Senior Lecturer in Pharmaceutical Sciences
Queen's University Belfast, United Kingdom
Dr. Alejandro J. Paredes is a Pharmacist by training (2011) and obtained a PhD (2016), both degrees from the National University of Córdoba, Argentina. Dr Paredes made pre- and post-doctoral visits to laboratories in Cuba, Uruguay, Spain, and Italy, and worked as a Research Fellow at Queen’s University Belfast (QUB, UK). In January 2021, Dr Paredes took up a Lectureship (Assistant Professor) at QUB and was promoted to Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in April 2023. At QUB, he leads a group focused on controlled and targeted drug delivery using nanocrystals. He obtained a PGCHET in 2022 and teaches Pharmaceutical Technology in multiple modules for the BSc, MPharm, and MSc programs at QUB. Alejandro is a named inventor in two patents and has authored >120 research publications, including research and review papers, book chapters, and conference presentations. Dr Paredes has obtained >£3.4 M of funding for his research, with prestigious grants as PI from EPSRC, the Academy of Medical Sciences, the Royal Society, and Applied Microbiology International. Dr Paredes has recently obtained the Emerging Scientist Award 2024 from the Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences (APS, UK) and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (UK) and CICOPS (Italy). Alejandro is an active member of the APS, Controlled Release Society, American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS), Applied Microbiology International, and British Society for Nanomedicine. Moreover, he is a member of the Early Career Editorial Board of Materials Today Bio and the Advisory Board of AAPS PharmSciTech.