Ryan Donnelly

Chair in Pharmaceutical Technology

Dr. Ryan F. Donnelly is Chair in Pharmaceutical Technology at Queen's University Belfast. Professor Donnelly's research is centered on design and physicochemical characterization of advanced polymeric drug delivery systems for transdermal and topical drug delivery, with a strong emphasis on improving therapeutic outcomes for patients. His bioadhesive patch design was used in successful photodynamic therapy of over 100 patients with neoplastic and dysplastic gynaecological conditions and the patent subsequently out-licensed. Currently, Professor Donnelly's research is focused on novel polymeric microneedle arrays for transdermal administration of “difficult-to-deliver” drugs and intradermal delivery of vaccines and photosensitisers. His work is funded by BBSRC, EPSRC, MRC, The Wellcome Trust, The Royal Society and the pharmaceutical and medical devices industries. He has authored over 600 peer-reviewed publications, including several granted patents, 6 textbooks and approximately 260 full papers. He has been an invited speaker at numerous national and international conferences. Professor Donnelly is the Europe/Africa Editor of Drug Delivery & Translational Research and a member of the Editorial Advisory Boards of Journal of Controlled Release, Micromachines and Expert Review of Medical Devices and is a Visiting Scientist at the Norwegian Institute for Cancer Research, where he is an Associate Member of the Radiation Biology Group. He is a Board Member of the Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences and the Communications Chair of the Controlled Release Society. His work has attracted numerous awards, including the Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences Innovative Science Award in 2020, the Controlled Release Society Young Investigator Award in 2016, BBSRC Innovator of the Year in 2013, the GSK Emerging Scientist Award in 2012 and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Science Award in 2011.

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