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Department for the Economy Studentships – October 2023

The School of Pharmacy is currently seeking applicants for five fully funded Home studentships. The current deadline for applications is the 17th March 2023 unless otherwise specified.

Successful candidates will receive a stipend and have their tuition fees paid for. For more details, please see the following link: https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/department-economy-postgraduate-studentship-scheme

Interested applicants should review the projects listed below and apply via the Direct Applications Portal. If you have any questions, please contact pharmacypostgrad@qub.ac.uk or the relevant project supervisor. Please only apply for one project.

Eligibility and Entry Requirements

Criteria regarding residency can be found at the following link: https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/department-economy-postgraduate-studentship-scheme

Normally applicants should have a 1st or 2.1 honours degree (or equivalent) in a relevant subject. Relevant subjects include Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Biochemistry, Biological/Biomedical Sciences, Chemistry, Engineering, or a closely related discipline. The projects listed will have further details if any additional academic criteria must be met.

Projects With Guaranteed Funding - Home Studentships Available Only


Department for the Economy Studentship

Dr Shuai Zhang – Bio-inspired liquid-like coatings for medical devices to combat biofilms and associated infections

Co-operative Awards in Science and Technology (CAST) studentships

Professor Gavin Andrews - Developing Paediatric Anti-Malarial FDCs using Enabling Technologies through Advanced Engineering

Professor Ryan Donnelly - Minimally-invasive delivery of a portfolio of novel potent anti-inflammation soloMER biologics using microneedle array patches

Dr Yingfen Hsia - Antibiotic consumption and usage patterns in Northern Ireland: a geospatial modelling project

Professor Gerd Wagner - Tracking bacterial porin switching: A chemical biology approach - Deadline 7th March 2023


Available Projects for Self-Funding Applicants or Applicants Who Have Secured External Funding

Dr Wafa-Al Jamal - Self-Navigating Nanocarriers for Intracellular Protein Delivery

Professor Gavin Andrews - Developing magneto-electric nanoparticles for advanced drug delivery of therapeutic agents for the treatment of neurological tuberculosis and HIV

Professor Gavin Andrews - Development of antifungal nanotherapeutics containing AmB+ drug combinations using an advanced continuous manufacturing technology

Professor Gavin Andrews - Development of Innovative Diabetic Foot Ulcer Treatment Strategies using Photodynamic Therapy + Combination Delivery Systems

Professor Gavin Andrews - Development of paediatric-centred anti-malaria nanotherapeutic formulations using an advanced continuous manufacturing technology

Professor Gavin Andrews - Development of Solid-state Therapeutic Protein Formulations for Oral Delivery via Advanced and Continuous Manufacturing Technologies

Professor Gavin Andrews - Development of Variable Dose Combination Products Using FDM 3D Printing

Professor Gavin Andrews - The Development of Innovative Indwelling Medical Devices containing Biosensor Technology

Dr Heather Barry - The role of carers in medicines management for people living with dementia

Dr Peter Boyd - 3D printing of drug delivery implants

Dr Niamh Buckley - Developing novel therapeutic strategies to better treat Triple Negative Breast Cancer

Dr Niamh Buckley - Investigating the clinical and molecular significance of the microbiome in breast cancer

Dr Roberta Burden - Assessing the molecular mechanisms by which Cathepsin V promotes breast cancer growth and metastasis.

Dr James Burrows - Investigating the role of USP17 in EMT

Dr Sheiliza Carmali - Polymer-engineering nanocages for protein delivery

Dr Sheiliza Carmali - Enhancing Protein Thermal Stability for Melt Processing

Dr Louise Carson - Multifunctional Biomaterials to Combat Infection and Modulate Inflammation

Dr Jonathan Coulter - Countering the proteinase-activated receptor 1 (PAR-1) pro-tumour phenotype using a novel nanotherapeutic approach

Dr Fiona Furlong - To investigate novel interacting drug combinations in the treatment of Ovarian Cancer

Dr Fiona Furlong - Dissecting mechanism of drug responses to novel anti-cancer therapies

Professor Brendan Gilmore - Antibiotic Resistance and Biofilm Formation in Clinical Isolates of Enterococcus faecium – a WHO High Priority Pathogen

Professor Brendan Gilmore - Cold Plasmas for Enhancement of Intracellular Delivery of Macromolecules

Dr Deirdre Gilpin - Investigating the impact of electronic cigarette vapour on respiratory microbiota and inflammation.

Dr Deirdre Gilpin - Monitoring antimicrobial resistance in wastewater in Northern Ireland.

Dr Taher Hatahet - Safer, scalable, and modifiable polymer-based lipid nanocapsules for drug delivery

Dr Yingfen Hsia - Utilising data linkage to estimate antimicrobial resistance burden in paediatric populations

Professor Carmel Hughes - Measurement of outcomes for medicines management interventions for people living with dementia in primary care

Dr Stephen Kelly - Investigating the role of the microbiome in infection and health outcomes following renal transplantation

Dr Vicky Kett - Nanoparticle delivery of antibiotics for treatment of pulmonary infection

Professor Dimitrios Lamprou - Microfluidic technologies for the production of Nanomedicines

Professor Dimitrios Lamprou - 3D & 4D printing in cancer management

Dr Eneko Larrañeta - 3D-Printing of implantable devices for the treatment of chronic conditions

Dr Garry Laverty - Enzyme-responsive peptide hydrogel as in situ forming long-acting drug delivery implants

Dr Shu Li - Mechanochemical synthesis of polymer-drug conjugates via reactive extrusion

Dr Shu Li - Development of Multi-Drug Sutures using Deep Eutectic Reactive Technology for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infections

Professor Karl Malcolm - Dexamethasone-releasing cochlear implants for fibroblast growth inhibition

Professor Karl Malcolm - Dip-coating as a strategy to modify drug release from silicone elastomer drug delivery devices

Professor Karl Malcolm - Novel poly(acrylic acid) complexes for enantioselective drug delivery and chiral separation

Professor Lorraine Martin - Investigation of novel protease-antiprotease imbalances associated with chronic airways disease.

Professor Lorraine Martin - Selective targeting of proteases for the treatment of chronic airways disease.

Professor Helen McCarthy - Development of a multi-antigenic mRNA vaccine for Glioblastoma

Professor Colin McCoy - Self-regulating, self-cleaning biomaterials

Dr Emma McErlean – Peptide-based nanoparticles for brain targeted gene delivery

Dr Alejandro Paredes – Production of super small nanocrystals for drug delivery to target tissues

Dr Carole Parsons - Pharmacist-led medicines optimisation case management services: evaluation and development of the Medicines Optimisation in Older People (MOOP) model

Dr Timofey Skvortsov - Combining protein modelling and synthetic biology to alter and expand of host range of phages

Professor Raj Thakur - Development of long-acting injectable (LAI) drug delivery systems to treat ocular diseases

Dr Justin Tian - Digital design and advanced processing technologies for antimicrobial nanotherapeutics

Dr Justin Tian - High throughput screening models for intracellular delivery of antimicrobial nanotherapeutics

Dr Irina Tikhonova - Structure-based design of allosteric modulators for G protein-coupled receptors using molecular modelling and pharmacology experiments

Professor Michael Tunney - Relationship between antibiotic therapy and development of antimicrobial resistance in patients with bronchiectasis and COPD

Professor Michael Tunney - Development of Nanomaterials for Targeting the Bacteria–Host Interface in Cystic Fibrosis Airways

Professor Gerd Wagner - Chemical glycoengineering of therapeutic antibodies

Professor Gerd Wagner - Covalent inhibitors of a bacterial enzyme as novel antimicrobial resistance breakers

Professor Gerd Wagner - Novel P2Y receptor ligands for drug discovery

Dr Matthew Wylie - Designing next-generation urinary catheter materials for clean intermittent self-catheterisation through control of the urinary microbiome

Dr Matthew Wylie - Development of carbohydrate-functionalised materials for detection and prevention of medical device-associated infections

Dr Min Zhao - Advanced manufacturing of paediatric formulations with poorly water soluble drugs

Dr Min Zhao - Development and Machine Learning-based Drug Release Prediction of Age-appropriate Combined Therapy



Centre for Advanced Technologies for Healthcare (CATCH) Projects

The School of Pharmacy and the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering are offering an exciting opportunity for interested international students to apply for a number of self-funded interdisciplinary Pharmacy-Chemistry PhD projects, jointly supervised by academics from both Schools. Please see the list of available projects below:

Dr Yiwei Tian and Dr Lorenzo Stella - Computer-aided design for advanced drug delivery system: Application in enabling formulations.

Professor Gerd Wagner and Dr Stephen Cochrane - Chemical Tools to Tackle Antimicrobial Resistance.

Professor Ryan Donnelly and Dr Stephen Cochrane - Microneedle delivery of non-ribosomal antimicrobial peptides to treat multidrug-resistant Gram-negative infections

Dr Jonathan Coulter and Professor Stephen Bell - ENERGY - Enhanced Nanoparticles Engineered fRom Gold for multi-modal therapY

Professor Karl Malcolm and Dr Panagiotis Manesiotis - High resolution solid state NMR as a tool for analysis of polymeric controlled release drug delivery systems

Professor Karl Malcolm and Dr Panagiotis Manesiotis - Novel poly(acrylic acid) complexes for enantioselective drug delivery and chiral separation 

If you want any more information on any of the projects above please have a look at our CourseFinder page:  https://www.qub.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate-research/pharmacy-phd.html#projects

 

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