Staff Profile
Career Summary
Research
Research keywords
- Inflammatory disorders
- Nanomedicine
- Nanotechnology
- Targeted drug delivery
Research expertise
Dr Hua has established the Therapeutic Targeting Research Group at The University of Newcastle. Her background as a clinical pharmacist has given her a thorough clinical understanding of therapeutics and disease states, and has allowed her to identify promising research avenues in therapeutics and drug delivery. The research focus of Dr Hua's laboratory is on targeted drug delivery using nanomedicines in biomedical applications. Dr Hua's research expertise covers the areas of formulation, in vitro studies and preclinical in vivo studies. This expertise provides a solid foundation to formulate and evaluate new drug delivery systems and apply them to pathological disease states, in order to assess potential clinical applicability. Her research provides a platform for the translational development of targeted therapeutics that will ultimately provide a novel therapeutic strategy in clinical disease management.
Fields of Research
| Code | Description | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 100709 | Nanomedicine | 40 |
| 060699 | Physiology Not Elsewhere Classified | 40 |
| 111504 | Pharmaceutical Sciences | 20 |
Teaching
Teaching keywords
- Pharmacotherapeutics
- Pharmacy Practice
Teaching expertise
Dr Hua BPharm (Hons, Class I), PhD, MPS is a full time academic at the School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, Discipline of Pharmacy. She is a registered pharmacist in Australia and has worked a number of years across various facets of pharmacy, including hospital, community and research. Dr Hua is teaching into the areas of Pharmacotherapeutics and Pharmacy Practice in the Masters of Pharmacy program at The University of Newcastle. Dr Hua strongly believes in the importance of high quality teaching and positive motivation of pharmacy students and junior pharmacists to sustain the quality use of medicines in the community.
Grants and Funding
Summary
| Number of grants | 7 |
|---|---|
| Total funding | $660,037 |
For project grants received where the lead institution is other than the University of Newcastle, details are shown in italics.
Click on a grant title below to expand the full details for that specific grant.
2013 (2 grants)
Understanding the regulation of hERG potassium channel in the myometrium at the time of labour$577,956
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Roger Smith, Professor Nick Europe-Finner, Doctor Susan Hua | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $577,956 | 2013 | 2015 |
| GNo:G1200367 | ||
Leica TP 1020 Automatic Tissue Processor for histology applications$35,000
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Pradeep Tanwar, Professor Eileen McLaughlin, Professor Xu Dong Zhang, Professor Robert Callister, Associate Professor Phillip Dickson, Professor Hubert Hondermarck, Doctor Jean-Marie Sontag, Professor Dirk Van Helden, Doctor Doug Smith, Doctor Phil Jobling, Associate Professor Estelle Sontag, Associate Professor Paul Tooney, Doctor Susan Hua, Doctor Janet Holt, Doctor Jay Horvat, Associate Professor Liz Milward, Professor Adam McCluskey, Associate Professor Brett Nixon, Doctor Rebecca Lim, Associate Professor Alan Brichta | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Equipment Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $35,000 | 2013 | 2013 |
| GNo:G1201185 | ||
2012 (2 grants)
Peripheral immune-derived analgesia: A new target for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis$20,000
Funding Body: Pharmacy Research Trust of NSW
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Susan Hua | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Research Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $20,000 | 2012 | 2013 |
| GNo:G1101131 | ||
The 39th Annual Meeting and Exposition of the Controlled Release Society, Quebec City, Canada, 15 - 18 July 2012$1,500
Funding Body: University of Newcastle - Faculty of Health
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Susan Hua | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $1,500 | 2012 | 2013 |
| GNo:G1200581 | ||
2011 (1 grants)
Development of novel targeted drug delivery systems specifically to sites of inflammation and its application to peripheral analgesia and inflammation in chronic arthritic pathologies$15,581
Funding Body: Rebecca L Cooper Medical Research Foundation Ltd
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Susan Hua | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Research Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $15,581 | 2011 | 2011 |
| GNo:G1000741 | ||
2010 (2 grants)
Development of Novel Targeted Drug Delivery Systems to Sites of Inflammation$7,395
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Susan Hua | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Early Career Researcher Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $7,395 | 2010 | 2011 |
| GNo:G1000970 | ||
Development of Novel Targeted Drug Delivery Systems to Sites of Inflammation$2,605
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Susan Hua | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Early Career Researcher (Equipment) Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $2,605 | 2010 | 2010 |
| GNo:G1000683 | ||
Research Supervision
| Number of current supervisions | 1 |
|---|---|
| Total current UoN PhD EFTSL | 0.1 |
For supervisions undertaken at an institution other that the University of Newcastle, details are shown in italics, and the institution name is listed below the program name.
Current Supervision
| Commenced | Proposed Completion | Program | Supervisor Type | Research Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2020 | PhD (Pharmacy) | Co-Supervisor | Novel Formulation and Functional Food Delivery of a Bio-active Muscadine Phytochemical |
Dr Susan Hua
| Work Phone | (02) 49854063 |
|---|---|
| Fax | (02) 49217903 |
| Susan.Hua@newcastle.edu.au | |
| Position | Lecturer School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy Faculty of Health and Medicine |
| Focus Area | Pharmacy and Experimental Pharmacology |
| Office | MS126, Medical Science Building, Callaghan University Drive Callaghan NSW 2308 Australia |
| URL: | www.newcastle.edu.au/profile/susan-hua |
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