Dr Daniela Duc

(she/her)

Bsc(Hons), PhD, PGCLT

Overview

Dr Daniela Duc joined the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences in 2024. She gained research expertise (industry and academia) in neural interface fabrication, biodevice development, neuromodulation, carbon-based biomaterials for neurotechnology applications and Neuroethics (see Publications).

Research

Dr Daniela Duc is an awardee of the Wellcome Accelerator Award (2024) - Wellcome Trust.

Dr Duc's research focuses on the development of sustainable responsive biomaterials for brain and nerve tissue engineering to alleviate the critical need in resolving neurological disorders. These ‘smart’ biomaterials will be explored for neural tissue models, repair (therapeutics and drug delivery systems) and biodevice development. Neurological diseases are currently the second leading cause of death worldwide and the leading cause of disability adjusted life years globally. In 2022, the WHO’s Intersectoral global action plan on epilepsy and other neurological disorders set that, by 2031, 80% of countries will need to provide essential medicines and basic technologies to effectively manage neurological disorders. Daniela’s research, therefore, aims to contribute towards this imperative target. Her research also aims to explore how compassionate ethical approaches may address ethical uncertainties arising with emerging neurotechnology.

Teaching

1. Deputy Module Lead: PH3113 Drugs and Disease 2 (Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology)
2. Teaching Contributor: PH1124 Human Body Systems, PH3115 Evidence-based approaches to new therapies, PH4117 Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmacy Practice and the Population, PH3110 Optimisation of Pharmaceutical Care, PHT806 Data Analysis and Bioinformatics
3. Research Project Supervisor: PH4116 Pharmacy Research or Scholarship Project
4. Personal Tutor

Academic and Community Engagement

1. Reviewer for the European Educational Research Journal https://journals.sagepub.com/home/eer
2. Member of Ethics Committee - School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cardiff University
3. Cynnau | Ignite - Research Culture Leadership Programme, Cardiff University

Current Recruitment

1. PhD Studentship - Deadline Friday, January 09, 2026:

Title: Electrochemistry at neural interfaces: optimisation of peptide-nanocellulose neural interfaces for energy-efficient neuromodulation

Link:https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/electrochemistry-at-neural-interfaces-optimisation-of-peptide-nanocellulose-neural-electrode-interfaces-for-energy-efficient-neuromodulation-competitive-epsrc-funded-post/?p191564