Cristina Fornaguera Puigvert, PhD
Associate Professor
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RESEARCH LINES
- Polymeric nanosystems for biomedical applications.
- Design of advanced drug delivery systems.
- Design of non-viral vectors for gene therapy.
- Optimisation of nanoformulations with organ-specific vectorisation.
- Formulation of mRNA vaccines based on nanosystems.
- Design of new immunotherapies for cancer treatment
MEMBER OF:
School of Engineering
Materials Engineering
Its activities focus on three main areas: the development of new functional materials, surface engineering and biomaterials.
LATEST PROJECTS
DemiRNApy (Role of miRNAs in the anterior cingulate cortex, as peripheral biomarkers, and their targeted modulation by nano-tools as a antidepressant therapy)
Role of microRNAs in the brain , as peripheral biomarkers and as nano-tools as novel antidepressant therapy
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Research Group Link:
Materials Engineering (GEMAT)
TumorOut (Innovative mRNA vaccine against lung cancer)
Innovative platform of targeted polymeric nanoparticles for efficient personalized therapy against lung cancer
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Research Group Link:
Materials Engineering (GEMAT)
ZwiRNA (Nanopartículas zwiteriónicas como vacunas de ARNm contra el cáncer pulmonar)
Desarrollo de Nanopartículas zwiteriónicas de Poli(beta-aminoester) como vacunas de mRNA para tratar el cáncer de pulmón de células no pequeñas (zwiRNA).
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Research Group Link:
Materials Engineering (GEMAT)