DrAdnan Chakra

Research Associate in Synthetic Cell Production

Department of Chemistry - Faculty of Natural Sciences

BIO

Adnan is working as a postdoctoral research associate after completing an EPSRC-DTP funded PhD under the supervision of Dr. Guido Bolognesi and Dr Goran Vladisavljevic. His previous research focused on manipulating nano- and micro- bead and vesicles in microfluidic channels using salt concentration gradients. Adnan spent 7 years in Loughborough University were he obtained his B.Eng degree in chemical engineering followed by his PhD. In the final year of his doctoral program, he was based in the department of chemistry in University College London as a visiting researcher. His current research focuses on producing synthetic cells via microfluidic devices for cancer drug delivery.

DEGREES

  • PhD, Chemical Engineering
    Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom1 Oct 2020 - 15 Mar 2024
  • B.Eng, Chemical Engineering
    Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom2 Oct 2017 - 15 Jun 2020

LANGUAGES

  • Arabic
    Can read, write, speak and understand
  • English
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review

FACULTY

  • Faculty of Natural Sciences

POSITION NAME

  • Research Associate in Synthetic Cell Production

FIELDS OF RESEARCH