Team

Gene&Light Therapies Team is part of the

Smart Nano-Bio-Devices Group

(Prof. Samuel Sanchez)

Current members

Ainhoa G. Caelles

PHD student

Charlotte Hinnekens

phd student

Title: Light-triggered self-assembled nanostructures for efficient and safe production of engineered therapeutic immune cells.

Title: Nanobots-based gene therapy for bladder cancer.

Alumni

• Elnaz Shaabani Sichani, PhD Thesis (co-director). Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium. Defended on 27/06/2022.

  • Title: Improving angiogenesis in diabetic wound healing with hypoxia inducing siRNA coated gold nanoparticles.

Former PhD students

• Maryam Sharifiaghdam, PhD Thesis (co-director). Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium. Defended on 28/06/2022.

  • Title: Reprogramming macrophages with siRNA coated nanoparticles for improved diabetic wound healing.

Former Master students

• Izabela Kasakova. Ghent University.

• Lena Kesio. Ghent University.

• Ana Aldaz. University of Barcelona.