Activity Detail
Seminar
Nanotechnology in the context of Molecular and Functional Biomarkers
Susana Carregal
Molecular and functional biomarkers are indicators used in medical and biological research to provide information about biological processes, diseases, or conditions in an organism. These biomarkers can be measured in various biological samples, such as blood or tissues, and play a crucial role in diagnosis, disease monitoring and personalized medicine. In this talk, I will explain with several examples how nanotechnology is used in our research group both to visualize/analyze these biomarkers and to design new treatments for chronic diseases based on the previous understanding of their nano-bio interactions.
Susana Carregal Romero, Phd.D (University of Vigo), is a Research Associate RyC and Ikerbasque Fellow at CIC biomaGUNE in Donostia. She belongs to the Molecular and Functional Biomarkers group and the CIBERES network. Her research focuses on the synthesis of multifunctional materials, understanding nano-biointeractions in lung tissue, and the application of nanomaterials for controlled drug delivery and imaging. In particular, she is mostly interested in chronic diseases such as pulmonary fibrosis (PF) and she is the PI of several projects aiming at delivering effective nanomedicines for PF (#BiomTher, #NanoSurf and # CAT-BIOMED).