Levon Bostanian PhD

Levon Bostanian PhD

Professor, College of Pharmacy

Education

Ph.D. Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, The Ohio State University, 1995
M.S. Pharmaceutics, University of Alexandria, 1989.
B.S. Pharmacy, University of Alexandria, 1984.

Bio

Levon A. Bostanian, Ph.D., is Professor of Pharmaceutics in the Division of Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences. He received his B.S. degree in Pharmacy and M.S. degree in Pharmaceutics from the University of Alexandria, Egypt. He completed his Ph.D. degree in Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Chemistry at the Ohio State University. He joined Xavier University of Louisiana as an Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutics in August 1995. Dr. Bostanian'Äôs accomplishments include a U.S. patent for small particle formation, several peer-reviewed publications, and numerous presentations at pharmaceutical conferences. Dr. Bostanian is a registered pharmacist and has practiced pharmacy for several years. He is a member of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists, the Controlled Release Society and the Louisiana Society of Health-System Pharmacists. Dr. Bostanian'Äôs research interests are in preformulation and formulation of drug delivery systems.

Select Publications

R.A. Graves, K. Phan, L.A. Bostanian, T.K. Mandal and Y.V. Pramar, Physicochemical Stability of an oral suspension of Trimethoprim 20 mg/mL in combination with Sulfadiazine 100 mg/mL in PCCA Base, SuspendIt™, International Journal of Pharmaceutical Compounding21(5), 430-435, 2017.

R.A. Graves, K. Phan, L.A. Bostanian, T.K. Mandal and Y.V. Pramar. Stability of Spironolactone Oral Suspension in PCCA Base, SuspendIt™, International Journal of Pharmaceutical Compounding, Vol. 21(4), 334-338, 2017.

R. A. Graves, G. Ledet, C. Nation, Y. V. Pramar, L. A. Bostanian, and T. K. Mandal. Effect of squalane on mebendazole loaded Compritol® nanoparticles. J. Biomater Sci Polym Ed. 26(13): 868-80, 2015.

G. A. Ledet, R. A. Graves, E. Y. Glotser, T. K. Mandal, and L. A. Bostanian, Preparation and In Vitro Evaluation of Hydrophilic Fenretinide Nanoparticles. Int. J. Pharm. 479(2): 329-337. 2015. 

G. A. Ledet, R. A. Graves, L. A. Bostanian, and T. K. Mandal. A second-generation inhaled insulin for diabetes mellitus. American Journal of Health System Pharmacists, 72(14): 1181-1187, 2015.

R. A. Graves, G. A. Ledet, E. Y. Glotser, L. A. Bostanian, and T. K. Mandal, Formulation and Evaluation of Biodegradable Nanoparticles for the oral delivery of Fenretinide. Eur. J. Pharm. Sci. 76: 1-9, 2015.

R. A. Graves, G. Ledet, C. Nation, P. Showers, Y. Pramar, T. K. Mandal, and L. A. Bostanian. An Ultra High Performance Chromatographic Method for the Determination of Artemisinin. Drug Dev Ind Pharm. 41(5): 819-824. 2015.

LCRC Faculty

Asim Abdel-Mageed DVM PhD
Therapeutics & Diagnostics
Tulane University School of Medicine
Suresh K. Alahari PhD
Therapeutics & Diagnostics
LSU Health - New Orleans
Wayne L. Backes PhD
Tumor Biology
LSU Health - New Orleans
Victoria P. Belancio PhD
Genes & Environment
Tulane University School of Medicine
Earl "Nupsius" Benjamin-Robinson DrHSc CPH
Population Sciences
Louisiana Cancer Research Center
Tom Bishop PhD
Genes & Environment
Louisiana Tech University
David Blask MD PhD
Tumor Biology
Tulane University School of Medicine
Levon Bostanian PhD
Therapeutics & Diagnostics
Xavier University
J. Quincy Brown PhD
Therapeutics & Diagnostics
Tulane University School of Medicine