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@scilifelab.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@scilifelab.se
Vendela Damberg
VVendela is currently a PhD student in our group specializing in the development of nanocarriers for delivery of biologics. Her work focuses on drug carrier systems enabled by inorganic nanoparticles produced by flame spray pyrolysis. Vendela holds a master’s degree in Pharmacy from Uppsala University, and is a licensed pharmacist. During her master’s she received a scholarship from Apotekarsocieteten to complete a summer internship in the Teleki Lab at Department of Molecular Biopharmaceutics, Uppsala University. This project later evolved to become the subject of her master’s thesis focusing on surface functionalization of SPIONs to enable SPAAC click-chemistry of antibodies onto nanoparticles.
email: vendela.damberg@scilifelab.se
Melisa Bayrak
Melisa is currently a PhD student in our group, focusing on paper-based diagnostics with optically active nanoparticles. She completed both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in chemistry at the University of Cologne, at the Institute of Light and Matter and the Humboldt Centre for Nano- and Biophotonics. During her studies, she completed an Erasmus exchange at Chalmers University of Technology, where she worked on the synthesis and integration of fluorescent base analogues into modified RNA. She carried out her master’s thesis on the development of flexible microlasers based on hydrogels and elastomers for measuring biological forces in living single cells.
email: melisa.bayrak@scilifelab.se
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