vogel, Robert, Pal, Anoop K, Jambhrunkar, Siddharth, Patel, Pragnesh, Thakur, Sachin S, Reátegui, Eduardo, Parekh, Harendra S, Saá, Paula, Stassinopoulos, Adonis and Broom, Murray F (2017). High-Resolution Single Particle Zeta Potential Characterisation of Biological Nanoparticles using Tunable Resistive Pulse Sensing. Scientific reports, 7 (1) 17479, 17479. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-14981-x
Shetty, Pallavi Krishna, Manikkath, Jyothsna, Tupally, Karnaker, Kokil, Ganesh, Hegde, Aswathi R., Raut, Sushil Y., Parekh, Harendra S. and Mutalik, Srinivas (2017). Skin delivery of EGCG and silibinin: potential of peptide dendrimers for enhanced skin permeation and deposition. AAPS PharmSciTech, 18 (6), 2346-2357. doi: 10.1208/s12249-017-0718-0
Hegde, Aswathi R., Rewatkar, Prarthana V., Manikkath, Jyothsna, Tupally, Karnaker, Parekh, Harendra S. and Mutalik, Srinivas (2017). Peptide dendrimer-conjugates of ketoprofen: synthesis and ex vivo and in vivo evaluations of passive diffusion, sonophoresis and iontophoresis for skin delivery. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 102, 237-249. doi: 10.1016/j.ejps.2017.03.009
Thakur, Sachin S., Ward, Micheal S., Popat, Amirali, Flemming, Nicole B., Parat, Marie-Odile, Barnett, Nigel L. and Parekh, Harendra S. (2017). Stably engineered nanobubbles and ultrasound - An effective platform for enhanced macromolecular delivery to representative cells of the retina. Plos One, 12 (5) e0178305, e0178305. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0178305
Influence of peptide dendrimers and sonophoresis on the transdermal delivery of ketoprofen
Manikkath, Jyothsna, Hegde, Aswathi R., Kalthur, Guruprasad, Parekh, Harendra S. and Mutalik, Srinivas (2017). Influence of peptide dendrimers and sonophoresis on the transdermal delivery of ketoprofen. International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 521 (1-2), 110-119. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2017.02.002
Pandey, Preeti, Cabot, Peter J., Wallwork, Benjamin, Panizza, Benedict J. and Parekh, Harendra S. (2017). Formulation, functional evaluation and ex vivo performance of thermoresponsive soluble gels - a platform for therapeutic delivery to mucosal sinus tissue. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 96, 499-507. doi: 10.1016/j.ejps.2016.10.017
De Luca, Sergio, Seal, Prasenjit, Ouyang, Defang, Parekh, Harendra S., Kannam, Sridhar Kumar and Smith, Sean C. (2016). Dynamical interactions of 5-fluorouracil drug with dendritic peptide vectors: the impact of dendrimer generation, charge, counterions, and structured water. Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 120 (25), 5732-5743. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.6b00533
Express in vitro plasmid transfection achieved with 16+ asymmetric peptide dendrimers
Rewatkar, Prartana V., Sester, David P., Parekh, Harendra S. and Parat, Marie-Odile (2016). Express in vitro plasmid transfection achieved with 16+ asymmetric peptide dendrimers. ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering, 2 (3), 438-445. doi: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.6b00033
Molecular determinants of the cellular entry of asymmetric peptide dendrimers and role of caveolae
Rewatkar, Prartana V., Parekh, Harendra S. and Parat, Marie-Odile (2016). Molecular determinants of the cellular entry of asymmetric peptide dendrimers and role of caveolae. PLoS One, 11 (1) e0147491, e0147491.1-e0147491.15. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0147491
Enhancing delivery and cytotoxicity of resveratrol through a dual nanoencapsulation approach
Soo, Ernest, Thakur, Sachin, Qu, Zhi, Jambhrunkar, Siddharth, Parekh, Harebdra S. and Popat, Amirali (2016). Enhancing delivery and cytotoxicity of resveratrol through a dual nanoencapsulation approach. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 462, 368-374. doi: 10.1016/j.jcis.2015.10.022
Are caveolae a cellular entry route for non-viral therapeutic delivery systems?
Rewatkar, Prarthana V., Parton, Robert G., Parekh, Harendra S. and Parat, Marie-Odile (2015). Are caveolae a cellular entry route for non-viral therapeutic delivery systems?. Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 91, 92-108. doi: 10.1016/j.addr.2015.01.003
Particle size- and number-dependent delivery to cells by layered double hydroxide nanoparticles
Dong, Haiyan, Parekh, Harendra S. and Xu, Zhi Ping (2015). Particle size- and number-dependent delivery to cells by layered double hydroxide nanoparticles. Journal of Colloid And Interface Science, 437 (1), 10-16. doi: 10.1016/j.jcis.2014.09.010
Kokil, Ganesh R., Veedu, Rakesh N., Ramm, Grant A., Prins, Johannes B. and Parekh, Harendra S. (2015). Type 2 diabetes mellitus: limitations of conventional therapies and intervention with nucleic acid-based therapeutics. Chemical Reviews, 115 (11), 4719-4743. doi: 10.1021/cr5002832
Lu, Yang, Jing, Jing, Ren, Weichao, Zhu, Jing, Qiu, Zhixia, Li, Ning, Li, Xiaonan, Zhao, Di, Parekh, Harendra S. and Chen, Xijing (2014). Biliary excretion of glycyrrhetinic acid: glucuronide-conjugate determination following a pharmacokinetic study of rat bile. Phytotherapy Research, 28 (12), 1887-1889. doi: 10.1002/ptr.5170
Dong, Haiyan, Parekh, Harendra S. and Xu, Zhi Ping (2014). Enhanced cellular delivery and biocompatibility of a small layered double hydroxide–liposome composite system. Pharmaceutics, 6 (4), 584-598. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics6040584
Engineering small MgAl-layered double hydroxide nanoparticles for enhanced gene delivery
Dong, Haiyan, Chen, Min, Rahman, Shafiur, Parekh, Harendra S., Cooper, Helen M. and Xu, Zhi Ping (2014). Engineering small MgAl-layered double hydroxide nanoparticles for enhanced gene delivery. Applied Clay Science, 100 (C), 66-75. doi: 10.1016/j.clay.2014.04.028
Intravitreal drug delivery in retinal disease: are we out of our depth?
Thakur, Sachin S., Barnett, Nigel L., Donaldson, Mark J. and Parekh, Harendra S. (2014). Intravitreal drug delivery in retinal disease: are we out of our depth?. Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery, 11 (10), 1575-1590. doi: 10.1517/17425247.2014.927864
Shah, Neha D., Parekh, Harendra S. and Steptoe, Raymond J. (2014). Asymmetric peptide dendrimers are effective linkers for antibody-mediated delivery of diverse payloads to B cells in vitro and in vivo. Pharmaceutical Research, 31 (11), 3150-3160. doi: 10.1007/s11095-014-1408-1
Mutalik, Srinivas, Shetty, Pallavi K., Kumar, Aravind, Kalra, Rohit and Parekh, Harendra S. (2014). Enhancement in deposition and permeation of 5-fluorouracil through human epidermis assisted by peptide dendrimers.. Drug Delivery, 21 (1), 44-54. doi: 10.3109/10717544.2013.845861
Liang, Xianrui, Du, Liping, Su, Feng, Parekh, Harendra S. and Sua, Weike (2014). The application of quantitative NMR for the facile, rapid and reliable determination of clindamycin phosphate in a conventional tablet formulation. Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry, Early View (4), 1-5. doi: 10.1002/mrc.4048
Qiu, Zhixia, Li, Ning, Song, Ling, Lu, Yang, Jing, Jing, Parekha, Harendra S., Gao, Wenchao, Tian, Fengjie, Wang, Xin, Ren, Shuangxia and Chen, Xijing (2013). Contributions of intestine and plasma to the presystemic bioconversion of Vicagrel, an acetate of clopidogrel. Pharmaceutical Research, 31 (1), 238-251. doi: 10.1007/s11095-013-1158-5
Jing, Jing, Ren, Wei C., Li, Chun, Bose, Utpal, Parekh, Harendra S. and Wei, Ming Q. (2013). Rapid identification of primary constituents in parotoid gland secretions of the Australian cane toad using HPLC/MS-Q-TOF. Biomedical Chromatography, 27 (6), 685-687. doi: 10.1002/bmc.2858
Advances in analytical technologies to evaluate the quality of traditional Chinese medicines
Jing, Jing, Ren, Weichao, Chen, Si Bao, Wei, Ming and Parekh, Harendra S. (2013). Advances in analytical technologies to evaluate the quality of traditional Chinese medicines. Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 44, 39-45. doi: 10.1016/j.trac.2012.11.006
Iontophoresis-Mediated Transdermal Permeation of Peptide Dendrimers across Human Epidermis
Mutalik, S., Parekh, H. S., Anissimov, Y. G., Grice, J. E. and Roberts, M. S. (2013). Iontophoresis-Mediated Transdermal Permeation of Peptide Dendrimers across Human Epidermis. Skin Pharmacology and Physiology, 26 (3), 127-138. doi: 10.1159/000348469
Rahman, Shafiur, Cao, Siyu, Steadman, Kathryn J., Wei, Ming and Parekh, Harendra S. (2012). Native and β-cyclodextrin-enclosed curcumin: entrapment within liposomes and their in vitro cytotoxicity in lung and colon cancer. Drug Delivery, 19 (7), 346-353. doi: 10.3109/10717544.2012.721143
Sonophoresis-mediated permeation and retention of peptide dendrimers across human epidermis
Mutalik, Srinivas, Nayak, Usha Y., Kalra, Rohit, Kumar, Aravind, Kulkarni, Raghavendra V. and Parekh, Harendra (2012). Sonophoresis-mediated permeation and retention of peptide dendrimers across human epidermis. Skin Research and Technology, 18 (1), 101-107. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0846.2011.00539.x
Jing, Jing, Chan, Chi-on, Xu, Lijia, Jin, Dengping, Cao, Xinwei, Mok, Daniel K. W., Parekh, H. S. and Chen, Sibao (2011). Development of an in-line HPLC fingerprint ion-trap mass spectrometric method for identification and quality control of Radix Scrophulariae. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, 56 (4), 830-835. doi: 10.1016/j.jpba.2011.07.032
Ouyang, Defang, Zhang, Hong, Parekh, Harendra and Smith, Sean C. (2011). The effect of pH on PAMAM dendrimer-siRNA complexation - Endosomal considerations as determined by molecular dynamics simulation. Biophysical Chemistry, 158 (2-3), 126-133. doi: 10.1016/j.bpc.2011.06.003
Low-generation asymmetric dendrimers exhibit minimal toxicity and effectively complex DNA
Shah, Neha, Steptoe, Raymond J. and Parekh, Harendra S. (2011). Low-generation asymmetric dendrimers exhibit minimal toxicity and effectively complex DNA. Journal of Peptide Science, 17 (6), 470-478. doi: 10.1002/psc.1347
Ouyang, D. F., Zhang, H., Herten, D. P., Parekh, H. S. and Smith, S. C. (2010). Structure, dynamics, and energetics of siRNA-cationic vector complexation: A molecular dynamics study. Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 114 (28), 9220-9230. doi: 10.1021/jp911906e
Ouyang, Defang, Zhang, Hong, Parekh, Harendra S. and Smith, Sean C. (2010). Structure and dynamics of multiple cationic vectors-siRNA complexation by all-atomic molecular dynamics simulations. Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 114 (28), 9231-9237. doi: 10.1021/jp911913c
Dendrosome-based delivery of siRNA against E6 and E7 oncogenes in cervical cancer
Dutta, Tathagata, Burgess, Melinda, McMillan, Nigel A. J. and Parekh, Harendra S. (2010). Dendrosome-based delivery of siRNA against E6 and E7 oncogenes in cervical cancer. Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology, and Medicine, 6 (3), 463-470. doi: 10.1016/j.nano.2009.12.001
Mutalik, S., Hewavitharana, A., Shaw, P. N., Anissimov, Y. G., Roberts, M. S. and Parekh, H. S. (2009). Development and validation of a reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatographic method for quantification of peptide dendrimers in human skin permeation experiments. Journal of Chromatography. B, Analytical Technologies in the Biomedical and Life Sciences, 877 (29), 3556-3562. doi: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2009.08.039
Ouyang, Defang, Zhang, Hong, Herten, Dirk-Peter, Parekh, Harendra S. and Smith, Sean C (2009). Flexibility of short-strand RNA in aqueous solution as revealed by molecular dynamics simulation: Are A-RNA and A'-RNA distinct conformational structures?. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 62 (9), 1054-1061. doi: 10.1071/CH09090
A new dawn for the use of traditional Chinese medicine in cancer therapy
Parekh, Harendra S., Liu, Gang and Wei, Ming Q. (2009). A new dawn for the use of traditional Chinese medicine in cancer therapy. Molecular Cancer, 8 (1) 21, 21.1-21.8. doi: 10.1186/1476-4598-8-21
Mutalik, S., Parekh, H., Davies, N. M. and Udupa, Nayanabhirama (2009). A combined approach of chemical enhancers and sonophoresis for the transdermal delivery of tizanidine hydrochloride. Drug Delivery, 16 (2), 82-91. doi: 10.1080/10717540802605053
Reducible disulfide-based non-viral gene delivery systems
Ouyang, D., Shah, N., Zhang, H, Smith, S. C. and Parekh, H. S. (2009). Reducible disulfide-based non-viral gene delivery systems. Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry, 9 (10), 1242-1250. doi: 10.2174/138955709789055225
The advance of dendrimers - A versatile targeting platform for gene/drug delivery
Parekh, H. S. (2007). The advance of dendrimers - A versatile targeting platform for gene/drug delivery. Current Pharmaceutical Design, 13 (27), 2837-2850. doi: 10.2174/138161207781757024
Parekh, H. S., Marano, R. J., Rakoczy, E. P., Blanchfield, J. and Toth, I. (2006). Synthesis of a library of polycationic lipid core dendrimers and their evaluation in the delivery of an oligonucleotide with hVEGF inhibition. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, 14 (14), 4775-4780. doi: 10.1016/j.bmc.2006.03.029
A Dde-based carboxy linker for solid-phase synthesis
Chhabra, S. R., Parekh, H., Khan, A., Bycroft, B. and Kellam, B. (2001). A Dde-based carboxy linker for solid-phase synthesis. Tetrahedron Letters, 42 (11), 2189-2192. doi: 10.1016/S0040-4039(01)00101-0
Thermosensitive nanoemulsion-based Sol-Gel of Clozapine for nose-to-brain delivery
Tan, Madeleine S.A., Pandey, Preeti, Falconer, James R., Siskind, Dan J. and Parekh, Harendra S. (2021). Thermosensitive nanoemulsion-based Sol-Gel of Clozapine for nose-to-brain delivery. Micro and Nanoparticles in Drug and Vaccine Delivery Symposium, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 3 December 2021.
Nanoemulsion-based sol-gel of Clozapine for nose-to-brain delivery
Tan, Madeleine S. A., Pandey, Preeti, Falconer, James R., Siskind, Dan J. and Parekh, Harendra S. (2021). Nanoemulsion-based sol-gel of Clozapine for nose-to-brain delivery. Drug Delivery Australia Virtual Meeting: Advanced Materials in Drug Delivery, Online, 18 - 19 November 2021.
Shell properties of a new acoustofluidic delivery agent
AL-Sadiq, H. A., Tupally, K. R., Parekh, H S. and M Veidt, M. (2021). Shell properties of a new acoustofluidic delivery agent. EPSM 2020, Engineering and Physical Sciences in Medicine, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 28-29 October 2020. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer Netherlands.
Thermosensitive Micellar Hydrogels of Clozapine for Nose-to-Brain Delivery
Tan, Madeleine SA, Pandey, Preeti, Balmanno, Alexandra, Falconer, James R., Siskind, Dan J. and Parekh, Harendra S. (2021). Thermosensitive Micellar Hydrogels of Clozapine for Nose-to-Brain Delivery. 2021 CRS Virtual Annual Meeting, Mount Laurel, NJ United States, 25-29 July 2021 .
Can monitoring clozapine and norclozapine levels reduce the occurrence of peripheral ADRs?
Tan, Madeleine S. A., Honarparvar, Faraz , Falconer, James R., Parekh, Harendra S., Pandey, Preeti and Siskind, Dan J. (2020). Can monitoring clozapine and norclozapine levels reduce the occurrence of peripheral ADRs?. ASCEPT-APSA Joint Virtual Scientific Meeting, Hamilton Central, QLD, Australia, 24-26 November 2020.
Therapeutic drug monitoring as a tool for clozapine therapy in minimising peripheral ADRs
Tan, Madeleine , Honarparvar, Faraz , Falconer, James , Parekh, Harendra , Pandey, Preeti and Siskind, Dan (2020). Therapeutic drug monitoring as a tool for clozapine therapy in minimising peripheral ADRs. Australian Society for Medical Research (ASMR) Queensland Post Graduate Students Virtual Scientific Symposium, Sydney, NSW Australia, 10-11 November 2020.
Tan, Madeleine S. A. , Parekh, Harendra S., Pandey, Preeti , Siskind, Dan J. and Falconer, James R. (2020). Development and optimization of clozapine-loaded PLGA nanoparticles for nose-to-brain delivery using supercritical fluid technology. 7th FIP Pharmaceutical Sciences World Congress, The Hague, Netherlands, 4-6 October 2020.
Alsadiq, H., Tupally, K. R., Kokil, G. R., Vogel, R., Parekh, H. S. and Veidt, M. (2019). Concentration stability of monolayer and bilayer lipid microbubbles–a precursor for new drug delivery applications. Drug Delivery Australia 2019 Conference, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 18-19 November 2019.
Influence of acoustofluidic parameters on velocity streaming of sonicated medical microbubbles
Alsadiq, Hussain, Reddy, Karnaker, Parekh, Harendra and Veidt, Martin (2018). Influence of acoustofluidic parameters on velocity streaming of sonicated medical microbubbles. AAS2018: Acoustics 2018: Hear to Listen, Adelaide, SA Australia, 6-9 November 2018. Adelaide, SA Australia: Australian Acoustical Society.
Mutalik, Srinivas, Parekh, Harendra S., Hewavitharana, Amitha K., Shaw, P. Nick, Anissimov, Yuri G. and Roberts, Michael S. (2008). Development and validation of RP-HPLC method for quantification of peptide dendrimers in skin permeation experiments. Australian Pharmaceutical Science Association Conference 2008, Canberra, ACT Australia, 6-9 December 2008.
(2023–2028) ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centres
(2022–2024) Australian Centre for HIV and Hepatitis Virology Research (ACH4)
Development, optimisation and evaluation of sol-gel formulations for nose-to-brain delivery
(2021–2023) UniQuest Pty Ltd
Sol-Gels for nasal CBD delivery for COVID
(2020–2021) UniQuest Pty Ltd
Disulfide bond containing amino acids
(2016–2018) UniQuest Pty Ltd
Establishing a High-Throughput, Microwave-Assisted Automated Peptide Synthesis Facility at PACE
(2016) UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
(2015) UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
Development of nanoparticle mucosal delivery systems for siRNA-based cancer therapies
(2011–2012) Cancer Council Queensland
(2010–2011) Go8 Australia - Germany Joint Research Co-operation Scheme
(2010) UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
UQ Travel Awards Category 2 - Dr Harendra PAREKH
(2010) UQ Travel Grants Scheme
(2008) Pharmaceutical Society of Australia
Non-viral vectors for targeted delivery of RNAi nucleotides to cervical cancers
(2007–2009) NHMRC Project Grant
Shimadzu Prominence Gradient HPLC System
(2007) Cancer Bequest Fund
Cholesterol-based Dendrimers in Non-viral Gene Therapy
(2005–2006) UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
Harnessing ultrasound for therapeutic delivery - a proof-of-concept approach
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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Application of Sol-gel Technology for the Treatment of Gynaecological Conditions
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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The Role of Extracellular Vesicles in Cancer Progression and Therapeutics
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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the role of TLR4 in the effect of opioids on tumour growth and metastasis
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Gel-based drug delivery monitored via medical imaging
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Nannochloropsis: a potential chassis strain for synthetic biology in microbial photoautotrophs
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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The pharmacological evaluation of beta-endorphin analogues: opioid-based bivalent peptide DB1-7 targeting multiple opioid receptors.
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Modified Sol-gel formulations for the delivery of poorly soluble drugs in chronic rhino sinusitis
Master Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Chimeric Opioid Peptides as a allosteric modulators of nociception
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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(2021) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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(2020) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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IDENTIFICATION AND INDUCED BIOSYNTHESIS OF NATURAL HEALTH COMPOUNDS IN MICROALGAE
(2019) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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Development and Functional Evaluation of a Corticosteroid-based Mucoadhesive In-Situ Nasal Gelling System for Post-operative Sinusitis
(2018) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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Development of a lipoid microbubble formulation and in vitro evaluation assisted by ultrasound
(2018) Master Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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Development and delivery of novel modified siRNA-based therapeutics against type 2 diabetes
(2016) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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Development of Ultrasound-Responsive Nanobubbles for the Enhancement of Posterior Eye Drug Delivery
(2016) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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Engineering novel, steric stabilized disulfide-containing amino acids and their application in carrier system, therapeutic peptide and FRET-probe synthesis
(2016) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
(2014) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
DNA delivery to immune cells via a novel antibody targeted system
(2011) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
(2011) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Acoustofluidic manipulation of microbubbles for targeted drug delivery applications
(2022) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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(2022) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Nose-to-Brain Delivery of Clozapine in Sol-Gel Systems
(2022) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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(2021) Master Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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(2020) Master Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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The in vivo assessment of dexamethasone-based thermoresponsive, mucoadhesive sol-gels in human sinonasal mucosa
(2019) Master Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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The role of caveolae in chemical carrier-mediated cellular delivery
(2016) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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The Role of Caveola-Forming Proteins in Prostate Cancer Angiogenesis and Lymphangiogenesis
(2015) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Development of a Composite Layered Double Hydroxide-liposomal System for Gene Delivery
(2014) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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(2011) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Delivery of small interfering RNA for cancer treatment
(2010) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Microencapsulated immunostimulating complexes (ISCOMs) as a basis for single-shot vaccines
(2008) Master Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Note for students: The possible research projects listed on this page may not be comprehensive or up to date. Always feel free to contact the staff for more information, and also with your own research ideas.
Bioresponsive non-viral drug/gene delivery systems
Nanobubbles and Ultrasound in theranostic applications