
Desert Island Discs
BBC Radio 4
Catégories: Musique
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Professor Dame Ijeoma Uchegbu is Professor of Pharmaceutical Nanoscience at University College London and President of Wolfson College, University of Cambridge.
She has devoted her career to harnessing the potential of nanoparticles – which are less than a thousandth of the width of a human hair - to take medicines to hard-to-reach areas of the body such as the back of the eye and the brain. Using nanoparticles in this way is said to increase the efficacy of medicines and reduce side effects.
Ijeoma was born in London where her parents had settled from Nigeria. At 13 she moved with her family to Nigeria where she developed an enduring love of chemistry.
In 2010 she co-founded a pharmaceutical company Nanomerics with her husband. The company is currently developing eyedrops to treat blindness and a nasal spray to target pain which she hopes will go some way to addressing the opioid crisis. Earlier this year Ijeoma was appointed a DBE in the King’s New Years Honours List.
Ijeoma lives in Cambridge with her husband Andreas.
Presenter Lauren Laverne Producer Paula McGinley
DISC ONE: Chop My Money (I Don’t Care) - P-Square DISC TWO: Joromi - Sir Victor Uwaifo DISC THREE: Love to Love You Baby - Donna Summer DISC FOUR: Zombie - Fela Kuti DISC FIVE: Coat of Many Colours - Dolly Parton DISC SIX: I Have Nothing - Whitney Houston DISC SEVEN: Touch Me in The Morning - Diana Ross DISC EIGHT: I’m So Glad I’m Standing Here Today - The Crusaders with Joe Cocker
BOOK CHOICE: Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt LUXURY ITEM: A variety of seeds CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: I’m So Glad I’m Standing Here Today - The Crusaders with Joe Cocker
Épisodes précédents
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2583 - Professor Dame Ijeoma Uchegbu, scientist Sun, 15 Jun 2025
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2581 - Danny Dyer, actor Sun, 08 Jun 2025
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2579 - Classic Desert Island Discs - Jack Thorne Sun, 01 Jun 2025
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2578 - Classic Desert Island Discs - Dame Joan Plowright Sun, 25 May 2025
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2577 - Classic Desert Island Discs - Colm Toibin Sun, 18 May 2025
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2574 - Lindsey Hilsum, journalist Sun, 27 Apr 2025
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2573 - Donna Ockenden, midwife Sun, 20 Apr 2025
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2572 - Professor Carl Jones, conservation biologist Sun, 13 Apr 2025
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2571 - Cyndi Lauper, singer-songwriter Sun, 06 Apr 2025
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2570 - William Boyd, writer Sun, 30 Mar 2025
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2569 - Sir Jony Ive, designer Sun, 23 Mar 2025
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2568 - Stephen Mangan, actor Sun, 09 Mar 2025
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2567 - Mina Smallman, activist Sun, 16 Mar 2025
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2566 - Nemone Lethbridge, lawyer and writer Sun, 02 Mar 2025
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2565 - Nick Cave, singer and writer Sun, 23 Feb 2025
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2564 - Harriet Wistrich, lawyer Sun, 16 Feb 2025
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2563 - Laurie Anderson, artist Sun, 09 Feb 2025
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2562 - Mark-Anthony Turnage, composer Sun, 02 Feb 2025
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2561 - Marianela Núñez, ballerina Sun, 26 Jan 2025
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2559 - Gareth Southgate OBE, football manager Sun, 19 Jan 2025
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2557 - Cher, singer and actor Sun, 12 Jan 2025
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2556 - Lesley Manville, actor Sun, 05 Feb 2023
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2555 - Ebony Rainford-Brent, former England cricketer Sun, 05 Jan 2025
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2553 - Mark Steel, comedian Sun, 29 Dec 2024
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2548 - Classic Desert Island Discs - Ian Wright Sun, 08 Dec 2024
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2527 - Steven Knight, writer Sat, 07 Sep 2024
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2526 - Mark Knopfler, musician Sat, 31 Aug 2024
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2525 - Sarah Raven, gardener and writer Sun, 25 Aug 2024
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2524 - David Nicholls, writer Sat, 17 Aug 2024
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2523 - Errollyn Wallen, composer Sun, 11 Aug 2024
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2522 - Rob Delaney, actor and comedian Sun, 04 Aug 2024
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2521 - Professor Patricia Wiltshire, forensic scientist Sun, 28 Jul 2024
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2520 - Anthony Joshua, boxer Sat, 20 Jul 2024
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2519 - Clive Myrie, journalist Sun, 14 Jul 2024
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2518 - Shirine Khoury-Haq, businesswoman Sun, 07 Jul 2024
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2512 - Rebel Wilson, actor Sun, 30 Jun 2024
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2511 - John Boyne, writer Sat, 22 Jun 2024
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2510 - Dame Sarah Storey, athlete Sat, 15 Jun 2024
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2509 - Greg Davies, comedian Sun, 09 Jun 2024
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2503 - Professor Tim Spector, scientist Sat, 27 Apr 2024
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2502 - Professor Alice Roberts, scientist and broadcaster Sun, 21 Apr 2024
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2501 - Jenny Sealey, theatre director Sat, 13 Apr 2024
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2500 - Desert Island Discs at 75 Sat, 28 Jan 2017
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2499 - Caitlin Moran Sun, 22 Jan 2017
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2498 - Wayne McGregor Sun, 15 Jan 2017
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2497 - Pinky Lilani Sun, 08 Jan 2017
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2496 - Sir Kenneth Grange Sun, 01 Jan 2017
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2495 - Gareth Malone Sun, 25 Dec 2016
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2494 - Bruce Springsteen Sun, 18 Dec 2016
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2493 - Sir Philip Craven Wed, 14 Dec 2016