Navya Nalajala
she/her
Navya Nalajala
PhD Student (3rd Year)
Navya Nalajala is a Ph.D. candidate in Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery at the University of Mississippi, where she develops innovative SMART‑ and MaGIC‑enabled lipid and polymeric nanocarriers for nose‑to‑brain, pulmonary, and parenteral drug delivery. She previously gained analytical development experience at Viatris (Mylan), working with chromatographic methods and cGMP‑compliant formulation analysis. Navya also contributes to the scientific community through leadership roles, including serving as Secretary of the AAPS Student Chapter and as a member of the Graduate Student Council.