My Journey into Pharmaceutics | Yashvi Aryan | TEDxNewton North HS

Pharmaceutical Industry Trends & Future Directions - The pharmaceutical field is dynamic, with innovations like hydrogels for prolonged drug effects and biodegradable implants for long-term drug delivery [20] - Micro needles, similar to nicotine patches, offer a less invasive drug delivery method [21] - Personalized medicine, driven by AI, is an upcoming trend, tailoring therapies based on individual genetic codes [21] - Nanoparticles are being explored for targeted cancer treatment, aiming for better therapeuticity and reduced harm to normal cells [19] - Lipid nanoparticles are crucial for mRNA vaccines, delivering RNA to help the body battle diseases [17] Drug Development & Treatment Advancements - The development of anti-retroviral therapy (ART) for the first pandemic (likely referring to HIV/AIDS) took 15 years [16] - The development of mRNA vaccines for the COVID-19 pandemic took less than a year [16] - Nanoparticles can be functionalized in various shapes to reach inaccessible parts of the body, potentially revolutionizing medicine [18] Personal Journey & Passion in Pharmaceutics - Passion is defined as being fascinated by something to the point of losing track of time [3] - The speaker's initial plan was not pharmaceutics, but a desire to help people and save lives, influenced by family experiences with breast cancer, led to this path [5][6] - The speaker shifted from wanting to be in corporate to wanting to be in the lab, focusing on the scientific aspects of drug creation [8] - Pursuing a master's in the US was chosen due to better funding and infrastructure compared to India [9]