Ashim Malhotra, PharmBS, MS, PhD, FAPE*

Ashim Malhotra, PharmBS, MS, PhD, FAPE

Assistant Vice President
Institutional Effectiveness and Accreditation
California Northstate University

Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs and Accreditation
Professor of Pharmacology
Universiy Distinguished Teacher
California Northstate University College of Pharmacy

Senior Director, University Institute of Teaching and Learning Excellence (ITLE)
Director, University Interprofessional Education Program
*Fellow, Academy of Pharmacology Educators (USA)

Phone: (916) 686-8885
Fax: (916) 686-8142
Ashim.Malhotra@cnsu.edu

Areas of Speciality

Transplant medicine, cardiovascular diseases including cardiomyopathy and arrhythmia, interprofessional education, simulation, curriculum design, distance education, faculty development.

About

Dr. Ashim Malhotra is an Indian-American pharmacist, pharmacology educator, and educational entrepreneur with two decades of academic experience.

Dr. Malhotra is the Assistant Vice President of Institutional Effectiveness and Accreditation for California Northstate University. In this role, he is also CNU’s appointed Accreditation Liaison Officer (ALO) to the Western Association of Schools and Colleges – Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC), and reports to the university President. He serves on the President’s Executive Council along with other vice presidents and college deans.

As AVP, Ashim oversees and supports several key university portfolios including accreditation, assessment, promotions, policy, and the university Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee. CNU is a comprehensive health professions university with colleges of Medicine, Pharmacy, Dental Medicine, Psychology, Graduate Studies, and Health Professions.

Professor Malhotra is a site visit evaluator for regional (university-level) and professional education accreditation. Specifically, he serves WSCUC and the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) for both US and international pharmacy program accreditation.

At the CNU College of Pharmacy, he is the Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs and Accreditation. Previously, he served as the Assistant Dean of Curriculum and Accreditation and later as the Assistant Dean of Program Development and Accreditation. He is a member of the Dean’s Executive Cabinet. In his current role, he oversees and supports all aspects related to academic operations and accreditation at the College of Pharmacy.

Throughout his career, Ashim has served higher education, health professions education, and specifically pharmacy education in national and international roles.

Dr. Malhotra serves as the founding Chair of the Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility (IDEA) committee of the American Society of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET, 2023). He is a member of ASPET’s Council (Board of Directors) and is leading this 4,000-member-strong professional organization of pharmacologists in IDEA work.

 He is a nationally recognized champion of diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism and has published leading work in the areas of DEI-A patient care and education.

Ashim also served as the leader of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy’s (AACP) 16-member national delegation to Cuba in 2024. The purpose of this initiative was to build bilateral ties and relationships between pharmacists and pharmacy educators in the two countries. Malhotra is the national Chair-Elect of the AACP Global Pharmacy Education SIG (2023).

 Dr. Malhotra is a recipient of national outstanding service awards from both the AACP Global Pharmacy Education SIG (2022) and the AACP Biological Sciences Section (2023). In 2020, he was internationally elected as a Fellow of the ASPET Academy of Pharmacology Educators (FAPE) in recognition of his significant contributions to pharmacology education.

At California Northstate University, an accredited health professions-focused higher education institution in Sacramento, he holds dual university directorship positions as the founding Senior Director of the Institute of Teaching and Learning Excellence and Director of Interprofessional Education. In this role, he reports to the university Vice President of Academic Affairs. He has overseen the design, implementation, and assessment of more than 14 large-scale interprofessional education events at CNU, with 250 pharmacy, medical, nursing, psychology, and dental medicine students.

At CNUCOP, he is professor of Pharmacology and University Distinguished Teacher and has published 54 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters (as of 2024), 2 books, and delivered more than 200 national, international, and university podium presentations including at AACP and ASPET, designed more than 70 faculty development workshops, and garnered $408,000 in funding through his scholarship in molecular pharmacology and teaching and learning.

His teaching, scholarship, and service contributions have been recognized by more than 40 awards since 2014, though he is prouder of helping students and postdoctoral fellows win numerous national awards including the prestigious AACP Walmart Scholars Award twice for CNUCOP students (2019 and 2021), and the competitive 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, the official Journal of AACP. He also serves on the editorial board of the international Open Access journal Pharmacy (Basel), Switzerland.

A PhD graduate of S. John’s University in New York, he completed postdoctoral studies at the NYU School of Medicine and has published extensively in pharmacology bench research and the scholarship of teaching and learning. He has various teaching interests and expertise including transplant medicine, immunopharmacology, cardiovascular pharmacology, especially of anti-arrhythmic agents, and interprofessional education.

 

Honors and Awards

National Honors and Awards

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 (“FAPE”)

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

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


Publications

Journal Articles

  1. 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.
  2. 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]
  3. 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]
  4. 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.
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. 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.
  19. 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).
  20. 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).
  21. 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).
  22. 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).
  23. 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.
  24. 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.
  25. 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.
  26. 2014: Turner BR, Grover A, ▲Malhotra A. The clinical management of pancreatic U.S. Pharmacist. Hematology and Oncology Supplement. September.
  27. 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).
  28. 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).
  29. 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).
  30. 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).
  31. 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).
  32. 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).
  33. 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).
  34. 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).
  35. 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).
  36. 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

  1. 2024 Malhotra A, Khan F. Pharmacology of immunosuppressive agents and miscellaneous drugs, In Medicinal Chemistry for Pharmacy Students. F Khan (Editor), Bentham. In contract.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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,
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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).
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 2015 Malhotra A▲. Introduction to pharmacogenomics, In Pharmacotherapeutics for Nurse Practitioner Prescribers, 4thed. TM Woo and ML Robinson (Editors), FA Davis, Philadelphia.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 2015 Doyle IC, Malhotra A▲. Polymers used in augmenting immunosuppressive therapy, In Handbook of Polymers for Pharmaceutical Technologies. VK Thakur (Editor), Wiley.
  17. 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

International Podium Presentations

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.

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.

50 National Podium Presentations

Chronologically arranged:

  1. 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.
  2. . 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 2024 “From bias to belonging”. Speakers: Malhotra A, Butler L. Invited national session for American Society of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. Organizer: Malhotra A.

    7. Recorded video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=di4XbYp2pFc

  7. 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.
  8. 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
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.
  17. 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.
  18. 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.
  19. 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.
  20. 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.
  21. 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.
  22. 2021 Looking into the crystal ball for pharmacy accreditation: predicting the next 10 years.   Speaker: Malhotra A. Temple University School of Pharmacy, Philadelphia.
  23. 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.
  24. 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.
  25. 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.
  26. 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.
  27. 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”.
  28. 2020 “Team based learning, a practical guide”. Malhotra A. Invited podium presentation, Chicago State University College of Pharmacy, ACPE accredited for CPE credits.
  29. 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.
  30. 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.
  31. 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.
  32. 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.
  33. 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.
  34. 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.
  35. 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.
  36. 2019 “Best practices in interprofessional education and practice”. Speaker: Malhotra A. The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
  37. 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.
  38. 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.
  39. 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.
  40. 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.
  41. 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.
  42. 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.
  43. 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.
  44. 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.
  45. 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.
  46. 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.
  47. 2008 “Tafazzin and friends: distribution of tafazzin in mitochondrial membranes”. Malhotra A. The First Barth Syndrome Retreat, NYU School of Medicine, New York.
  48. 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.
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