Transdermal Drug Delivery by Ong, Yuhui

“…As each drugs have different molecular properties, operation parameters are varied accordingly. …”
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Investigating viral glycosylation pathways for drug and vaccine development by Brun, J

“…</p> <p>The current COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the urgent need for vaccines and antiviral drugs. The principal topic of my DPhil centres on addressing these needs for viral infection. …”

Deep learning methods for genome-based prediction of drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Wang, C

“…Recent years have seen a concerning rise in drug-resistant tuberculosis cases, calling for the development of new approaches for drug susceptibility testing. …”

A hydrophilic polyimidazolium antibiotic targeting the membranes of Gram-negative bacteria by Chen, Yahua, Yong, Melvin, Li, Ming, Si, Zhangyong, Koh, Chong Hui, Lau, Pearlyn, Chang, Yi Wei, Teo, Jeanette, Chan-Park, Mary B., Gan, Yunn-Hwen

“…The rise of MDR Gram-negative bacteria (GNB), especially those resistant to last-resort drugs such as carbapenems and colistin, is a global health risk and calls for increased efforts to discover new antimicrobial compounds. …”
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Genomic profiling of mycobacterium tuberculosis strains, Myanmar by Aung, Htin Lin, Nyunt, Wint Wint, Fong, Yang, Biggs, Patrick J., Winkworth, Richard C., Lockhart, Peter J., Yeo, Tsin Wen, Hill, Philip C., Cook, Gregory M., Aung, Si Thu

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Identifying antifungal resistance mechanisms and modes of action using SAturated Transposon Analysis in Yeast (SATAY) by Karadzas, M

“…These screens reveal antifungal drug targets, transporters responsible for drug uptake or efflux, as well as metabolic, signalling and trafficking pathways affecting antifungal susceptibility. …”

Part I : Peptide functionalized materials for gram-negative bacteria targeted PDT and LPS sensing. Part II : Small peptide and membrane lipid based self-assembled nanostructures fo... by Liu, Fang

“…In part II, my first project is the development of novel drug-loaded nanogels for pH sensitive drug release, which will be described in chapter 3. …”
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RES.10-001 Making Science and Engineering Pictures, Fall 2014 by Frankel, Felice C.

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Targeting NAPE-PLD: assessing its potential in the fight against malaria by Goh, Xiu Ling

“…Malaria remains a major global challenge with increasing artemisinin-resistant Plasmodium falciparum. This calls for an increased need for discovering novel ring-stage drug targets. …”
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Development of red/near-infrared fluorescent molecules and macromolecules for biomedical applications by Yang, Cangjie

“…The hydrophobic layer of side chain was used to physically entrap drugs for chemotherapy. To address the potential problem of drug leakage, we utilized amphiphilic random copolymers containing drug-modified units as side chain of conjugated polymers instead in Chapter 7. …”
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Modular Titratable Polypills for Personalized Medicine and Simplification of Complex Medication Regimens by Karavasili, Christina, Babaee, Sahab, Kutty, Shruti, Chu, Jacqueline N., Min, Seokkee, Fitzgerald, Nina, Morimoto, Joshua, Inverardi, Nicoletta, Traverso, Giovanni

“…To fill the existing gap in drug dose personalization and simplification of complex medication regimens commonly encountered in the treatment of cardiovascular disease, tuberculosis, and tapering of corticosteroid therapy, a modular titratable polypill approach that simultaneously addresses both aspects is proposed. …”
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Development and Application of a Data-Driven Signal Detection Method for Surveillance of Adverse Event Variability Across Manufacturing Lots of Biologics by Wilde, Joshua T., Springs, Stacy, Wolfrum, Jacqueline M., Levi, Retsef

“…We propose a data-driven signal detection method called HMMScan to monitor for manufacturing lot-dependent changes in adverse event (AE) rates, and herein apply it to a biologic drug. …”
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Antimicrobial efficacy testing of antibiotic-containing biodegradable nanopolymers against biofilm and planktonic cells. by Polimyr Caesar Dave Pelisco Dingal.

“…With efficient use of drug-encapsulated nanopolymers, bactericidal dosages are sufficiently lowered and dosing intervals can be extended due to the sustained drug release feature afforded by these efficacious nanocarriers.…”
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The influence of additives on the delivery of paclitaxel from bioresorbable PLGA films by Huang, Charlotte Liwen.

“…The study of the influences of additives on the drug delivery characteristics from PLGA thin films as a coating on angioplasty balloons was reported in this thesis. …”
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Physicochemical and in-vitro release studies of liponanocapsules by Tan, Dulcia Wei Ni.

“…The objective of this project is to optimize and study the formulation of stable polyelectrolyte coated liposomes called liponanocapsules. They are formed using the layer-by-layer (lbl) technique. …”
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G-cleave LC3B biosensor: monitoring autophagy and assessing resveratrol's synergistic impact on doxorubicin-induced apoptosis in breast cancer cells by Liao, C, Long, Y, Tsai, M, Lin, C, Hsu, K, Lee, C

“…Autophagy, a crucial process in cancer, is closely intertwined with both tumor progression and drug resistance development. However, existing methods used to assess autophagy activity often pose invasiveness and time-related constraints, limiting their applicability in preclinical drug investigations. …”

Structural and mechanistic insights into the Rel protein of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Singal, Bharti

“…The MtRel is the only regulator of (p)ppGpp and can serve as a potential target for therapeutic interventions against drug tolerant tuberculosis and latent tuberculosis infection. …”
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Interfacial phenomena and biological recognition of mammalian cells on biomimetic materials by Chan, Vincent.

“…We intend to fill this gap by interrogating the biophysical events involved in membrane-polymer interaction, biological adhesion, tissue engineering and cellular fluid mechanics. …”
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That mysterious man by Lin, Enyi

“…Xu An is a rookie policeman who is working undercover in the Tang Nightclub as a waiter called Ann. The police suspect that the nightclub is implicated in the drug trade and Zhang Xu, a medicine dealer who is a regular, is involved. …”
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Anti-leukaemic and chemotherapy supportive effects of berberis vulgaris l. Fruit crude extract on in vitro and in vivo models by Saedi, Tayebeh Azam

“…The disease is characterized by increasing of immature white blood cells called "blasts", and is estimated to account for about 3% of incident cases for all kind of cancer worldwide. …”
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