Research Interests
Open to PhD applications in the field of
- Microneedles/microarray patches
- Minimally-invasive patient monitoring/diagnosis
- Transdermal drug delivery, including biomolecules, vaccine delivery, photodynamic therapy, nanomedicine delivery, HIV treatment and prevention
- Delivery of therapeutics for tropical diseases and rare conditions.
Current Research Opportunities
- Microneedle delivery systems for next-generation antibody therapeutics
- Microneedle delivery systems for minimally-invasive patient diagnosis/monitoring
Public outreach & key achievements
Research students
| PhD Title | The Role of Microneedle Arrays (MNs) in the Enhancement of Glucagon-Like Peptides |
| Name | Rehan Al-Kasasbeh |
| Country | Jordan |
| Year of Study | 2015-2018 |
| PhD Title | Novel delivery of phototherapeutics using minimally invasive devices |
| Name | Iman Hamdan |
| Country | Jordan |
| Year of Study | 2016-2019 |
| PhD Title | Microneedle mediated transdermal drug delivery of amoxicillin |
| Name | Emma McAlister |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Year of Study | 2015-2018 |
| PhD Title | Hydrogel forming microneedles to enhance transdermal delivery of difficult to deliver drugs |
| Name | Eman Migdadi |
| Country | Jordan |
| Year of Study | 2015-2018 |
Alumni: Where are they now
| PhD Title | Strategies for Enhanced Topical Delivery of 5-Aminolevulinic acid |
| Name | Dr Desmond Morrow |
| Year of Study | 2004-2007 |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Current Position | Formulation & Development Team Leader, Argenta Manufacturing Ltd, New Zealand |
| PhD Title | Microneedle-mediated delivery of paediatric medicines |
| Name | Dr Tuan Mazlelaa Tuan Mahmood |
| Year of Study | 2010-2013 |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Current Position | Senior Lecturer, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia |
| PhD Title | Microneedle-mediated iontophoretic drug delivery |
| Name | Dr Martin Garland |
| Year of Study | 2008-2011 |
| Country | Ireland |
| Current Position | Technical Director, Kilco International, Scotland |