Staff Profile
Dr Mark Ashton
Senior Lecturer in Medicinal Chemistry
- Email: mark.ashton@ncl.ac.uk
- Telephone: 0191-2082348
- Address: School of Pharmacy
Faculty of Medical Sciences
Newcastle University
King George VI Building
Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
NE1 7RU
Dr Mark Ashton is a Lecturer in Medicinal Chemistry in the School of Pharmacy and member of the Translational and Clinical Research Institute in the Faculty of Medical Sciences.
Following a career in the pharmaceutical industry (Mark has experience of both medicinal chemistry and process chemistry), Mark joined the School of Pharmacy at Sunderland University as a Senior Lecturer in Medicinal Chemistry. In 2017 he moved to join the new School of Pharmacy at Newcastle University; his roles include member of School’s Executive Board, Stage 1 Lead, Admissions Tutor, Chair of the Board of Examiners for Pharmacy and Outreach Lead.
His research interests are in the area of antiviral drug development and he currently has collaborations with research groups in China, India and the UK.
Areas of Expertise
Medicinal Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Heterocyclic Chemistry
Professional Affiliations
Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC)
Chartered Chemist (CChem)
Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)
Awards
2022 - School of Pharmacy, Best Lecturer Award
2019 - School of Pharmacy, Best Lecturer Award
Undergraduate Teaching:
Stage 1 Lead
Fundamentals of Pharmacy: the integration of Science and Practice
Contributor:
Stage 2 - Pharmaceutical Care: Pathology, Patients and Professionalism
Stage 3 - Applied Pharmaceutical Interventions: Design, Delivery and Decisions
Stage 4 - Research Project
Targeted Therapeutics: Optimisation, Critique and Responsibility