Fellowship in Nanotechnology Drug Delivery

Adah Almutairi

Fellowship Director
Adah Almutairi, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Laboratory for Bioresponsive Materials in Imaging and Therapy
UCSD Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Research Background

Research at the Laboratory for Bioresponsive Materials utilizes and expands current knowledge in Nanotechnology, Polymer Science, and Chemistry to address new and interesting problems at the frontiers of Biomedical Sciences. Materials with sophisticated architecture, response mechanisms, topology and chemical composition have the potential to serve as an enabling tool to produce unique insights into complex interdisciplinary Biomedical challenges.

More information available at: http://almutairi.ucsd.edu/

Fellowship Program Objectives:

Novel Drug Delivery Technologies

Coursework and training on:

  • Pharmaceutics
  • Pharmacokinetics
  • Drug delivery materials
  • Nanotechnology in Pharmacy

Unique skills fellows will acquire during the program:

The most pressing challenges in Biomedical Sciences require a strong foundation in both Chemical and Biological sciences with an Engineering approach to problem solving.

The Laboratory for Bioresponsive Materials in Imaging and Therapy provides this interdisciplinary environment for training students, while offering a strong foundation in Physical Pharmacy and Materials Chemistry.

Students gain experience in the design, synthesis and engineering of small molecules, proteins, polymers and higher order assemblies on the nano and micro scale. To characterize and evaluate the properties and capabilities of the newly developed assemblies, a host of spectroscopic, structural, and biological techniques, including but not limited to, electron microscopy techniques, atomic force microscopy, light scattering, analytical ultracentrifugation, steady-state and time-resolved absorption and emission measurements, X-ray, IR, NMR, chromatography techniques, SEC, MALS, mass spectrometry (and ICP-MS), elemental analysis, cell culture, and confocal and two-photon microscopy are applied.

Time allocation: Two years

The time devoted to discovery and clinical will be divided to complement the previous experiences of the candidate and accomplish the goals of the fellowship. Over the two-year training period, the fellow will spend 18 months at UCSD and 6 months in your company.