Dr Fiona Murphy
Senior Lecturer
Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences
Personal statement
Personal statement
My research focuses on identifying the hazards to human health posed by inhalation exposure to aerosolised particles and nanomaterials. Recent focus is on the development of physiologically-relevant in vitro models to reduce the reliance on rodent models for hazard assessment of novel materials and to improve our understanding of the underlying mechanism of particle-related lung disease.
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Publications
- In vitro alternatives to animal models for the assessment of nanoparticle respiratory toxicity
- McAllister Katie, Brooks Siân R, Clift Martin J D, Murphy Fiona
- Nanomedicine (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.1080/17435889.2026.2698783
- 43 Development of an animal-product free in vitro lung model for nanomaterial hazard assessment
- McAllister Katie, Murphy Fiona
- Annals of Work Exposures and Health Vol 70 (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.1093/annweh/wxag024.091
- Improving access to practical molecular biology : development and evaluation of a university-led PCR workshop for schools
- Sorensen Annette, Coubrough Katie, Dowdells Catherine, Carter Katharine C, Tate Rothwelle J, Pickard Benjamin S, Neves Karla B, Murphy Fiona
- Journal of Biological Education (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00219266.2026.2652871
- Nanosafety : A Comprehensive Approach to Assess Nanomaterial Exposure on the Environment and Health
- Murphy Fiona, Alfaro-Moreno Ernesto
- (2025)
- Advanced in vitro airway models for NM hazard assessment
- McAllister Katie, Murphy Fiona, Alfaro-Moreno Ernesto
- Nanosafety A Comprehensive Approach to Assess Nanomaterial Exposure on the Environment and Health (2025) (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-93871-9_6
- Galleria mellonella as a potential bridging model for nanotoxicology
- Curtis Aaron, Kavanagh Kevin, Murphy Fiona
- Nanosafety A Comprehensive Approach to Assess Nanomaterial Exposure on the Environment and Health (2025) (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-93871-9_12
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Professional Activities
- BPU School visit
- Contributor
- 18/6/2026
- School outreach visit
- Contributor
- 16/6/2026
- Strathclyde Science Showcase
- Chair
- 13/6/2026
- International Particle Toxicology Conference
- Chair
- 11/5/2026
- Cell to Cell Schotts HMP
- Speaker
- 1/5/2026
- School Councillor and Agents Conference
- Contributor
- 27/4/2026
Projects
- Partnership Seed Grant Application
- Devlin, Jon (Principal Investigator) Clift, Lee (Co-investigator) Dombi, Erzsebet (Co-investigator) Goodfellow, Martin (Co-investigator) Humphrey, Suzanne (Co-investigator) Huq, Molly (Co-investigator) Kirkpatrick, Ryan (Co-investigator) Murphy, Fiona (Co-investigator) Neves, Karla (Co-investigator) Sprick, Seb (Co-investigator) Wu, Yue (Co-investigator) Young, David (Co-investigator)
- 22-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2027
- DTP 2224 University of Strathclyde | McAllister, Katie
- Murphy, Fiona (Principal Investigator) Perrie, Yvonne (Co-investigator) McAllister, Katie (Research Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2024 - 01-Jan-2028
- Validation of Scinora serum-free media formulations and Xplace supplement for the development of animal-free NAMs for nanotoxicology
- Murphy, Fiona (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2024 - 31-Jan-2025
- Innovating Cancer Research: New Models, New Hope
- Neves, Karla (Co-investigator) Murphy, Fiona (Co-investigator)
- NC3Rs Public Engagement Awards – 20-year anniversary (£2,000)
- 01-Jan-2024 - 28-Jan-2025
- Generation of physiologically-reelevant mesothelioma tumour spheroids using tunable hydrogel scaffolds for improved preclinical drug screening
- Murphy, Fiona (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2024 - 31-Jan-2025
- Developing the Chick Chorioallantoic Membrane (CAM) model for hazard assessment of High Aspect Ratio Nanomaterials
- Murphy, Fiona (Principal Investigator)
- 07-Jan-2024 - 06-Jan-2025
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Contact
Dr
Fiona
Murphy
Senior Lecturer
Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences
Email: f.murphy@strath.ac.uk
Tel: Unlisted