Helen Fox
Research Fellow
Science
Waterford Institute of Technology
Ireland
Biography
Helen is a Research Fellow working in the Pharmaceutical and Molecular Biotechnology Research Centre (PMBrc) in WIT. Her research interests focus on understanding solid pharmaceutical materials and include formulation, characterisation and stability of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and understanding how the physical properties of particles in dry powder inhalation blends influence inhaler performance. Helen obtained a B.Sc. (Hons) degree in Applied Physics from Dublin City University in 2003. She then moved to Trinity College Dublin where she completed a PhD in Materials Science in the Chemical Physics of Low-Dimensional Nanostructures Group. Her research involved characterising the interactions between DNA and carbon nanotubes and exploring the factors controlling the dispersion efficiency of DNA. Upon completion of her PhD, Helen worked as a postdoctoral researcher, continuing her research on biomolecule-wrapped nanotubes. In 2012, Helen joined the PMBrc to carry out research on solid pharmaceutical materials.
Research Interest
Inhalations, Dry powder inhalers, Materials Characterisation, Formulation, Physical Chemistry
