Olga Garbuzenko, PhD

Assistant Research Professor

Pharmaceutics

Research Interests

Use of different nano carriers for the delivery of siRNA and drugs for cancer and pulmonary fibrosis treatment and imaging

Publications

Awards

2011 - Drug Delivery and Translational Research Outstanding Research Paper Award (S. Betigeri, O. Garbuzenko, T. Minko)
2012 - Rutgers Most Innovative Technology Award (T. Minko, O. Garbuzenko, M. Zhang, L, Rodriguez)
2011 - Controlled Release Society Outstanding Pharmaceutical Paper Award, (O. Taratula, M. Shah, O. Garbuzenko, T. Minko)
2011 - Gallo Award for Scientific Excellence, The Cancer Institute of New Jersey for Outstanding Cancer Research (O. Garbuzenko, O. Taratula, T. Minko)
2010 - The paper (O. B. Garbuzenko, M. Saad, V. P. Pozharov, K. R. Reuhl, G. Mainelis, T. Minko) - Inhibition of lung tumor growth by complex pulmonary delivery of drugs with oligonucleotides as suppressors of cellular resistance, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 107, 10737-10742 (2010) was highlighted in PNAS Media Selections, EurekAlert!, DOTMED NEWS, NewScientist Magazine, Ecancermedicalscience.
2010 - Controlled Release Society Outstanding Pharmaceutical Paper Award, (O. Taratula, O. B. Garbuzenko, P. Kirkpatrick, I. Pandya, R. Savla, V. P. Pozharov, H. He, T. Minko)
2009 - First Place Poster Award, The Biennial New Jersey Pharmaceutical Conference (M. Zhang, O. Garbuzenko, L. Rodriguez, T. Minko)