Most recent conference presentations/invited talks
Stimuli-responsive multifunctional peptide-mimetic hydrogels for biomaterial applications. Controlled Release Society Annual Meeting (Virtual) July 2021.
Peptide nanomaterials: The future of drug delivery and biomaterials. Invited talk, key speaker. 12th Global Drug Delivery & Formulation Virtual Summit 2021, 17th March 2021.
An ultrashort multifunctional peptide hydrogel as a novel matrix for chronic wound healing. Controlled Release Society Annual Meeting (Virtual) June 2020.
Peptide-mimetic hydrogels as long-acting injectable implants for the delivery of antiretroviral drugs for HIV/AIDS. Royal Society of Chemistry Biomaterial Chemistry Meeting 2020, University of Manchester, January 2020.
Self-assembling peptide-mimetic hydrogels as long-acting delivery platforms for HIV prevention. Society for Applied Microbiology (Sfam) Early Career Scientist Research Symposium 2019 - Pendulum Hotel, Manchester, England. March 2019.
Optimising phenylalanine-phenylalanine peptide nanotubes to demonstrate selective antibiofilm activity. 8th International Meeting on Antimicrobial Peptides. Surgeons' Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland. September 2018.
Modifying short phenylalanine-phenylalanine peptide sequences to create multifunctional nanomaterials with biomaterial and drug delivery applications. European Peptide Symposium 2018 (EPS 2018). Dublin City University, Ireland, September 2018.
Multifunctional peptide nanomaterials: The future of drug delivery. China Medical University, Shenyang, China. September 2017.
Multifunctional ultrashort antimicrobial peptide nanomaterials for biomedical applications. 13th International Conference on Materials Chemistry (MC13). ACC Liverpool, UK, July 2017.
Ultrashort Self-assembled Peptides for Biomaterial Applications. PepMat 2016. Oral presentation. Universitat Politècnica Catalunya, UPC, Barcelona March 2016.
Ultrashort self-assembling peptidomimetic nanomaterials target resistant pathogenic infections. Oral presentation. Royal Society of Chemistry, London, 5th International Meeting on Antimicrobial Peptides September 2015.
Eradication of Resistant Biofilm Forming Medical Device Related Pathogens by Ultrashort Self-assembled Peptide Nanomaterials. Nanopeptide 2015. Oral presentation. University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, 3rd March 2015.
Ultrashort Cationic Self-assembled Peptide Nanomaterials: A Solution to the Biofilm Crisis? The Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences GB, UK PharmSci. Oral presentation. University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, 8th September 2014.
Ultrashort Cationic Self-assembled Peptides/Peptidomimetic Nanomaterials. Northern Ireland Biomedical Engineering Society Symposium. Oral presentation. Riddel Hall, Queen’s University Belfast, May 2014.
Ultrashort Cationic Self-assembled Peptides for the Prevention of Medical Device Related Infection. Poster presentation. All-Ireland Schools of Pharmacy Research Seminar, Trinity College Dublin, April 2014.
Antibiofilm Activities of Ultrashort Antimicrobial Lipopeptides and Self-assembled Ultrashort Peptide Gels. Royal Society of Chemistry, London, 3rd International Meeting on Antimicrobial Peptides September 2013.