PhD opportunities!
We currently have a very diversified portfolio of self-funded PhD projects, including
- Development of non-viral CRISPR-Cas9 technologies
- Tumour microenvironment-sensitive drug and gene delivery systems
- Tumour-targeted drug and gene nanomedicines
- Biomaterial-based immunotherapies
- Development of novel hydrogels for biomedical applications
- Brain-targeted drug and gene delivery systems
There is also the possibility to register as “PhD Plus Teaching” students (PhD with an additional teaching qualification and the possibility to apply for Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy):
www.strath.ac.uk/science/strathclydeinstituteofpharmacybiomedicalsciences/studywithus-postgraduate/phdplus/
Some scholarship opportunities are currently available in the Faculty of Science for funding your PhD studies:
https://www.strath.ac.uk/studywithus/scholarships/sciencescholarships/
We currently have a very diversified portfolio of self-funded PhD projects, including
- Development of non-viral CRISPR-Cas9 technologies
- Tumour microenvironment-sensitive drug and gene delivery systems
- Tumour-targeted drug and gene nanomedicines
- Biomaterial-based immunotherapies
- Development of novel hydrogels for biomedical applications
- Brain-targeted drug and gene delivery systems
There is also the possibility to register as “PhD Plus Teaching” students (PhD with an additional teaching qualification and the possibility to apply for Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy):
www.strath.ac.uk/science/strathclydeinstituteofpharmacybiomedicalsciences/studywithus-postgraduate/phdplus/
Some scholarship opportunities are currently available in the Faculty of Science for funding your PhD studies:
https://www.strath.ac.uk/studywithus/scholarships/sciencescholarships/

May 2023
Christine's image, “Fighting cancer”, was Highly Commended in the “Healthy society” category at the Strathclyde Images of Research competition!
Christine's image, “Fighting cancer”, was Highly Commended in the “Healthy society” category at the Strathclyde Images of Research competition!

Merci à Fabien Gouault pour son superbe article dans Le Courrier de l’Ouest !
Thank you Fabien Gouault for your great article in Le Courrier de l’Ouest!
Thank you Fabien Gouault for your great article in Le Courrier de l’Ouest!

April 2023
Christine has been nominated for a Strathclyde Teaching Excellence Award!
Christine has been nominated for a Strathclyde Teaching Excellence Award!

March 2023
Christine received the “Outstanding Woman Researcher in Nanomedicine” award at the 8th Venus International Women Awards (Chennai, India). She gave a keynote presentation at the event.
Christine received the “Outstanding Woman Researcher in Nanomedicine” award at the 8th Venus International Women Awards (Chennai, India). She gave a keynote presentation at the event.

February 2023
Christine has been nominated for Strathclyde Women+ in Leadership Networks #CelebrateHER Awards!
Christine has been nominated for Strathclyde Women+ in Leadership Networks #CelebrateHER Awards!
Christine has been invited to give a talk at the Meeting of the Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry (Zaragoza, June 2023).
January 2023
Christine is member of the Scientific Advisory Board for a nanomedicine-based programme at the University of Nantes (France) (PI: Dr Catherine Levisage, funding: Agence Nationale de la Recherche).
Christine is member of the Scientific Advisory Board for a nanomedicine-based programme at the University of Nantes (France) (PI: Dr Catherine Levisage, funding: Agence Nationale de la Recherche).

November 2022
The Worldwide Cancer Research mosaics were displayed in Edinburgh Central Station from 14th November until 28th November 2022. As part of this campaign, Christine was interviewed on STV News on 16th November 2022.
The Worldwide Cancer Research mosaics were displayed in Edinburgh Central Station from 14th November until 28th November 2022. As part of this campaign, Christine was interviewed on STV News on 16th November 2022.

Congratulations to Dr Musa Albatsh who successfully defended his "PhD Plus Teaching" thesis today! Thank you to the Examiners Professor Christopher Scott and Dr Ibrahim Khadra, and to the Convenor Dr Arnaud Javelle!
Congratulations to Dr Musa Albatsh who successfully defended his "PhD Plus Teaching" thesis today! Thank you to the Examiners Professor Christopher Scott and Dr Ibrahim Khadra, and to the Convenor Dr Arnaud Javelle!

Congratulations to Khadeejah Maeyouf, who is now a Champion for the British Society of Nanomedicine!

October 2022
Christine features in one of the two giant mosaics, collated by Worldwide Cancer Research as part of their Curestarters campaign, made using hundreds of photographs of cancer survivors enjoying life moments.
The other mosaic showcases Adam Coulson, a passionate fundraiser who supports the organisation after losing both his parents.
Christine features in one of the two giant mosaics, collated by Worldwide Cancer Research as part of their Curestarters campaign, made using hundreds of photographs of cancer survivors enjoying life moments.
The other mosaic showcases Adam Coulson, a passionate fundraiser who supports the organisation after losing both his parents.

The mosaics were displayed as part of an exhibition in London’s Spitalfields Market between 10th October and 24th October.
Worldwide Cancer Research website:
www.worldwidecancerresearch.org/
Worldwide Cancer Research website:
www.worldwidecancerresearch.org/

September 2022
Christine features in the new Worldwide Cancer Research campaign.
Worldwide Cancer Research website: www.worldwidecancerresearch.org/
The TV advertisement is currently shown on national TV (Sky channels), video on demand (Sky and All4) and various digital advertisements.
Youtube link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvP_w9TgL60
Christine features in the new Worldwide Cancer Research campaign.
Worldwide Cancer Research website: www.worldwidecancerresearch.org/
The TV advertisement is currently shown on national TV (Sky channels), video on demand (Sky and All4) and various digital advertisements.
Youtube link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvP_w9TgL60

The campaign is currently advertised in 309 national and 11 international newspapers, including The Times, The Sunday Times, The Guardian, The Observer and The Scotsman.

Christine has been invited to give a talk at the International ENDOSCAPE consortium (H2020 825730) Symposium, organised by Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin (Germany).

August 2022
Christine has been awarded the Scientist Medal of the International Association of Advanced Materials (IAAM). The prize is awarded to scientists who have been involved in research for at least 10 years and have made a significant contribution to the field of Materials science, Engineering and Technology. (This was originally awarded online in 2021, but received in Stockholm in August).
Christine has been awarded the Scientist Medal of the International Association of Advanced Materials (IAAM). The prize is awarded to scientists who have been involved in research for at least 10 years and have made a significant contribution to the field of Materials science, Engineering and Technology. (This was originally awarded online in 2021, but received in Stockholm in August).

Hawraa gave a talk on ”stealth” nanoparticles for DNA delivery
to cancer cells at the British Society of Nanomedicine Annual Meeting
to cancer cells at the British Society of Nanomedicine Annual Meeting

Khadeejah gave a talk on tumour-targeted, zein-based nanomedicines for prostate cancer therapy at the British Society of Nanomedicine Annual Meeting
July 2022
Congratulations to Khadeejah who received a Strathclyde Postgraduate Researcher Travel award!
Congratulations to Khadeejah who received a Strathclyde Postgraduate Researcher Travel award!

June 2022
Hawraa has been shortlisted to present a poster on the design of stealth nanoparticles for DNA delivery to cancer cells, at the Doctoral School Multidisciplinary Symposium.
Hawraa has been shortlisted to present a poster on the design of stealth nanoparticles for DNA delivery to cancer cells, at the Doctoral School Multidisciplinary Symposium.
March 2022
Christine is the Strathclyde Local Network Lead for the UK Reproducibility Network.
Christine is the Strathclyde Local Network Lead for the UK Reproducibility Network.

December 2021
Christine has been awarded the “Outstanding Woman Researcher in Nanomedicine” award at the 7th Venus International Women Awards (Chennai, India). The prize is awarded by the Venus International Foundation to female scientists who have been involved in research for at least 10 years and have made a significant contribution to fundamental discoveries, new theories or insights in their research areas.
Christine has been awarded the “Outstanding Woman Researcher in Nanomedicine” award at the 7th Venus International Women Awards (Chennai, India). The prize is awarded by the Venus International Foundation to female scientists who have been involved in research for at least 10 years and have made a significant contribution to fundamental discoveries, new theories or insights in their research areas.

Christine contributed to the translation in French of the book “Immune”, by Philipp Dettmer, the creator of Youtube phenomenon “Kurzgesagt – in a Nutshell”

Congratulations to Dr Jitkasem Meewan who successfully defended her PhD thesis! Thank you to the Examiners Professor Gavin Halbert and Dr Marie-Christine Jones, and to the Convenor Professor John McCarron!

Congratulations to Dr Jamal Almowalad who successfully defended his PhD thesis today! Thank you to the Examiners Professor Joshua Boateng and Dr Ibrahim Khadra, and to the Convenor Professor Craig Roberts!

October 2021
Our review about dendrimersomes (P. Laskar, C. Dufès, Emergence of cationic
polyamine dendrimersomes: design, stimuli sensitivity and potential biomedical applications) has been highlighted as a Popular Advance in Nanoscale Advances and accepted for inside back cover!
Our review about dendrimersomes (P. Laskar, C. Dufès, Emergence of cationic
polyamine dendrimersomes: design, stimuli sensitivity and potential biomedical applications) has been highlighted as a Popular Advance in Nanoscale Advances and accepted for inside back cover!

May 2021
Christine has been awarded the Scientist Medal of the International Association of Advanced Materials (IAAM). The prize is awarded to scientists who have been involved in research for at least 10 years and have made a significant contribution to the field of Materials science, Engineering and Technology.
Christine has been awarded the Scientist Medal of the International Association of Advanced Materials (IAAM). The prize is awarded to scientists who have been involved in research for at least 10 years and have made a significant contribution to the field of Materials science, Engineering and Technology.

Christine has been nominated for a Strathclyde Teaching Excellence Award!

Christine was invited to give a talk on the development of gene-based nanomedicines for cancer therapy
at the APS Cell and Gene therapy webinar
at the APS Cell and Gene therapy webinar

April 2021
Christine was invited to give a webinar for the Lebanese Pharmacy Student Association
Christine was invited to give a webinar for the Lebanese Pharmacy Student Association
January 2021
Christine was invited to participate at the Women in Science Strathclyde Equate networking event, in Glasgow
Christine was invited to participate at the Women in Science Strathclyde Equate networking event, in Glasgow

November 2020
Christine was invited to give a webinar at the University of Sunderland on 18th November
Christine was invited to give a webinar at the University of Sunderland on 18th November

Christine has been invited to join the Editorial Board of Journal of Liposome Research
Congratulations to Musa Albatsh who is now a Champion for the British Society of Nanomedicine!

June 2020
Christine has been nominated for a Strathclyde Teaching Excellence Award!
Christine has been nominated for a Strathclyde Teaching Excellence Award!

International Day of Women and Girls in Science: Christine was mentioned among “some of our amazing Strathclyde Women in Science who are all working towards different goals and achievements across the sector”.
Link: https://www.strath.ac.uk/whystrathclyde/womeninscience/

January 2020
Press release about our latest collaborative paper (with Professor Hing Leung (Principal Investigator), from The Beatson Institute for Cancer Research) about the repurposing of the anti-parasitic drug mebendazole to synergise with the anti-cancer drug docetaxel for prostate cancer treatment, available online in British Journal of Cancer:
Link: https://www.strath.ac.uk/whystrathclyde/news/worminfectiondrugcouldbeusedtotreatprostatecancer/
Press release about our latest collaborative paper (with Professor Hing Leung (Principal Investigator), from The Beatson Institute for Cancer Research) about the repurposing of the anti-parasitic drug mebendazole to synergise with the anti-cancer drug docetaxel for prostate cancer treatment, available online in British Journal of Cancer:
Link: https://www.strath.ac.uk/whystrathclyde/news/worminfectiondrugcouldbeusedtotreatprostatecancer/

Absolutely thrilled to announce that I have been promoted to Reader!
Thank you to my collaborators, former and current researchers and students, and to everyone who has helped me along the way!
Absolutely thrilled to announce that I have been promoted to Reader!
Thank you to my collaborators, former and current researchers and students, and to everyone who has helped me along the way!

December 2019
Festive lunch before the holidays!
Festive lunch before the holidays!

November 2019
Christine has been invited to be a Review Editor for Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology- Nanobiotechnology
Christine has been invited to be a Review Editor for Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology- Nanobiotechnology

Christine has been invited to join the Editorial Advisory Board of Biomaterials Science

October 2019
A brilliant day showcasing the research in our laboratory at the SIPBS Open Day !
A brilliant day showcasing the research in our laboratory at the SIPBS Open Day !

Jamal presented his poster on the development of gold nanocages for drug and gene delivery at ICONAN 2019 in Munich, Germany

Congratulations to Sukrut for receiving the Prominent Alumni Award 2019 from his alma mater Nirma University, at the 16th Foundation Day of Institute of Pharmacy on 1st October 2019 !
August 2019
Congratulations to Jamal who received a Strathclyde Postgraduate Researcher Travel award!
Congratulations to Jamal who received a Strathclyde Postgraduate Researcher Travel award!

July 2019
Christine was invited to give a talk about our prostate cancer research at the APCLP (Association de Patients porteurs d’un Cancer Localisé de la Prostate) Association meeting, in Poitiers (France)
Christine was invited to give a talk about our prostate cancer research at the APCLP (Association de Patients porteurs d’un Cancer Localisé de la Prostate) Association meeting, in Poitiers (France)

Delighted to be hosting the 5th Early Career Researchers’ Annual Meeting of the British Society of Nanomedicine!

Sukrut gave a talk on targeted dendrimers for gene delivery to the brain at the 5th Early Career Researchers’ Annual Meeting of the British Society of Nanomedicine

Partha presented a poster on dendrimer-based vesicles for gene and drug delivery to cancer cells at the 5th Early Career Researchers’ Annual Meeting of the British Society of Nanomedicine

Jitkasem presented a poster on the effects of protein corona on zein delivery systems at the 5th Early Career Researchers’ Annual Meeting of the British Society of Nanomedicine

Jamal presented a poster on the development of gold nanocages for drug and gene delivery at the 5th Early Career Researchers’ Annual Meeting of the British Society of Nanomedicine

June 2019
Dufès Lab received a Strathclyde Sustainability award (bronze) !
Dufès Lab received a Strathclyde Sustainability award (bronze) !

May 2019
Congratulations to Dr Intouch Sakpakdeejaroen who successfully defended his PhD thesis today! Thank you to the Examiners Dr Luis Bimbo and Dr Joshua Boateng, and to the Convenor Prof Joop ter Horst
Congratulations to Dr Intouch Sakpakdeejaroen who successfully defended his PhD thesis today! Thank you to the Examiners Dr Luis Bimbo and Dr Joshua Boateng, and to the Convenor Prof Joop ter Horst

Taking part in the Erasmus staff mobility scheme, Partha is currently at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Germany), in the laboratory of Dr. Pavel Levkin (Institute of Toxicology and Genetics) to learn about Combinatorial Synthesis and High-Throughput Screening
February 2019
Merci à Fabien Gouault pour son superbe article dans Le Courrier de l’Ouest !
Thank you Fabien Gouault for your great article in Le Courrier de l’Ouest!
Merci à Fabien Gouault pour son superbe article dans Le Courrier de l’Ouest !
Thank you Fabien Gouault for your great article in Le Courrier de l’Ouest!

December 2018
Festive dinner for the lab!
Festive dinner for the lab!

August 2018
Intouch and Jitkasem presented their posters at CLINAM 2018 in Basel, Switzerland !
Intouch and Jitkasem presented their posters at CLINAM 2018 in Basel, Switzerland !

August 2018
At the Annual meeting of the British Society of Nanomedicine, at the Francis Crick Institute, London
Christine has been invited to serve on an Expert Panel to review nanomedicine applications for the Networks of Centres of Excellence of Canada, in Ottawa, from Tuesday 14th to Friday 17th August.
At the Annual meeting of the British Society of Nanomedicine, at the Francis Crick Institute, London
Christine has been invited to serve on an Expert Panel to review nanomedicine applications for the Networks of Centres of Excellence of Canada, in Ottawa, from Tuesday 14th to Friday 17th August.

July 2018
Congratulations to Jitkasem who received a Strathclyde Postgraduate Researcher Travel award!
Congratulations to Intouch, who received the prize of the Conference of the Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University (Thailand) (16th -18th July) for his poster entitled “Development of novel transferrin-bearing nanomedicines for cancer therapy”!
Congratulations to Jitkasem who received a Strathclyde Postgraduate Researcher Travel award!
Congratulations to Intouch, who received the prize of the Conference of the Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University (Thailand) (16th -18th July) for his poster entitled “Development of novel transferrin-bearing nanomedicines for cancer therapy”!

Christine has been invited to join the editorial board of Scientia Pharmaceutica,
the official journal of the Austrian Pharmaceutical Society (Österreichische Pharmazeutische Gesellschaft, ÖPhG)
the official journal of the Austrian Pharmaceutical Society (Österreichische Pharmazeutische Gesellschaft, ÖPhG)

June 2018
Christine was invited to give a talk at the 5th International Conference of Nanotechnology in Medicine (NanoMed), which was held in Manchester from 26th to 28th June
Christine was invited to give a talk at the 5th International Conference of Nanotechnology in Medicine (NanoMed), which was held in Manchester from 26th to 28th June

May 2018
Christine has been shortlisted as “Best teacher in Faculty of Science” at the Strathclyde Teaching Excellence Award
Christine has been shortlisted as “Best teacher in Faculty of Science” at the Strathclyde Teaching Excellence Award
Congratulations to Intouch who received a Strathclyde Postgraduate Researcher Travel award!

Dufès Lab received a Strathclyde Sustainability award (bronze)

Pint of Science: Scientists dust off their lab coats and head to pubs! Join us at Pint of Science event in Glasgow on 16th May and hear about seek and destroy nanomedicines for cancer therapy at Record Factory. Don’t miss out!
https://pintofscience.co.uk/event/biobuilders-can-they-fix-it
https://pintofscience.co.uk/event/biobuilders-can-they-fix-it

New Doctor in the town: Congratulations to Dr Najla Altwaijry who successfully defended her PhD thesis on Friday, the 13th!

February 2018
Even in 2018 millions of lives every day are turned upside down by cancer diagnosis. This WorldCancerDay, Sunday 4th February, here is a group pic of our lab
Even in 2018 millions of lives every day are turned upside down by cancer diagnosis. This WorldCancerDay, Sunday 4th February, here is a group pic of our lab

December 2017
Festive dinner for the lab!
Festive dinner for the lab!

October 2017
Christine was invited to give a talk at the 21st World Congress on Clinical Nutrition, which was held in Budapest, Hungary.
Christine was invited to give a talk at the 21st World Congress on Clinical Nutrition, which was held in Budapest, Hungary.

August 2017
Christine was chairing a session at the British Society of Nanomedicine Annual Young Researchers meeting, in Belfast.
Christine was chairing a session at the British Society of Nanomedicine Annual Young Researchers meeting, in Belfast.

July 2017
Joan, Najla, Sukrut and Christine presented posters at the Controlled Release Society Annual Meeting in Boston, USA
Joan, Najla, Sukrut and Christine presented posters at the Controlled Release Society Annual Meeting in Boston, USA

May 2017
Najla gave a talk, both Najla and Joan presented posters at the UK and Ireland Controlled Release Society (UKICRS) 2017 symposium in Glasgow.
Najla gave a talk, both Najla and Joan presented posters at the UK and Ireland Controlled Release Society (UKICRS) 2017 symposium in Glasgow.

April 2017
Sukrut and Christine participated in Glasgow Kiltwalk 2017 to raise money for Worldwide Cancer Research:
https://www.worldwidecancerresearch.org/cancer-type/dr-christine-dufes/
Sukrut and Christine participated in Glasgow Kiltwalk 2017 to raise money for Worldwide Cancer Research:
https://www.worldwidecancerresearch.org/cancer-type/dr-christine-dufes/

April 2017
Christine was invited to give a talk at the 4th World Congress and Expo on Nanotechnology and Materials Science (Nano and Materials Science-2017), in Barcelona
Christine was invited to give a talk at the 4th World Congress and Expo on Nanotechnology and Materials Science (Nano and Materials Science-2017), in Barcelona

April 2017
Christine gave a talk, Sukrut and Najla presented posters at the European Nanomedicine Meeting, in London.
Christine gave a talk, Sukrut and Najla presented posters at the European Nanomedicine Meeting, in London.

March 2017
Christine was invited to give a talk at the 10th International Conference and Exhibition on Pharmaceutics & Novel Drug Delivery Systems (Pharmaceutica 2017), which was held in London.
Christine was invited to give a talk at the 10th International Conference and Exhibition on Pharmaceutics & Novel Drug Delivery Systems (Pharmaceutica 2017), which was held in London.
December 2016
Christine was invited to give a seminar at Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand, where she met Assoc. Prof. Dr Arunporn Itharat (Head of Department of Applied Thai Traditional Medicine) (Far left) and Assoc. Prof. Dr Preecha Wanichsetakul (Dean of the Faculty of Medicine) (Centre right) |
June 2016
Christine was invited to give a talk (“Développement de nano-médicaments ciblés à base de thé vert et de gènes thérapeutiques pour le traitement de cancers”) at the Café scientifique of the Alliance Française, as part of the Glasgow Science Festival. https://glasgowsciencefestival.wordpress.com/tag/alliance-francaise-de-glasgow/ |
May 2016
Christine was invited to give a talk (“Green “tea-rapy: a new weapon against cancer”) at the “Pint of Science” international festival in Glasgow. https://pintofscience.co.uk/event/glasgow-vs-cancer |
September 2014
Christine was invited to give a talk (“Green “tea-rapy: a new weapon against cancer”) at “Techfest in September” (Aberdeen and North-East Scotland’s Festival of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) in Aberdeen. http://www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk/tis/uploads/files/programmes/2014_TechFestPublicProgramme.pdf |
July 2014
Christine was chosen as “Talent des Deux-Sèvres” (“Talent from the French department Deux-Sèvres“) in Le Courrier de l’Ouest. - In 17th July 2013 edition: http://www.courrierdelouest.fr/actualite/bressuire-enseignant-chercheur-a-glasgow-16-07-2013-114487 - In 21st July 2014 edition: http://journal.courrierdelouest.fr/?utm_source=cofr&utm_medium=lien&utm_campaign=co-journal_filrouge&utm_content=barredenav |
February 2014
Majed received an award at the 8th Saudi International Conference (Edinburgh)
Majed received an award at the 8th Saudi International Conference (Edinburgh)
October 2013
Christine and Sukrut were involved in the Strathclyde’s "Really Small Science" nanobioengineering public engagement event that took place from Thursday 17th October until Sunday 20th October 2013 as part of the Glasgow Science Centre’s "Bodyworks" exhibition. Their "Cancer targeting" dart game attracted more than 1000 people. |
September 2012
Christine was awarded the "Tom Gibson Memorial Award 2012". The prize is awarded to recognise outstanding accomplishment and/or outstanding potential of young researchers involved in multidisciplinary research activity oriented towards enhancing developments in medicine and/or in its related sciences and technologies. The award is made biannually by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow and the British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons, in association with the universities of Glasgow and Strathclyde. |
June 2011
Hibah received an award at the 5th Saudi International Conference (Coventry)
Hibah received an award at the 5th Saudi International Conference (Coventry)
March 2010
Hibah received an award at the First Academic Forum for Saudi Female Students in the UK and Ireland (March 2010, Sheffield)
Hibah received an award at the First Academic Forum for Saudi Female Students in the UK and Ireland (March 2010, Sheffield)
June 2009
Hibah received the Outstanding Poster Award of the 3rd Saudi International Conference (June 2009, Guildford)
Hibah received the Outstanding Poster Award of the 3rd Saudi International Conference (June 2009, Guildford)
June 2008
Ju Yen received the Award of the First year PhD students’ presentations at the BCDD Research Day
Ju Yen received the Award of the First year PhD students’ presentations at the BCDD Research Day