Research Interests
Open to PhD applications in the field of:
- Drug nanosuspensions/Nanocrystals
- Mucosal drug delivery
- Bioadhesive materials for drug delivery and patient monitoring
- 3D-printed dosage forms
- Nose-to-Brain drug delivery
- Delivery of therapeutics for neglected diseases and HIV
Public outreach & key achievements
- Participation in the NI Science Festival: https://x.com/paredesaj/status/1627604291908210688
- Tech updates for CRS: https://www.controlledreleasesociety.org/news/tech-update-use-nanocrystals-delivery-hydrophobic-drugs-multiple-administration-routes
- Publications featured on QUB website: https://x.com/QUBelfast/status/1635256379123417089
Production of drug nanocrystals using top down approaches:
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590006422002691
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378517320304853
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168365922001225?via%3Dihub
- https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.3109/03639045.2016.1151036
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032591020305441
Research students
PhD Title | Nanosized antileishmanial drugs delivered to lymphoid tissues |
Name | Elise Catlin |
Years of Study | 3 |
Country | England |
PhD Title | Novel nanocrystal-based formulations for the management of cutaneous leishmaniasis |
Name | Martina Sangalli |
Years of Study | 2 |
Country | Italy |
PhD Title | Targeting Plasmodium parasites in the brain using drug nanocrystals |
Name | Yushi Tao |
Years of Study | 3 |
Country | China |
PhD Title | Development of antileishmanial drugs nanocrystals for transdermal delivery |
Name | Iris Wang |
Years of Study | 3 |
Country | China |
Discover More
- School of Pharmacy
- Recent papers from the group: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsami.4c07669, https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/adtp.202400209, https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.3c01186