Ashim Malhotra, Pharm.BS, MS, PhD, FASPET*, FAAPE*
Vice President
Institutional Effectiveness and Accreditation
California Northstate University
Assistant Dean of Accreditation
Professor of Pharmacology
University Distinguished Teacher
California Northstate University College of Pharmacy
Senior Director, University Institute of Teaching and Learning Excellence (ITLE)
Director, University Interprofessional Education Program
*Fellow, American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
*Fellow, Academy of Pharmacology Educators (USA)
Phone: (916) 686-8885
Fax: (916) 686-8142
Email: Ashim.Malhotra@cnsu.edu
Areas of Specialty
Transplant medicine; cardiovascular diseases including cardiomyopathy and arrhythmia;
interprofessional education; simulation; curriculum design; distance education;
faculty development.
About
Dr. Ashim Malhotra is Vice President of Institutional Effectiveness and Accreditation
at California Northstate University (CNU). As Vice President, he oversees
accreditation, assessment, institutional research, policy development, university
strategic planning, annual retreats, and the University Faculty and Student Success
Committee. CNU is a Carnegie-classified, comprehensive health professions university
with six colleges—Medicine, Dental Medicine, Pharmacy, Psychology, Graduate Studies
(PhD, MS, MHA), and Health Professions (BSN)—located across three WSCUC-approved
city campuses in the Sacramento Metro Region. He also oversees the annual assessment
of the university’s seven non-academic units.
In this role, Dr. Malhotra serves as CNU’s appointed Accreditation Liaison Officer
(ALO) to the Western Association of Schools and Colleges – Senior College and
University Commission (WSCUC), reporting directly to the university President, and
serves on the President’s Executive Council with the vice presidents and college
deans.
Professor Malhotra is a site visit evaluator for institutional and programmatic
accreditation, serving WSCUC and the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
(ACPE) for both U.S. and international pharmacy program accreditation.
At the CNU College of Pharmacy, he is Assistant Dean of Accreditation. Previously, he
served as Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs, Curriculum and Accreditation, and
later as Assistant Dean of Program Development and Accreditation. A member of the
Dean’s Executive Cabinet, he supports academic operations and accreditation at the
College, including the College’s strategic plan.
Dr. Malhotra serves on the Board of Directors of the American Society of Pharmacology
and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET, 2023), helping lead this 5,000-member
professional organization of pharmacologists. He also led the American Association
of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) 16-member national delegation to Cuba in 2024, and is
the national Chair-Elect of the AACP Global Pharmacy Education SIG (2023).
He is a recipient of more than 50 awards, including outstanding service awards from
the AACP Global Pharmacy Education SIG (2022) and the AACP Biological Sciences
Section (2023). In 2020, he was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of
Pharmacology Educators (FAAPE) in recognition of his contributions to pharmacology
education.
At CNU, he is the founding Senior Director of the Institute of Teaching and Learning
Excellence and Director of Interprofessional Education. He has overseen the design,
implementation, and assessment of more than 14 large-scale interprofessional
education events with over 250 students in pharmacy, medicine, nursing, psychology,
and dental medicine.
At CNUCOP, he is Professor of Pharmacology and University Distinguished Teacher and
has published 58 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters (as of 2025), two books,
and delivered more than 200 national, international, and university podium
presentations (including at AACP and ASPET). He has designed over 70 faculty
development workshops and garnered $408,000 in funding through his scholarship in
molecular pharmacology and in teaching and learning. He is proud of helping students
and postdoctoral fellows win national awards, including the AACP Walmart Scholars
Award (2019, 2021) and the ASPET Dolores C. Shockley Minority Research Award (2017).
Recently, he served as guest editor for a special themed issue on pharmacists’
professional identity formation for the American Journal of Pharmaceutical
Education (AACP’s official journal). He also serves on the editorial board
of the international open-access journal Pharmacy (Basel), Switzerland.
Dr. Malhotra earned his PhD from St. John’s University in New York, completed
postdoctoral studies at the NYU School of Medicine, and has published extensively in
pharmacology, bench research, and the scholarship of teaching and learning. His
teaching interests include transplant medicine, immunopharmacology, and
cardiovascular pharmacology—especially antiarrhythmic agents—as well as
interprofessional education.
*FAAPE = Fellow, Academy of Pharmacology Educators (USA)
Honors and Awards
National Honors and Awards
2026 Fellow of the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (“FASPET”)
2026 Center for Education Accreditation, VNU HCM recognition
2025 WSCUC Evaluation Team recognition for ALO leadership and efficiency
2025 WSCUC Commission Commendation - Assessment: led development and implementation of the University-wide Program-Review System.
2025 AACP Innovation in Teaching Award, Biological Sciences Section
2025 Invited by ASPET for Annual Meeting presentation - ASPET Strategic Diversity Outcome: designed and presented the inaugural IDEA Faculty Scholars Program
2024 WSCUC Off-Site Review Commendation for the University-Wide Interprofessional Education program, led by Malhotra.
2024 ASPET’s 2024 Annual Meeting, Arlington, Virginia, IDEA progress Address at the Annual Meeting
2024 AACP CEO’s Recognition for Leading the 2024 AACP Delegation to Cuba
2024 Pharmacy Times Interview and Coverage of AACP’s Cuba Delegation
2024 AACP Biological Sciences Section “Faculty Mentor of the Year”
2024 ASPET invited lead for Opening Session and introducing IDEA Keynote speaker
2023 AACP Biological Sciences “Distinguished Service Award”
2022 AACP Global Pharmacy Education “Outstanding Service Award”
2021 Top-3 of the AACP Walmart Scholar for 2021
2021 AACP Walmart Scholar Award, student: James Lugtu
2020 Fellow of the Academy of Pharmacology Educators (“FAAPE”)
2019 AACP Walmart Scholar Award, student: Britney Satow
2018 Abstract invited for limited selection oral presentation in a program titled
2017 Keynote speaker, Oncology, Chronic Diseases 2017, Brussels, Belgium
2017 ASPET’s National Pharmacology Educators’ Award
2016 National Science Foundation Grant Reviewer, Graduate Research
Fellowship Panel, Cell Biology Study Section, by invitation
2014 AACP “Innovations in Teaching” Award
2011 Marquis Who’s Who in Medical Education in USA
2011 Marquis Who’s Who in Science in USA
University Honors and Awards
2026 University President’s Commendation for university leadership
2025 University President’s Commendation for Exemplary ALO Service
2024 University President’s “Outstanding Service Award”
2024 University President’s Recognition, California Northstate University
2023 University President’s Recognition, California Northstate University
2022 University President’s Executive Leadership and Succession Training
2021 University Distinguished Teacher, California Northstate University
2020 University President’s Recognition for “Leadership in IPE,”
CNU
2019 University President’s Recognition for Establishing the CNU ITLE
2019 Vice President’s Award for Leadership in Interprofessional Education
2016 President’s Junior Faculty Award, Pacific University Oregon
College Honors and Awards
2023 Scholar of the Year, CNU College of Pharmacy (CNUCOP)
2021 Scholar of the Year, CNUCOP
2020 Merit-based bonus for administrative service and leadership, Dean CNUCOP
2020 Dean’s Recognition for Faculty Excellence, CNUCOP
2019-20 Professor of the Year, CNUCOP; a Faculty Teaching Excellence Award
2019 Faculty Service Award, CNUCOP
2019 Scholar of the Year, CNUCOP
2019 Teacher of the Year, P2, First Runner-up, based on student votes, CNUCOP
2017 Teacher of the Year, Student Choice Award, First Runner-up, Pacific University
Oregon School of Pharmacy (PUSOP)
2016 AACP Teacher of the Year, Pacific University School of Pharmacy
2016 Nominated for Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching, Pacific University
2016 Pacific University Authors’ Celebration: special mention for prolific
productivity
2016 Certificate of Appreciation, Neil Armstrong Middle School, Oregon
2012 Best Faculty Award, New York Methodist Hospital Center for Allied Health
2016 Best Poster Award, Pacific University Undergraduate Research Conference
Education, Brooklyn, New York
2008 Best Poster Award, American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
2007 Best Paper Award, Experimental Biology Meeting
2005 Travel Award, ASBMB
2004 Best Graduate Poster Award, ASBMB
2003 Best Graduate Poster Award, ASBMB
2000 “Gold Medalist,” School of Pharmacy, Hamdard University, New Delhi,
India
1997 Elected Student Literary Secretary of Hamdard University
1997 Chancellor Award & Gold Medal, Hamdard University, Delhi
Mentored Awards: Evidence of Student Success
For 10 continuous years (2014-2024), my student and postdoctoral mentee scholars won
national recognition and awards
2024 National Travel Award, $1,000, American Society of Pharmacology and
ExperimentalTherapeutics. Student: Karim Pajazetovic, Class of 2025. Mentor: Ashim
Malhotra.
2024 National podium presentation, American Society of Pharmacology and Experimental
Therapeutics. Student: Karim Pajazetovic, Class of 2025. Mentor: Ashim Malhotra.
2022 Summer Research Fellowship, California Northstate University College of
Pharmacy Student: Karim Pajazetovic, Class of 2025. Mentor: Ashim Malhotra
2021 Summer Research Fellowship, California Northstate University College of Pharmacy
Student: Abneet Sangha, Class of 2024. Mentor: Ashim Malhotra
2020 AACP Student/Poster Trainee Poster Competition Finalist – national award
Student: James A. Lugtu, Class of 2022. Mentor: Ashim Malhotra
2019 2nd place poster, Research Day, California Northstate University,
2018 Student: Mohammadamin Asadirad, P3 student, CNUCOP
2017 First Prize winner, national Dolores C. Shockley poster competition for
graduatestudents and postdocs, ASPET. Dr. Badejo, a postdoc in my lab awarded
$1,000.
2017 My Postdoc’s poster was selected by Cancer Division of ASPET for a
national
Minority Travel Award, awarded to my Postdoctoral Fellow for research
2016 Best Poster, Ellyssa Szlavich, Undergrad Research, Pacific University
2015 Oregon Society of Health-System Pharmacist Scholarship, Inva Begolli, First
2015 Professional Year Pharmacy student, Class of 2017 Oregon Society Health-System
Pharmacist Scholarship, Kelsey Stalvey, First
2014 Professional Year Pharmacy student, Class of 2017 Alaska Pharmacist Association
Boyden Scholarship, Ms. Julie Loughlin, First
ASPET=American Society of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, AACP=American
Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, ASBMB=American Society of Biochemistry and
Molecular Biology
Signature Contributions
2026 Led an international accreditation readiness workshop for universities in Vietnam
2026 Established the national ASPET Leadership Academy for university and industry leadership succession training and leadership
2025-26 Member, AACP Strategic Engagement (Advocacy) Standing Committee
2026-27 AACP Membership Ambassador
2026 AACP National Special Interest Group (SIG) Cabinet, member
2025 AACP’s appointee to the NABP Executive Directors Task Force for FPGEE
2026 AACP Biological Sciences Section Mentoring Committee member
2025 ASPET advocacy at the US Congress, Capitol Hill, Washington, DC
2023-2026 Board of Directors (Council), ASPET
2023-2026 Founding Chair IDEA Committee, ASPET
2025 The 2025 AACP Institute for Inclusive Excellence, invited speaker, neurodivergence
2024 Leader, AACP’s Pharmacy Education Delegation to Cuba
2024-2025 Chair, AACP Global Education SIG
2024 AACP Allyship Training for AACP Leaders
2024 Launched ASPET IDEA Scholars Faculty Development Program
2025, 2024 Invited Trainer, ASPET’s National Washington Fellows Program
2024-2025 AACP Strategic Plan Contributor
2024 AACP “Leadership Forum”, Inaugural Class
2024 Invited participant, AACP Board of Directors and AACP Argus Commission Future of Pharmacy Survey
2024 Invited lead author for a white paper on the COEPA guidelines
2024 AACP Global Education SIG Chair
2023 AACP Global Education SIG, Chair-Elect
2023-24 Guest Editor, American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education
2023-24 AACP Council of Deans, Programming Committee
2023-24 AACP Assessment SIG, Executive Committee Member
2022 AACP “Transformation Center” inaugural “Bridging Pharmacy Education and Practice Summit, invited contributor.
2022-2023 AACP Council of Faculties, Teacher’s Seminar Committee member
2022-2023 AACP Council of Deans, Scholarship and Research Committee member
2022-2023 AACP Assessment SIG Executive Committee, co-chair of Mentoring
2022-2023 AACP Global Education SIG Executive Committee, member
2021-2022 AACP Global Education SIG, Research and Scholarship Committee, member
2021-2022 AACP Global Education SIG, member, Programming Committee
2021-2022 AACP Technology in Education SIG, member, Programming Committee
2021-2022 AACP Biological Sciences Section, member, Awards Committee
2020 AACP Annual Pharmacy Education Meeting, Biological Sciences Section
2019-2020 AACP Biological Sciences Section National Teaching Award task force member
2019 Mentor, National Virtual Health Professions Fair, ASPET
2019-2022 National Association of Boards of Pharmacy, PCOA, and FPGEE exam writer
2015-2016 AACP Biological Science Section, Chair, Task Force for Integration
2014-2016 AACP, Chair, Subcommittee on Strategic Planning, Biological Sciences Section. Developed protocols for joint programming.
AACP = American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, ASPET = American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
Publications
Journal Articles
- 2026: ▲Malhotra A. A Faculty-Constructed AI Tutor for Personalized Learning and Remediation in a U.S. PharmD Immunology Course: An "In-House" Evaluation of New Learning Technology. Pharmacy. 2026 Apr 3; 14 (2): 59. https://www.mdpi.com/2226-4787/14/2/59
[Original research]
- 2026: ▲Malhotra A. PharmReaDy: A longitudinal platform for industry career preparation for student pharmacists in the U.S. Pharmacy. 14 (1): 37. DOI:
10.3390/pharmacy14010037
[Original research].
- 2026: ▲Malhotra A. AIM (Analyze-Interpret-Manage), a new NAPLEX-aligned analytical assessment framework for measuring individual and team critical thinking using generative AI. Pharmacy. 14 (1): 34. DOI:
10.3390/pharmacy14010034.
[Original research]
- 2026: ▲Malhotra A. Addressing pharmacy admissions declines through a student-led pre-health advising and leadership system (PAALS): an implementation evaluation. Pharmacy. 2026; 14(1):15.
https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy14010015.
[Original research]
- 2026: ▲Malhotra A. AI-Enabled Sacramento Public Health (SACPH) App: A reproducible AI-based method for population-to-practice reasoning in foundational sciences in pharmacy education. Pharmacy. 14 (1): 10.
https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy14010010.
[Original research]
- 2026: O'Neal KS, Lacroix MM, Silvia R, Malhotra A, Hemstreet B, Trovinger S, Khan MOF, Schwartz AH, Akinmolayan O. Report of the 2025-2026 Strategic Engagement Committee. Am J Pharm Educ. 2026 Jun 19: 102027.
- 2026: Parveen R, Khan S, ▲/Malhotra A, ▲/Ali J. Pharmacy education, landscape, and professional practice in India: A narrative review. Int. J. Pharm. Pract. Accepted. Malhotra is co-corresponding author.
- 2025: Malhotra A, *Buller M, Modi, K. *Pajazetovic K, Wijesinghe D. Blueprint for constructing an AI-based patient simulation to enhance the integration of foundational and clinical sciences in didactic Immunology in a US Doctor of Pharmacy program: A step-by-step prompt engineering and coding toolkit. Pharmacy. 13(2):36. doi:
10.3390/pharmacy13020036.
[Original research].
- 2025: Malhotra A, Weldon D, Dey S. Strategies for effectuating learner readiness for COEPA through enhanced integration of foundational and clinical sciences. Am J Pharm Ed. 89 (11): 101476. doi:
10.1016/j.ajpe.2025.101476.
- 2025: Jang E, Thai J, Nguyen T, Malhotra A, Puglisi J. Use of alcohol, nicotine, and drugs in Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual persons: Implications for substance use disorders among sexual minorities. Med Res Arch; 13 (2). [Original research].
- 2024: Poloyac S, Daugherty K, DeVilliers M, Farrell D,
Malhotra A, Nolin TD, Panyam J, Perumal O, Sheaffer E,
Swann PW. Report of the 2023 AACP Council of Deans Taskforce on pharmacy
research and scholarship. Am J Pharm Ed. Accepted; online before
print. [Integrative review]. AACP White paper.
- 2023: Malhotra A, Moultry AM, Martin T,
Fraklin CJ, Yarbrough T, Hughes J. A critical appraisal of educational
theory to examine HBCU and Black students’ professional identity.
Am J Pharm Ed. Accepted; online before print. [Integrative review]
- 2023: Courtney J, Aragon KG, Douglas M,
▲Malhotra A. A resource
compendium for embedding LGBTQIA+ patient care in the professional identity
of community pharmacists. Am J Pharm Ed. Accepted; online before
print. [Integrative review]
- 2023: Le U, Tran T, Vinall R, Phan V, Malhotra
A. Impact of high-stakes exams, incentives, And preparation on
student performance: insights from the pharmacy curriculum outcome
assessment. Curr Pharm Teach Learn. Accepted; online before print.
- 2022: ▲Malhotra
A, Hughes J, Fuentes D. Guidelines for assessing and enhancing
the organizational vitality of pharmacy educational programs: a call to
action! Pharmacy (Basel). 10 (5): 128. [Original
commentary] PMID
36287449, Click to access full article
- 2022:
▲òMalhotra
A, òOh S, Jin Z, Feng X.
Closing the integration gap: A pilot for Incorporating foundational
sciences, DEI-decision making, empathy, and communication for congestive
heart failure and arrhythmia management by pharmacy students. Pharmacy
(Basel). 10 (4), 77. [Original research] PMID
35893714, Click to access full article
- 2022: ▲Malhotra
A, Kreys E, Feng X. Impact of a pre-pharmacy program on
students’ self-awareness of pharmacists’ professional identity:
comparison between virtual and in-person settings. Pharmacy. 10
(2), 44. [Original research] PMID
35448703, Click to access full article
- 2022: Muhaar B, Nehira J, Malhotra A,
Kotchoni S. The race for COVID-19 vaccines: the various types, and their
strengths and weaknesses. J Pharm Pract. June
18, online ahead of print.
[Review] PMID
35723017, Click to access full article
- 2022: Courtney J, Titus-Lay E, Malhotra A,
Nehira J, Mohamed I, Mente W, Le U, Buckley L, Feng X, Vinall R. Covid-19
driven improvements and innovations in pharmacy education: A scoping review.
Pharmacy. 10 (3), 60. Featured as the Cover Page for the issue.
PMID
35736775, Click to access full article
- 2021: ▲Malhotra
A, Reddy I, Fulford M, Khasawneh F, Feng X. Strategies for
theintegration of foundational and clinical sciences in Doctor of Pharmacy
programs. AACP Biological Science section white paper. J AM Coll
Clin Pharm. 1-8. [Original research] DOI, Click to access article
abstract
- 2021: ▲Malhotra
A, Yang C, Feng X. Application of constructivism and cognitive
flexibility theory to build a Comprehensive, Integrated, Multimodal
interprofessional education and practice (CIM-IPEP) program. J Interprof
Care. May 18, 1-6. [Original research]. PMID 34003047,
Click to access article abstract
- 2021: òOsculati AMM,
òMalhotra A, Moretti M,
Finley S, Javan G. The roles of the medical examiner in the COVID-19 era: a
comparison between the United States and Italy. Forensic. Sci. Med.
Pathol. 17 (2): 262-270.
ò Malhotra is joint
first author. [Review] PMID
33582936, Click to access full article
- 2021: Eid T, Horton M, Hendrix C, Yu J, Browning E,
▲Malhotra A. A first report of
HCTZ and dicyclomine induced uncharacteristic contraction alkalosis. J
Pharm Pract. [Original research] PMID
34670427, Click to access full article
- 2021: Vinall R, Malhotra A, Puglisi J. Use
of team-based learning pedagogy to prepare For a pharmacy school
accreditation self-study. Pharmacy. 9 (3): 148. [Original
research] PMID
34564555, Click to access full article
- 2021: Vinall R, Malhotra A, Puglisi J. Use
of team-based learning pedagogy to prepare For a pharmacy school
accreditation self-study. Pharmacy. 9 (3): 148. [Original
research] PMID
34564555, Click to access full article
- 2020: Titus-Lay E, Eid T, Kreys T-J, *Chu BXJ,
▲Malhotra A. Trichotillomania
associated with a 25-hydroxy vitamin D deficiency. A Case Report. Ment
Health Clin. 10 (1): 38‐43. [Original research] PMID
31942278, Click to access full article
- 2019: Hughes J, Cleven A, Ross J, Fuentes D, Elbarbry F,
Suzuki M, Paolera MD, Carter NS, Stamper B, Low P, Malhotra A,
Faro SJE. A comprehensive reflective journal- writing framework for
pharmacy students to increase self-awareness and develop actionable goals.
Am J Pharm Educ. 83 (3). [Original research] PMID
31065154, Click to access full article
- 2017: Stamper BD, Buhler AV, Harrelson JP, Roberts SC,
Malhotra A, Elbarbry FA, Rao D, Karimi R, Turner R, Marlow
C, Devaud Forecasting
academic success through implementation
of an online prerequisite review tutorials program for first-year
pharmacy students.
Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 9 (2): 261-271.
- 2017: Amawi H, Karthikeyan C, Pathak R, Hussein N,
Christman R, Robey R, Ashby CR Jr, Trivedi P, Malhotra A,
Tiwari Thienopyrimidine derivatives exert their anticancer efficacy via
apoptosis induction, oxidative stress and mitotic catastrophe. Eur J Med
Chem. 29; 138: 1053-1065. (Impact Factor: 4.519).
- 2016: *Bath S, Lines J, Loeffler AM,
Malhotra A, Turner RB. Impact of standardization of
antimicrobial prophylaxis duration in pediatric cardiac surgery. J
Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 152 (4): 1115-20. (Impact Factor: 168).
- 2015: Xu Y, Malhotra A, Claypool S, Ren M,
Schlame M. Tafazzin from Drosophila and mammalian cells: assembly
in large protein complexes with a short half-life. Mitochondrion.
21:27-32. (Impact Factor: 8).
- 2015: Turner RB, Martello J,
▲Malhotra A. Worsening renal
function in patients with baseline renal impairment treated with intravenous
voriconazole: a systematic Int J Antimicrob Agents. S0924-8579 (15)
00251-4. (Impact Factor: 4.28).
- 2015: Malhotra A, *Bath S, Elbarbry F. An
organ system approach to exploring the anti-oxidative, anti-inflammatory,
and cytoprotective actions of Oxid Med Cell Longev. 2015: 803971.
(Impact Factor: 4.49). Review.
- 2014: Fulford MJ, Souza J, Alston GL, McLaughlin J,
Garavalia L, Franson K, Fowles M, Malhotra A, Szilagyi J,
Kelley K, Castleberry A, Peeters M, Jenkins T, Bloom TJ, McDonough S, DiVall
M, Marsh W, Dintzner M, Ried LD, Stratton T, Alkhateeb FM, Boyce E, Fox L,
Dolaresco F, Bernard D, Coyne L, Ofstad W, McEwen D, Bouldin A, Mintz K,
Zeszotarski Are you CAPE-A.B.L.E.? Center for the Advancement of Pharmacy
Education: An assessment blueprint for learning experiences. A white paper
on CAPE assessment. American Association of the Colleges of
Pharmacy.
- 2014: ▲Malhotra
A, *Kahlon P, *Donoho T, Doyle IC. Pharmacogenomic
considerationsin the treatment of the pediatric cardiomyopathy called Barth
Syndrome. Recent Pat Biotechnol. 8 (2): 136-43.
- 2014: Turner BR, Grover A,
▲Malhotra A. The clinical
management of pancreatic U.S. Pharmacist. Hematology and Oncology
Supplement. September.
- 2011: Acehan D, Malhotra A, Xu Y, Ren M,
Schlame M. Cardiolipin affects the supramolecular organization of ATP
synthase in the mitochondria. Biophys J. 100 (9): 2184-92. (Impact
Factor: 137).
- 2011: Bedrosian AS, Nguyen AH, Hackman M, Connolly MK,
Malhotra A, Ibrahim J, Cieza- Rubio NE, Henning JR, Barilla
R, Rehman A, Pachter HL, Medina-Zea MV, Cohen SM, Frey AB, Acehan D, Miller
G. Dendritic Cells
Promote Pancreatic Viability in Mice with Acute Pancreatitis.
Gastroenterology. 141 (5): 1915-26. (Impact factor: 12.455).
- 2011: Connolly M, Ayo D, Malhotra A,
Hackman M, Ibrahim J, Bedrosian AS, Cieza-Rubio NE, Henning JR, Pachter HL,
Frey AB, Miller G. Dendritic cell depletion exacerbates acetaminophen
hepatotoxicity. Hepatology. 54 (3): 959-68. (Impact factor: 665).
- 2010: Connolly MK, Bedrosian AS, Malhotra
A, Henning JR, Ibrahim J, Vera V, Cieza-Rubio NE, Hassan BU,
Pachter HL, Cohen S, Frey AB, Miller In hepatic fibrosis,
liver sinusoidal endothelial cells
acquire enhanced immunogenicity. J Immunol. 185 (4):
2200-8. (Impact factor: 5.788).
- 2009: Connolly M, Mallen-St.Clair J, Bedrosian A,
Malhotra A, Vera V, Ibrahim J, Pachter L, Bar-Sagi D, Frey
A, Miller G. Distinct populations of metastases-enabling myeloid cells
expand in the liver of mice harboring invasive and pre-invasive
intra-abdominal J Leuk Biol. 87 (4): 713-25. (Impact factor:
4.992).
- 2009: Xu Y, Zhang S, Malhotra A,
Edelman-Novemsky I, Ma J, Kruppa A, Cernicica C, Blais S, Neubert TA, Ren M,
Schlame M. Characterization
of tafazzin splice variants from humans
and fruit flies. J Biol Chem. 284 (42): 29230-9. (Impact
factor: 8).
- 2009: Malhotra A, Xu Y, Ren M, Schlame M.
Formation of molecular species of mitochondrial cardiolipin. 1. A novel
transacylation mechanism to shuttle fatty acids between sn-1 and
sn-2 positions of multiple phospholipid Biochimica
et Biophysica Acta - 1791 (4): 314-20. (Impact factor:
3.883).
- 2009: Malhotra A, Edelman-Novemsky I, Xu
Y, Plesken H, Ma J, Schlame M, Ren M. Role of calcium-independent
phospholipase A2 in the pathogenesis of Barth
syndrome. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 106 (7): 2337-41. (Impact
factor: 681).
- 2009: Acehan D, Khuchua Z, Houtkooper RH, Malhotra
A, Kaufman J, Vaz FM, Ren M, Rockman HA, Stokes DL, Schlame M.
Distinct
effects of tafazzin deletion in differentiated
and undifferentiated mitochondria. Mitochondrion. 9 (2):
86-95. (Impact factor: 108).
- 2006: Xu Y, Malhotra A, Ren M and Schlame
M. The enzymatic function of tafazzin. J Biol Chem. 281 (51):
39217-24. (Impact factor: 8).
Book Chapters
*student, ò equal
contribution,
▲corresponding author
- 2024 Malhotra A, Khan F. Pharmacology of
immunosuppressive agents and miscellaneous drugs, In Medicinal Chemistry
for Pharmacy Students. F Khan (Editor), Bentham. In contract.
- 2022 *Ferrarotti A, *Lugtu J,
▲Malhotra A. Hydrogel-based
delivery of biologics in cancer and cardiovascular diseases:
proof-of-concept, In Biologics and Biosimilars: Drug Discovery and
Clinical Applications. Taylor and Francis. In contract.
- 2022 Malhotra A▲.
Pharmaceutical liquid dosage forms in space: looking towards the future
by learning from the past, In Handbook of Space Pharmaceuticals. Pathak
YV, Araújo dos Santos M, Zea L (Editors). Springer.
- 2022 *Rajpal M, Shenoy A,
▲Malhotra A. Rising from
the ashes: the curious case of the development of biologics for the
treatment of neuroblastoma, In Biologics and Biosimilars: Drug Discovery
and Clinical Applications. Taylor and Francis. In contract.
- 2022 Malhotra A. Recent trends in
clinical studies on macrophage-targeted delivery, In Macrophage Targeted
Delivery Systems: Basic concepts & Therapeutic applications. Gupta S
and Pathak Y, Eds. Springer,
- 2021 Mente W, Malhotra A, Young E,
Brar N, Guan B, Feng X. Oncology biosimilars: Patient access and
administration, In Hospital Pharmacy International Educational Handbook.
Biosimilars: The path from production to patient. Taylor Francis.
- 2020 Javan G, Finley S, Malhotra A,
Soni S. Dioxins: Detailed insight into their role as
carcinogens, In Dioxin-Environmental Fate, Human Health and Ecological
Consequences. CRC press.
- 2018 Khan F, Malhotra A. Review of
bioorganic chemistry, In Medicinal Chemistry for Pharmacy Students,
volume 1: Fundamental Concepts of Medicinal Chemistry and Drug
Metabolism. F Khan (Editor), Bentham.
- 2017 Malhotra
A▲, Soni S. Examining the
effect of mitochondrial fission and fusion events on the heart: the role
of the mitochondria in heart diseases, In Emerging Applications,
Perspectives, and Discoveries in Cardiovascular Research. Malhotra A and
Soni S (Editors), IGI Global, Hershey, Pennsylvania.
- 2017 Badejo A, Malhotra
A▲. Antioxidant nutraceuticals
in the treatment of inflammatory diseases, In Antioxidant
Nutraceuticals: Preventive and Healthcare Applications. S. Pathak
(Editor), Taylor and Francis (CRC Press).
- 2016 Malhotra
A▲. Nanotechnology-based
nutraceuticals and functional foods used in cardiovascular disease, In
Nanotechnology in Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods - Production to
Consumption. Y. Pathak (Editor), Taylor and Francis.
- 2016 Malhotra
A▲, Javan G, Soni S.
Applications of biopolymer-based surface modification in cardiovascular
science, In Handbook of Pharmaceutical Polymers. A. Tiwari (Editor),
Wiley-Scrivener USA.
- 2015 Malhotra
A▲. Introduction to
pharmacogenomics, In Pharmacotherapeutics for Nurse
Practitioner Prescribers, 4thed. TM Woo and ML Robinson
(Editors), FA Davis, Philadelphia.
- 2015 Malhotra
A▲. Improving matters of the
heart: pharmaceutical polymer applications in cardiology, In Handbook of
Pharmaceutical Polymers. VK Thakur and MK Thakur (Editors), Wiley.
- 2015 Javan GT, Finley SJ, Can I, Salhotra A,
Malhotra A, Soni S. Aberrant signaling pathways:
hallmark of cancer cells and target for nanotherapeutics, In Advanced
Theranostic Materials. A Tiwari, HK Patra, J-W C (Editors), Wiley.
- 2015 Doyle IC, Malhotra
A▲. Polymers used in augmenting
immunosuppressive therapy, In Handbook of Polymers for Pharmaceutical
Technologies. VK Thakur (Editor), Wiley.
- 2014 Malhotra
A▲. Cardiology
applications in nanotechnology, In Handbook of Research in
Nanotechnology Applications. Soni, Salhotra, Suar (Editors),
IGI Global.
Books. N=2
- 2022: Biologics and
Biosimilars: Drug Discovery and Clinical Applications.
Feng X, Xie HG, Malhotra A, Yang C, Editors.
Taylor and Francis Publishers.
This book comprises of twenty-eight chapters written by national
and international experts examining and contextualizing the
biological, medicinal, commercial, and legal impact of
biosimilars on drug discovery and manufacture in the modern era.
- 2017: Emerging
Applications, Perspectives, and Discoveries in Cardiovascular
Research.
Malhotra A, Editor-in-Chief, and Soni S
(Editor).
IGI Global Publishers, Hershey, Pennsylvania.
-Comprised of eighteen chapters written by experts across the
United States, this book is a comprehensive analysis of
advancements in research in the cardiovascular field. Topical
coverage range from cardiomyopathy to pathophysiology. http://www.igi-global.com/book/emerging-applications-perspectives-discoveries-cardiovascular/171725
85 Posters and Conference Abstracts
200 Podium Presentations
70 faculty development workshops
PODIUM PRESENTATIONS
110 total - 6 international; 59 national, including 40 AACP presentations.
Chronologically arranged:
- 2026 “Academic freedom, critical thinking, and professional identity formation:
Safeguarding autonomy and learning in pharmacy education,” Mohd Shahid,
Ahlschwede K, Deshmukh R (Rosalind Franklin University),
Malhotra A. AACP Annual Meeting, Grapevine, Texas.
- 2026 “Demystifying individual development plans to design effective growth and
training pathways for early career researchers,” Malhotra A, Round Table,
AACP Annual Meeting, Grapevine, Texas.
- 2026 “The academic organizational structure: Where do things fit in the larger plan?”
Malhotra A and Reuben J. ASPET Leadership Academy.
- 2025 “Universal Design for Learning for pharmacy teaching for neurodivergent
students,” Malhotra A, Redd T (Harrison School of Pharmacy). AACP Institute
for Inclusive Excellence, a virtual national training institute for all pharmacy
schools in the US. Attended by 300 national faculty.
- 2025 “Embracing neurodiversity and disability in pharmacology research and
teaching,” Malhotra A, Garman K (NIH), Koka SS
(Texas A&M University School of Pharmacy). Invited session at the 2025 ASPET annual meeting,
Portland, Oregon.
- 2025 “Fostering innovation in pharmacy education: Faculty development through
global engagement,” Omhengi D (Sullivan Univ), Malhotra A, Takeda M
(Univ. of New Mexico), Dey S (Roseman). Invited session at the 2025 AACP annual
meeting, Chicago.
- 2025 “Report of the Chair, AACP Global Education SIG,” Malhotra A.
Session at the 2025 AACP annual meeting, Chicago, IL.
- 2024 “A bilateral pharmacy education exchange
program”, Malhotra A, organizer of an international
symposium in Havana, Cuba.
- 2024 “The evolving professional identity of
pharmacists and in Cuba.” Malhotra A, invited
speaker, AACP International Delegation to Cuba, Havana, Cuba.
- 2024 “One size does not fit all!
Strategies to evaluate scholarship across pharmacy schools.”
Shahid M (Rosalind Franklin Univ of Medicine and Science),
Kane S (Rosalind Franklin Univ of Medicine and Science),
Malhotra A. “Special session,” invited
presentation by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
Pharmaceutics Section for the Annual meeting.
- 2024 “ASPET Second Annual Round Table Conference with Division Chairs,”
Malhotra A. organized and conducted a virtual IDEA Round Table with Division
Chairs to facilitate IDEA initiatives across ASPET. Prepared an annual report
and shared this with ASPET CEO and the ASPET Council (Board of Directors).
- 2024 “Universal design for learning and the ability spectrum: Strategies to diversify
your teaching for neurodiverse learners and learners with differential abilities,”
Malhotra A. Session as a part of the 4-part ASPET IDEA Scholars Program
series, a national certificate program from ASPET.
- 2024 “The intersection of IDEA principles and policy,” Malhotra A.
Invited session as part of ASPET’s national Washington Fellows program. Malhotra was an invited
expert and mentor for the 10 Fellows in ASPET’s 2024-2025 program.
- 2024 “ASPET IDEA Town Hall – Where from Here?” The Inaugural IDEA Town Hall, a
national IDEA discussion event for ASPET, Malhotra A, Organizer and Speaker.
- 2024 “The intersection of policy, pharmacology, and society,” Speaker:
Malhotra A. Invited session as part of ASPET’s national Washington Fellows program.
Malhotra was an invited expert and mentor for the 10 Fellows in ASPET’s 2023-2024 program.
- 2024 “International faculty development programs: AACP’s global outreach
program; lessons learned from the 2024 AACP delegation to Cuba.” Malhotra A.
Invited session for the 2024 AACP annual meeting, Boston, MA.
- 2024 “Connections and conversations,
Assistant and Associate Deans: challenges and approaches in
preparing students for the NAPLX.” Facilitators:
Malhotra A and Fiano K. Speakers: Murphy JA
(Univ of Toledo), Koerner PH (Duquesne Univ). COD
Assistant/Associate Deans Networking Session, AACP Interim Meeting,
Phoenix, AZ.
- 2024 “Transforming pharmacology
education: IDEA, theory, engagement, and compliance”.
Speakers: Malhotra A, Johnson L. Invited national
session for American Society of Pharmacology and Experimental
Therapeutics annual meeting. Organizer: Malhotra A.
- 2024 “From bias to belonging”.
Speakers: Malhotra A, Butler L. Invited national
session for American Society of Pharmacology and Experimental
Therapeutics. Organizer: Malhotra A.
Recorded video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=di4XbYp2pFc
- 2024 “Be prepared: from girl scouts to
bench scientists – creative strategies to enhance Black youth
advancement from STEM streams to skilled scientists”.
Speakers: Malhotra A, Yarbrough T, Yarbrough W.
Invited national session for American Society of Pharmacology and
Experimental Therapeutics. Organizer: Malhotra A.
- 2023 “Alien” international
pharmacologists in the US workforce: from graduate students to
junior faculty, challenges, and opportunities”. Speakers:
Malhotra A, Reddy I, Feng X. Invited national
session for American Society of Pharmacology and Experimental
Therapeutics. Organizer: Malhotra A.
Recorded
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPBLRdWY7SU
- 2023 “Impact of a prematriculation
program on students’ self-awareness of pharmacists’
professional identity, preparedness, and confidence”.
Speakers: Malhotra A, Kreys TJ, McDowell J,
“Special session,” invited presentation for the American
Association of Colleges of Pharmacy annual meeting. Organizer:
Malhotra A.
- 2023 “Leveraging pharmaceutical science
mindsets to enhance the professional identity of pharmacy faculty
and students”. Speakers: Malhotra A, Mobley
WC (Univ of Florida), Fincher T (William Carey
Univ), Perumal O (South Dakota State Univ),
“Special session,” invited presentation by the American
Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Pharmaceutics Section for the
Annual meeting.
- 2023 “Global pharmacist professional
identity: perspectives, opportunities, and challenges from Lebanon,
Canada, Bangladesh, and USA”. Speakers: Malhotra
A, Steenhof N (Uni of Toronto), Dey S
(Roseman Univ), Alsharif A (Lebanese American
Univ), “Special session,” invited presentation
by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Global Education
SIG for the Annual meeting. Organizer: Malhotra A.
- 2023 “Adaptive expertise in
interprofessional education and intersection of dual professional
identity”. Speakers: Malhotra A and Fuentes D
(Univ of Portland), invited presentation for the American
Association of Colleges of Pharmacy annual meeting Teacher’s
Seminar.
- 2023 “Leveraging the learning sciences
to improve teaching effectiveness and the development of future
pharmacists”. Speakers: Culhane J (Notre Dame of Maryland
Univ), Spence A (Belmont Univ), Malhotra
A, “Special session,” invited presentation
by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Biological
Sciences Section for the Annual meeting.
- 2023 “Measurable elements of immediacy
to effectively lead as an academic administrator.” Speakers:
Weldon D, Fuentes D, Dey S, Malhotra A,
“Special session,” invited presentation by the American
Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Administrative Sciences Section.
- 2022 “The evolution of CAPE: Impact on
the next generation of pharmacy accreditation guidelines”.
Speaker: Malhotra A, invited national presentation
at the Chicago State University College of Pharmacy.
- 2022 “The clinical pharmacist identity as
a mindset – elevating pharmacy practice potential in all
settings”. Speakers: Hemstreet B (Univ of Colorado),
Malhotra A, Hughes J (Chicago State), Fuentes D
(Univ of Portland). “Special session”, the
annual national meeting of the American Association of Colleges of
Pharmacy, to be held in Grapevine, Texas.
- 2022 “Global partnerships for
change–foundational and clinical science integration for
pharmacists’ professional identity formation”.
Speakers: Malhotra A, Takeda M (Univ of New
Mexico), Mohamed I, Fuentes D (Univ of Portland).
“Special session”, the annual national meeting of
the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, to be held in
Grapevine, Texas. Specially selected by AACP for Livestream
and audio-video capture due to high demand.
- 2022 “Go-LoCAL: Embedding global
competencies and enriching DEI through service-learning to
underserved, immigrant, and refugee communities”. Mohamed
I, Kassem T, AlSharif N (Creighton Univ), Abdelmageed A (Univ of
Saint Joseph), Malhotra A.
- 2022 “A deeper dive into
diversity-secondary dimensions of diversity and professional
identity formation”. Speakers: Fuentes D (Univ of
Portland), Malhotra A, Williams E
(Roseman Univ). “Special session”, the annual
national meeting of the American Association of Colleges of
Pharmacy, to be held in Grapevine, Texas.
- 2022 “Strategies for inventing an
LGBTQIA cultural competence training model: exploring aspects of
pharmacist professional identity”. Facilitator:
Malhotra A. Speaker: Malhotra A.
“Round Table session”, the annual national meeting of
the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, to be held in
Grapevine, Texas.
- 2022 “The intersectionality of PIF, DEI,
and IPE: educating health care professionals through experiences
embedded in the LGBTQIA+ community”. Speakers:
Malhotra A, Yarbrough T. Moderator: Phan H. AACP
National Webinar, Council of Faculties, Section on Junior Faculty.
- 2021 Looking into the crystal ball for
pharmacy accreditation: predicting the next 10 years.
Speaker: Malhotra A. Temple University School of
Pharmacy, Philadelphia.
- 2021 “Medicinal chemistry and
pharmacy curriculum: a comprehensive analysis of curricular
outcomes in U.S. pharmacy programs”. Speakers:
Malhotra A, Khan MO (Univ. of Charleston),
Murphy K (Univ of Charleston), Carico R Jr.
(Marshall). Organizer: Malhotra A.
“Special session”, the annual national meeting of the
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, Virtual Pharmacy
Education during COVID-19.
- 2021 “Post-COVID: getting back to
normal”. Speakers: Malhotra A, Larose-Pierre
M (Florida A&M), Darbishire PL (Purdue Univ),
Fuentes D (Univ of Portland). Special pre-session,
Administrators and Finance Officers SIG, the annual national meeting
of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, Virtual
Pharmacy Education during COVID-19.
- 2021 “Professional identify formation:
challenges and opportunities for inclusion in the PharmD
curriculum”. Speaker and facilitator: Malhotra
A. AACP Round Table, the annual national
meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, Virtual
Pharmacy Education during COVID-19.
- 2021 “COVID-19 vaccines: science, fiction,
and social constructs”. Speakers: Malhotra A
and Titus-Lay E. California State University at Los Angeles, College
of Natural and Social Sciences.
- 2021 “COVID-19 vaccination manufacture
strategies and the biology of the immune response”.
Malhotra A. ACPE and ACCME-accredited continuing
education program called “Rapid-Action Response for Education
(RARE) for COVID-19 Education”.
- 2020 “Team based learning, a practical
guide”. Malhotra A. Invited podium
presentation, Chicago State University College of Pharmacy, ACPE
accredited for CPE credits.
- 2020 “Design thinking’ for
integrating pharmaceutical and clinical sciences: an interactive
workshop”. Speakers: Malhotra A and Mathews J
(Albany College of Pharmacy).
“Special-session”, AACP “Virtual Pharmacy
Education” annual national meeting, held online during
COVID-19.
- 2020 “Closing the integration gap: using
high-fidelity simulation to integrate pharmaceutical and clinical
sciences”. Speakers: Malhotra A and Oh S.
“Mini-session”, AACP “Virtual Pharmacy
Education” annual national meeting, held online during
COVID-19.
- 2020 Thinking outside the box: applying
"design thinking" to create innovative interprofessional education
activities”. Speaker: Malhotra A.
“Mini-session”, to be presented at the annual national
meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, Long
Beach, CA.
- 2020 “21st Century teaching: essential
curricular design elements of hybrid and online courses for pharmacy
programs”. Speakers: Malhotra A and Vinall R.
“Mini-session”, to be presented at the annual national
meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, Long
Beach, CA.
- 2019 “Diverse approaches to
interprofessional education: a two-institution perspective using
simulation and virtual patients”. Speakers: Malhotra A
and Matthews J (Albany College of Pharmacy).
Organizer: Malhotra A. “Special
session”, the annual national meeting of the American
Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, Chicago, IL.
- 2019 “An immersive strategy to enhance
recruitment and align program-specific psychological
expectations”. Speakers: McDowell J, Hughes J (California
Health Sciences), Malhotra A, Kreys T-J,
Clark S, Fuentes D (California Health Sciences). Admissions
“special session”, the annual national meeting of the
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, Chicago, IL.
- 2019 “Developing strategies to overcome
social, cultural, and political barriers to care for LGBTQ
patients”. Round Table. Malhotra A, the
annual national meeting of the American Association of Colleges of
Pharmacy, Chicago, IL.
- 2019 “Best practices in
interprofessional education and practice”. Speaker:
Malhotra A. The Ohio State University, Columbus,
OH.
- 2017 “Targeting the Cardiolipin Biosynthetic Machinery
in KRAS-mutant Pancreatic Cancer: A Search for Novel
Therapeutics”. Malhotra A, invited speaker and
moderator, Chronic Diseases 2017. Brussels, Belgium.
- 2017 “Learning theories
vs. gaming strategies: matching up to enhance learning in the
pharmacology classroom”. Speaker: Malhotra A.
Round Table, the annual national meeting of the American Association
of Colleges of Pharmacy, Nashville, Tennessee.
- 2016 “Developing a blueprint for enhancing
the integration of pharmaceutical sciences with the pharmacy
curriculum using CAPE and ABOs”. Speaker: Malhotra
A. Invited session, the annual national meeting of the
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, Anaheim, California.
- 2016 “Can CAPE domains and Ability Based
Outcomes be adopted by and assessed in the pharmaceutical sciences
curriculum?” Malhotra A, Organizer, and
Facilitator. National Round Table Discussion. The annual national
meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy,
Anaheim, California.
- 2016 “Encouraging diversity and
inclusion in recruitment and admissions for programs of pharmacy:
challenges and opportunities” Malhotra A,
Organizer, and Facilitator. National Round Table Discussion. The
annual national meeting of the American Association of Colleges of
Pharmacy, Anaheim, California.
- 2016 Report of Chair, Subcommittee on
Strategic Planning, Business Meeting of the Biological Sciences
Section, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy 2016 annual
meeting, Anaheim, California.
- 2016 “How to find and apply for
corporate and foundation funding opportunities”. Speakers: Jo
Isgrigg, Director, Office of Scholarship and Sponsored Projects, and
Traci Goff, Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations.
Malhotra A, Organizer and Moderator. National
Webinar, Biological Sciences Section, American Association of
Colleges of Pharmacy.
- 2015 “Enriching the training of pharmacy
students with original research and research electives". Speakers:
D. Roane (Bill Gatton, East Tennessee Univ), and
Malhotra A. The annual national meeting of the
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, National Harbor,
Maryland.
- 2015 Report of Chair, Subcommittee on Strategic
Planning, Business Meeting of the Biological Sciences Section,
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy 2015 annual meeting,
National Harbor, Maryland.
- 2014 “Women in pharmacy academia: a
closer look at gender disparity; achievements, challenges, and the
future”. Malhotra A, Organizer, and
facilitator, AACP Round Table. Leading a panel of 8 nationally
recognized pharmacy educators, American Association of Colleges of
Pharmacy annual meeting, Grapevine, Texas.
- 2010 “The supermolecular assembly of
tafazzin in mitochondrial membranes”. Malhotra
A. The Fourth International Family and Scientific
Conference of the Barth Syndrome Foundation, Tampa, Florida.
- 2008 “Tafazzin and friends: distribution
of tafazzin in mitochondrial membranes”. Malhotra
A. The First Barth Syndrome Retreat, NYU School of
Medicine, New York.
- 2007 “Purification and characterization
of Drosophila tafazzin: discovery of the first phospholipid
transacylase”. Malhotra As. The Annual
American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Washington
DC.