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David Scurr

Principal Research Fellow, Faculty of Science

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Biography

2022 - Present Principal Research Fellow, The University of Nottingham.

2019 - Present Chair UK Surface Analysis Forum

2012 - 2022 Senior Research Fellow, The University of Nottingham.

2007 - 2012 Research Fellow, The University of Nottingham.

2005 - 2007 PDRA University of Manchester.

2002 - 2005 Ph.D., University of Manchester.

1998 - 2002 B.Sc., Biomedical materials Science, UMIST.

Research Summary

My research is focused upon characterising and understanding permeation mechanisms of active pharmaceutical, cosmetic and antibacterial compounds within complex tissues at the micron and nano scale.… read more

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Current Research

My research is focused upon characterising and understanding permeation mechanisms of active pharmaceutical, cosmetic and antibacterial compounds within complex tissues at the micron and nano scale. I have a particular interest and a number of projects on skin permeation . I lead a research team, comprised of postdoctoral associates and PhD students, who develop novel approaches for analysing both native tissue chemistry [Edney et al. Analytical Chemistry, 2022] and the route and mechanisms of permeation of active compounds [Starr et al. PNAS, 2022]. An important goal of my research is to drive the development of more efficacious topically delivered compounds.

Much of my research is multidisciplinary and includes work in the area of Pharmacy, Materials Science, Chemistry and Engineering. Specific research project areas include advanced mass spectrometry imaging and the deconvolution of associated complex data-sets . I collaborate with a network of national and international academic and commercial partners, including The University of Leuven (Belgium), The University of Keele, The National Physical Laboratory, Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. and GSK. I have also performed numerous consultancy activities for a range of national and international commercial organisations over the last 15 years.

Current funding for my work includes two EPSRC strategic equipment grants '3D OrbiSIMS: Label free chemical imaging of materials, cells and tissues' (EP/P029868/1) and 'High resolution, cryogenic analytical and transfer scanning electron microscope (HR-CAT-SEM)' (EP/S021434/1).

I publish in a wide range of high quality journals and have given several invited academic research seminars and invited conference presentations, for example 'Keynote Presentation at The British mass spectrometry society, 2021'.

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Nottingham, NG7 2RD

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