Khaled Assi

Dr. Khaled Assi is an Associate Professor at the School of Pharmacy & Medical Sciences, University of Bradford. He holds a PhD in Pharmaceutical Analysis from the same university (1999). His career includes postdoctoral research on inhaled therapies, extended by a GlaxoSmithKline grant, followed by a research fellowship and academic roles. He teaches MPharm students and leads the MSc Pharmaceutical Technology and Medicines Control program, covering respiratory drug delivery, pharmaceutical analysis, and quality assurance.

Research Interests:

• Development of inhalation formulations (dry powder, nanosuspensions, nanoemulsions) for dry powder inhalers and nebulizers.
• Optimization of inhalation devices for targeted lung delivery (local/systemic therapies).
• In-vitro assessment of inhaler performance, including DPIs, MDIs, and nebulizers.
• Adhesion/cohesion energy effects on DPI formulations.
• Pharmaceutical and bioanalytical method development for drug quantification in biofluids.

Awards/Grants: Postdoctoral grant extension from GlaxoSmithKline (1999–2001).

Advising/Grants: Leads MSc programs and has conducted research supported by industry grants. No specific student/advising details listed.