Dr Charles Heard

Senior Lecturer

Ysgol Fferylliaeth a Gwyddorau Fferyllol

: heard@cardiff.ac.uk
: +44 (0)29 2087 5819
Fax:: +44 (0)29 2087 4149

: Sylwebydd y cyfryngau

Member of the School's Drug Delivery & Microbiology Research Discipline.

Career profile

2007 – present, Senior Lecturer, Cardiff University
Group leader, Skin and Natural Products group
1998 – 2007, Lecturer, Cardiff University
1991 – 1997, PDRA, Cardiff University
1987 – 1991, PhD student, Cardiff University
1982 – 1987, Team leader, Amersham International

Scientific and professional service

Membership of: The Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences, International Society for Skin Pharmacology and Physiology

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PH1122 The role of the pharmacist in professional practice
PH1125 Chemical and biological properties of drug molecules
PH2107 Formulation science
PH2112 Principles of drug design
PH2203 Drug disposition
PH3110 Optimisation of pharmaceutical care
PH3202 Research methodology
PH4116 Pharmacy research or scholarship project
PH4118 Pharmaceutical sciences, pharmacy practice and the patient

Member of the School's Drug Delivery & Microbiology Research Discipline

Research interest

Topical and transdermal drug delivery, development of in vitro models, pro-drugs & co-drugs, topical formulation design (e.g. cream, gel, drug-in-glue patches, medicated dressings), natural products, chemical analysis. Also:

Targeted dermal/dermatological delivery
Development of novel transcutaneous and transdermal delivery systems.
Rational design of pro-drugs/co-drugs
Probing mechanisms of topical drug delivery
Natural products (particularly anti-inflammatory and anti-infectives)

Collaborators

Dr Rebecca Porter, Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine
Dr Joachim Bugert, Department of Medical Microbiology, School of Medicine
Professor Alsion Fiander, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Medicine
Dr Alex White, Professor R Nicholson, Professor C McGuigan, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences