Dr Driton Vllasaliu
Reader in Biotherapeutics Delivery
Research interests
- Pharmacy
Contact details
Biography
Driton is a registered pharmacist (Master of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham; Pre-registration training, Papworth Hospital). Driton gained his PhD at the University of Nottingham. Prior to joining King’s, Driton contributed towards the establishment of a new School of Pharmacy (University of Lincoln). Driton’s research interests centre around understanding and overcoming the biological barriers to improve drug delivery, with a key focus on enabling injection-free administration of biotherapeutic drugs (peptides, proteins, nucleic acids). As part of this, he has specific interests in drug delivery systems, including nanomedicines and extracellular vesicles (exosomes), that potentially enable injection-free delivery. He is also interested in drug delivery for diseases of, or linked to, the gut. Finally, aspects of Driton’s research relate to the creation of improved (more predictive) in vitro models for use in medicines development, including organoids. Driton routinely collaborates with the pharmaceutical industry and his research has been funded by different UKRI councils (BBSRC, EPSRC, Innovate UK, Research England), charities and the pharmaceutical industry. The overarching aim of Driton’s activity is to improve patient outcomes and access to medicines through translational drug delivery research.
Research
Medicines Development
The Medicines Development Research Group develops novel materials, formulations, drug delivery devices, manufacturing, analytical, and digital technologies.
RNA Biology
RNA is at the forefront of biomedical research for its central role in how information is transferred from DNA to protein. This Research Interest Group is open to all interested parties from across the University.
News
Cows' milk particles used for effective oral delivery of drugs
New research has found that tiny particles present in cows’ milk could offer, for the first time, an effective method for the oral delivery of RNA drugs.
King's receives £1.4 million UKRI boost to investigate advanced therapies
A King’s lab has received a Mission Award worth £1.4 million by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) for its role in a project that aims to engineer tiny milk...
Research
Medicines Development
The Medicines Development Research Group develops novel materials, formulations, drug delivery devices, manufacturing, analytical, and digital technologies.
RNA Biology
RNA is at the forefront of biomedical research for its central role in how information is transferred from DNA to protein. This Research Interest Group is open to all interested parties from across the University.
News
Cows' milk particles used for effective oral delivery of drugs
New research has found that tiny particles present in cows’ milk could offer, for the first time, an effective method for the oral delivery of RNA drugs.
King's receives £1.4 million UKRI boost to investigate advanced therapies
A King’s lab has received a Mission Award worth £1.4 million by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) for its role in a project that aims to engineer tiny milk...