Research Students at QUB
Curiosity drives us. Innovation defines us.
Our research team is a dynamic group of thinkers, explorers, and problem-solvers united by a shared passion for discovery. We come from diverse academic backgrounds, but we’re bound by a common goal: to make a real-world impact.

2nd Year MPhil Student
Alex Bird
Ph.D. Title: Microfluidic Encapsulation of biologics into Nanomedicines (Lead Supervisor)
Country: UK
Funder: Immunocore (UK)

1st Year PhD Student
Laura Calabrese
Ph.D. Title: Development of dose modifying biodegradable implants for infrequent administration (Lead Supervisor)
Country: Italy
Funder: Novo Nordisk (Denmark)

3rd Year PhD Student
Rutuja Nandlal Meshram
Ph.D. Title: 3D Printed Microneedle Vaccine Patches for Emerging Infectious Diseases (Lead Supervisor)
Country: India
Funder: National Overseas Scholarship (India)

2nd Year PhD Student
Christos Moutropidis
Ph.D. Title: Novel strategies and innovative technologies to produce amorphous solid dispersion (Lead Supervisor)
Country: Greece
Funder: Merck Life Science (Germany)

2nd Year PhD Student
Pierpaolo Palermo
Ph.D. Title: Microfluidic technologies applied to respiratory diseases (Lead Supervisor)
Country: Italy
Funder: Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A (Italy)

4th Year PhD Student
Yufeng Qin
Ph.D. Title: Additive Manufacturing in Venous Catheters Production (Lead Supervisor)
Country: China
Funder: Self-funded

1st Year PhD Student
Khairunnisa Syaladin
Ph.D. Title: TBC (Lead Supervisor)
Country: Indonesia
Funder: QUB - LPDP (Indonesia Endowment Fund for Education Agency) Co-Funding scholarship

3rd Year PhD Student
Tianzhi Wang
Ph.D. Title: 4D printing in bone cancer management (Lead Supervisor)
Country: China
Funder: Self-funded & QUB
