UGC Meritorious Research Fellow doing doctoral research at University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (UIPS), Panjab University (PU), Sarwar Beg, has been awarded with prestigious “Budding ADMET Scientist Award” at International Conference, “ADME and Toxicology 2013” in New Delhi.
Beg has been honoured for his research work on “Pharmacokinetic Evaluation and IVIVC Establishment on Optimised Mucoadhesive Systems of Rivastigmine”.
‘Rivastigmine’ is a drug recommended for Alzheimer’s disease, a neurodegenerative disorder marked with forgetfulness (i.e., amnesia or loss of memory) affecting over 10 percent of world population above 65 years and 30 percent population above 80 years.