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Laura is a Senior Lecturer in Pharmaceutics within UH's School of Life and Medical Science.
She graduated with a BSc in Medical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnologies in 2011 and with an MSc in Medical Biotechnologies and Molecular Medicine from the University of Bari in 2014. She then gained her PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences at King’s College London in 2018, concerned with the development of conjugated polymer nanoparticles for bioimaging.
She currently sits within Topical Drug Delivery and Toxicology Centre. Her broad research interests encompass lung biointerfaces, spanning from novel diagnostics and delivery systems to models to support their development and evaluation. She is also the institution lead for the University of Hertfordshire within the EPSRC CDT in Aerosol Sciences.
Education/Academic qualification
Learning and Teaching in Higher Education , PGCert, University of Hertfordshire
Dec 2018 → Jan 2021
Pharmaceutical Sciences, PhD, Formulation of conjugated polymer nanoparticles for bioimaging, interfacial properties, and preliminary safety assessment, HEI: King's College London
Oct 2018 → Jan 2019
Medical Biotechnology and Molecular Medicine, MSc, University of Bari Aldo Moro
Dec 2011 → Oct 2013
Medical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnologies, BSc, University of Bari Aldo Moro
Oct 2008 → Dec 2011
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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QUPEC: Quantum Dots for Photosynthesis Enhancement In Cereals (QUPEC)
Barrero Sicilia, C. (PI) & Urbano, L. (CoI)
5/07/24 → 31/03/27
Project: Research
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EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Aerosol Science
Murnane, D. (PI) & Urbano, L. (CoI)
1/04/24 → 30/09/32
Project: Research
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Digital Microfluidic Lab-on-a-chip for multiplex detection of biomarkers in exhaled breath
Coudron, L. (PI), Urbano, L. (CoI) & Johnston, I. (CoI)
1/09/22 → 30/09/26
Project: Research
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How atmospheric particulate affects lung infection and immune response
Cruickshank, S. (PI) & Urbano, L. (CoI)
1/09/21 → 30/09/25
Project: Research
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Particle engineering approaches to control the interaction of medicinal aerosols with the humid lung
Murnane, D. (PI) & Urbano, L. (CoI)
Project: Research
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High Content Image Analysis of Cellular Responses of the Murine J774A.1 Cell Line and Primary Human Cells Alveolar Macrophages to an Extended Panel of Pharmaceutical Agents
Tietze, L., Urbano, L., Eisenmann, S., Schwarzinger, J., Kollan, J., Forbes, B., Dailey, L. A. & Hädrich, G., 7 Jan 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Pharmaceutical Research. 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Does Encapsulation of π‐Conjugated Polymer Nanoparticles within Biodegradable PEG–PLGA Matrices Mitigate Photoinduced Free Radical Production and Phototoxicity?
Modicano, P., Trutschel, M., Phan‐Xuan, T., Matarèse, B. F. E., Urbano, L., Green, M., Mäder, K. & Dailey, L. A., 23 Dec 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Advanced Therapeutics. p. 1-14 14 p., 2400190.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Interface Engineering of Water-Dispersible Near-Infrared-Emitting CuInZnS/ZnSe/ZnS Quantum Dots
Mann, P., Fairclough, S. M., Bourke, S., Burkitt Gray, M., Urbano, L., Morgan, D. J., Dailey, L. A., Thanou, M., Long, N. J. & Green, M. A., 18 Jul 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Crystal Growth & Design. 24, 15, p. 6275-6283 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Intranasal Vaccine Formulation: Advancing Towards Nasal Dry Powder Formulation
Forkuoh, K., Urbano, L., Kerai-Varsani, L. & Murnane, D., 31 Dec 2023, In: British Journal of Pharmacy. 8, 2, p. 1-2 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review
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Profiling alveolar macrophage responses to inhaled compounds using in vitro high content image analysis
Hoffman, E., Urbano, L., Martin, A., Mahendran, R., Patel, A., Murnane, D., Page, C., Dailey, L. A., Forbes, B. & Hutter, V., 1 Sept 2023, In: Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 474, p. 1-11 11 p., 116608.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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