Dr Valerie Ferro
Senior Lecturer
Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences
Personal statement
Personal statement
Val Ferro read Biochemistry at the University of Aberdeen (BSc Hons 1985) and carried out postgraduate research into Tumour Biology at the University of St. Andrews. (PhD, 1989). She moved to the University of Strathclyde in 1989 as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow, managing commercially-funded projects on vaccine development. She became a lecturer in 2006 and was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2018.
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Publications
- Translational modifications to improve vaccine efficacy in an oral influenza vaccine
- Bennett E, Mullen AB, Ferro VA
- Methods Vol 49, pp. 322-327 (2009)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymeth.2009.04.015
- Immunisation with a plasmid DNA vaccine encoding gonadotrophin releasing hormone (GnRH-I) and T-helper epitopes in saline suppresses rodent fertility
- Khan Muhammad AH, Ogita Kazuhide, Ferro VA, Kumasawa Keiichi, Tsutsui Takeki, Kimura Tadashi
- Vaccine Vol 26, pp. 1365-1374 (2008)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2007.12.052
- Lipid vesicle size of an oral influenza vaccine delivery vehicle influences the Th1/Th2 bias in the immune response and protection against infection
- Mann Jamie F S, Shakir Eisin, Carter Katharine C, Mullen Alexander B, Alexander James, Ferro Valerie A
- Vaccine Vol 27, pp. 3643-3649 (2009)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2009.03.040
- Cochleates derived from Vibrio cholerae O1 proteoliposomes : The impact of structure transformation on mucosal immunisation
- Acevedo Reinaldo, Perez Oliver, Zayas Caridad, Perez Jose L, Callico Adriana, Cedre Barbara, Garcia Luis, McKee David, Mullen Alexander, Ferro Valerie
- PLOS One Vol 7 (2012)
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0046461
- Delivering natural products and biotherapeutics to improve drug efficacy
- Obeid Mohammad A, Al Qaraghuli Mohammed M, Alsaadi Manal, Alzahrani Abdullah R, Niwasabutra Kanidta, Ferro Valerie A
- Therapeutic Delivery Vol 8, pp. 947–956 (2017)
- https://doi.org/10.4155/tde-2017-0060
- Crystal structures of hibiscus acid and hibiscus acid dimethyl ester isolated from Hibiscus sabdariffa (Malvaceae)
- Zheoat Ahmed M, Gray Alexander, Igoli John, Kennedy Alan R, Ferro Valerie A
- Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Vol E73, pp. 1368-1371 (2017)
- https://doi.org/10.1107/S2056989017011902
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Teaching
Val teaches at both undergraduate (Years 1, 2 and 4) and postgraduate level.
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Research Interests
Current research interests within Dr Ferro's group focuses on three main areas: development of non-invasive human and veterinary vaccines, development of anti-fertility vaccines and natural product research.
Professional Activities
- Virgil Schjins
- Host
- 1/3/2023
- Abitec project extension
- Consultant
- 29/8/2022
- Mohammed Obeid
- Host
- 7/2022
- Abubaker Isa
- Host
- 5/2022
- Aisha Garba
- Host
- 5/2022
- John Igoli
- Host
- 2022
Projects
- Design of functional chitosan films: antimicrobial and heavy metal capture applications
- Mulheran, Paul (Principal Investigator) Ferro, Valerie (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2020 - 30-Jan-2024
- Therapeutic Design for Nasal Powder Delivery (IBioIC CTP)
- Mulheran, Paul (Principal Investigator) Ferro, Valerie (Co-investigator)
- Design of peptide-adjuvant systems for enhance immunogenicity
- 01-Jan-2020 - 31-Jan-2024
- Design of self-peptide adjuvant couples for enhanced immunogenicity
- Mulheran, Paul (Principal Investigator) Ferro, Valerie (Co-investigator) Mullen, Alexander (Co-investigator)
- Design of peptide-adjuvant systems for enhance immunogenicity
- 01-Jan-2018 - 30-Jan-2022
- KTP-AB Vista
- Mullen, Alexander (Principal Investigator) Ferro, Valerie (Co-investigator)
- 05-Jan-2018 - 04-Jan-2020
- Optimal conjugation routes for antibody-based point-of-care testing kits
- Mulheran, Paul (Principal Investigator) Ferro, Valerie (Academic)
- 01-Jan-2017 - 31-Jan-2017
- Optimal conjugation routes for antibody-based point-of-care testing kits
- Mulheran, Paul (Principal Investigator) Ferro, Valerie (Academic)
- 01-Jan-2017 - 31-Jan-2021
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Contact
Dr
Valerie
Ferro
Senior Lecturer
Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences
Email: v.a.ferro@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 3724