Nur Sena Basarir is a pharmacist, visiting researcher at University College London (UCL) under the supervision of Associate Professor Jenny Lam, and a PhD candidate at Istanbul University Department of Pharmaceutical Technology. She earned her pharmacist degree from Hacettepe University Faculty of Pharmacy in Ankara, Turkey and is continuing her studies in the field by pursuing a PhD degree. Alongside her own PhD thesis, she has contributed significantly to many of her supervisor Prof. Ayca Yildiz Pekoz’s laboratory projects.
Her expertise and projects center around formulation development and drug targeting for lung related diseases, non-small cell lung cancer, antiviral treatments for the COVID-19 pandemic, and buccal formulations for immunocompromised patient groups.
She is also a member of Pulmonary Drug Researchers Association and is a contributing member and secretary of Pulmonary Drug Development (PDD) Conference.