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Dr Blair Johnston is a Reader in Computational Modelling at the Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences. He teaches on the Masters of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Analysis, Clinical Pharmacy and Chemistry with Drug Discovery degrees.
My group has research interests in five broad areas: drug discovery, molecular structure simulation, machine learning and prediction, data analysis, and web-enabled science and collaboration tools. In the vast majority of our research, we work closely with experimental scientists in the design and execution of collaborative research to realise the full potential of their laboratory data. This combination of experiment and theory often provides unique insight into the systems being studied.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, ed@ed : a new gas-phase electron diffraction structural refinement program, The University of Edinburgh
1 Oct 1998 → 30 Sept 2001
Award Date: 1 Mar 2002
Bachelor of Science, Chemistry, University of Glasgow
1 Oct 1994 → 31 May 1998
Award Date: 1 Jul 1998
External positions
Pharmaceutical Data Science Lead (Joint Appointment), National Physical Laboratory NPL
1 Jul 2018 → 30 Jun 2020
Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Edinburgh
1 Oct 2001 → 31 Mar 2002
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PharmaCrystNet: Improving the Predictive Capabilities of Crystallisation Models in
Brown, C. (Principal Investigator), Dolean Maini, V. (Co-investigator) & Johnston, B. (Co-investigator)
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
1/09/24 → 31/08/25
Project: Research
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SHARPEN: SHARing data to accelerate Pharmaceutical manufacturing Efficiency across trusted Networks
Johnston, B. (Principal Investigator), Florence, A. (Co-investigator) & Markl, D. (Co-investigator)
1/08/24 → 31/01/26
Project: Research
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Optimisation of additively manufactured coiled flow inverters for continuous viral inactivation processes
Barrera, M. C., Leech, D., Josifovic, A., Tolouei, A., Alford, G., Wallace, M. J., Bennett, N., Wildman, R., Irvine, D. J., Croft, A., Özcan, E., Florence, A. J., Johnston, B., Robertson, J. & Brown, C. J., 1 Jan 2025, In: Chemical Engineering Research and Design. 213, p. 126-136 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Flexible modelling of the dissolution performance of directly compressed tablets
Maclean, N., Armstrong, J. A., Carroll, M. A., Salehian, M., Mann, J., Reynolds, G., Johnston, B. & Markl, D., 10 May 2024, In: International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 656, 10 p., 124084.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile4 Citations (Scopus)76 Downloads (Pure)
Datasets
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Data for: "The impact of paracetamol impurities on face properties: investigating the surface of single crystals using TOF-SIMS"
Robertson, M. (Creator), Ottoboni, S. (Contributor), Chrubasik, M. (Contributor), Mir Bruce, L. (Contributor), Johnston, B. (Contributor), Price, C. J. (Contributor), Florence, A. (Contributor), Oswald, I. (Contributor) & Nguyen, T. T. H. (Contributor), University of Strathclyde, 21 Mar 2018
DOI: 10.15129/7e48f205-e591-465c-89e2-2fc44055a1a7
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Data for "Enabling precision manufacturing of active pharmaceutical ingredients: Workflow for seeded cooling continuous crystallisation"
Brown, C. (Creator), McGlone, T. (Data Collector), Yerdelen, S. (Data Collector), Srirambhatla, V. (Data Collector), Mabbott, F. A. (Data Collector), Gurung, R. (Data Collector), Briuglia, M. L. (Data Collector), Ahmed, B. (Data Collector), Polyzois, H. (Data Collector), McGinty, J. (Data Collector), Perciballi, F. (Data Collector), Fysikopoulos, D. (Data Collector), Macfhionnghaile, P. (Data Collector), Siddique, H. (Data Collector), Raval, V. (Data Collector), Harrington, T. (Contributor), Vassileiou, A. (Contributor), Robertson, M. (Contributor), Prasad, E. (Contributor), Johnston, A. (Contributor), Johnston, B. (Supervisor), Nordon, A. (Contributor), Srai, J. (Supervisor), Halbert, G. (Supervisor), Ter Horst, J. (Supervisor), Price, C. J. (Contributor), Rielly, C. (Supervisor), Sefcik, J. (Supervisor) & Florence, A. (Supervisor), University of Strathclyde, 10 Jan 2018
DOI: 10.15129/37e8aaf0-4153-4e7a-b00a-13daa26310de
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Prizes
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Shortlist for S-Lab’s Effective Laboratory Management Awards
Johnston, B. (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Other distinction
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Shortlist for University of Strathclyde Entrepreneur Awards
Johnston, B. (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Other distinction
Activities
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Data Mining Crystallisation Kinetics
Brown, C. (Speaker), Johnston, B. (Contributor), Alvarado Maldonado, D. A. (Contributor), Vassileiou, A. (Contributor) & Florence, A. (Contributor)
31 Mar 2021Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Novel off-target effects of doxorubicin on cardiovascular gap-junctional proteins
Veerman, B. (Speaker), McMullen, C. (Contributor), Rattray, Z. (Contributor), Johnston, B. (Contributor), Dempsie, Y. (Contributor), Martin, P. E. M. (Contributor), Currie, S. (Contributor) & Cunningham, M. R. (Contributor)
5 Feb 2021Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation