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Current PhD students
Ernest Cheah
Title:The Development of sustained and tuneable drug delivery systems for neurotrophic growth factors
Main Supervisor: Associate Professor Darren Svirskis
Murad Al Gailani
Title: Oral delivery of active targeting neuropeptide to the brain utilizing a two ligand niosomal delivery system for the treatment of stroke and other neurodegenerative disorders
Main Supervisors: Associate Professor Jingyuan Wen
Barbara Angoro
Title: Developing an electrochemical method for measuring non-transferrin bound iron in human blood plasma
Main Supervisors; Dr Manisha Sharma
Shuo Chen
Title: Dermal delivery of Centella asiatica using hyaluronic acid noisomal system for diabetic wound healing
Main Supervisor: Associate Professor Jingyuan Wen
Yu Gao
Title: Functionised liposomes for targeting tumour cells
Main Supervisors: Professor Zimei Wu
Joseph Chen
Title:Neuroimaging the rapid acting antidepressant response in major depressive disorder
Main Supervisors: Dr Suresh Muthukumaraswamy
Marvin Mengyang Liu
Title: Improve thymopentin stability for injection applications: a novel nanoparticulate delivery system development
Main Supervisors: Associate Professor Jingyuan Wen
Robert Haua
Title: Evaluating models of pharmacist integration into General Practice in New Zealand
Main Supervisors: Dr Trudi Aspden
Manimaran Muthiah
Title: Investigation of the molecular and cellular mechanism involved in breast cancer metastasis for the development of personalised cancer medicine and related health economics
Main Supervisors: Professor Zimei Wu
Tianjiao Geng
Title: Resveratrol-loaded PLEG-CS-PEG blend nanoparticles: A novel versatile and efficient carrier system for tumor drug delivery
Main Supervisor: Professor Zimei Wu
Joy Reginald-Opara
Title: Development of novel drug delivery system for effective treatment of multiple sclerosis
Main Supervisors: Professor Zimei Wu
Julia Plank
Title: Validation of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as a tool to detect inflammation in the brain
Main Supervisors: Dr Joanne Chun-Hung Lin; Associate Professor Suresh Muthukumaraswamy
Carina Walters
Title: Pharmaceutical opioid dependence and its treatment: exploring consumer and clinician experiences in New Zealand
Supervisors: Professor Janie Sheridan; Associate Prof David Newcombe; Professor Chris Bullen
Jason Zhou
Title: Improving access to community pharmacy services for people with lived experience of disability in New Zealand
Main Supervisor: Dr Trudi Aspden
E Lyn Lee
Title: Towards a Comprehensive Natural Health Products and Medicines Census for New Zealand
Main Supervisors: Associate Professor Jo Barnes
Patrick Pan
Title: An on-demand triggered release system to protect the skin from UV damage
Main Supervisor: Professor Zimei Wu
Robin Murphy
Title: A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover trial of repeated microdoses of LSD in healthy volunteers
Main Supervisors: Associate Prof Suresh Muthukumaraswamy
Svenja Meissner
Title:The Development of Drug Delivery Systems to Achieve Controlled Exposure of Neurotrophic Growth Factors to Neurons
Supervisors: Dr Brad Raos, Associate Prof Darren Svirskis
Jay Gong
Title: The epidemiology of opioid use post-trauma and post-surgery in New Zealand
Supervisors: Dr Amy Chan; Associate Professor Peter Jones, Professor Alan Merry
Estelle Miller
Title: Characterising the use of psychedelic drugs in ‘microdoses’
Main Supervisors: Main supervisor: Dr Rhys Ponton
Rayna Sharma
Title: The use of natural health products in substance misuse
Main Supervisors: Associate Professor Jo Barnes
Patrick Cabasag
Title: Co-Design Development of a Pharmacist-Led Mental Health Intervention for Long Term Condition Patients
Main Supervisor: Professor Jeff Harrison
Ben Moloney
Title: Investigating Magnetic Resonance Imaging Correlates of Neuroinflammation in Major Depressive Disorder
Main Supervisors: Dr Joanne Lin; Associate Professor Suresh Muthukumaraswamy
Yufeng Wang
Title: Predicting Pharmacist misconduct through analysis of cases and complaints in New Zealand
Main Supervisor: Associate Professor Shane Scahill
Stephanie Glover
Title: Low-dose Naltrexone as adjunctive treatment for Major Depressive Disorder
Main Supervisor: Dr Joanne Lin
Ashok David Jose
Completed PhDs
Abby Sabrini
Title: Investigating neural processing of risk and reward in stimulant users using structural and functional magnetic resonance imaging.
Supervisors: Professor Ian Kirk; Dr Louise Curley; Dr Joanne Chun-Hung Lin
Mahima Bansal
Title: A glutamate delivery system for neural stimulation
Supervisors: Associate Professor Darren Svirskis; Professor Zimei Wu; Associate Professor Johanna Montgomery
Kate Godfrey
Title: Investigating rapid transcranial magnetic stimulation as a new treatment for major depressive disorder in New Zealand
Supervisors: Associate Professor Suresh Muthukumaraswamy; Professor Cathy Stinear
Trusha Purohit
Title: Development and optimisation of stable pediatric rectal suppositories for the treatment of pneumonia
Supervisors: Professor Zimei Wu; Dr Sara Hanning
Anusha Dravid
Title: Delivering nerve growth factor to promote outgrowth in lower motor neurons
Supervisors: Associate Professor Darren Svirskis; Dr Simon Joseph OCarroll
Joanna Hikaka
Title: Pharmacist-led medicines optimisation for community-dwelling Maori older adults – Collaborative development of a culturally responsive service and framework
Supervisors: Dr Nataly Martini; Dr Rhys Griffith Jones; Professor Martin Connolly
Sanjukta Duarah
Title: Novel strategy for the treatment of inflammatory conditions using biodegradable microneedle arrays
Supervisors: Associate Professor Jingyuan Wen; Dr Manisha Sharma
Hani Abdeltawab
Title: Development and evaluation of bupivacaine loaded injectable composite in-situ gel formulation for postoperative pain management following arthroplasty.
Supervisors
Dr Manisha Sharma; Dr Simon Young; Associate Professor Darren Svirskis
Aleksandra Milosavljevic
Title: The long term conditions service: an examination of the impact of the service on patients’ health outcomes and an exploration of pharmacists’ views and experiences with the service
Supervisors: Professor Jeff Harrison; Dr Trudi Aspden