Nanocrystals: A Universal Tool for the Formulation of Poorly Soluble Drugs

Dr. Alejandro J. Paredes is a Pharmacist (2011) and holds a PhD (2016), both from the National University of Córdoba, Argentina, as well as a Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education and Teaching from Queen’s University Belfast (2022). He is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Pharmacy at Queen’s, where he leads a research group focused on controlled and targeted drug delivery using nanocrystals, and teaches across the BSc and MPharm programs. Dr. Paredes is a named inventor on two patents, has authored numerous peer-reviewed articles, and is the editor of two textbooks. He has secured prestigious research funding from the EPSRC, the Academy of Medical Sciences, the Royal Society, the Northern Ireland Department for the Economy, and Applied Microbiology International. In 2024, he received the Emerging Scientist Award from the Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences (UK) and a Springboard Award from the Academy of Medical Sciences (UK). He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (UK) and of CICOPS (Italy), a Trustee of the British Society for Nanomedicine, and an active member of several scientific societies, contributing in various capacities. Dr. Paredes also serves on the editorial boards of Materials Today Bio, AAPS PharmSciTech, and Drug Delivery and Translational Research.