Amira Guirguis

Amira Guirguis is a PhD, MPharm, BSc (Account.), MRPharmS, PGCertLTHE, FHEA Pharmacist/Senior Lecturer/MPharm Programme Director at the Swansea University – Wales

Profile Am an accomplished, proactive and highly adaptable individual who has a background in Pharmaceutical chemistry with an outstanding track record of achievements in research, academia, Public Health, drug detection and drug policy. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills utilised to develop, motivate and manage teams. Able to initiate and nurture crucial, credible and highly valuable networks, forge new links and develop long term partnerships across a broad range of sectors.

Core Competencies Research: Set up the first UK Home Office licensed Drug Checking Service. In-field detection tools and devices, analysis of complex data matrices using chemometrics, deploying lab-based analytical science to develop tools with relevance to Public Health, expert reviewer of Pharmacy and Substance Misuse-related research. Teaching: pharmacy supervisors, postgraduate and undergraduate pharmacy, pharmaceutical sciences, allied healthcare and non-medical prescriber students, designing curricula and delivering innovative teaching materials, organising and promoting science awards. Multi-lingual (English, French, Arabic).