Administration & Faculty
Deepa Avasarala Rao, PhD
Assistant Professor
503-352-2647
deeparao@pacificu.edu
Education
2008 Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmaceutical Sciences,
University of Wisconsin-Madison,
Madison, WI
1999 Bachelors of Science in Pharmacy,
St. John’s University,
Jamaica, NY
Areas of Research & Specialization
Research interests include drug delivery to the lymphatic system using polymeric nanoparticles, designing oral and parenteral formulations for natural products for cancer therapy and testing them in vitro and in cell culture models.