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Dr. Kett is a member of the Drug Delivery Research Group. Her research interests lie in the development and characterisation of freeze-dried (lyophilised) formats. Examples of these include
- freeze-dried tablets for mucosal (nasal, sublingual and vaginal) administration of material including HIV vaccine and microbicides.
- freeze-dried/spray freeze-dried liposomes for nasal/pulmonary delivery.
- freeze-dried nanoparticles for delivery to the eye
More fundamental research includes investigation into the mechanisms of protein protection during freeze-drying using thermal analysis techniques (DSC, MTDSC and isothermal microcalorimetry) as well as neutron scattering in collaboration with colleagues at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory.
She has also worked extensively in the use of thermal techniques to characterise amorphous systems and the detection of polymorphic transitions.
Dr. Kett was involved in the foundation of the Clinical Raman microscopy unit together with colleagues from the schools of chemistry and Medicine, Dentistry & Biomedical Science and has published on the use of this technique for the identification of polymorphic changes in pharmaceutical systems.
In 2002 she was awarded the Royal Society of Chemistry Thermal Methods Group Cyril Keattch award for “The Application of Thermoanalytical Techniques to the Study of the Freeze Drying Process”.
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Projects
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R3022PMY: Inhaled Azithromycin for Treatment of Chronic Respiratory Infection
Kett, V., Ingram, B. & Tunney, M.
09/02/2018 → …
Project: Research
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R2003PMY: Chemokine-based microbicides: a pathway from a first-in-human study towards Phase2/3 and licensure
Malcolm, K., Boyd, P. & Kett, V.
13/02/2015 → …
Project: Research
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R2778PMY: RALA/hOC-iNOS: An Alternative Gene therapy Sysytem
McCarthy, H., Kett, V. & Robson, T.
01/08/2011 → …
Project: Research
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Research Output
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Development and pharmacokinetics of a combination vaginal ring for sustained release of dapivirine and the protein microbicide 5P12-RANTES
McBride, J. W., Malcolm, R. K., Dias, N., Cameron, D., Offord, R. E., Hartley, O., Kett, V. L., Devlin, B. & Boyd, P., 10 Jun 2019, In : International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 564, p. 207-213 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile3 Citations (Scopus)40 Downloads (Pure) -
The impact of electronic prescription on reducing medication errors in an Egyptian outpatient clinic
Kenawy, A. S. & Kett, V., 01 Jul 2019, In : International Journal of Medical Informatics. 127, p. 80-87 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Thermal analysis | unconventional techniques
Kett, V., 01 Jan 2019, Encyclopedia of Analytical Science. Elsevier, p. 33-42 10 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Vaginal rings with exposed cores for sustained delivery of the HIV CCR5 inhibitor 5P12-RANTES
McBride, J. W., Boyd, P., Dias, N., Cameron, D., Offord, R. E., Hartley, O., Kett, V. L. & Malcolm, R. K., 01 Mar 2019, In : Journal of Controlled Release. 298, p. 1-11Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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DNA vaccination for cervical cancer: Strategic optimisation of RALA mediated gene delivery from a biodegradable microneedle system.
Cole, G., Ali, A., McCrudden, C., McBride, J., McCaffrey, J., Robson, T., Kett, V., Dunne, N., Donnelly, R. & McCarthy, H., 03 Mar 2018, In : European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics. 127, p. 288-297 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile21 Citations (Scopus)254 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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Invent 2014 Life and Health Category
Kett, Victoria (Recipient), Oct 2014
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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QUB Green Fund Award
Hall, Maurice (Recipient), Hanna, Lezley-Anne (Recipient), Kett, Victoria (Recipient), Tara Brown (Recipient) & Claire Lyttle (Recipient), 12 Dec 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Royal Society of Chemistry Thermal Methods Group Cyril Keattch Award for "The Application of Thermoanalytical Techniques to the Study of the Freeze-Drying Process"
Kett, Victoria (Recipient), 2002
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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External Examiner, PhD
Victoria Kett (Examiner)
2015Activity: Examination types › PhD external examination
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External Examiner, PhD School of Pharmacy, University College London
Victoria Kett (Examiner)
08 May 2013Activity: Examination types › PhD external examination
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BioMed Research International (Journal)
Victoria Kett (Editorial board member)
Feb 2013 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity
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Royal Society of Chemistry, Thermal Methods Group. Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry 2013
Victoria Kett (Member of the organising committee)
08 Apr 2013 → 10 Apr 2013Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference