Rate My Professor Susan Hua

Professor Hua is Director of the Translational Pharmaceutics & Medical Technologies Theme for the Precision Medicine Research Program at the Hunter Medical Research Institute and Director of the Australian NanoPain Network (Newcastle Node). She coordinates the Bachelor of Pharmacy Honours Program, serves as Pharmacy Advisor on the Institutional Biosafety Committee, and is a member of the Research Advisory Committee of the National Foundation of Medical Research and Innovation and the University of Newcastle Academy of Reviewers. She has secured over $6.1 million in competitive grants including from NHMRC and ARC, and generated patents such as APP1050584 and APP1113847. Key publications include 'Advances and Challenges in Nanomedicine' (2019), 'Physiological and Pharmaceutical Considerations for Rectal Drug Formulations' (2019), 'Impact of gastric and bowel surgery on gastrointestinal drug delivery' (2023), 'Lipid-based nano-delivery systems for skin delivery of drugs and bioactives' (2015), and 'Advances in nanoparticulate drug delivery approaches for sublingual and buccal administration' (2019). With more than 9200 citations and an h-index of 33, she ranks among the World's Top 2% Scientists (Stanford University & Elsevier, 2020-2025). Major awards include 2017 NSW Premier's Prize for Early Career Researcher of the Year, 2020 DVC(A) Educator Innovation and Impact Award, 2016 NSW Young Tall Poppy Science Award, and 2015 HMRI Early Career Researcher of the Year. She delivered invited Henry Stewart Talks on drug delivery in 2020 and 2021.