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Biography
Professor Paul A. McCarron holds a Chair in Pharmaceutics and is currently the Head of School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at Ulster University.A registered pharmacist and member of the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland, with experience of industrial and academic pharmacy, he has a particular interest in the development of advanced drug delivery systems with a expertise in translating novel delivery strategies into the clinical and commercial settings.He is currently a company director in Swedish Pharma and founder of Jenarron Therapeutics Ltd. Both companies are at an early stage and in the preliminary rounds of raising seed capital funding to develop innovative topical dosages forms. The former company is concentrating on the development of bioadhesive oral patches, whilst Jenarron Therapeutics is commercialising a wound hydrogel for use in management of chronic wounds and acute laceration.Research InterestsProf McCarron’s research interests concern the development and characterisation of nanoparticulate systems and topical formulations. Following substantial funding from the Research and Development Office in Northern Ireland, Prof McCarron developed and trialed an innovative putty-type material for delivering anaesthesia to acute laceration.Results published recently in the Annals of Emergency Medicine, the foremost journal for emergency medicine research, demonstrate efficacy based on a non-inferiority study when compared to infiltration of lidocaine solution.FundingDepartment of Education for Northern Ireland.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
Registered Pharmacist, Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland
1 Jan 1990 → …
Keywords
- RL Dermatology
- RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology
- RS Pharmacy and materia medica
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Furanone loaded aerogels are effective antibiofilm therapeutics in a model of chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa wound infection
Proctor, C. R., Taggart, M. G., O'Hagan, B. M. G., McCarron, P. A., McCarthy, R. R. & Ternan, N., 5 May 2023, (Published online) In: Biofilm. 5, p. 1-10 10 p., 100128.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Crocin Inhibits Angiogenesis and Metastasis in Colon Cancer via TNF-α/NF-kB/VEGF Pathways
Bakshi, H. A., Quinn, G. A., Nasef, M. M., Mishra, V., Aljabali, A. A. A., El-Tanani, M., Serrano-Aroca, Á., Webba Da Silva, M., McCarron, P. A. & Tambuwala, M. M., 29 Apr 2022, In: Cells. 11, 9, p. 1-15 16 p., 1502.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Gene Therapy for Neuropsychiatric Disorders: Potential Targets and Tools
Shahcheraghi, S. H., Ayatollahi, J., Lotfi, M., Aljabali, A. A. A., Al-Zoubi, M. S., Panda, P. K., Mishra, V., Satija, S., Charbe, N. B., Serrano-Aroca, Á., Bahar, B., Takayama, K., Goyal, R., Bhatia, A., Almutary, A. G., Alnuqaydan, A. M., Mishra, Y., Negi, P., Courtney, A., McCarron, P. A., & 2 others, 4 Mar 2022, (Published online) In: CNS & Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets. 22, 1, p. 51-65 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Importance of STAT3 signalling in cancer, metastasis and therapeutic interventions
El-tanani, M., Al Khatib, A. O., Aladwan, S. M., Abuelhana, A., Mccarron, P. A. & Tambuwala, M. M., 30 Apr 2022, In: Cellular Signalling. 92, p. 1-7 7 p., 110275.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Therapeutic Potential of Cannabinoids on Tumor Microenvironment: A Molecular Switch in Neoplasia Transformation
Bakshi, H. A., Faruck, H. L., Ravesh, Z., Ansari, P., Hannan, J. M. A., Hashimoto, R., Takayama, K., Farzand, R., Nasef, M. M., Mensah, A., Aljabali, A. A. A., Mishra, V., Charbe, N. B., Goyal, R., Negi, P., Serrano-Aroca, Á., Bahar, B., El-Tanani, M., Courtenay, A. J., McCarron, P., & 2 others, 7 Jul 2022, (Published online) In: Integrative Cancer Therapies. 21, p. 1-17 17 p., 153473542210967.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Staff team of the year 2022
Courtenay, Aaron (Recipient), Lowry, Deborah (Recipient), Mc Carron, Paul (Recipient), Jack, Iain (Recipient), Abuelhana, Ahmed (Recipient), Luo, Ruoyin (Recipient), Coleman, Heather (Recipient), White, Bronagh (Recipient), Callan, Bridgeen (Recipient), Callan, John (Recipient), Ali, Nermeen (Recipient), Hawthorne, Susan (Recipient), Irwin, Nigel (Recipient), Ng, Ming (Recipient), McHale, Anthony (Recipient), Tambuwala, Murtaza (Recipient), Webba Da Silva, Mateus (Recipient) & Taylor, Rebecca (Recipient), 20 May 2022
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