Professor of Advanced Nanotherapeutics
Queen's University Belfast
Professor Wafa Al-Jamal completed her PhD in Drug Delivery and Nanomedicine in 2008 from the School of Pharmacy, University of London (now known as UCL-School of Pharmacy). She is currently a Professor of Advanced Nanotherapuetics at the School of Pharmacy, Queen’s University Belfast. She is also a Prostate Cancer Fellow (2014-2019). Dr Al-Jamal joined School of Pharmacy, University of East Anglia, Norwich, as a Lecturer in Drug Delivery (2013-2017), after working as a Senior Research Fellow at University College London, and King’s College London (2008-2013).
Dr Al-Jamal’s main research interest focuses on engineering novel nanomaterials for biomedical applications. Her current research aims to design smart vectors to deliver a wide range of therapeutic agents and targeting moieties, and to fabricate multifunctional nanoparticles for combinatory therapy and theranostic applications. Her long-term research career is to facilitate the translation of nanoparticle-based therapeutics from the lab to the clinic.
Dr Al-Jamal is the GSK Emerging Scientist Award winner for 2015, and Gro Brundtland Award winner for 2017. Her multidisciplinary research has been funded by the Royal Society, Prostate Cancer UK, The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), and Rosetrees Trust. She has published over 65 papers in high impact factor journals.
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Wednesday, July 10, 2024
2:30 PM – 4:30 PM CET
