Dr Chiara Hanlon

Primary School

• Class: 1st class to 6th class
• Duration: 1 Hour

Chiara’s role in DkIT allows her to teach her students all about the pharmaceutical and organic chemistry of everyday medicines.

She would love to bring some of this knowledge to you in the following fun and easy talks.

• The Science of Calpol
• Nature Provides; where do our medicines come from

Learn all about the active ingredient in medicines and what else goes into your tablets/capsules.

Discover all the sources and areas we search for new medicines to combat everyday aches and pains

Secondary School

• Class: All years
• Duration: 1 Hour

Chiara is a lecturer in the department of life and health sciences in DkIT specialising in pharmaceutical chemistry and organic chemistry.
Chiara has lectured in numerous pharmaceutical science, bioscience, medicine, biomedical science, and agricultural science programmes in a variety of third level colleges in Ireland.

Chiara has also worked for both the pharmaceutical and medical device industries. Her industrial roles included raw material team leader and quality control analytical chemist.

Chiara would love to share some of this knowledge via a variety of schools talks, options shown below:

1. Pharmaceutical drugs: the good, the bad and the scary
2. Pharmaceutical drug discovery: Nature a rich source for our pharmaceutical needs
3. Drug Formulation: What’s in your paracetamol tablet?
4. Career path: Pharmaceutical and Biopharmaceutical Industry.   

Where she will discuss her own journey from undergraduate Pharmaceutical Science through her industrial career and back to her postgraduate and teaching roles.

Chiara would also provide an interactive Q&A section where students can learn about the fantastic suite of science-based programmes that DkIT has to offer.