Biography:
Ursula Thevarajah is a PhD researcher at the University of Huddersfield working under the supervision of Dr El Hassane Larhrib. Prior to this, she obtained her masters in pharmaceutical and analytical science also at the University of Huddersfield. During her masters, she undertook her research project in formulation and delivery of dry powder inhalers to the lungs, which sparked her passion to further her studies with a PhD in the inhalation field. She worked on engineering a lactose carrier which could be used as a carrier in dry powder inhaler formulations.
Title : Use of an inflating agent to engineer novel lactose carrier for inhalation and drug deposition in-vitro using three model drugs: Salbutamol, beclomethasone and fluticasone