… of Pharmaceutical Sciences hemachand.tummala@sdstate.edu Telephone number: 605-688-4236 255Avera Health & Science 255 Pharmaceutical Sciences-Box 2202C University Station Brookings, SD 57007 2014-Present Associate Professor, College of Pharmacy, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, USA. 2008- 2014 Assistant Professor, College of Pharmacy, South … six pending patent applications. Dr. Tummala’s laboratory works at the interface of chemistry, drug delivery, and biology and focuses on discovering functional biomaterials to overcome biological or pharmacokinetic barriers for the translation of novel therapeutics to clinical application. The laboratory has discovered a novel bioactive plant-based polymer … $99,950; the Year 2014). 10. “Developing a novel methodology for laboratory teaching in pharmacy” SDSU-Faculty Excellence fund (PI; $8,000; 2014-2015). 11. “Developing an in-vivo imaging facility at SDSU” Research & Economic Development, the State of South Dakota. (PI; $100,000. 2014-2016) 12. Research Contract “Polymer Synthesis, Fluorescence Conjugation, and …