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
Current Research Opportunities
- Nano-engineered Delivery Systems for the Targeted Delivery of Oncology Drugs for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Personalised Medicine for Breast and Ovarian Cancer
Public outreach & key achievements
- http://www.qub.ac.uk/Research/Our-impact/Pioneeringresearch/THENANOMEDICINEINNOVATORWHOALWAYSHASTHEPATIENTINMIND.html
- QUB team in breast cancer breakthrough
- https://www.enterpriseni.com/about-enterprise-northern-ireland/news/article/401/invent-2017-winner
- https://www.phiontx.co.uk/single-post/2017/10/07/Invent-2017
- http://www.irishnews.com/business/2017/10/06/news/cancer-treatment-start-up-phion-therapeutics-takes-top-invention-award-1154969/
- https://www.businessfirstonline.co.uk/other-articles/xenobics-phion-therapeutics-go-forward-intertradeireland-seedcorn-competition-final/attachment/phiontherapeutics-1/
- phiontx.co.uk
- http://www.qub.ac.uk/sites/StaffGateway/Vice-ChancellorsResearchPrizes2018.html
Research students
| PhD Title | Development of a Nanomedicine in an Electrospun Patch for Wound Healing |
| Name | Adrian Juncos Bombin |
| Country | Spain |
| Year of Study | 2018-2021 |
| PhD Title | Development of radiosensitive pro-tides |
| Name | Jordan Wilson |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Year of Study | 2018-2021 |
| PhD Title | Development of a controlled release DNA vaccine for ovarian cancer |
| Name | Chayanika Saha |
| Country | India |
| Year of Study | 2019-2022 |
| PhD Title | Delivery systems for the genetic engineering of T-Cells |
| Name | Yixuan Shen |
| Country | China |
| Year of Study | 2019-2022 |
| PhD Title | 3D printed caffolds with biologically active cargo |
| Name | Ying Sun |
| Country | China |
| Year of Study | 2019-2022 |
Alumni: Where are they now
| PhD Title | The development of a multi-functional loaded thermo-sensitive hydrogel for the treatment of bone metastases |
| Name | Dr Marine Chalanqui |
| Year of Study | 2014-2018 |
| Country | France |
| Current Position | Scientist at Medincell, Montpellier |
| PhD Title | Development of a genetic nanomedicine for chronic wounds |
| Name | Dr Eoghan Mulholland |
| Year of Study | 2015-2018 |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Current Position | Research Fellow at Oxford University |
| PhD Title | Intracellular Delivery of Self-Assembling Osteogenic Nanoparticles |
| Name | Dr Philip Chambers |
| Year of Study | 2014-2017 |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Current Position | Senior Scientist at pHion Therapeutics |