Head of Department for Bioscience, University of East London

Hamid is the Head of Department for Bioscience at the University of East London. He is a pharmaceutical scientist with over 20 years’ experience in drug delivery and product development in industry and academia. Before joining UEL, Hamid worked for the University of Huddersfield (2013-2023), University College London (2011-2013), and Abbott Laboratories Ltd (2002-2007).

Hamid’s research focuses on novel formulation design, biopharmaceutics, pharmacokinetics, bioavailability, and bioequivalence. He has a particular interest in drug delivery research at the interface of gastroenterology and publishes in various aspects of drug delivery to the gastrointestinal tract. He is also part of a wider collaborative project investigating substandard and falsified pharmaceuticals and novel analytical tools to trace their provenance.