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Prestigious H.L. Bhalla Young Scientist Award 2025 

We are proud to announce that Sonia Guha, a research scholar from the Department of Pharmacy, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus, working under the supervision of Prof. Deepak Chitkara, has been honored with the Prof. H.L. Bhalla Young Scientist Award 2025, including a trophy and cash prize. She received the Best Poster Presentation Award at the "23rd International Symposium on Advances in Technology and Business Potential of New Drug Delivery Systems", organized by the Controlled Release Society (CRS) – Indian Local Chapter on February 27-28, 2025, at The Lalit, Mumbai.

Additionally, Sonia has been awarded a prestigious Travel Grant from CRS Inc. to present her research at the CRS 2025 Annual Meeting and Exposition, scheduled to take place in July 2025 in Philadelphia, USA.

Her research, titled "Development and Evaluation of a Novel Delivery Strategy for CRISPR-Cas Components for the Treatment of Corneal Dystrophy," focuses on advancing gene therapy approaches for ocular diseases.

The Department of Pharmacy, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus, congratulates Sonia Guha on this remarkable achievement and wishes her continued success in her research endeavors.