Molecular sciences
Host Department
Department of Chemical Sciences
Advanced targeted drugs and drug delivery systems
Research Topic B
Abstract of the proposed UNIPhD research project
Nucleic acid (NA) has broad clinical applications in treating diseases. However, free-form NA undergoes rapid enzymatic degradation. The present study uses bioconjugation to yield polyplexes with a protected structure that will replace the low-performing NA delivery systems in use.
Short Bio
Joachim Arikibe holds BSc and MSc in Chemistry from Kaduna State University, Nigeria, and the University of the South Pacific, Fiji, respectively. A QECS alumnus and Erasmus Scholar with research interest in biomaterials for drug delivery
