JOSEPHINE CHIBUZOR OPARAH

Email:

januonye3@gmail.com and joparah@aust.edu.ng

OFFICE LOCATION:

African University of Science and Technology

Personal website:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephine-oparah-51ba1287/

About me:

Josephine Oparah is a research scientist at the National Biosafety Management Agency in Nigeria and is pursuing her Ph.D in the area of Biomaterials at the department of Materials Science and Engineering, African University of Science and Technology under the Pan-African Materials Institute scholarship. She has a keen interest in the development of targeted drug delivery systems for specific targeting and controlled treatment and diagnosis of cancer. While Josephine completed her Master’s Degree program from the University of Greenwich, UK with a distinction where her research was focused on the Designing nanoparticles for mucosal drug delivery, she worked as a research assistant at the drug formulation laboratory of UoG in 2015. Josephine has co-authored and made scientific contributions on mucosal drug delivery systems in a peer reviewed journal.

Josephine is passionate to contribute to the world’s leading team of research scientist bringing changes to the pharmaceutical industry and the world of nanotechnology. Her work has advanced from the mucosal drug delivery systems into designing functionalised magnetite and gold nanoparticles conjugated with biomarkers specific to prostate cancer for theranostic purposes. Josephine is a passionate early budding scientist that intends to build a career in research and innovations in the area of drug development and hopes that her contributions to scientific works will motivate young researchers, to solve scientific challenges using clear cut multidisciplinary scientific approaches, especially in developing nations.

Education:
  • B.Sc (Biochemistry/Microbiology) University of Nigeria,Nsukka
  • M.Sc (Pharmaceutical Sciences) University of Greenwich,UK
  • Ph.D. (Materials Science and Engineering) AUST (in view)
Research:
  • Drug formulation and development – Targeted Drug delivery systems for Mucosal drug delivery
  • Magnetite and Gold nanoparticles for applications in cancer theranostics
  • Nanotechnology applications for imaging and drug delivery
RECENT PAPERS/SCHOLARLY WORK:
  • Griffiths, P. C., Cattoz, B., Ibrahim, M. S., & Anuonye, J. C. (2015). Probing the interaction of nanoparticles with mucin for drug delivery applications using dynamic light scattering. European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, 97,