GROUP LEADER/PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR/FULL PROF.
(Full Professor; Docent Pharm. Nanotechnol.; D.Sc. Tech., Chem. Eng.; Lic. Chem. Eng.; Lic. Chem.)
See Prof. Santos' publications in here
A short biography can be found in here.
PROJECT COORDINATOR
MSc, started in October 2020
Pauliina Hyttinen works as a project manager in MSCA-ITN-EJD project Perspectives For Future Innovation in Tendon repair (P4 FIT). She also helps with administrational matters in the other projects.
Ph.D. Eng. Mater., sarted in June 2018
"Nanoparticles for cancer applications"
Shiqi Wang was a former Marie Curie Early Stage Researcher in the department of Chemical Engineering at the Imperial College London, working on the Smart Nano-objects for Alteration of Lipid bilayers (SNAL) Initial Training Network, funded by EU 7th Framework Programme. Her main research focuses are on synthesis and characterization of functional biomimetic materials for drug delivery, including amino-acid based polymers, nanogels and hydrogels. She obtained her PhD degree in 2018.
Project supported by Academy of Finland
Ph.D. Pharm., started in October 2019
"Towards personalized nanomedicines for targeted drug delivery and imaging for ischemic myocardial injury"
Dr. Zehua Liu is a post-doctoral researcher in Prof. Santos' Lab. He completed his PhD in July 2019, at the University of Helsinki under the main supervision of Prof. Santos. He is an expert on microfluidics, nanotechnology and advanced smart materials for biomedical applications.
See Liu's publications in here
Currently visiting the Xiamen University, China
Project supported by Academy of Finland
PhD student in Pharmacy, started in September 2018
"Development of Polymer-Based Nanodrug Delivery System for Targeted Therapy"
Voitto Känkänen got his Master's degee from Tampere University of Technology (Finland) in 2015 in Material Science and Engineering . His previous work was on optimization of formulations for controlled release drug delivery Products.
See Känkänen's publications in here
Project supported by Bayer Oy
PhD student in Pharmacy, started in Juner 2020
"Development of Microneedles for Drug Delivery Applications"
Carmine D'Amico will get his Master's degee from Università Degli Studi 'G. D'annunzio' Di Chieti (Italy) in July 2020 in Pharmaceutical Sciences. His work has been focused on electrospinning of nanofibers for controlled drug release.
Project supported by Business Finland
PhD STUDENT
PhD student in Pharmacy, started in October 2020
Huijie Han got her Master's degree from Shanghai Jiao Tong University (China) in Medicine. Her major is in Pharmaceutics.
Currently she is a PhD student in Prof. Santos' Lab at the Department of Biomedical Engineering, University Medical Center Groningen/University of Groningen, W.J. Kolff Institute for Biomedical Engineering and Materials Science, The Netherlands
PhD STUDENT
PhD student in Pharmacy, started in October 2020
Han Gao got her Master's degree from Southeast University (China) in Medicine. Her major is in Health Science.
PhD student in Pharmacy, started in February 2021
''Biomaterials for heart diseases applications''
Currently he is a PhD student in Prof. Santos' Lab at the Department of Biomedical Engineering, University Medical Center Groningen/University of Groningen, W.J. Kolff Institute for Biomedical Engineering and Materials Science, The Netherlands
PhD student in Pharmacy, started in February 2021
Jiachen Li obtained his Master's degree from Nanjing Forestry University (China) in Science in 2021. His major is in Advanced Materials.
Currently he is a PhD student in Prof. Santos' Lab at the Department of Biomedical Engineering, University Medical Center Groningen/University of Groningen, W.J. Kolff Institute for Biomedical Engineering and Materials Science, The Netherlands
PhD STUDENT
PhD student in Pharmacy, started in June 2021
''Virus-like particles for targeted gene delivery for immunomodulation therapy''
Project supported by the Academy of Finland
PhD student in Pharmacy, started in August 2021
ESR project: Nanomedicine translate into clinic
H2020-MSCA-ITN-EJD programme: Perspectives For Future Innovation in Tendon repair (P4 FIT)
Supervisor: Prof. Hélder A. Santos
Institution: University of Helsinki
Country of origin: Italy
Giuseppina will develop a project to generate industrial scale-up validation and standardization of the nanomaterials’ physicochemical properties for translation into the clinic.
The objectives are: to evaluate the scaling-up and batch control of nanomaterials for composite tendon biomimetic hydrogels and nanoplatforms; to design and develop protocols; to validate nanomedicines for the scale-up and translate the protocols developed for the production of nanomedicines in clinic; and to treat patients affected by tendinopathies.
Scientific background: Giuseppina holds a M.Sc. in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology from the University of Urbino, Italy.
Project supported by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 955685
PhD student in Pharmacy, started in September 2021
ESR project: Innovative nanovectors and multidrug loaded technology for the treatment of tendinopathy
H2020-MSCA-ITN-EJD programme: Perspectives For Future Innovation in Tendon repair (P4 FIT)
Supervisor: Prof. Hélder A. Santos
Institution: University of Helsinki
Country of origin: Spain
Sandra will work on the design, development and characterization of hybrid and biohybrid nanoparticles loaded with different combinations of immunomodulatory and tendon regenerative agents for the treatment of tendinopathy.
The main objectives are: (i) to develop a microfluidics approach for the manufacturing of hybrid and biohybrid NPs, (ii) to evaluate their physicochemical properties and stability, (iii) to evaluate the in vitro and ex vivo safety and efficacy, and (iv) to describe and modify their drug release behaviour.
Scientific background: Sandra holds a B.Sc. in Biotechnology from the University of Valencia (Spain) and the Erasmus Mundus Joint M.Sc. in NANOMED for drug delivery from the University of Paris (France).
Project supported by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 955685
PhD STUDENT
PhD student in Pharmacy, started in September 2021
ESR project: Hydrogels containing nanotheranostic systems for personalized tendon medicine
H2020-MSCA-ITN-EJD programme: Perspectives For Future Innovation in Tendon repair (P4 FIT)
Supervisor: Prof. Hélder A. Santos
Institution: University of Helsinki
Country of origin: Spain
Rubén will focus on designing and developing hydrogel formulations containing nanotheranostic systems with bioactive molecules capable of inducing tendon regeneration.
The main objectives of the project are: to design and develop nanotheranostic systems containing bioactive compounds for their inclusion in hydrogel formulations, study and characterize the physicochemical and biopharmaceutical properties of the developed formulations, study the biochemical and biophysical properties of the hydrogels, evaluate the stability of the formulations, as well as study the in vitro efficacy and biocompatibility and the in vivo therapeutic activity and biocompatibility of the formulations.
Scientific background: Rubén holds a M.Sc. in Drug Research, Development and Control from the University of Barcelona, Spain.
Project supported by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 955685
Prof. Santos mentor and supervisor/co-supervisor of the following past researchers in here