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Dr Maryam Parhizkar
Lecturer in Pharmaceutical Engineering (NGU)
Pharmaceutics
UCL School of Pharmacy
- Joined UCL
- 1st Apr 2019
Research summary
Dr
Parhizkar's principle area of research is focused on the development and design
of Drug Delivery platforms and Biomaterials Processing techniques. In
addition, her research interest and expertise are described below:
- Development
and optimisation of processing/fabrication techniques such as
microfluidics, electrospraying and electrospinning
- Nanofibres scaffolds
for wound healing and drug delivery
- Advanced
encapsulation methods using polymeric nanocarriers for optimised delivery,
with particular emphasis on delivery of anticancer agents
- Nano
drug delivery systems (NDDs) for multiple agent delivery for improved
radiosensitization of tumour cells and overcoming multi drug resistance
(MDR)
- Advanced
bioprocessing methods and scale up for commercial applications
- Pulmonary
nanomedicine and methods to analyse the effective delivery of therapeutic
nanomaterials to pulmonary tissue
- Developing
‘personalised’ solutions that utilise micro- and nanoscale technologies to
enable a range of therapies
- Next
generation of advanced life sciences tools (organ-on-chips) for accurate
pharmaceutical prediction of drug performance
Teaching summary
Programme co-Director of MSc Pharmaceutical Formulation and Entrepreneurship
PHAY0006: Medicines from the Bench to the Clinic
PHAY0037: Nanomedicines
PHAY0040: Polymers in Drug Delivery
PHAY0050: Formulations Project
MECH0040:Applicationsof Biomedical Engineering
Education
- University College London
- Other Postgraduate qualification (including professional), ATQ02 - Recognised by the HEA as an Associate Fellow | 2017
- University College London
- Doctorate, Doctor of Philosophy | 2014
- Brunel University
- Other higher degree, Master of Engineering | 2007
Biography
Dr Parhizkar was appointed as a
lecturer in Pharmaceutical Engineering at UCL School of Pharmacy in 2019. She studied
Mechanical Engineering at Brunel University and obtained her MEng degree in
2007. She then joined Jacobs engineering consultancy and was involved in a number
of engineering and design projects. Following a few years of experience in
industry, she decided to carry out her Doctoral research in the field of
Biomaterials Processing at University College London under the supervision of
Prof Mohan Edirisnghe. Her PhD research involved investigative experimental
multiphase flow studies to optimise microfluidic processing technique for high
throughput production of coated microbubbles. She explored novel methods of processing
protein-coated microbubbles as platforms for design of 3D scaffolds. Upon
completion of her PhD degree, she was appointed as a Post-Doctoral Research Associate
working on an EPSRC funded project (EP/L026287/1: A new Nano particulate
vehicle for ultrasound enhanced delivery of Cisplatin), exploring methods of
optimised delivery of a potent anticancer agent, cisplatin, for treatment of
Head and Neck cancer. During her Post-Doctoral work experience, she collaborated
with Eastman Dental Institute, UCL School of Pharmacy and Cancer Institute
(Department of Oncology) as well as Oxford University Institute of Biomedical Engineering.
She then undertook a lectureship appointment at University of East London (UEL)
and were involved in the development and teaching of the new Mechanical
Engineering BEng programme.