Biography:
Dr Bayan Alkhawaja received her Doctorate from the University of Bath (UoB), United Kingdom, in 2019, specialising in medicinal and bioconjugation chemistry. She served as an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences at the University of Petra from 2019 to 2023. Subsequently rejoined UoB as a Research Fellow in March 2024, a position she currently holds. Her research is centred on developing innovative chemical solutions for bioconjugation and biotherapeutics. Dr Alkhawaja was awarded the Gold Medal in the STEM for British 2025 and was a finalist for the Peter Troughton Research Staff Prize in 2025.
Title : From conjugation chemistry to antibody-targeted nanoformulations: Diagnostic and therapeutic applications