Professional Profile

Enrique A. Nieves, B.S, M.S, Ph.D

Photo Clinical Assistant Professor
 Dept: Pharmaceutical Sciences
Phone: 787-773-6571
Email: nenrique@nova.edu
Campus: Puerto Rico

Biosketch:
With a prior career in the pharmaceutical industry, Dr E. Nieves led the development of many drugs available in the U.S market today. He has been a key participant in the technology transfer and NDA filling processes of new drugs. He is an active chemist and pharmacist, and a member of various professional chemical and pharmaceutical organizations. He implemented nano-systems in his laboratory at the College of Pharmacy at Nova Southeastern University and currently works in the application of new technologies in pharmaceutical drug product development. Dr. Nieves‘s research interests include two main areas: molecular drug-protein interactions, and the development of novel miniaturized methods that are directly scalable to the industrial scale to improve the technology transfer process from laboratory scale to commercialization.
Research Interests keywords:
Application of New Technologies in Pharmaceutical Product Development. Molecular Drug-Protein Interactions.
Students at the Puerto Rico site who take the course PHA5999 coordinated by Dr. B. Albensi in Davie will gain hands on experience in drug discovery and development in the R&D Laboratory managed by Dr. E. Nieves. The students will work in different phases of the new product process. Studies include drug characterization, drug-excipient compatibility, stability studies, pre-formulation, dosage form design and evaluation, and others. The students will learn about analytical techniques and pharmaceutical technologies used in manufacturing and compounding.
Contact information: Dr. Blanca Ortiz, blortiz@nova.edu Dr. Enrique Nieves, nenrique@nova.edu Dr. Benedict Albensi, balbensi@nova.edu
Date Posted: 05/18/2022

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