Dr Irfan Bashir AMRSC, MCMI, CRCP, MAAPS
Dr Irfan Bashir is a Senior Lecturer in Pharmaceutical Science and Course Leader for the BSc (Hons) Pharmaceutical Science programme at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU). He brings together academic expertise and pharmaceutical industry experience, with a focus on advanced drug delivery systems, pharmaceutical nanotechnology and formulation development.
- Faculty:
- Faculty of Health, Education and Social Care
- School:
- Allied Health and Social Care
- Areas of Expertise:
- Pharmaceutical science
- Background
Before his current appointment, Dr Bashir worked on an Innovate UK-funded Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) between ARU and Homogenising Systems Ltd. The project, which received an Outstanding (Grade A) rating, focused on developing innovative pharmaceutical processing and formulation technologies.
- Research interests
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- Lipid-based drug delivery systems
- high-pressure homogenisation
- pharmaceutical formulation optimisation
Through his teaching and research supervision, Dr Bashir connects scientific principles with real-world pharmaceutical applications, helping students develop practical skills, research confidence and an understanding of career opportunities in the pharmaceutical industry.
- Teaching
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Course Leader, BSc (Hons) Pharmaceutical Science
- Qualifications
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PhD Pharmaceutics
MPhil Pharmaceutics
PharmD
FHEA
- Memberships, editorial boards
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- Affiliate Member, Royal Society of Chemistry
- Member, Chartered Management Institute
- Member, American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists
- Member, Microbiology Society