Leicester Institute for Pharmaceutical Innovation members

Dr Nicoleta Moisoi, Associate Professor in Pharmacology and Director of Leicester Institute for Pharmaceutical Innovation

T: +44 (0)116 207 8985
E: nicoleta.moisoi@dmu.ac.uk

Areas of expertise: neurodegeneration, pharmacology, mitochondria, stress signalling


Professor Zeeshan AhmadProfessor in Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery, Royal Society Industry Fellow

T: +44 (0)116 250 6455
E: zahmad@dmu.ac.uk


Professor Randolph Arroo, Professor of Phytochemistry

T: +44(0)116 250 6386
E:  rrjarroo@dmu.ac.uk

Areas of expertise: cardiovascular physiology and pathophysiology, stem cells and cardiac regeneration, vascular calcification, cell signalling


Professor Anwar Baydoun, Professor of Pharmacology, Associate Dean (Research and Innovation)

T: +44(0)116 250 6075
E: anwar.baydoun@dmu.ac.uk

Areas of expertise: cardiovascular physiology and pathophysiology, stem cells and cardiac regeneration, vascular calcification, cell signalling


Professor Larry Goodyer, Professor of Pharmacy Practice

T: +44 (0)116 250 6100
E: lgoodyer@dmu.ac.uk

Areas of expertise: travel medicine, medicines optimisation, pharmacy practice, mosquito repellents


Professor Martin Grootveld, Professor of Bioanalytical Chemistry and Chemical Pathology

T: +44 (0)116 250 6443
E: mgrootveld@dmu.ac.uk

Areas of expertise: bioanalytical chemistry, high-field biomedical NMR analysis, NMR-linked metabolomics, dietary lipid oxidation products and food toxicology


Professor Katherine HuddersmanProfessor of Enviromental Chemistry

T: +44 (0)116 257 7134
E: huddzeo1@dmu.ac.uk


Professor Katie Laird, Professor in Microbiology

T: +44 (0)116 207 8106
E: klaird@dmu.ac.uk

Areas of expertise: antimicrobials, infection control and germ's Journey


Professor Mingzhong Li, Professor of Pharmaceutical Science

T: +44 (0)116 257 7132
E: mli@dmu.ac.uk

Areas of expertise: crystallisation science and engineering, pharmaceutical cocrystal design and manufacturing, molecular dynamics modelling, pharmaceutical process modelling and control


Professor Walkiria Schlindwein, Professor of Pharmaceutics

T: +44 (0)116 257 7124
E: wss@dmu.ac.uk


Professor Geoff SmithProfessor of Pharmaceutical Process Analytical Technology

T: +44 (0)116 250 6298
E: gsmith02@dmu.ac.uk

Areas of expertise: impedance/dielectric spectroscopy, freeze-drying, tablet characterization, powder flow


Professor Sangeeta Tanna, Professor of Pharmaceutical Analysis

T: +44 (0)116 207 8274
E: stanna@dmu.ac.uk

Areas of expertise: counterfeit medicines identification, clinical mass spectrometry, quantitative bioanalysis, LC-HRMS


Dr Abu-Bakr Abu-Median, VC2020Lecturer in Biomedical Science

T: +44 (0)116 207 8009
E:  abu-bakr.abu-median@dmu.ac.uk

Areas of expertise: microbiome, infection, zoonosis, diagnostics


Dr Raymond Allan,  VC2020Senior Lecturer in Microbiology

T: 0116 250 6088
E: raymond.allan@dmu.ac.uk

Areas of expertise: respiratory pathogens, biofilm-associated infections, host-pathogens interactions, bacterial adaptive responses


Dr David Armitage, Senior Lecturer in Pharmaceutical Technologies

T: +44 (0)116 257 7721
E: darmitage@dmu.ac.uk


Dr Avninder Bhambra, Associate Professor

T: +44 (0)116 207 8792
E: abhambra@dmu.ac.uk


Richard BrawnDPL/Senior Lecturer in Forensic Chemistry

T: +44 (0) 116 250 6198
E: rjbrawn@dmu.ac.uk

Areas of expertise: forensic analysis, trace evidence and GSR, DNA profiling, interdisciplinary research


Dr. Carlo Breda Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Science

T: 4230
E: carlo.breda@dmu.ac.uk

Dr. Mariasole da Boit, Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Science

T: 8137
E: mariasole.daboit@dmu.ac.uk


Dr Paul Bremner, Associate Professor

T: +44 (0)116 257 7922
E: pbremner@dmu.ac.uk 


Dr Federico Brucoli, VC2020 Lecturer in Medicinal Chemistry

T: +44 116 257 7443
E: federico.brucoli@dmu.ac.uk

Areas of expertise: medicinal chemistry, chemical biology, antimicrobial resistance, cancer chemotherapy


Dr Stephen Doughty, Interim Head of School and Associate Professor of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences (International Partnerships)

T: +44 (0)116 207 8640
E: Stephen.doughty@dmu.ac.uk

Area of Expertise: Computer-Aided Drug Design, Molecular Modelling, computational chemistry, membrane proteins


Dr Mohamed Elsawy, Senior Lecturer in Pharmaceutical Sciences

T: +44 (0)116 366 4581
E: mohamed.elsawy@dmu.ac.uk

Areas of expertise: Peptide self-assembly, Nanomedicine, Biomaterials, Hydrogels, Drug Delivery, Tissue Engineering, Peptide Medicinal Chemistry


Dr Irina Ermolina, Senior Lecturer

T: +44 (0)116 257 7870
E: IErmolina@dmu.ac.uk

Areas of expertise: freeze-drying, hydrogels, protein aggregation, dielectric spectroscopy


Dr Mark Evans, Lecturer

T: +44 (0)116 257 7888
E: mark.evans@dmu.ac.uk 
Twitter: @DrMdedmu

Areas of expertise: chemotherapy, cancer, oxidative stress, DNA repair


Dr Kevin Farrugia, Senior Lecturer in Forensic Chemistry

T: +44 (0)116 366 4409
E: kevin.farrugia@dmu.ac.uk

Areas of expertise: fingermark enhancement and recovery, integrated approach to forensic evidence, ink analysis and classification, analysis of drugs of abuse, chemometric techniques


Dr Dan Fei, Senior Lecturer in Pharmaceutics

T: +44 (0)116 257 7122
E: DFei@dmu.ac.uk 


Dr Kim Fisher, Senior Lecturer

T: +44 (0)116 257 7897
E: Kmfisher@dmu.ac.uk


Dr Benjamin Gronier, Associate Professor

T: +44 (0)116 207 8418
E: bgronier@dmu.ac.uk


Dr Sarah Hall Senior Lecturer Forensic Analytical Chemistry

T: +44 (0)116 207 4601
E: sarah.hall@dmu.ac.uk

Area of expertise: fire debris analysis, fire risk of emollients, environmental and forensic chemical analysis. 


Dr Ryan Hamilton, Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy and Consultant Antimicrobial Pharmacist

T: +44 116 257 7944
E: ryan.hamilton@dmu.ac.uk
W: http://www.dmu.ac.uk/RyanHamilton

Areas of expertise: Antimicrobials, Antimicrobial Resistance, Antimicrobial Stewardship, Patient Experience and Public Engagement


Tim Harrison, Associate Professor

T: +44 (0)116 250 6470
E: tharrison@dmu.ac.uk 


Dr Neill HorleySenior Lecturer

T: +44 (0) 0116 207 8556
E: nhorley@dmu.ac.uk

Areas of expertise: cytochrome P450, drug metabolism, protein expression, molecular biology


Emma JohnstonSenior Lecturer in Forensic Biology

T: +44 (0)116 207 8676
E: emma.johnston@dmu.ac.uk

Areas of expertise: forensic science, human identification, DNA profiling, humanitarian forensic action


Nilam Jussab, Senior Lecturer in Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice

T: +44 (0)116 207 6588
E: nilam.jussab@dmu.ac.uk 


Dr Neena Lakhani, Senior Lecturer in Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice

T: +44 (0)116 207 8279
E: nlakhani@dmu.ac.uk

Areas of expertise: pharmacy practice, interprofessional education, public health, respiratory medicine


Dr Mounir MaafiSenior Lecturer

T: +44 (0)116 257 7704
E: mmaafi@dmu.ac.uk

Areas of expertise: photokinetics, drug stability, photochromes, protein photostability


Dr Omar Mansour,  Lecturer in Cosmetic Science

T: +44 (0)116 366 4453
E:  omar.mansour@dmu.ac.uk


Dr Eva Maseiro, VC2020 Senior Lecturer

T: +44 (0)116 257 7140
E: eva.maseiro@dmu.ac.uk


Leisa Nichols-Drew, Associate Professor in Forensic Science

T: +44 (0)116 207 8891
E: Leisa.Nichols-Drew@dmu.ac.uk


 

 

Dr Tarsem SahotaSenior Research Fellow

T: +44 (0)116 250 6972
E: ssahota@dmu.ac.uk

Areas of expertise: artificial pancreas, diabetes, insulin, drug delivery


Dr. Dahlia Salman, Senior Lecturer in Analytical Chemistry

E: dahlia.salman@dmu.ac..uk


Dr Tiziana Sgamma, Associate Professor/ Reader in Molecular Biology

T: +44 (0)116 201 3925
E: tiziana.sgamma@dmu.ac.uk 
Twitter: @tiziana_sgamma

Areas of expertise: Herbal medicines, DNA barcoding, authentication, Industrial Quality Assurance


Dr Dan SillenceReader in Cell Biology

T: +44 (0)116 250 6368
E: dsillence@dmu.ac.uk

Areas of expertise: lysosome, lysosomal storage diseases, sphingolipid cell biology, neurodegenerative diseases, Niemann-Pick type C


Dr Neenu Singh, Senior Lecturer

T: +44 (0)116 250 6521
E: neenu.singh@dmu.ac.uk

Areas of expertise: nanotoxicology, DNA damage, oxidative stress, nanomaterials


Dr Maitreyi Shivkumar, Senior Lecturer in Molecular Biology

T: +44 (0)116 366 4475
E: maitreyi.shivkumar@dmu.ac.uk

Areas of expertise: virology, drug discovery, host-pathogen interaction


Dr Laura Smith, Senior Lecturer in Microbiology

T: +44 (0)116 250 8244
E: laura.smith@dmu.ac.uk

Areas of expertise: transcriptional regulation, mechanism of action of antimicrobials


Dr Tim Snape, Associate Professor of Applied Chemical Science

T: +44 (0)116 366 4791
E: tim.snape@dmu.ac.uk

Areas of expertise: organic and medicinal chemistry


Dr Nick Turner, Professor in Analytical Chemistry

T: +44 116 257 8416
E: nicholas.turner@dmu.ac.uk

Areas of expertise: molecular imprinting, biosensors, polymer chemistry, trace analysis


Dr Omar Qutachi,  VC2020 Senior Lecturer in Pharmaceutics

T: +44 (0)116 250 6553
E: omar.qutachi@dmu.ac.uk


Dr. Nisha Valand, Lecturer in Biomedical Science

T: 4754
E: nisha.valand@dmu.ac.uk


Dr Umakhanth Venkatraman Girija, Associate Professor

T: +44 (0)116 257 7717
E: umakhanth.venkatramangirija@dmu.ac.uk


Dr Chris Young, VC2020 Lecturer in Biomedical Science

T: +44 (0)116 207 8166
E: chris.young@dmu.ac.uk

Areas of expertise: autophagy, ageing, cancer, muscle


Dr Lan Zhu, VC2020 Senior Lecturer in Biomedical and Medical Science

T: +44 (0)116 2577375

E: lan.zhu@dmu.ac.uk

Areas of expertise: neuronal plasticity, ion channels, cerebellum, schizophrenia


Dr Nicola Ward, Senior Lecturer in Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice

T: +44 (0)116 257 7592
E: n.ward@dmu.ac.uk

Areas of expertise: health behaviour, student wellbeing, pharmacy practice, patient involvement


Dr Tania Webb, Associate Professor in Molecular Pharmacology

T: +44 (0)116 250 7136
E: tewebb@dmu.ac.uk

Areas of expertise: pharmacy education, assessment and feedback, technology enhanced learning, scenario-based learning


 

Dr Simon Wheeler, Lecturer in Pharmaceutical Chemistry

E: Simon.wheeler@dmu.ac.uk

Areas of expertise: fluorescence, ion sensing, lysosomal physiology, organic synthesis, molecular modelling