PhD student interested in the evolution of antibiotic resistance, specifically the role drugs used in cancer chemotherapy may play when it comes to resistanve evolution.
The main focus of my research is permeability of drug through and into different absorption barriers, both in respect of understanding the mechanisms and factors affecting the permeability of compounds, and means to improve the permeability through use of advanced delivery systems. I have, in particular, experience with Advanced nanoparticulate drug delivery systems mainly for poorly soluble drugs as well as use of liposomes as model for cell membranes in interactions with peptides and proteins. My expertise thus spans from development of models for permeability screening as well as estimation of permeability of drugs and drug candidates, formulation of poorly soluble drugs, characterization of nanoparticulate delivery systems, biopharmaceutical characterisation of delivery systems (cell toxicity and permeability) to in vivo biodistribution studies in mouse models. Administration sites in focus have been the intestine, vagina, and skin, but I have also experience with parenteral formulations for tumour targeted delivery.
