Research Interests
Research centres on the design and manufacture of advanced solid dosage forms. Key PhD themes include:
- Novel nanotherapeutics for antifungal and paediatric malaria treatment using continuous manufacturing.
- Solid-state protein drugs and oral formulations enabled by hot-melt extrusion.
- Innovative therapies and delivery systems for diabetic foot ulcers and CNS-targeted TB/HIV, leveraging smart biomaterials and nanotechnology.
- Personalised medicines and variable-dose oral products through 3D printing.
- Indwelling medical devices combining controlled antimicrobial delivery with biosensor technology.
These projects integrate pharmaceutical engineering, advanced manufacturing, and translational drug delivery.
Current Research Opportunities
- Developing magneto-electric nanoparticles for advanced drug delivery of therapeutic agents for the treatment of neurological tuberculosis and HIV
- Development of antifungal nanotherapeutics containing AmB+ drug combinations using an advanced continuous manufacturing technology
- Development of paediatric-centred anti-malaria nanotherapeutic formulations using an advanced continuous manufacturing technology
- Development of Innovative Diabetic Foot Ulcer Treatment Strategies using Photodynamic Therapy + Combination Delivery Systems
- Development of Solid-state Therapeutic Protein Formulations for Oral Delivery via Advanced and Continuous Manufacturing Technologies
- Development of Variable Dose Combination Products Using FDM 3D Printing
- The Development of Innovative Indwelling Medical Devices containing Biosensor Technology
Alumni: Where are they now
| Name | Esther Jacobs |
| Current position | Astra Zeneca |
| Name | Cathy Potter |
| Current position | Novo Nordisk |
| Name | Conor Donnelly |
| Current position | Almac |
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- Faculty of Medicine, Health & Life Sciences
- School of Pharmacy
- Pharmaceutical Material Science and Formulation Research Cluster
- Drug Delivery and Biomaterials Research Cluster