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Stuart Jones

Professor Stuart Jones

Director of the Centre for Pharmaceutical Medicine Research

  • Chair in Pharmaceutical Medicine

Research interests

  • Pharmacy

Biography

Prof Jones holds a chair in Pharmaceutical Medicine in the Pharmacy Department of the Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine at King’s College London. He started his career in the Pharmaceutical Industry at Pfizer in Sandwich, Kent, but left this post to complete a PhD in Inhaled formulation design with Prof Marc Brown and Gary Martin at King’s College London. Following his PhD he took up a post as Head of Research and Development of the dermal SME MedPharm Ltd, then moved back into academia 17 years ago when he first took up a lectureship at King’s College London.

Prof Jones heads a research team at King’s that is focused on understanding the design of innovative pharmaceutical formulations and devices. His is interested in how therapeutic agents are released from formulations and how they cross biological barriers. He uses new discoveries in drug delivery and barrier transport processes to design new diagnostic and drug administration systems. To date this work has been funded by 18 research grants with a total value of > £ 4 million. He has published over 80 research articles, 8 patents and successfully supervised more than 30 PhD students. He acts as a consultant to the pharmaceutical industry and expert witness in patent litigation.

Prof Jones’s team is currently working on innovative approaches to non-invasive biomarker sampling via the skin, the use of natural compounds to modify skin keratinocyte function, development of topical formulations that generate gases, novel formulations for drug delivery to the skin, hair and nail, the use of skin stretching to promote needleless delivery, the use of nanomaterials in the oral and respiratory mucosa, targeting hair follicles using nanosystems and the use of 3D printing to develop topical patches.

The publication feed is not currently available.

Research

Medicines
Medicines Development

The Medicines Development Research Group develops novel materials, formulations, drug delivery devices, manufacturing, analytical, and digital technologies.

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Antimicrobial Research Theme

Antimicrobial Research Theme

MBRH-LOGO
The Multiscale Biofilm Research Hub (MBRH)

The Multiscale Biofilm Research Hub (MBRH) has been established to promote interdisciplinary interactions and focus microbial biofilm related research at King’s.

MBRH theme2
Dermatological and non-mucosal biofilms

We are studying the role of biofilms in dermatitis, chronic pain, diabetic ulcers, nail infections and chronic wounds.

Project status: Ongoing

MBRH theme3
Antimicrobial resistance and biofilm therapeutics

Work involves understanding how biofilms contribute to antimicrobial resistance and the creation of new anti-biofilm therapeutics.

Project status: Ongoing

News

IPS colleagues win major awards at international PharmSci conference

The awards included the Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences' (APS) Science and Emerging Scientist awards alongside multiple invited podiums and poster...

IPS at international PharmSci conference 780x450

Course offers students rare insight into the pharmaceutical industry

A new course designed to explore the development and management of medicines has launched at King’s.

Medicines

Six new Studentships for Institute of Pharmaceutical Science

The School of Cancer & Pharmaceutical Science are pleased to announce that there are six new studentships within the Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences.

IPS-studentships

Events

22May

Digital Capabilities in Medicines Development

This free event in London (and online) will explore digital capabilities within the development of medicines and its implications for pharmaceutical research

Please note: this event has passed.

24May

Inaugural Lecture: Professor Stuart Jones

Inspiring talks from some of our brightest minds

Please note: this event has passed.

Features

How medicine development is woven together by the Centre for Pharmaceutical Medicine Research

Fidn out how the Centre for Pharmaceutical Medicine Research is creating the new leaders in the medicines development industry

Centre for Pharmaceutical Medicine Research hero image

Medicated nails? Spray-on patches? How pharmaceutical medical devices come to market

We often hear about exciting new medicines with the potential to become game changers for various diseases. However, we don’t hear quite so much about new...

Research lab generic

The publication feed is not currently available.

Research

Medicines
Medicines Development

The Medicines Development Research Group develops novel materials, formulations, drug delivery devices, manufacturing, analytical, and digital technologies.

AMR thumbnail
Antimicrobial Research Theme

Antimicrobial Research Theme

MBRH-LOGO
The Multiscale Biofilm Research Hub (MBRH)

The Multiscale Biofilm Research Hub (MBRH) has been established to promote interdisciplinary interactions and focus microbial biofilm related research at King’s.

MBRH theme2
Dermatological and non-mucosal biofilms

We are studying the role of biofilms in dermatitis, chronic pain, diabetic ulcers, nail infections and chronic wounds.

Project status: Ongoing

MBRH theme3
Antimicrobial resistance and biofilm therapeutics

Work involves understanding how biofilms contribute to antimicrobial resistance and the creation of new anti-biofilm therapeutics.

Project status: Ongoing

News

IPS colleagues win major awards at international PharmSci conference

The awards included the Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences' (APS) Science and Emerging Scientist awards alongside multiple invited podiums and poster...

IPS at international PharmSci conference 780x450

Course offers students rare insight into the pharmaceutical industry

A new course designed to explore the development and management of medicines has launched at King’s.

Medicines

Six new Studentships for Institute of Pharmaceutical Science

The School of Cancer & Pharmaceutical Science are pleased to announce that there are six new studentships within the Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences.

IPS-studentships

Events

22May

Digital Capabilities in Medicines Development

This free event in London (and online) will explore digital capabilities within the development of medicines and its implications for pharmaceutical research

Please note: this event has passed.

24May

Inaugural Lecture: Professor Stuart Jones

Inspiring talks from some of our brightest minds

Please note: this event has passed.

Features

How medicine development is woven together by the Centre for Pharmaceutical Medicine Research

Fidn out how the Centre for Pharmaceutical Medicine Research is creating the new leaders in the medicines development industry

Centre for Pharmaceutical Medicine Research hero image

Medicated nails? Spray-on patches? How pharmaceutical medical devices come to market

We often hear about exciting new medicines with the potential to become game changers for various diseases. However, we don’t hear quite so much about new...

Research lab generic