Dr Cristina Russo
| Name | Dr Cristina Russo |
|---|---|
| Job title | Senior Lecturer in Pharmaceutical Chemistry |
| Research institute | |
| Primary appointment | Natural Sciences |
| Email address | c.russo@mdx.ac.uk |
| ORCID | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9776-8897 |
| Contact category | Academic staff |
Biography
Biography Dr Cristina Russo is Senior Lecturer in Pharmaceutical Chemistry at Middlesex University. She teaches across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in pharmaceutical chemistry, drug discovery and development, analytical chemistry, and pharmaceutical sciences, and supervises PhD and Master’s by Research students. Dr Russo obtained a Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology from the University of Naples Federico II, Italy, and completed a PhD in Health and Wellbeing at Sheffield Hallam University, where her research focused on quantitative MALDI-MSI studies of molecular movement in biological systems. She is also a licensed pharmacist and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). Her research expertise includes drug identification, quantification and biotransformation in biological systems, mass spectrometry imaging, proteomics, biomarker discovery, and translational biomedical research. Current research includes the development of immunotherapeutic microneedle-based drug delivery approaches for skin cancer applications.
Dr Russo has published in the fields of pharmaceutical sciences, proteomics, and mass spectrometry imaging, and has presented her research at national and international conferences including BMSS and ASMS. She is a member of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), British Mass Spectrometry Society (BMSS), and American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS).
Teaching Module Leader for:
Pharmaceutical Chemistry (Level 5)
Drug Design and Development (Level 6)
Dissertation Module (Level 6)
Drug Discovery and Development (Level 7)
Supervisor of PhD and Master’s by Research students in areas related to pharmaceutical sciences, drug discovery, and biomedical research.
Supervision
| Doctoral Researcher | Award | Status | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tunch Akmandor | PhD | Enrolled Student | Supervisor | Sep 2019 - Sep 2026 |
Employment
Education and qualifications
Title PhD thesis: “A Quantitative MALDI-MSI Study of the Movement of Molecules in Biological Systems”.
Grants
Prizes and Awards
1st Poster Prize
2018-01-01
Imaging Symposium, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK
1st Poster Prize
BMRC/MERI Christmas poster event, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield,
External activities
Research outputs
316eP Imiquimod-loaded dissolvable microneedles: a novel pre-clinical immunotherapeutic approach for dermato-oncology
Akmandor, T., Russo, C., Loizidou, E., Leontiev, D. and Hyseni, A. 2025. 316eP Imiquimod-loaded dissolvable microneedles: a novel pre-clinical immunotherapeutic approach for dermato-oncology. ESMO Immuno-Oncology Congress 2025. London, UK 10 - 12 Dec 2025 Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iotech.2025.101515315eP Pre-clinical feasibility and translational challenges of cytokine-loaded dissolvable microneedles for cutaneous immunotherapy
Akmandor, T., Outram, S., Russo, C. and Loizidou, E. 2025. 315eP Pre-clinical feasibility and translational challenges of cytokine-loaded dissolvable microneedles for cutaneous immunotherapy. ESMO Immuno-Oncology Congress 2025. London, UK 10 - 12 Dec 2025 Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iotech.2025.101514Application of MALDI-TOF MS in bioremediation and environmental research
Russo, C. and Purchase, D. 2023. Application of MALDI-TOF MS in bioremediation and environmental research. in: Shah, H.N., Gharbia, S.E., Shah, A., Tranfield, E.Y. and Thompson, K.C. (ed.) Microbiological Identification using MALDI-TOF and Tandem Mass Spectrometry: Industrial and Environmental Applications Wiley. pp. 255-282Non-invasive screening of breast cancer from fingertip smears—a proof of concept study
Russo, C., Wyld, L., Da Costa Aubreu, M., Bury, C., Heaton, C., Cole, L. and Francese, S. 2023. Non-invasive screening of breast cancer from fingertip smears—a proof of concept study. Scientific Reports. 13 (1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-29036-7Spatially resolved quantitation of drug in skin equivalents using mass spectrometry imaging (MSI)
Russo, C. and Clench, M.R. 2023. Spatially resolved quantitation of drug in skin equivalents using mass spectrometry imaging (MSI). in: Cole, L. and Clench, M. (ed.) Imaging Mass Spectrometry: Methods and Protocols New York Springer. pp. 27-40Label-free quantitative proteomics and substrate-based mass spectrometry imaging of xenobiotic metabolizing enzymes in ex vivo human skin and a human living skin equivalent model
Couto, N., Newton, J., Russo, C., Karunakaran, E., Achour, B., Al-Majdoub, Z., Sidaway, J., Rostami-Hodjegan, A., Clench, M. and Barber, J. 2021. Label-free quantitative proteomics and substrate-based mass spectrometry imaging of xenobiotic metabolizing enzymes in ex vivo human skin and a human living skin equivalent model. Drug Metabolism and Disposition. 49 (1), pp. 39-52. https://doi.org/10.1124/dmd.120.000168Emerging applications in mass spectrometry imaging; enablers and roadblocks
Russo, C., Heaton, C., Flint, L., Voloaca, O., Haywood-Small, S., Clench, M., Francese, S. and Cole, L. 2020. Emerging applications in mass spectrometry imaging; enablers and roadblocks. Journal of Spectral Imaging. 9, pp. 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1255/jsi.2020.a13Fingermarks as a new proteomic specimen: state of the art and perspective of in situ proteomics
Francese, S. and Russo, C. 2019. Fingermarks as a new proteomic specimen: state of the art and perspective of in situ proteomics. in: Merkley, E. (ed.) Applications in Forensic Proteomics: Protein Identification and Profiling American Chemical Society.Quantitative investigation of terbinafine hydrochloride absorption into a living skin equivalent model by MALDI-MSI
Russo, C., Brickelbank, N., Duckett, C., Mellor, S., Rumbelow, S. and Clench, M. 2018. Quantitative investigation of terbinafine hydrochloride absorption into a living skin equivalent model by MALDI-MSI. Analytical Chemistry. 90 (16), pp. 10031-10038. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.8b02648Mass spectrometry imaging of 3D tissue models
Russo, C., Lewis, E., Flint, L. and Clench, M. 2018. Mass spectrometry imaging of 3D tissue models. Proteomics: Proteomics and Systems Biology. 18 (14). https://doi.org/10.1002/pmic.2017004621693
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