Instructor Information

Dr. Safwan Alian is an associate professor in Pharmaceutical Sciences & Pharmaceutics department at Applied Science Private University. In 2018, he got his PhD degree in Pharmaceutical Technology from University of Sunderland/United Kingdom. He is interested in the development of dosage forms for oral drug delivery systems as well as their pharmacokinetics evaluation research.

Oct. '13-Mar. '18 PhD Pharmaceutical Technology
University of Sunderland
Faculty of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Sciences, United Kingdom.
Dissertation: ?Preparation and characterization of floating tablets to target the stomach?.

Sep. '07-Jun. '10 M.Sc. Pharmaceutical Sciences
The University of Jordan
Faculty of Pharmacy. Amman, Jordan.
Dissertation: ?Influence of ethanol on swelling of Carbopol? and release of model drugs from its matrix systems?.

Oct. '93- Jun. '98 B.Sc. Pharmacy
Applied Science Private University
Faculty of Pharmacy. Amman, Jordan.

Sept. '23- Present Associate Professor
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Applied Science Private University, Amman, Jordan.

Sept. '18- Aug. '23 Assistant Professor
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Applied Science Private University, Amman, Jordan.

Evaluation of Ethanol Effect on Drug Release from Sustained-Release Oral Dosage Forms.

Development and Evaluation of Gastro-Retentive Dosage Forms targeting enhanced gastric retention and controlled drug release.

Assessment of Granulation Processes and Formulation Variables on the Critical Quality Attributes (CQAs) of Sustained-Release Matrices.

Conducting Comprehensive Literature Reviews Focusing on the Utilization of Diverse Polymers in Controlled-Release Drug Delivery Systems.

Executing In vivo Pharmacokinetic (PK) Studies in Animal Models to Assess the Pharmacokinetic Parameters and Bioavailability of Diverse Controlled-Release Drug Delivery Systems.