Athena SWANSuccess Stories - Yvonne Perrie

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Professor in Drug Delivery

Professor Yvonne Perrie is the Chair in Drug Delivery within Strathclyde Institute for Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland. Prior to this appointment, she was Professor in Drug Delivery, within Aston University, Birmingham, England (2007-2016). Yvonne has a BSc (First-Class Hons) in Pharmacy from Strathclyde University and she attained her PhD from the University of London under the supervision of Prof Gregoriadis. Yvonne’s research is multi-disciplinary and is focused on the development of drug carrier systems to facilitate the delivery of drugs and vaccines, providing practical solutions for current healthcare problems. Yvonne has published approximately 150 peer-reviewed papers, 5 patents and 4 text books. She is a Fellow of the Society of Biology, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, a member of the College of Fellows for the Controlled Release Society, and an Eminent Fellow of the Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Yvonne was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in His Majesty the King’s New Year Honours List 2024 for services to pharmaceutical innovation and regulation.

My current position is Head of Institute of Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Science and Professor in Drug Delivery within the Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences. I teach across our UG and PG programmes and I lead a research team focused on the formulation, development, and manufacture of nanomedicines using flexible and adaptive platforms, which can be scaled up and down in a rapidly responsive mode.

My research and academic leadership has been recognised via a range of fellowships and awards including 50th Anniversary Chair in Drug Delivery (2016), membership of the Controlled Release Society College of Fellows (2015), Fellow of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (2014), Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology (2012), Eminent Fellow of the Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences (2012), the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Pharmaceutical Scientist of the Year (2012), the British Science Festival Collaboration in Formulation Award (2011) and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Science Conference Medal (2007). I am an expert advisor for the MHRA, Editor-in-Chief of the ‘Journal of Liposome Research’ and ‘Pharmaceutics’ and Associate Editor for the ‘Journal of Drug Targeting’ and the ‘Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology’. Previous roles include: Chair of Pharmacy Schools Council (Jan 2014-2017), Editor of the Controlled Release Society Newsletter (2004 – 2017), Director-at-Large for the Controlled Release Society (3 years), and 2 terms (6 years in total) as the Chair for the UK and Ireland Controlled Release Society.