Drug Delivery and Microbiology is a research area within which you can focus your studies as part of our suite of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences research programmes (MPhil, MD, PhD). Our aim is to Understanding the nature of biological barriers and developing advanced systems to improve the delivery of therapeutics and Understanding microbial survival strategies, microbial contamination of pharmaceutical products, control of microbial infection in healthcare environments. Research themes - Pulmonary drug delivery, Microneedle delivery of drugs and biologics, Stability of total parenteral nutrition admixtures, Molecular imprinting, Cell membrane penetration, Transdermal penetration of drugs, Interaction of microorganisms with pharmaceuticals, Antimicrobial mechanisms and Diagnostics for infectious agents, especially B.anthracis and Cl. Difficile. Full-time duration - PhD 3 years, MPhil 1-2 years