Senior Lecturer in Pharmaceutical Chemistry
I started teaching in the Faculty of Health, Sciences and Wellbeing in 2017, having previously graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Chemical and Pharmaceutical Science and a PhD in Bioanalytical Chemistry from the University of Sunderland. My doctoral research involved targeted thiol detection and metabolic profiling in prostate cancer cell models. I have previously worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow studying protein-bound and novel thiol compounds present in prostate cancer cell lines. In 2019 I completed a postgraduate certificate in academic practice (PgCaP).
I am a Chartered Chemist (CChem), Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry (MRSC), Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), and member of the Royal Society of Chemistry Newcastle Upon Tyne and NE Coast Local Section Committee.
Teaching and supervision
I teach aspects of pharmaceutical, physical, and analytical chemistry across MPharm Pharmacy, BSc Biopharmaceutical Science, BSc Cosmetic Science, and MSc Drug Discovery and Development.
I am module leader for BPS110, BPS112, CSC101 and CSCM02.
Research interests for potential research students
- Isolation and purification of novel antibiotics
- LCMS and NMR metabolomics
- Detection of biological thiols in cancer cell models
Publications
Article
Rashid, Fatimah, Childs, Stephen and Carter, Paul (2024) Novel Injectable Hydrogel Formulations and Gas Chromatography Analysis of the Residual Crosslinker in Formulations Intended for Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Applications. Gels, 10 (4). p. 211. ISSN 2310-2861
Ajeigbe, Mayokun, Childs, Stephen, Paget, Timothy and Bingle, Lewis (2024) Complete nucleotide sequence and comparative genomic analysis of microcin B17 plasmid pMccB17. MicrobiologyOpen, 13 (2). ISSN 2045-8827
Rashid, Fatimah, Childs, Stephen and Dodou, Kalliopi (2023) Comparison of Analytical Methods for the Detection of Residual Crosslinker in Hyaluronic Acid Hydrogel Films. Cosmetics, 10 (3). pp. 70-85. ISSN 2079-9284
Saleh, Ashraf, Elkordy, Amal, Chaw, Cheng, McGarry, Kenneth and Childs, Stephen (2020) Feasibility of Self-Emulsifying Drug Delivery System for Dissolution Enhancement of Indapamide. Global Drugs and Therapeutics, 5 (4). ISSN 2399-9098
Childs, Stephen, Haroune, Nicolas, Williams, Lee and Gronow, Michael (2017) Investigation of the Low Molecular Weight Thiol Composition in a Metastatic Prostate Cancer Cell Line (LNCaP) by LC-UV-MS and NMR after Labelling with the Ellman Reagent. American Journal of Analytical Chemistry, 08 (01). pp. 1-18. ISSN 2156-8251
Childs, Stephen, Haroune, Nicolas, Williams, Lee and Gronow, M (2016) Determination of cellular glutathione: glutathione disulphide ratio in prostate cancer cells by high performance liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection. Journal of Chromatography A, 1437. pp. 67-73. ISSN S0021-9673
- LC-MS based metabolomics
- NMR
- Preparative chromatography
- HPLC/GC method development
- Thiol analysis