Professor Yvonne Perrie
Head Of Institute
Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences
Personal statement
Professor Yvonne Perrie is the Chair in Drug Delivery within Strathclyde Institute for Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland. Prior to this appointment, she was Professor in Drug Delivery, within Aston University, Birmingham, England (2007-2016). Yvonne has a BSc (First-Class Hons) in Pharmacy from Strathclyde University and she attained her PhD from the University of London under the supervision of Prof Gregoriadis. Yvonne’s research is multi-disciplinary and is focused on the development of drug carrier systems to facilitate the delivery of drugs and vaccines, providing practical solutions for current healthcare problems. Yvonne has published approximately 150 peer-reviewed papers, 5 patents and 4 text books. She is a Fellow of the Society of Biology, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, a member of the College of Fellows for the Controlled Release Society, and an Eminent Fellow of the Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Yvonne was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in His Majesty the King’s New Year Honours List 2024 for services to pharmaceutical innovation and regulation.
Prize And Awards
- PHARMSCI 2024 Award Lecture
- Recipient
- 5/9/2024
- Commissioner appointment to the British Pharmacopoeia Commission (2024-2027).
- Recipient
- 1/6/2024
- Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry
- Recipient
- 5/3/2024
- Member of the College of Fellows for the Controlled Release Society
- Recipient
- 2024
- Fellow of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (FRPS)
- Recipient
- 2024
- University of Strathclyde Medal for Faculty of Science Breaking Barriers 2024
- Recipient
- 2024
Publications
- Orthogonal analytical insights into nucleic acid therapeutics
- Davidson Callum G, Perrie Yvonne, Rattray Zahra
- CPI Oligonucleotide Analytical Forum (2025)
- From in vitro to in vivo : the dominant role of PEG-lipids in LNP performance
- Borah Ankita, Giacobbo Valeria, Binici Burcu, Baillie Ranald, Perrie Yvonne
- European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics Vol 212 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpb.2025.114726
- Low-cost microfluidic mixers : are they up to the task?
- Forrester Jade, Davidson Callum G, Blair May, Donlon Lynn, McLoughlin Daragh M, Obiora Chukwuebuka R, Stockdale Heather, Thomas Ben, Nutman Martina, Brockbank Sarah, Rattray Zahra, Perrie Yvonne
- Pharmaceutics Vol 17 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics17050566
- Solvent free production of liposomes as a vaccine adjuvant with a comparative study of different cationic surfactants
- Khalifa Al Zahraa, Perrie Yvonne, Shahiwala Aliasgar
- International Journal of Pharmaceutics Vol 676 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2025.125606
- Subunit antigen delivery : emulsion and liposomal adjuvants for next-generation vaccines
- Khalifa Al Zahraa, Perrie Yvonne, Shahiwala Aliasgar
- Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery Vol 22, pp. 583-597 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1080/17425247.2025.2474088
- Mind the age gap : expanding the age window for mRNA vaccine testing in mice
- Hussain Muattaz, Ferguson-Ugorenko Agata, Macfarlane Rebecca, Orr Natalie, Clarke Samuel, Wilkinson Michael JA, Horan Linda, Perrie Yvonne
- Vaccines Vol 13 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines13040370
Professional Activities
- Enhancing the delivery of next generation RNA therapies through formulation design
- Speaker
- 21/6/2023
- Developing the next generation of lipid nanoparticles
- Speaker
- 8/6/2023
- Microfactories for nanoparticles: from the lab to our arm
- Speaker
- 27/5/2023
- Microfluidic manufacturing of LNPs for RNA delivery
- Speaker
- 22/5/2023
- mRNA-LNPs Vaccine Efficacy – is biological sex in experimental design important?
- Speaker
- 11/5/2023
- Manufacture of LNPs for RNA delivery: considerations from payload to process
- Speaker
- 8/3/2023
Projects
- Smart, Sustainable RNA-LP manufacture (Grant Challenge CPI)
- Perrie, Yvonne (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2025 - 30-Jan-2025
- abitec studentship
- Perrie, Yvonne (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2024 - 30-Jan-2028
- DTP 2224 University of Strathclyde | Sara Yaser Salameh Barham, S
- Perrie, Yvonne (Principal Investigator) Batchelor, Hannah (Co-investigator) Sara Yaser Salameh Barham, S (Research Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2024 - 01-Jan-2028
- 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
- Effective Delivery of Nucleic Acid Therapeutics via Designed Nanocarriersn (NATPRIME) HORIZON-MSCA-2023-DN-01-01
- Perrie, Yvonne (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2024 - 30-Jan-2028
- DTP 2224 University of Strathclyde | McGaff, Amy
- Boyd, Marie (Principal Investigator) Perrie, Yvonne (Co-investigator) McGaff, Amy (Research Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2024 - 01-Jan-2028
Contact
Professor
Yvonne
Perrie
Head Of Institute
Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences
Email: yvonne.perrie@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 2244