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Research Interests

Open to PhD applications in the field of nano-drug delivery, biopharmaceutics, vaccine technology, repurposing of phosphate-based drugs, nucleic acid therapies and bone repair.

• Development of nanomedicines for cancer
• Design of non-viral delivery systems
• Bioengineering for regenerative therapies

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Current Research Opportunities

• Development of a Dual Nanogel for Junctional Epidermolysis Bullosa

Public outreach & key achievements

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Research students

Name: Guanjie Lin
PhD Title: Development of a nucleic acid vaccine for Prostate Cancer
Years of Study: 2022-2025
Country: China

Name: Rebecca Sutcliffe
PhD Title: Development of a non-viral delivery system for targeted delivery of nucleic acid therapies across the blood brain barrier
Years of Study: 2022-2025
Country: England

Name: Binyumeng Jiang
PhD Title: Development of a Nucleic Acid Vaccine for Head and Neck Cancer
Years of Study: 2021-2024
Country: China

Name: Chayanika Saha
PhD title: Development of a controlled release DNA vaccine for ovarian cancer
Years of Study:2019-2022
Country: India

Name: Ying Sun
PhD title: 3D printed scaffolds with biologically active cargo
Years of Study:2019-2022
Country: China

 

Alumni: Where are they now

Name: Jordan Wilson
PhD title: Development of radiosensitive pro-tides
Years of Study:2018-2021
Country: Northern Ireland
Current Position: R & D Scientist at pHion Therapeutics

Name: Adrian Juncos Bombin
PhD title: Development of a Nanomedicine in an Electrospun Patch for Wound Healing
Years of Study:2018-2021
Country: Spain

Name: Dr Marine Chalanqui
PhD title: The development of a multi-functional loaded thermo-sensitive hydrogel for the treatment of bone metastases
Years of Study:2014-2018
Country: France
Current Position: Scientist at Medincell, Montpellier

Name: Dr Eoghan Mulholland
PhD title: Development of a genetic nanomedicine for chronic wounds
Years of Study:2015-2018
Country: Northern Ireland
Current Position: Research Fellow at Oxford University

Name: Dr Philip Chambers
PhD Title: Intracellular Delivery of Self-Assembling Osteogenic Nanoparticles
Years of Study: 2014-2017
Country: Northern Ireland
Current Position: Head of Process Development at pHion Therapeutics

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