Professor Alexander Mullen
Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences
Personal statement
Alex is a registered pharmacist who obtained a BSc (Hons) in Pharmacy and a PhD in Drug Delivery from the University of Strathclyde.
Prior to his appointment as a lecturer in 1999, Alex had previously worked in the pharmaceutical industry (Reckitt Benckiser) and as a post-doctoral research fellow in the Department of Immunology, University of Strathclyde, on a WHO-financed project involving the pre-clinical development of parenteral liposomal delivery systems for infectious diseases.
Since his appointment, Alex has developed an extensive research portfolio, encompassing oral and vesicular drug delivery technologies, drug eluting stents, liposomes, vaginal and vaccine delivery systems.
In 2008 Alex was appointed Professor of Pharmacy Practice and has used this science-based practice chair to develop cross disciplinary research integrating and bridging science and practice elements of the pharmacy profession to widen patient access to better medicines and to realise better use of medicines.
Publications
- Composition for Non-Viral Transfection into a cell and use in cancer
- Boyd Marie, Mullen Alexander, Mullen Calum, Kennedy Brian
- (2026)
- Personalization of caffeine therapy for apnea of prematurity : a potential role for sensor technologies?
- Kolukisa Birgec Burcu, Toprak Beyza, Mullen Alexander Balfour
- Sensors Vol 26 (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.3390/s26123962
- Assessment of respiratory rate and simulated apnea utilizing the PneumoWave biosensor : in vitro and in vivo validation
- Kolukisa Birgec Burcu, Toprak Beyza, Mullen Alexander Balfour
- Biosensors Vol 16 (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.3390/bios16050256
- Advancing infectious disease research through a chicken embryo model for developmental studies and antimicrobial screening of lipid nanoparticles
- Ruano Marta, Ozichi Charlyne, Bedford Mike, Mullen Alexander B, Kelemen Donald, Ferro Valerie A
- Exploration of BioMat-X Vol 3 (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.37349/ebmx.2026.101362
- In vitro investigation of the PneumoWave biosensor for the identification of central sleep apnea in pediatrics
- Kolukisa Birgec Burcu, Langley Ross, Miller Jennifer, Meredith Osian, Toprak Beyza, Mullen Alexander Balfour
- Biosensors Vol 16 (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.3390/bios16020077
- The BREATH-TRACHER 2 trial : protocol for a retrospective mixed methods study to establish the utility of a wearable device in the detection of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations
- Toprak Beyza, Hamilton Louise, Kolukisa Birgec Burcu, Mullen Alexander Balfour
- JMIR Research Protocols Vol 14 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.2196/79503
Professional Activities
- Glasgow Science festival
- Participant
- 13/6/2026
- External PhD examination
- Examiner
- 8/5/2025
- A Pharmacy Career at the Interfaces: A Turkish Delight?
- Speaker
- 8/4/2025
- Latium Research Limited (External organisation)
- Advisor
- 2025
- CBTDDC conference Edinburgh 2020
- Speaker
- 2/2020
- CBTDDC Workshop
- Participant
- 1/5/2018
Projects
- Collaboration with Dr Dimitris Placantonacis Head of Memorial Sloan Kettering Neurosurgery
- Boyd, Marie (Principal Investigator) Mullen, Alexander (Principal Investigator)
- research collaboration for clinical translation of novel non-viral delivery vehicle for malignant glioma- Phase 1 clinical trial- collaboration around post surgical delivery of vehicle into resected tumour cavity using ports and convection enhanced delivery
- 18-Jan-2025
- collaboration with Dr Viviane Tabar, memorial Sloan Kettering cancer centre and NYU
- Boyd, Marie (Principal Investigator) Mullen, Alexander (Principal Investigator)
- research collaboration for clinical translation of novel non-viral delivery vehicle for malignant glioma- Phase 1 clinical trial- collaboration around post surgical delivery of vehicle into resected tumour cavity using ports and convection enhanced delivery
- 18-Jan-2025
- Novel combination therapies for ovarian ancer
- Boyd, Marie (CoPI) Mullen, Alexander (CoPI)
- international student project
- 01-Jan-2024
- SIPBS Open Doors day 2024
- Boyd, Marie (Principal Investigator) Mullen, Alexander (Principal Investigator) Sorensen, Annette (Academic)
- SIPBS Open doors day welcomes the public in for a behind the scenes day showcasing some of our science in a lay manner and promoting what we do to the general public
- 08-Jan-2024
- Innovate mini KTP with Fitabeo (AKT). Development of oral thin film technology to replace injection-based anticonvulsant medication for prolonged, life-threatening epileptic seizures. Award reference: 1951
- Mullen, Alexander (Principal Investigator)
- 25-Jan-2024 - 24-Jan-2024
- Collaboration with The Medicines Discovery catapult
- Boyd, Marie (Principal Investigator) Mullen, Alexander (Principal Investigator)
- collaboration with the Medicines Discovery catapult to translate a novel treatment for glioma into the clinic
- 01-Jan-2024
Contact
Professor
Alexander
Mullen
Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences
Email: a.mullen@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 4409