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Dr Daniela Duc
(she/her)
Bsc(Hons), PhD, PGCLT
- Available for postgraduate supervision
Teams and roles for Daniela Duc
Lecturer in Pharmaceutical and Health Technologies
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 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
- Deputy Module Lead: PH3113 Drugs and Disease 2 (Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology)
- Teaching Contributor: PH1124 Human Body Systems and PH3110 Optimisation of Pharmaceutical Care
- Research Project Supervisor: PH4116 Pharmacy Research or Scholarship Project
- Personal Tutor
Academic and Community Engagement
- Member of Ethics Committee - School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cardiff University
- Cynnau | Ignite - Research Culture Leadership Programme, Cardiff University
Current Recruitment
- PhD Studentship - Deadline 30th Oct 2024: Sustainable electroactive 3D-neural scaffold technology to advance neurological disease research
(Please contact Daniela Duc if further information is required: ducd@cardiff.ac.uk)
Publication
2024
- Nascimento do Teixeira Adriana, A. et al. 2024. Wired for success: Probing the effect of tissue-engineered neural interface substrates on cell viability. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering 10(6), pp. 3775-3791. (10.1021/acsbiomaterials.4c00111)
2022
- Kagan, B. J., Duc, D., Stevens, I. and Gilbert, F. 2022. Neurons embodied in a virtual world: evidence for organoid ethics?. {AJOB} Neuroscience 13(2), pp. 114-117. (10.1080/21507740.2022.2048731)
2020
- Paviolo, C., Gietman, S., Duc, D., Moulton, S. E. and Stoddart, P. R. 2020. Applications of nanoparticles for optical modulation of neuronal behavior. In: Pavone, F. S. and Shoham, S. eds. Handbook of Neurophotonics. Series in Cellular and Clinical Imaging CRC Press, pp. 293-316., (10.1201/9780429194702-15)
2019
- Duc, D., Stoddart, ., McArthur, S. L., Kapsa, R. M., Quigley, A. F., Boyd-Moss, M. and Moulton, S. E. 2019. Fabrication of a biocompatible liquid crystal graphene oxide–gold nanorods electro‐ and photoactive interface for cell stimulation. Advanced Healthcare Materials 8(9), article number: 1801321. (10.1002/adhm.201801321)
Articles
- Nascimento do Teixeira Adriana, A. et al. 2024. Wired for success: Probing the effect of tissue-engineered neural interface substrates on cell viability. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering 10(6), pp. 3775-3791. (10.1021/acsbiomaterials.4c00111)
- Kagan, B. J., Duc, D., Stevens, I. and Gilbert, F. 2022. Neurons embodied in a virtual world: evidence for organoid ethics?. {AJOB} Neuroscience 13(2), pp. 114-117. (10.1080/21507740.2022.2048731)
- Duc, D., Stoddart, ., McArthur, S. L., Kapsa, R. M., Quigley, A. F., Boyd-Moss, M. and Moulton, S. E. 2019. Fabrication of a biocompatible liquid crystal graphene oxide–gold nanorods electro‐ and photoactive interface for cell stimulation. Advanced Healthcare Materials 8(9), article number: 1801321. (10.1002/adhm.201801321)
Book sections
- Paviolo, C., Gietman, S., Duc, D., Moulton, S. E. and Stoddart, P. R. 2020. Applications of nanoparticles for optical modulation of neuronal behavior. In: Pavone, F. S. and Shoham, S. eds. Handbook of Neurophotonics. Series in Cellular and Clinical Imaging CRC Press, pp. 293-316., (10.1201/9780429194702-15)