Research Student
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Durga Puro MS is a Ph.D. candidate in Pharmaceutical Sciences at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. She holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in pharmacy from India and an M.S. in Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology from the University of South Florida. Her research background spans nanoparticle-based drug delivery, dendrimer-mediated gene delivery, and antibody–drug conjugates (ADCs). At Texas Tech, her doctoral work focuses on developing combinatorial ADCs to target low-expression antigens in cancer. She has also gained industry experience through an internship at Merck, where she worked on translational aspects of drug product development. Her long-term goal is to advance innovative drug delivery strategies that improve patient care.