Lucy previously studied for an MPharm at UCL School of Pharmacy, University College London (2018-2022). She was notably awarded a visiting scholarship to the University of North Carolina (UNC) Eshelman School of Pharmacy to complete her Master’s project in pharmacokinetic modelling of caffeine in neonatal hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (September - December 2021).
Under the primary supervision of Professor Ben Forbes, Lucy’s PhD project focuses on advanced experimental and computational methods to optimise nasal drug delivery. More specifically, Lucy aims to develop a biologically relevant suite of nasal mucus simulants to study mucus-drug particle interactions in the nasal cavity and to guide the design of drug formulations for effective intranasal administration.
Lucy is also on the committee board of the New Researcher Network (NRN) at DDL, and Women in Science for ISAM, where she encourages like-minded PhD students and early-career scientists to engage in discussion and strengthen their connections within the field of inhalation/respiratory science.