Awards, Honors and Recognitions:

·         2015 New Jersey Health Foundation Excellence in Research Award.

·         Fellow (Elected), Controlled Release Society (CRS), 2014 – Present.

·         Fellow (Elected), American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), 2014 – Present.

·         The paper V. Shah, O. Taratula, O. B. Garbuzenko, O. R. Taratula, L. Rodriguez-Rodriguez, T.  Minko, “Targeted Nanomedicine for Suppression of CD44 and Simultaneous Cell Death Induction in Ovarian Cancer: an Optimal Delivery of siRNA and Anticancer Drug”, Clin. Cancer Res., 19, 6193-6204 (2013) was highlighted at:

o    http://www.fiercedrugdelivery.com/story/rutgers-team-delivers-rna-weaken-drug-resistant-ovarian-cancer/2013-12-11?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal

o    http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/269923.php

o    http://www.futurity.org/breakthrough-may-help-ovarian-cancer-survival/

o    http://www.sciencecodex.com/surviving_ovarian_cancer_rutgers_scientists_attack_drug_resistant_cancer_cells-124437

o    http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-12-drug-delivery-successfully-deadly-ovarian.html

o    http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131209124111.htm

·         The paper O. Taratula, A. Kuzmov, M. Shah, O. B. Garbuzenko, T. Minko, “Nanostructured lipid carriers as multifunctional nanomedicine platform for pulmonary co-delivery of anticancer drugs and siRNA, J Control Release, 171, 349-57 (2013) was highlighted at:

o    http://news.rutgers.edu/news/inhalation-therapy-lung-cancer-shows-promise-rutgers-study/20130625#.Ufx8WW0w8TA.

o    http://www.dotmed.com/news/story/12777.

o    http://survivornet.ca/en/news/lung_cancer_treatment_may_improve_with_new_chemotherapy_delivery_system.

·         Member (Elected), Board of Directors, Controlled Release Society, 2012 – 2014.

·         Drug Delivery and Translational Research Outstanding Research Paper Award for Year 2011 (S. Betigeri, O. Garbuzenko, T. Minko), 2012.

·         Rutgers 2012 Most Innovative Technology Award (T. Minko, O. Garbuzenko, M. Zhang, L, Rodriguez), 2012.

·         The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Research and Education Foundation Award (R. Savla, O. Taratula, O. Garbuzenko, T. Minko), 2012.

·         Director-at-Large, Controlled Release Society, 2011 – 2014.

·         Member (Elected), Board of Scientific Advisers, Controlled Release Society, 2011 – 2012.

·         Controlled Release Society Outstanding Pharmaceutical Paper Award, (O. Taratula, M. Shah, O. Garbuzenko, T. Minko), 2011.

·         Distinguished Professor of Pharmaceutics, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, 2011 – Present.

·         The paper O. Taratula, O. B. Garbuzenko, A. M. Chen, T. Minko, "Innovative strategy for treatment of lung cancer: targeted nanotechnology-based inhalation co-delivery of anticancer drugs and siRNA, J. Drug Target., 19, 900-914 (2011) was highlighted at Nano Patents and Innovations, November 26, 2011 (http://nanopatentsandinnovations.blogspot.com/2011/11/silica-nanoparticles-for-lung-cancer.html).

·         Research paper “Innovative Strategy for Treatment of Lung Cancer: Inhalatory Codelivery of Anticancer Drugs and siRNA for Suppression of Cellular Resistance” (O. Taratula, T. Minko) was highlighted at CDMRP Lung Cancer Research Highlights, 2011 (http://cdmrp.army.mil/lcrp/highlights.shtml#2_11).

·         Gallo Award for Scientific Excellence, The Cancer Institute of New Jersey for Outstanding Cancer Research (O. Garbuzenko, O. Taratula, T. Minko), 2011.

·         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), 2010.

·         Member (Elected), Board of Scientific Advisors, Controlled Release Society, 2010-2012.

·         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 (http://www.pnas.org/site/misc/current.shtml#lung); EurekAlert! (http://chinese.eurekalert.org/en/pub_releases/2010-05/potn-052110.php); DOTMED NEWS (http://www.dotmed.com/news/story/12777/); NewScientist Magazine (http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20627623.800-inhale-lung-chemo-to-limit-organ-damage.html); Ecancermedicalscience (http://www.ecancermedicalscience.com/news-insider-news.asp?itemId=1049).

·         New Jersey Pharmaceutical Association for Science and Technology 2010 Student Scholarship Award (M. Zhang, Graduate Student of T. Minko), 2010.

·         Fellow (Elected), American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS), 2009 – Present.

·         The paper A. M. Chen, M. Zhang, D. Wei, D. Stueber, O. Taratula, T. Minko, H. He, Co-delivery of Doxorubicin and Bcl-2 siRNA by Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles Enhances the Efficacy of Chemotherapy in Multidrug Resistant Cancer Cells, Small, 5, 2673-2677 (2009) was highlighted in TopNews (http://www.topnews.in/usa/node?page=36); Bioscience Technology (http://www.biomedicalproducts.com/News/Feeds/2010/02/disease-research-new-developments-in-nanotechnology-tackle-the-2-bi); OneIndia (http://news.oneindia.in/2010/02/26/nanotechnologyapproach-may-fight-problems-linked-tochemo.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+oneindia-all-news+%28Oneindia+-+News%29).

·         AAPS Physical Pharmacy and Biopharmaceutics (PPB) Graduate Student Award (M. Zhang, Graduate Student of T. Minko), 2009.

·         First Place Poster Award, The Biennial New Jersey Pharmaceutical Conference (M. Zhang, O. Garbuzenko, L. Rodriguez, T. Minko), 2009.

·         Second Place Poster Award, The Biennial New Jersey Pharmaceutical Conference (O. Taratula, O. Garbuzenko, Z. Wang, G. Mainelis, T. Minko), 2009.

·         The New Jersey Cancer Research Award for Scientific Excellence (O. Taratula, O. B. Garbuzenko, R. Savla, H. He, T. Minko), 2009.

·         The paper M. Saad, O. B. Garbuzenko, T. Minko, Co-delivery of siRNA and an anticancer drug for treatment of multidrug resistant cancer, Nanomedicine, 3, 761-776 (2008) was highlighted in LeadDiscovery (http://www.leaddiscovery.co.uk/articles/19025451/ dailyupdate).

·         The paper M. Saad, O. B. Garbuzenko, E. Ber, P. Chandna, J. J. Khandare, V. P. Pozharov, T. Minko, Receptor targeted polymers, dendrimers, liposomes: Which nanocarrier is the most efficient for tumor-specific treatment and imaging?, J. Control. Release, 130, 107-114 (2008) was highlighted in Cover Story by the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal (K. Park, J. Control. Release, 130, 139, 2008) and the figure from the paper was selected for the cover page of the issue.

·         The paper M. L. Patil, M. Zhang, S. Betigeri, O. Taratula, H. He, T. Minko, Surface Modified and Internally Cationic Polyamidoamine Dendrimers for Efficient siRNA Delivery, Bioconjugate Chem., 19, 1396-403 (2008) was highlighted in Pharmacy Choice News (http://www.pharmacychoice.com/news/article.cfm?Article_ID=122774).

·         Controlled Release Society Outstanding Pharmaceutical Paper Award, (S. Betigeri, O. B. Garbuzenko, T. Minko), 2008.

·         AAPS Biotechnology Graduate Student Award (P. Chandna, Graduate Student of T. Minko), 2008.

·         AAiPS Research Award for the Contribution to Research in the Pharmaceutical Sciences (P. Chandna, Graduate Student of T. Minko), 2008.

·         Controlled Release Society Outstanding Student Poster Award (P. Chandna, Graduate Student of T. Minko), 2008.

·         Gallo Award for Scientific Excellence, Presented by The Cancer Institute of New Jersey for Outstanding Cancer Research (M. Saad, Graduate Student of T. Minko), 2008.

·         Gallo Award for Scientific Excellence, Presented by The Cancer Institute of New Jersey for Outstanding Cancer Research (O. Taratula, Graduate Student of T. Minko and H. He), 2008.

·         Graduate Student Award, 21st Annual International Symposium “Frontiers of Nanotechnology & Biotechnology: Integration and Invention” (O. Taratula, Graduate Student of T. Minko and H. He), 2008.

·         Faculty Academic Service Increment Awards, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey (2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2011).

·         AAPS Biotechnology Graduate Student Award (S. Betigeri, Graduate Student of T. Minko), 2007.

·         AAiPS Research Award for the Contribution to Research in the Pharmaceutical Sciences (S. Betigeri, Graduate Student of T. Minko), 2007.

·         The Outstanding Excellence Awards for the best paper presentations in the 27th Anniversary Conference, GRASP 2007 (Oleh Taratula, Graduate Student of T. Minko and H. He), 2007.

·         The paper J. J. Khandare, T. Minko, Polymer-drug conjugates: Progress in polymeric prodrugs, Prog. Polym. Sci., 31, 359-397 (2006) was listed in “Top 25 Hottest Articles of Progress in Polymer Science Journal” by ScienceDirect.

·         The paper R. I. Pakunlu, Y. Wang, M. Saad, J. J. Khandare, V. Starovoytov, T. Minko, In vitro and in vivo intracellular liposomal delivery of antisense oligonucleotides and anticancer drug, J. Controlled Rel., 114, 153-162 (2006) was listed in “Top 25 Hottest Articles of Journal of Controlled Release” by ScienceDirect.

·         The First Place Advanced Drug Delivery Charles A. Stevens Memorial Award at the Philadelphia Pharmaceutical Forum (R. I. Pakunlu, Graduate Student of T. Minko), 2006.

·         The paper S. S. Dharap, Y. Wang, P. Chandna, J. J. Khandare, B. Qiu, S. Gunaseelan, P. J. Sinko, S. Stein, A. V. Farmanfarmanian and T. Minko, Tumor-specific targeting of an anticancer drug delivery system by LHRH peptide, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 102, 12962-12967 (2005) was selected as “Research Highlights” by Nature Reviews Cancer (E. Hutchinson, “Efficient delivery”, Nature Reviews Cancer, 5, 10, 2005, P. 759).

·         The paper S. S. Dharap, Y. Wang, P. Chandna, J. J. Khandare, B. Qiu, S. Gunaseelan, P. J. Sinko, S. Stein, A. V. Farmanfarmanian and T. Minko, Tumor-specific targeting of an anticancer drug delivery system by LHRH peptide, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 102, 12962-12967 (2005) was highlighted by Nature News with article titled: Unerring hormone delivers cancer drug. News@Nature. 22 Aug 2005. http://www.nature.com/news/2005/050822/full/050822-2.html) and by Reuters (http://www.oncolink.org/resources/article.cfm?c=3&s=8&ss=23&id=12229&month=08&year=2005).

·         AAiPS Research Award for the Contribution to Research in the Pharmaceutical Sciences (P. Chandna, Graduate Student of T. Minko), 2005.

·         The First Place Biotechnology Charles A. Stevens Memorial Award at the Philadelphia Pharmaceutical Forum (Y. Wang, Graduate Student of T. Minko), 2005.

·         The Outstanding Excellence Awards for the best paper presentations in the 25th Anniversary Conference, GRASP 2005 (Seema Betigeri and Pooja Chandna, Graduate Students of T. Minko), 2005.

·         The First Place Biotechnology Charles A. Stevens Memorial Award at the Philadelphia Pharmaceutical Forum (Y. Wang, Graduate Student of T. Minko), 2005.

·         The paper S. S. Dharap, B. Qiu, G. Williams, P. J. Sinko, S. Stein, T. Minko, J. Controlled Rel., 91, 61-73 (2003) was selected as the “Highlights” by Controlled Release Society Newsletter (CRS Newsletter, Vol. 20, No. 3: page 21, 2003).

·         The paper S. S. Dharap and T. Minko, Pharm. Res., 20, 889-896 (2003) was selected as the “Highlights” by AAPS Newsmagazine, the official publication of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS Newsmagazine, Vol.6, No 6: pp.38-39, 2003). 

·         AAPS Biotechnology Graduate Student Award (S. S. Dharap, Graduate Student of T. Minko), 2003.

·         Charles A. Stevens Memorial Awards (The First Place) at the Philadelphia Pharmaceutical Forum (S. S. Dharap, Graduate Student of T. Minko), 2003.

·         Award for an Outstanding Achievement from International Journal of Oncology, Oncology Reports and International Journal of Molecular Medicine, 2002.

·         Journal of Applied Physiology of the American Physiological Society chose the paper T. Minko at al., J. Appl. Physiol., 93, 1550-1560 (2002) as the “Selected Contribution” and the “Highlighted Topics” of Editorial Commentary.

·         AAiPS Research Award for the Contribution to Research in the Pharmaceutical Sciences (S. S. Dharap, Graduate Student of T. Minko), 2002.

·         Charles A. Stevens Memorial Awards (The Second Place) at the Philadelphia Pharmaceutical Forum (S. S. Dharap, Graduate Student of T. Minko), 2002.

·         The Jorge Heller Journal of Controlled Release/Controlled Release Society Outstanding Paper Award for 1998 year (T. Minko, V. Pozharov, P. Kopeckova, J. Kopecek), 1998.

·         Awards of the Biology and Theoretical Medicine Section of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, 1984, 1988, 1993.