Prof. Sarad Pawar Naik Bukke is an accomplished pharmaceutical scientist, academician, and researcher with over 15 years of experience in pharmaceutical education, research, academic administration, and postgraduate supervision. He is currently serving as Professor of Pharmaceutics at Victoria University, Kampala, Uganda. His academic and professional expertise spans pharmaceutics, advanced drug delivery systems, nanomedicine, pharmaceutical formulation development, natural products, and translational pharmaceutical research.

Prof. Bukke earned his PhD in Pharmaceutics from Sunrise University, Rajasthan, India, in 2018. His doctoral research focused on the development, optimization, and evaluation of novel extended-release tablets of selected antiretroviral drugs. He completed his Master of Pharmacy in Pharmaceutics at Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, India, in 2011, following his Bachelor of Pharmacy from Sri Padmavathi School of Pharmacy, affiliated with JNTU Anantapur, in 2009.

Throughout his academic career, Prof. Bukke has held several academic and leadership positions, including Professor, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Pharmaceutics, and Research Coordinator. During his tenure at Kampala International University, Western Campus, Uganda, he contributed to research coordination, postgraduate mentorship, curriculum development, competency-based education, and academic quality assurance. He also serves as a PhD research co-supervisor at Ganpat University, Gujarat, India, and has contributed to doctoral thesis evaluation and external academic assessment.

His research interests include advanced drug delivery systems, nanocarriers, vesicular drug delivery, nanobiomaterials, modified-release formulations, targeted therapeutics, natural products, phytomedicine, and pharmaceutical technology. His broader interdisciplinary research interests encompass nanomedicine, precision medicine, biosensors, artificial intelligence applications in healthcare, and emerging therapeutic strategies for cancer and neurodegenerative disorders.

Prof. Bukke has authored and co-authored numerous peer-reviewed research articles, reviews, and scholarly book chapters published by established scientific journals and academic publishers. His publications cover pharmaceutical formulation development, nanotechnology-enabled drug delivery, natural product therapeutics, precision medicine, and translational biomedical research. He has also contributed to academic books published by organizations including Wiley, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis, Springer, Elsevier, and Apple Academic Press.

In addition to his research activities, Prof. Bukke contributes to scholarly publishing and scientific peer review. His academic service includes serving as an Associate Editor of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease published by SAGE, Series Editor for Advances in Exosome Biology and Translational Therapeutics with CRC Press, and Editor of the KIU Journal of Health Sciences. He has also undertaken peer-review responsibilities for journals across pharmaceutical sciences, biomedical research, pharmacology, and related interdisciplinary fields.

His professional achievements include the Third Best Research & Publication Award from the School of Pharmacy, Kampala International University, Western Campus, for 2023–2024; the R. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Eminent Associate Professor and Research Award in 2024; and a Certificate of Research Excellence recognizing 41 Scopus/Web of Science-indexed publications in 2025. His innovation-related contributions include registered industrial designs for pharmaceutical equipment and patent-related work involving drug delivery and medical devices.

Through his combined experience in pharmaceutical sciences, research leadership, academic mentorship, and scientific publishing, Prof. Bukke continues to contribute to pharmaceutical innovation, interdisciplinary collaboration, and the advancement of research and education in drug delivery and biomedical sciences.

Research Interests: Pharmaceutics, Drug Delivery Systems, Pharmaceutical Technology, Nanotechnology, Nanomedicine, Pharmaceutical Formulation Development, Targeted Drug Delivery, Controlled and Sustained Drug Release, Pharmaceutical Research and Development, and Novel Drug Delivery Systems.