Diagnostics and Therapeutics
Group leaders
Dr Kehinde Ross, Dr Alistair Fielding
About the Group
We are focussed on delivering solutions to 21st century healthcare challenges related to cancer therapy, tissue repair, neurodegenerative disorders and respiratory diseases through chemistry, molecular bioscience and nanomedicine.
Research Themes
- Biodegradable nanocarrier systems
- Brain-targeted therapeutics
- Nucleic acid therapeutics
- Cancer therapeutics
- Pandemic biotherapeutics
- Pathogen diagnostics
- Cancer diagnostics
Cross-cutting themes
In collaboration with other IHR groups and research centres.
- Mathematical and statistical modelling to understand the biological and mechanical processes
- Data science and artificial intelligence (AI) to derive predictive tools
- Statistics to optimise experimental design
PhD Students
- Ismail Al-Saadi
- Maria Apostolou
- Aderemi Bolarinwa
- Lauren Coan
- Adam Crockett
- Thomas Daley
- Gemma Farrington
- Thibaut Galvain
- Ravija Kadam
- Gilbert Mogoko
- Rachel Pritchard
- Lauren Tonge
- Jamie Williams
- Davood Fattahi
- Ella McGovern
- Danielle Holmes
Collaborators
Dr Emmanuel Babafemi
Dr Iain Dykes
Dr Amos Fatokun
Dr Alistair Fielding
Dr Francesca Giuntini
Dr Alun Hughes
Dr Iftikhar Khan
Dr Alice McCloskey
Dr Gavin McStay
Dr Peter Penson
Dr Pattanathu Rahman
Dr Kehinde Ross
Prof Imran Saleem
Reports
- Nominee Q&A - TeeGene Biotech and TARA Biologics
- Creating a circular economy using biotechnology
- Hygiene breakthroughs provide promise of success
- Success for company which grows 'soap' from bacteria
- Soap From Agricultural Waste Could Clean Your Body And The Environment
- TeeGene Biotech to take part in research and development mission in New Zealand
- LJMU PhD student Valeria Carini recognised at Pandemic Institute's first Student Excellence Awards
- Formulation and Drug Delivery Research Group
- A MicroRNA journey: From psoriasis to wound healing