Dr Prina Mehta

Prina gained both her undergraduate degree and PhD at De Montfort University. Her PhD was completed under the supervision of Professor Zeeshan Ahmad and focused on utilising the engineering method of electrohydrodynamic atomisation to develop drug-eluting coatings for contact lenses for the treatment of glaucoma. 

In 2017, during the final year of her PhD, Prina was appointed as a Post-Doctoral Research Assistant at De Montfort University. Here, she balanced finishing her PhD and continued her research in ocular drug delivery whilst also expanding her research into transdermal drug delivery and cosmetic formulation. 

She joined the Leicester School of Pharmacy as a full time lecturer in the summer of 2020. Her teaching activities focus on Cosmetic Science with particular expertise in cosmetic formulation, fragrances and perfumery, new product development, sensory esting and cosmetic product lifecycle management.  

In late 2022, Prina was appointed Programme Leader of the BSc (Hons) Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Science programme. In this role, she has led programme development and enhancement activities and has been actively involved in the validation and revalidation of three academic programmes both nationally and internationally. Her interests in higher education pedagogy continues alongside her subject-specialist teaching with a focus on student engagement and active learning. 

For a full list of publications, please click here . 

Mehta, P. (2026). Advancing transdermal drug delivery through 4D bioprinting and dynamic skin modelling. Frontiers in Drug Delivery, 6. doi:10.3389/fddev.2026.1753384.

Mehta, P., Rasekh, M., Patel, M., Onaiwu, E., Nazari, K., Kucuk, I., Wilson, P.B., Arshad, M.S., Ahmad, Z. and Chang, M.-W. (2021). Recent applications of electrical, centrifugal, and pressurised emerging technologies for fibrous structure engineering in drug delivery, regenerative medicine and theranostics. Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 175, p.113823. doi:10.1016/j.addr.2021.05.033.

Mehta, P., Picken, H., White, C., Howarth, K., Langridge, K., Nazari, K., Taylor, P., Qutachi, O., Chang, M.w. and Ahmad, Z. (2019). Engineering optimisation of commercial facemask formulations capable of improving skin moisturisation. International Journal of Cosmetic Science, 41(5), pp.462–471. doi:10.1111/ics.12560.

Mehta, P., Zaman, A., Smith, A., Manoochehr Rasekh, Rita Haj‐Ahmad, Arshad, M.S., van der Merwe, S., M‐W Chang and Ahmad, Z. (2019). Broad scale and structure fabrication of healthcare materials for drug and emerging therapies via electrohydrodynamic techniques. Advanced Therapeutics, 2(4), p.1800024. 

• Ocular Drug Delivery
• Transdermal Drug Delivery
• Structure Engineering
• Pharmaceutical Engineering
• Novel Drug Delivery Devices
• Novel Active Delivery Systems for Cosmetic Application
• Cosmetic Formulation

• Core Concepts in Cosmetic Science
• Cosmetic Formulation 
• Design, Manufacturing and Evaluation of Cosmetic Products
• Cosmetovigilance
• Professional Skills
• Research and Innovation

• PhD in Pharmaceutical Engineering, 2018, De Montfort University, UK
• BSc Hons in Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Science, 2014, De Montfort University, UK

• BSc (Hons) Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Science
• MSc Cosmetic Science 
• MSc Pharmaceutical Biotechnology

Member of the Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences (APS) 

Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA), Advance HE, 2026

• Supervision of BSc (hons), MSc and PhD students; both as first and secnd supervisor.
• Recently completed PhD students:

 Najmusama Abdul Jalil (2nd Supervisor)

 Nadia Ahmad (2nd Supervisor)