Day-to-Day Responsibilities
Designing drug carriers such as nanoparticles, liposomes, micelles, hydrogels or polymer-based systems
Selecting materials and formulation methods to control drug release over time and to reach a target tissue or cell
Running in-vitro experiments, such as release profiling and stability tests, and recording results carefully
Characterising particles for size, surface charge, drug loading and stability using laboratory instruments
Testing carriers in cell cultures and animal models, and interpreting what the data shows
Writing research reports, preparing patent disclosures and presenting findings to team leads or journal reviewers
Working with formulation, quality and regulatory teams to move a promising system toward clinical testing
