Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences

Profile

Qualifications

BSc PhD PGCE MIoN MIMF FRMS

Internal memberships/posts

Academic Manager of IBBS Microscopy Imaging Suite;
Member of the Biomaterials and Drug Delivery Group;
Member of the Cellular and Molecular Neuro-oncology Research Group.

External memberships

Fellow of the Royal Microscopical Society (FRMS);
Member of the Editorial Board of Journal of Microscopy;
Member of the European Microscopy Society;

Member of the Institute of Materials Finishing (MIMF);
Professional Member of the Institute of Nanotechnology (MIoN);
Vice-chair of the Publications Committee, IMF.

Key teaching responsibilities

Level 2
SPHA204 MPharm: Pharmaceutical Sciences (organic chemistry, synthesis, spectroscopy; lectures and practical classes).
Level M
SPHA404 MPharm: Research Projects;
PhD training in Scanning Probe Microscopy (SPM), Live Cell Imaging and Total Internal Reflected Fluorescence Microscopy (TIRF), PhD Supervision, PhD Internal and External examination

Key research interests / Funding

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) of biomaterials, drug delivery systems, polymers. Over 115 publications.
Further details: http://smithjr.myweb.port.ac.uk

PhD students:
1. Jagdeep (Jag) Shur: Formulated muco-regulatory agents in the airways of patients with cystic fibrosis (J.R. Smith, DoS; J.K. Shute, T.G. Nevell, J. Conway; completed 2006)
2. Peter G. Coxhead: Protein-protein interactions involved in the function of EcoR124I (K. Firman, DoS; J.R. Smith, S.A. Campbell; completed 2008)
3. Dimitrios A. Lamprou: Towards the determination of surface energy at the nanoscale (J.R. Smith, DoS; J. Tsibouklis, E. Barbu; completed 2009)
4. Yanhong Li: Polyheterocycles: Incorporation of antischistosomiasis compounds and density functional theory calculations (S.A. Campbell, DoS; J.R. Smith, DoS; completed 2010)
5. Aneta Hyb: Control of a multifunctional enzyme through subunit assembly (K. Firman, DoS; J.R. Smith, S.A. Campbell; completed 2011)
6. Zakari (Zak) Makama: Cathodic delamination of modelled sea cable connector assemblies (S.A. Campbell, DoS; J.R. Smith, I.B. Beech; completed 2011)
7. Temidayo (Temmy) Olusanya: Drug delivery formulation of agents for boron neutron capture therapy (J. Tsibouklis, DoS; J.R. Smith; 2010-current)

Awards

Canning Bicentenary Medal
Award for best practical paper published in Transactions of the Institute of Metal Finishing 2011. Sponsored by MacDermid plc. Institute of Metal Finishing: Dec 2012
Royal Microscopical Society Vice-President's Award
A public understanding of science award for a project entitled 'Creative interpretations of the microworld'; a collaboration with local artists: Nov 2012

Invited presentations

Structural studies of proteins and cancer cells using STM and AFM, University of Strathclyde (22/06/12)
Conducting polymers at Portsmouth, Royal Society of Chemistry, London (08/04/11)
AFM investigations of surfaces of biological and biomedical interest, University of Warwick (29/08/09)

Recent publications

Other publications