Nanomedicine Lab Alumni - Nanomedicine Lab

Research Fellows

Dr. Victoria Andino Pavlovsky – Research Associate (2024)
Dr. Kelly Chen – Research Associate (2022 – 2023)
Dr. Anita Liu – Research Associate (2021 – 2023)
Dr. Ahmed Eladly – Research Associate (2021 – 2023)
Dr. Thomas Loret – Research Associate (2018 – 2023)
Dr. Juliana Cardoso Neves – Research Associate (2022 – 2023)
Dr. Lois Gardner – Research Associate & Project Manager (2018 – 2022)
Dr. Luis Visani – Research Associate (2018 – 2022)
Dr. Miguel Arellano – Research Associate (2020 – 2021)
Dr. Katharine Barr – Research Associate (2019 – 2020)
Dr. Jessica Warrington – Research Associate (2018 – 2020)
Dr. Rania M. Deranieh – Research Associate (2019 – 2020)
Dr. Paul Sharp – Research Associate (2018 – 2020)
Dr. Michelle Ntola – Research Associate (2018 – 2020)
Dr. Andrew Hayward – Research Associate (2018 – 2020)
Dr. Alfredo Maria Gravagnuolo – Research Associate (2017 – 2020)
Dr. Arnab Halder – Research Associate (2019 – 2020)
Dr. Eszter Kormann – Research Associate (2018 – 2019)
Dr. Adrian Esteban Arranz – Research Associate (2017 – 2019)
Dr. Zahraa Al-Ahmady – Research Fellow in Advanced Drug Delivery (2013 – 2018)
Dr. Leon Newman – Research Associate (2017 – 2018)
Dr. Anna Gray – Research Associate in Graphene Neuroscience and Neuropathology (2016 – 2018)
Dr. Hannah Leese – Research Associate (2017 – 2018)
Dr. Irene de Lazaro – Research Fellow in Regenerative Therapeutics (2015 – 2017)
Dr. Mariarosa Mazza – Research Fellow (2013 – 2017)
Dr. Jennifer Dorney – Research Associate (2016 – 2017)
Dr. Neus Lozano Valdes – Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2013 – 2016)
Dr. Maria Pascual Lucas – Postdoctoral Associate (2015 – 2016)
Dr. Yiota Apostolou Christou – Marie Curie Postdoctoral Associate (2015)
Dr. Davide Giust – Postdoctoral Associate (2013 – 2014)
Dr. Débora Braga Vieira – Postdoctoral Associate (2012 – 2014)
Dr. Amalia Diakidou – Postdoctoral Associate (2014)
Dr. Ania Servant – Postdoctoral Associate (2015 – 2016)
Dr. Acelya Yilmazer – Postdoctoral Associate
Dr. Wafa T. Al-Jamal – Postdoctoral Associate (2008 – 2012)
Dr. Laura Methven – Postdoctoral Associate
Dr. Hanene Ali-Boucetta – Postdoctoral Associate (2010 – 2012)
Dr. António Nunes – Postdoctoral Associate (2011 – 2012)
Dr. Tzu-Wen Wang – Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2011 – 2012)
Dr. Takeshi Nakajima – Surgical Research Fellow
Dr. Khuloud Al-Jamal – Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2007 – 2010)
Dr. Chang Guo – Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Dr. Jeroen Van den Bossche – Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2008 – 2011)
Ms. Catherine Poor – Research Fellow (2002 – 2006)
Dr. Belen Fernandez – Postdoctoral Research Fellow

PhD Graduates

Dr. Kelly Yingxian Chen – PhD student (2018 – 2022)
Dr. Lana Papafilippou – PhD student (2018 – 2022)
Dr. Livia Crica – PhD student (2016 – 2021)
Dr Rafaela Paz García Álvarez – PhD student (2016 – 2020)
Dr. Thomas Kisby – PhD student (2015 – 2019)
Dr. Christopher Bullock – PhD student (2014 – 2019)
Dr. Filipe Rodrigues – PhD student (2014 – 2018)
Dr. Yein Nam – PhD student (2014 – 2017)
Dr. Leon Newman – PhD student (2013 – 2017)
Dr. Marilena Hadjidemetriou – PhD student (2013 – 2017)
Mr. James Gubbins – PhD student (2013 – 2016)
Dr. Irene de Lazaro – PhD student (2011 – 2015)
Dr. Dhifaf Jasim – PhD student (2012 – 2016)
Ms. Giulia Agliardi – PhD student (2013 – 2017)
Dr. Zahraa Al-Ahmady – PhD student (2009 – 2013)
Dr. Antonio Nunes – PhD student (2008 – 2012)
Dr. Acelya Yilmazer – PhD student
Dr. Hanene Ali-Boucetta – PhD student (2002 – 2006)
Dr. Tian Bowen – PhD student (2007 – 2011)
Dr. Jennifer Podesta – Ph.D student (2006- 2010)
Dr. Wafa Al-Jamal – PhD student (2004 – 2008)
Dr. Lara Lacerda – PhD student (2004 – 2008)
Dr. Ravi Singh – PhD student (2004 – 2008)

Scientists

Dr. Dhifaf Jasim -Imaging Scientist (2016 – 2021)
Dr. Maurizio Buggio – Cell Biology Scientist (2015 – 2019)

Academic Clinical Fellows

Mr. Andrew Claxton – Academic Clinical Fellow (2017)
Mr. Richard Fu – Academic Clinical Fellow in Neurosurgery (2017)
Mr. Daniel Lewis – Junior Neurosurgical Registrar & PhD Student (2015 – 2016)

Lab Management

Ms. Sonja Holme– Research Assistant (2022 – 2023)
Ms. Irene Rebollido– Research Technician (2021 – 2023)
Ms. Alexandra Thawley– Research Assistant (2021 – 2023)
Ms. Kiana Arashvandaes– Research Technician (2021 – 2023)
Dr. Nerea Murillo Cremaes– Research Technician (2021 – 2022)
Dr. Zoe Bibbon – Admin. Assistant (2022)
Dr. Sinead Savage – Graphene Flagship Project Manager (2015 – 2020)
Ms. Abbie Dodd – Biological Research Technician (2019 – 2021)
Ms. Pagona Karvouni – Research Technician (2019 – 2020)
Mr. Matthew Drummond – Biological Research Technician (2018 – 2019)
Ms. Thembi Mhlanga – 2D-Health Project Manager (2018 – 2019)
Dr. Maurizio Buggio – Graphene Flagship and 2D-Health Project Manager (2015 – 2019)
Dr. Jane Mabey Gilsenan – Project Manager (2016 – 2018)
Ms. Kirsty Heydon – PA to Prof Kostarelos and Project Manager (2014 – 2016)
Mrs. Sue Hookway – PA to Prof Kostarelos
Ms. Katerina Tsormpatzoglou – PA to Prof Kostarelos and Lab Administrator (2011 – 2013)

Visiting Researchers

Dr. David Ju Yi – Visiting Researcher, RMIT, Australia (2023)
Ms. Lorena Fernandes– Visiting PhD student, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil (2020 – 2021)
Ms. Lidiane Silva Franqui – Visiting PhD student, Federal University of Alfenas, Brazil (2018 – 2019)
Ms. Emmanouela Stamatidou – Visiting Researcher (2018 – 2019)
Ms. Isabelle Aldred – Visiting MRes (intercalating) Medical Student, University of Manchester (2016 – 2017)
Dr. Marta Quintanilla – Visiting Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow, CIC BiomaGUNE, Spain (2017)
Ms. Arezoo Shajiei – Visiting MSc in Molecular Biology student, University of Manchester (2016 – 2017)
Mr. Sabbi Ahmad – Visiting MRes (intercalating) Medical Student
Mr. Markus Martincic – Visiting PhD student, University of Barcelona, Spain (2015)
Ms. Elita Montanari – Visiting PhD student, Universita di Roma, Italy (2014 – 2015)
Ms. Maribel Lucio – Visiting PhD student, Universita di Trieste, Italy
Ms. Corinne Portioli – Visiting PhD Student, Universita di Verona, Italy (2014)
Ms. Melissa Rodrigues – Visiting Researcher
Mr. Carlos Monteiro – BSc Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, Portugal (2014)
Dr. Minfang Zhang – Visiting Research Fellow, AIST, Tsukuba, Japan
Ms. Rebecca Klippstein – Visiting Ph.D Student, Centro Andaluz de Biología Molecular y Medicina Regenerativa (CABIMER), Sevilla, Spain (2010)
Dr. Consuelo Montejo, Visiting Faculty, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, Spain
Dr. Davide Pantarotto – Visiting PhD student, University of Trieste, Italy

MRes Graduates

Mr. Hassan Ahmad – MRes Tissue Engineering for Regenerative Medicine
Ms. Faziela Razak – MRes Tissue Engineering for Regenerative Medicine
Ms. Sarah Qubisi – MRes in Nanomedicine
Mr. Leon Newman – MRes in Nanomedicine
Mr. Mei Kuo-Ching – MRes in Nanomedicine
Mr. Dimitris Bitounis – MRes in Nanomedicine

MSc Graduates

Mr. Atta Arshad– MSc in MSc in Biomedical Science
Ms. Melissa Vincent– MSc in Biomedical Engineering
Ms. Yein Nam – MSc in Neuroscience
Ms. Marilena Hadjidemetriou – MSc in Drug Delivery
Mr. Anjul Khadria – MSc in Regenerative Medicine
Ms. Irene de Lazaro – MSc in Drug Delivery
Mr. Sai Krishna Paruchuru – MSc in Drug Delivery student
Mr. Sukrut Somani – MSc in Drug Delivery student
Mr. Nitesh Kunda – MSc in Drug Delivery student
Mr. Dhanraj Bhosle – MSc in Drug Delivery student
Mr. Sudesh Kumpharkar – MSc in Drug Delivery student
Mr. Vikas Hegde – MSc in Drug Delivery student
Ms. Fatima Jaffar – MSc in Drug Delivery student
Ms. Eleni Pantazi – MSc in Molecular Medicine, Imperial College London, UK
Mr. Yufeng Bei – MSc in Drug Delivery student, ULSOP, UK
Ms. Christiana Antoniadou – MPhil student, Imperial College London, UK
Ms. Elizabetta Bizzari – MPhil student

Undergraduate Student Research Projects (more than 50 project placements)

Mr. Zachary Khoudi – APEP Medical Student
Mr. Jafar Alsarraf – APEP Medical Student
Mr. James Keitley – APEP Medical student
Mr. Connor McLaughlin – APEP Medical Student
Mr. Robert McFarlane – BSc Pathology (intercalating) Medical student
Mr. Nickolas Surawy-Stepney – Intercalating BSc Pathology medical student
Mr. Daniel Terry – MPhys (Physics) student
Mr. Usman Rahim – MPharm student
Mr. Mohammed Al-Shamari – MPharm student
Ms. Ronak Shah – MPharm student
Mr. Adil Kareemun – MPharm student
Mr. Suresh Bagga – MPharm student
Ms. Rima Raghwani – MPharm student
Mr. Vikas Patel – MPharm student
Mr. Gedoen Lemma – MPharm student
Mr. Alifiyah Yusuf Palkhi – MPharm student

Erasmus Students

Ms. Despoina Politi – Erasmus+ student, University of Ioannina, Greece
Mr. Vinicio Rosano – Erasmus+ student, University of Florence, Italy
Ms. Clara Prado Diaz-Santos – Erasmus+ student, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Ms. Negar Babae – Erasmus student, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Ms. Rita Araujo – Erasmus student, University of Coimbra, Portugal
Ms. Ariadna Gonzalez Segovia – Erasmus student, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), Spain
Ms. Maria Isabel Lucio Benito – Erasmus student, University of Trieste, Italy

PART OF