Begona Delgado-CharroView profile
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Begona Delgado-Charro is a Professor in the Department of Life Sciences at the University of Bath. She leads cutting-edge research in transdermal and topical drug delivery, with a focus on nail disease treatment (e.g., onychomycosis, psoriasis), non-invasive therapeutic drug monitoring, and mathematical modeling of skin absorption. Her work spans formulation development, in vitro-in vivo correlations, and transport mechanism analysis. Principal Investigator for projects including "Multi-functional Dermal PBPK Modeling" (2023-2025) and "Microneedle Insertion Optimization" (EPSRC-funded, 2021-2025) Key collaborator in "Skin Pharmacokinetics of Topical Drugs" (2018-2025) with Prof. Richard Guy and Dr. Jonathan White Research Pillars: • Transdermal delivery of drugs (SERMs, corticosteroids, antifungals) • Mathematical modeling of skin reservoir formation and drug flux • Pediatric drug delivery and non-invasive sampling kinetics Funded by the Leo Foundation, UK Medical Research Council, NHS-NIC, US-FDA, and The Academy of Medical Sciences Scientific Contributions: Her 166+ research outputs include innovations in: - Reverse iontophoresis for lithium/glucose monitoring (Clin. Chem. 2004) - Nanoparticle disposition in skin (J. Control. Release 2012) - Microneedle-porated nail delivery systems (J Control. Release 2015) - Bioequivalence methodologies for topical products (Pharm Res 2017) Network Impact: Her work intersects with UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 3: Good Health & Well-being). She collaborates internationally on iontophoresis (100% research focus), transdermal delivery (39%), and bioavailability (30%).