Dr May Song

Yunmei (May) Song is a doctor in pharmaceutics and has ten years experience in research and development of drug delivery systems. Her specialist interests include the application and development of innovative technologies and novel dosage forms of drugs and in vitro/in vivo performance evaluation of the preparations. May has undertaken and completed a number of projects, including drug controlled release systems, novel taste masking technologies for oral drugs, oral drug delivery systems giving high bioavailability and improved drug stability. May also has assisted three professors in supervising postgraduates and Ph.D candidates. May has ten-years experience in managing a pharmaceutics laboratory. Her laboratory management work covered participation in the purchase of instruments and equipment, preliminary layout design of a laboratory, support and coordination of public utilities, involvement with installation, commissioning and accepetance inspection of instruments and equipment, construction of a laboratory management system, training and assessment of users and laboratory personnel, use management, maintenance, troubleshooting and repair of instruments and equipment, and external services. At UniSA, May is involved with all project work undertaken in the Centre for Drug Formulation & Delivery, where state-of-the-art pilot scale pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities have been established with the assistance of the SA Government. She provides consultant advice to industry undertakes research and development projects and supervises both undergraduate and postgraduate students. Any students considering Honours, Masters or PhD projects are encouraged to visit and discuss options.

Besides, May has about ten-year experience in managing a pharmaceutics laboratory. Her laboratory management work covers participation in purchase of instruments and equipment, preliminary layout design of a labortary, support and coordination of public utilities, involvement in installation, commissioning and accpetance inspection of instruments and equipment, construction of a laboratory management system, training and assesment of users and laboratory personnel, use management, maintenance, troubleshooting and repair of instruments and equipment, and external services and exchange.

• Pharmaceutics
• Pharmaceutical Preparation Engineer
• Pharmaceutical Packaging Technology
• Experimental Pharmaceutics

Australasian Pharmaceutical Science Association (APSA)

D. S. in Pharmaceutics

M.S. in Pharmaceutics

B.S. in Pharmaceutics

• Industrial Pharmaceutics
• Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics
• Pharmaceutical Preparation Engineer

Research papers

Yunmei Song, Frank Peddie, Hui he, Jiping Wang, Robert W. Milne, Andrew Beck, Allan Evans. Study on characterization of fenofibrate microparticle drug delivery system, Australasian Pharmaceutical Science Association Conference 2008;

Shasha Rao, Yunmei Song, Frank Peddie, Allan Evans. Development and evaluation of a novel design of buccal mucoadhesive patches, Australasian Pharmaceutical Science Association Conference 2008;

Lv W, Guo J, Ping Q, Song Yunmei, Li J. Comparative pharmacokinetics of breviscapine liposomes in dogs, rabbits and rats. Int J Pharm. 2008 Jul 9; 359(1-2):118-22;

Yunmei Song, Jie Zhuang, Yanyu Xiao,Qineng Ping. Preparation of silybin-phospholipid complex and study on its properties. Pharmazie. 2008 Jan;63(1):35-42;

Yunmei Song, Xiaoming Xu, Frank Peddie, Qineng Ping. A Study of Influential Factors for the In-Vitro performance of Propranolol Hydrochloride Sustained-Release Tablets, Australasian Pharmaceutical Science Association Conference 2007;

QI Xue-fei, Song Yunmei, Ping Qi-neng, Liu Fang, Chen Zhi. Pharmacokinetics of N-methylcantharidimide after intragastral and intravenous administration. Journal of China Pharmaceutical University. 2007 Vol.38 No.3 P.252-255.

Xiaoming Xu, Yunmei Song, Qineng Ping. Effect of ionic strength on the temperature-dependent behavior of the hypromellose solution and matrix tablet. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2006.Vol.102;

Song Yunmei, Ping Qineng. A real discussion on pharmaceutical preparation engineering.Pharmaceutical Education, 2006,22(4);

Yanyu Xiao, Yunmei Song, Zhipeng Chen, Qineng Ping. The preparation of silybin- phospholipid complex and the study on its pharmacokinetics in rats. Int J Pharm. 2006 Jan 3;307(1);

Yanyu Xiao, Yunmei Song, Zhipeng Chen, Qineng Ping. The preparation of silymar in proliposomes and its pharmacokinetics in rats. Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica, 2005,40(8);

Song Yunmei, Ping Qineng. Preparation of sliybin nano-emulsion and its pharmacokinetics in rabbits. Journal of China Pharmaceutical University, 2005,36(5);

Yanyu Xiao, Yunmei Song, Zhipeng Chen, Qineng Ping. Preparation of silymarin self-emulsifying microemulsion. Chinese Journal of Pharmaceuticals, 2005,11(12);

Yanyu Xiao, Yunmei Song, Zhipeng Chen, Qineng Ping. Preparation and evaluation of sylibin-phospholipid complex. Int J Pharm, 2005,27(12);

Wu Zhenghong ,Piing Qineng, Song Yunmei. Effects of chitosan-EDTA conjugates on insulin nano-liposomes. Journal of China Pharmaceutical University, 2004,(5);

Wu Zhenghong ,Ping Qineng, Song Yunmei. Studies on the insulin-liposomes double-coated by chitosan and chitosan-EDTA conjugates. Acta Pharmaceutical Sinica, 2004,(11);

Yang YiJing, Ping Qineng, Song Yunmei. Improvement of the dissolution rate of Ginkgo biloba tablets by using solid dispersion methods. Chinese New Drugs Journal, 2004,(6);

Wu Zhenghong ,Ping Qineng, Song Yunmei. Optimization of the formulation and process for the insulin liposome double-coated with chitosan and chitosan EDTA conjugates. Chinese New Drugs Journal, 2004,(9);

Song Yunmei, Ping Qineng, Wu Zhenghong. A preliminary discussion on establishing the course of pharmaceutical preparation engineering. Pharmaceutical Education, 2003,19(4);

Song Yunmei, Ping Qineng, Zhang Zhiyan, Shi Yujie. Developing tramadol resin fast-release suspension. Journal of China Pharmaceutical University, 2000,31(1).

Patent

Yunmei Song, Qineng Ping, Yanyu Xiao. A Precursor Liposome Preparation Containing Silybum Extracts and its Preparing Method. China Patent No.: ZL 2004 1 0014407.6.

Book chapters

Yunmei Song, Yi Zhong. "Part One: Pharmaceutics Model Tests", in the Model Tests (Pharmaceutics and Medicinal Chemistry) of National Licensed Pharmacist Qualification Examination in China, Publish Year: 2008.

Wenbin Yao, Jinheng Li, Jianhua Hua, Xiaojun Song, Yuxiu Liu, Hui Ji, Yunmei Song and other co-authors. "Pharmaceutics", in a Practical Handbook of Chinese Licensed Pharmacist, Publish Year: 2007.

Qineng Ping, Yunmei Song, Li Dan. Multimedia Teaching Software -Pharmaceutical Preparation Engineering, Publish Year: 2003.