THEME: "Novel solutions to the greatest challenges in pharmaceutical development"
14-15 Nov 2022 
TIME Asma Hotel Albarsha, Dubai, UAE & Online 
University of Missouri-Kansas City, USA
Title: TBA
Vrinda Gote, a Ph.D. student at UMKC School of Pharmacy, is working to make the treatments less traumatic for patients.
Gote has been conducting a research project using nanotechnology to develop eye drops that can be easily administered by almost anyone as an alternative to the more costly and invasive injections.
“I like doing research and working around nanotechnology particles to see how they behave,” Gote said. “I would like to create a patient-friendly method for treating macular degeneration. The drug that I’m using is cheaper and could save patients a lot of money also.”
Gote was one of 13 students from the School of Pharmacy to present research posters at the 2019 UMKC Health Sciences Student Research Summit. Her presentation, “One -step self-assembling tacrolimus nanomicelles as a topical treatment for wet AMD,” won first place for basic sciences research among the pharmacy students.
Gote said this was her first research effort and that she is now working toward getting her findings published. She wants to take her experience and carry on with research in the pharmacy industry after she earns her doctorate.
“This is a great learning experience,” Gote said. “My professor and primary investigator have been helping me a lot with this project. And I’m learning a lot from my colleagues. We have great research taking place at the School of Pharmacy.”
