Congratulations to Sirazum Munira on receiving the Dr. Ed Knaus Graduate Scholarship in Pharmaceutical Research
Our Focus
Novel pharmaceutical excipients
Innovative pharmaceutical excipients that offer bio-available, less toxic, and more effective alternative to current drug formulations
Nanomedicine in cancer therapy
Engineered polymer and lipid based nano-carriers for specific delivery of current and emerging cancer therapeutics to their cellular and intracellular targets
Engineered hydrogels for drug delivery
New biodegradable hydrogels for regional and mucosal drug delivery
Nano for the modulation of immune response
Nanodelivery systems for modulation of immune response against cancer
Dr. Afsaneh Lavasanifar
uses nanotechnology to target medicine delivery and improve drug absorption. Primarily focused on chemotherapy drugs, which can be harmful to organs like the heart and kidneys, she's developed a patented polymer technology that can carry medicines to targeted areas—delivering medicine directly to a tumour and away from surrounding healthy tissues. The result—better, more effective medicine with less side-effects.