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Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

• Lead by Professor Cameron Alexander – Innovate UK Fellowship
• Investigating therapeutic RNA delivery using polymeric/supramolecular systems for triple negative breast cancer
• Screening of transfection efficacy and toxicity parameters in vitro using 2D and 3D cell culture models
• Imaging delivery system internalisation and transfection using time-lapse high content confocal microscopy
• Collaboration with industrial partners Aqdot (Cambridge, UK) and Centillion Technology Ltd… Show more Lead by Professor Cameron Alexander – Innovate UK Fellowship
• Collaboration with industrial partners Aqdot (Cambridge, UK) and Centillion Technology Ltd (Cambridge, UK) Show less

Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

• Lead by Professor Ruman Rahman - EPSRC IRC in Targeted Delivery for Hard-to-Treat Cancers
• Investigated supramolecular hydrogels as implantable drug-delivery vehicles for post-surgical treatment of IDH1 wild-type glioblastoma.
• Identification and optimisation of synergistic drug combinations and nanoparticle cargo for hydrogel loading.
• Generation of 2D and 3D spheroid models of patient-derived glioblastoma cell lines for use in chemotherapy drug screening (mono- and multi-drug… Show more Lead by Professor Ruman Rahman - EPSRC IRC in Targeted Delivery.
• Generation of 2D and 3D spheroid models of patient-derived glioblastoma cell lines for use in chemotherapy drug screening (mono- and multi-drug therapy), in vitro hydrogel cytotoxicity testing and studying.
• Focus on distinct cellular responses of glioblastoma cells derived from tumour core and 5-ALA identified invasive margin cells.

Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

• Lead by Professor Cameron Alexander - EPSRC Impact fellowship
• Studied the in vitro effects of ROS-responsive polymeric nanoparticles for the treatment of triple negative breast cancer.
• Generation of a range of 2D and 3D culture models of luminal and triple negative breast cancer cell lines for investigation of drug and nanoparticle-drug potency, and nanoparticle endocytosis.
• Developed in vitro methods for investigation and optimisation of synergistic drug combinations

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Pharmaceutical Sciences

Thesis title: An investigation into mechanisms of non-ionic surfactant effect on epithelial cells PhD supervisor: Professor Snow Stolnik •.

Msc, Pharmacology

MSc research project - Investigating the expression of PPARγ in human chondrosarcoma and articular chondrocytes • Developed skills in.

Bsc, Pharmacology

BSc research project - Investigating the functional importance of the kink in the helix of the GLP-1 ligand • Developed skills in cell.