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Dr Garry Laverty

School of Pharmacy
Garry Laverty

Dr Garry Laverty

School of Pharmacy

Dr. Laverty's Biofunctional Nanomaterials group research the development of unique materials for biomedical applications based on the building blocks of life (e.g. peptides). These form nanofibrous hydrogels in the presence of specific physiological stimuli (e.g. pH, temperature, enzymes). They have huge potential within the fields of drug delivery, biomaterials and medicinal chemistry, with the group's focus primarily on the development of long acting injectables to improve patient adherence to medication (e.g. in HIV, contraception, antipsychotics, cancer, antimicrobials).

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Research Interests

Open to PhD applications in the field of peptide-based hydrogel materials as long acting injectables, within drug delivery, biomaterials and as antimicrobials.

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Current Research Opportunities

  • Enzyme-responsive peptide hydrogel as in situ forming long-acting drug delivery implants

Public outreach & key achievements

  • Dr Laverty’s work on using peptide materials for improving drug delivery was recently highlighted by The Irish Times

  • Dr Laverty’s work on the use of short peptide gels against resistant biofilm forms of hospital superbugs attracted interest from national and international media outlets including BBC, RTE and UTV television and radio, The Belfast Telegraph, The Irish Times, WTOP radio Washington D.C and abc News.

  • http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-28835982

  • http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/antibacterial-gel-from-queens-university-belfast-scientists-can-kill-the-toughest-of-hospital-superbugs-30517593.html

  • http://abc30.com/health/attacking-superbugs-in-the-hospital/453685/


Research students

Name: Yuming An
PhD title: Peptide hydrogels as a long-acting multipurpose drug delivery platform for combined contraception and HIV prevention.
Years of Study: 2
Country: China

Name: Han Sun
PhD title: Peptide hydrogels as a long-acting multipurpose drug delivery platform for combined contraception and HIV prevention
Years of Study: 1
Country: China


Alumni: Where are they now

Name: Sophie Gilmore
PhD title: Peptide-mimetic hydrogels as a long-acting drug delivery platform for HIV/AIDS
Years of Study: 3
Country: N. Ireland
Current position: Research Fellow, School of Pharmacy Queen’s University Belfast

 

Name: Rawan Huwaitat
PhD Title: Polymyxin-mimetic peptides for improved antimicrobial activity
Years of Study: 3
Country: Jordan
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department Of Pharmacy, Al-Zaytoonah University

 

Name: Alice McCloskey
PhD Title: Self-assembled Peptide Nanomaterials for the Prevention of Biomaterial Infection
Years of Study: 3
Country: Ireland
Current Position: Lecturer, School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Liverpool John Moores

 

 


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  • Faculty of Medicine, Health & Life Sciences

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  • Materials and Advanced Technologies for Healthcare 

  • https://www.lavertylab.com/
  • https://epsrc.ukri.org/files/research/gel-injections/

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