Drug Design, Development & Delivery

University of Manchester
Undergraduate PhD Full-time 36 Months Pharmacy, pharmacology, and toxicology

About this course

Our PhD/MPhil Drug Design, Development and Delivery programme enables you to undertake a research project that will improve understanding of Drug Design, Development and Delivery.

Research and postgraduate study in the area of drug design, development and delivery can focus on the design of novel therapeutic drugs and new delivery approaches.

Multidisciplinary research areas include the following.

  • Molecular modelling and medicinal chemistry-based design, synthesis, evaluation and delivery of novel anti-microbial, anti-

    malarial, anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory compounds;

  • Design of new formulations to improve drug stability (stroke treatment), development of lipid-based nanocarriers and new

    excipients to improve drug delivery (tuberculosis treatment) and penetration of anti-amyloid drugs across the blood-brain barrier;

  • Modification of the behaviour of large bioactive molecules (eg peptides, proteins and plasmids) and analysis of delivery by

    image correlation spectroscopy;

  • We also study the ability of targeted liposomes to selectively deliver agents to the placenta and are using an in silico

    approach to optimise placental homing peptide function;

  • Design and synthesis of novel graphene-based drug delivery systems;

    • Study Options

    This course is available in 4 study options:

    Part-time

    Duration: 72 Months

    Qualification: PhD

    Location: Manchester

    Full-time Shown above

    Duration: 36 Months

    Qualification: PhD

    Location: Manchester

    Part-time

    Duration: 48 Months

    Qualification: MPhil

    Location: Manchester

    Full-time Shown above

    Duration: 12 Months

    Qualification: MPhil

    Location: Manchester

    Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

    2111 Chemical scientists
    3111 Laboratory technicians
    3115 Quality assurance technicians
    2113 Biochemists and biomedical scientists
    3219 Health associate professionals
    2112 Biological scientists

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    Avg. Salary

    £25,500

    Course Details

    Qualification
    Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
    Study Mode
    Full-time
    Duration
    36 Months
    Start Date
    2025
    Academic Year
    2025
    Campus / Location
    Manchester
    Scheme
    Undergraduate
    Subjects
    Pharmacy, pharmacology, and toxicology

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    University of Manchester

    Manchester

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