Dr. Pranav C. Patel
With a Pharm.D. foundation and an interdisciplinary research focus, I explore biotechnology, viral genomics, and pharmaceutical sciences to understand biological complexity through clinical and computational approaches.
From genomic data to public health intelligence.
Four lines of work, each shown as the workflow it follows. Blue marks computational genomics; orange marks bench formulation.
AFI–AES shotgun metagenomic surveillance
Untargeted sequencing of acute febrile illness and acute encephalitis syndrome biospecimens, to detect, classify and map viral reads.
- BiospecimensAFI / AES cohorts
- Quality controlfastp
- Host-read removalBowtie2 · BWA-MEM
- ClassificationKraken2 · Bracken
- Reference mappingSamtools · EsViritu
Wastewater SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance
Wastewater-based tracking of SARS-CoV-2 lineages in urban settings of Gujarat. Related paper, 2026 ↓
- Digital PCRdPCR
- Lineage analysisgenomic
- Mutation characterisationSNP level
Viral evolutionary genomics
Phylogenetic inference, recombination detection and site-level selection analysis of viral genomes.
- AlignmentMAFFT
- PhylogenyIQ-TREE
- RecombinationRDP5
- SelectionHyPhy: FEL · MEME · FUBAR · BUSTED
Solid self-microemulsifying drug delivery (S-SMEDDS)
Formulation and physicochemical characterisation of lipid-based systems to improve the bioavailability of poorly soluble drugs.
- Excipient screeningsolubility
- Phase behaviourpseudo-ternary
- MorphologyTEM
- Solid stateXRD · UV-Vis
- In vitro releaseUSP II
Published, and in review.
Peer-reviewed articles, book chapters and manuscripts under review, separated by status. Manuscripts under review are not yet citable.
| Year | Title · Authors | Journal / Publisher | Status | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wastewater genomic surveillance identifies the emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 JN.1 lineage in urban settings of Gujarat.Gada J, Patel PC, Purohit H, Joshi C, Joshi M, Chavda P, Bagatharia S, Patel A, Prajapati B | Frontiers in Microbiology Vol. 17 · Art. 1791178 | Article | DOI ↗ |
| 2026 | Clinical Trials and Case Study Considerations in Myasthenia Gravis.Patel PC | Elsevier Book chapter | Book chapter | DOI ↗ |
| 2025 | Six Sigma Optimized Lipid-based Delivery System for Ibuprofen: Enhanced Solubility, Robust Process Control, and Bioequivalence.Patel RR, Patel GD, Kaila ND, et al. | Journal of Pharmaceutical Innovation Vol. 20 · Art. 302 | Article | DOI ↗ |
| 2025 | Association of socioeconomic factors and body mass index on visual acuity in 7–10-year-old children.Patel PC, Ramani A, Patel V, Mansuri J, Brahmbhatt J | Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology and Research Vol. 13 (3) · pp. 359–364 | Article | DOI ↗ |
| — | Role of Natural Products in Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma.Patel PC, Collaborators | Wiley Peer review in progress | Under review | — |
| — | PharmaADR-AI: A Pharmacovigilance-Driven Explainable Ensemble Machine Learning Framework for Opioid Adverse Drug Reaction Prediction.Patel PC, Collaborators | Journal of Pharmaceutical Innovation (Springer Nature) Peer review in progress | Under review | — |
| — | Complex Marine Pollutant Mixtures: Ecotoxicological Interactions, Biomagnification, Regulatory Gaps and Future Strategies.Patel PC, Collaborators | Current Pollution Reports (Springer Nature) Peer review in progress | Under review | — |
2019 to today, to scale.
Bar length follows the real dates. The orange tick marks a current role.
Project Technical Support-III (Research)
Gujarat Biotechnology Research Centre (GBRC), Government of Gujarat. Computational workflows in viral genomic surveillance, metagenomic pathogen detection, and selection analysis.
Youngest Investigator Award
International Conference on Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Sciences (ICPBS), NIPER Ahmedabad.
Socioeconomic factors, BMI and visual acuity in school-going children.
K.B. Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Kadi Sarva Vishwavidyalaya.
Let’s talk research.
For collaboration and scientific correspondence.
- ORCID0009-0008-0301-3516 ↗
- LinkedInProfile ↗
- LocationGandhinagar, Gujarat, India
Curriculum Vitae
Comprehensive record of research, publications, and credentials