The talk provided fantastic insight into the world of pharmaceuticals and many members of the female audience left feeling empowered to pursue a career within the field and research opportunities with the European Training Network.

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PEARRL researcher Professor Jennifer Dressman was recently recognised for her exceptional research publications in pharmaceutical science and technology.  Professor Dressman features in the latest “Highly Cited Researchers” list. The Highly Cited List is produced by Clarivate Analytics for the Web of Science, and recognises the most influential researchers who are leading the way in solving the world’s biggest challenges in across diverse scientific fields, including engineering, neuroscience, mathematics, and social sciences, among others. Determined on a global basis, these are researchers who are most highly cited in research publications by their peers, positioning them in the very highest strata of influence and impact.  Professor Dressman is now being recognised among this elite group of researchers, which includes 17 Nobel laureates.
 
Professor Dressman‘s research publications are classified in the top 1% of the most cited papers in ‘Pharmacology and Toxicology’ research globally. She has published >300 research publications, which have been cited in excess of 10,000 times and has an overall h-index of 63.  Her research has provided significant advances in the field of pharmaceutical technology and biopharmaceutics, specifically in shedding new insights into strategies to improve drug solubility for enhancing oral delivery, her pioneering the use of Biorelevant dissolution testing and in advancing the use of physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modelling to achieve quantitative predictions of oral absorption. 
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More information about Professor Dressman’s research can be found at her university website.

On 8th January 2019 Patrick O'Dwyer contributed to the UCC School of Pharmcy's open day with a PEARRLs for Girls session. Patrick gave a presentation to a class of 53 secondary school students on insights into possible career paths for pharmacy students, future research opportunities and the project PEARRL itself. The young adults showed a keen interest in the subject at hand and the event was an overall success.