PhD Students

Anshika Maheshwari

Anshika is currently a PhD student in our group focusing on the development of nanoparticles as nano-vaccines and bioimaging agents. She did her bachelors in biotech engineering from Indian institute of Technology, Roorkee. During her bachelor thesis she worked with various nanoparticle based composite antimicrobial agents. She completed an Erasmus Mundus joint master’s degree in Nanomedicine for drug delivery (EMJMD NANOMED). During her master’s she did a project with persistent luminescence nanoparticles. Anshika carried out her MSc thesis in our lab in the topic of luminescent/phosphorescent nanoparticles for diagnostics.

email: anshika.maheshwari@ki.se

Shengtao Yu

Shengtao is currently a PhD student in our group focusing on the development of nanoparticles as drug nanocarriers against lower respiratory tract infections. Shengtao received his BSc in Applied Chemistry from Kunming University of Science and Technology. During his undergraduate studies, he joined the organic synthesis group, where he focused on synthesizing 1,2,3-triazole derivatives. Following his undergraduate studies, he completed his MSc in pharmaceutical modelling at Uppsala University. His master’s thesis was utilizing MDS and machine learning techniques to better understand the behaviours of poorly water-soluble drugs in lipid-based formulations, supervised by Assoc. Prof. Larrson within the BLT group.

email: shengtao.yu@ki.se

Maria Samara

Maria Samara is currently PhD student at the Sotiriou Lab, developing novel wound dressings to fight infections and promote healing. Maria obtained her integrated MSc in Chemical Engineering from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), with a centered research interest in bio-nanomaterials and their applications in biomedicine. During her studies, she took courses in 3D printing and Additive Manufacturing at the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) and in Biomechanics and Tissue Engineering at the University of Liege, as well as worked on multiple projects, including the conduction of feasibility studies for the modeling and construction of a dimethyl ether and an ammonium sulfate production unit. She completed a summer internship in the General Chemical State Laboratory of Greece in the fuel analysis department, while her MSc thesis was about the synthesis of micro-particles of PHB-biopolymer loaded with hydrophilic bioactive molecules as potential drug carriers.

email: maria.samara@ki.se