Dr Atikah Haneef MChem (Honours), PhD

Using electrospinning/electrospraying to develop sub-micron scaled substrates for medical application. I am interested in how this method can be used to develop substrates/implants/structures for medically relevant applications.

I have always been interested in this area of research; from having synthesised Gold(I) complexes with potential anticancer activity from my MChem to now, I continue to apply my chemistry background to develop novel treatments and novel methods of treatment in medically relevant applications.

Coming from a non-traditional training, I am very much a non-traditionalist when it comes to research. I am interested in fast-paced, multidisciplinary, translational research, and enjoy working with professionals from varying backgrounds and disciplines. I have always worked in some way or another with the commercial sector, clinical sector, and other academic sectors and am interested in expanding my links in the future. I think this is an ideal way forward for exciting relevant research to address current problems to be able to take them from scientific bench to patient bed-side.