Research
The School of Pharmacy is one of the UK's leading centres for research in Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.
Overview
Our research, led by Director of Research Professor Ryan Donnelly, focuses on making real-world improvements for patients through our expertise in pharmaceutical science and practice.

AREAS OF ACTIVITY
The School of Pharmacy is one of the UK's leading centres for research in Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. We have five main research themes.

MAKING A DIFFERENCE TO SOCIETY
Our research focuses on making real-world improvements for patients through our expertise in pharmaceutical science and practice.

KEY PROJECTS
Our researchers contribute to global and interdisciplinary projects including iABC (Inhaled antibiotics in bronchiectasis and cystic fibrosis) and BREATH, a cross-border project.

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ATHENA SWAN SILVER AWARD
The School of Pharmacy at Queen’s University Belfast is committed to the Athena SWAN Charter and underpinning beliefs. In 2014, the School received a silver Athena SWAN Award. In 2019 our silver Athena SWAN Award was renewed until 2023 in recognition of our commitment and success in addressing gender equality, representation, progression and success for all our staff.
Latest Publications
Development of a nano-vaccine for high-grade serous ovarian cancer
- Chayanika Saha
- Ahmed Elkashif
- Elaine Gilmore
- Binyumeng Jiang
- Ying Sun
- Raj Kumar Duary
- Niamh Buckley
- Nicholas J. Dunne
- Helen McCarthy
Nanoparticle therapeutics in clinical perspective: classification, marketed products, and regulatory landscape
- Nimeet Desai
- Dhwani Rana
- Mitali Patel
- Neha Bajwa
- Rajendra Prasad
- Lalitkumar Vora
3D-printed acyclovir nanocrystals: an advanced approach to herpes simplex treatment
- Lucia Lopez Vidal
- Kornelija Juskaite
- Octavio Fandino
- Marta Garcia Fuster
- Martina Sangalli
- Masoud Adhami
- Jiawen Wang
- Santiago D. Palma
- Fabiana Volpe-Zanutto
- Eneko Larrañeta
- Alejandro Paredes
Emerging trends in long-acting sustained drug delivery for glaucoma management
- Yin Ho So
- Deepakkumar Mishra
- Sandip Gite
- Rahul Sonawane
- David Waite
- Rahamatullah Shaikh
- Lalitkumar Vora
- Thakur Raghu Raj Singh
Assessment of leachables and extractables in “super-swelling” hydrogel-forming microarray patches
- Qonita Anjani
- Peter McKenna
- Eneko Larrañeta
- Panagiotis Manesiotis
- Yidan Luo
- Masoud Adhami
- Fabiana Volpe-Zanutto
- Gareth Orr
- Sabrina Roussel
- Ryan Donnelly