The Executive Board of the Bulletin of Pharmaceutical & Medicinal Research (BPMR) has appointed Dr. Asif Mahmood as Editor-in-Chief.

Dr. Asif Mahmood is an Assistant Professor and the Head of the Pharmacy Department at the University of Chakwal, Pakistan. He is PhD in Pharmaceutics from the Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan. His areas of interest include polymerization, solubility enhancement and drug product development by designing hydrogel micro-particles, microneedle patches, microgels, solid dispersions, inclusion complexes, orodispersible tablets and hydrogels. His current projects include developing various carrier systems from natural polymers for anti-cancer drug delivery. Dr. Asif has 65 international peer-reviewed impact factor publications and has authored two practical manuals.