Arik Dahan
Professor
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Israel
Biography
Arik Dahan is a professor of Clinical Pharmacology at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, He holds Ph. D. degree in Pharmacy and published more than 20 Research articles in reputed national and international journals. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan. Dr. Dahan received his Ph.D. (2007) from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He was a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the University of Michigan (2007-2010) with Professor Gordon L. Amidon. Dr. Dahans research interest is the integration of up-to-date molecular/cellular mechanistic investigations of drug disposition in the context of the human body. In implementing this molecular biopharmaceutical approach to ADME research, Dr. Dahan is seeking to enable mechanistic-based successful solutions to drug delivery/therapy, in challenging scenarios e.g. low-solubility, low-permeability, extensive metabolism, poor site targeting, various pathophysiological conditions, and pediatrics. He has published over 50 top-notch Journal papers, and contributed chapters to 6 books.
Research Interest
BCS (Biopharmaceutics Classification System); Biopharmaceutics; Bioequivalence; Drug Solubility; Drug Targeting; Intestinal Permeability; Oral Drug Absorption; Pharmaceutical Sciences