9th World Congress on Recent
Advances in Nanotechnology (RAN 2024)

April 08, 2024 - April 10, 2024 | Imperial College London Conference Center, London, United Kingdom

Our program is based on British Summer Time (BST) - GMT+1

The RAN 2024 Congress is composed
of 2 conferences

ICNNFC
NDDTE

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9:00 AM - 09:45 AM

NDDTE'24 Keynote Lecture - Virtual
Nanotherapeutic Strategies to Reduce Vascular Inflammation in Cardiovascular Diseases
Dr. Manuela Calin, Institute of Cellular Biology and Pathology, Romanian Academy of Sciences, Romania

9:45 AM - 10:30 AM

NDDTE'24 Keynote Lecture - Virtual
Cationic Gemini Surfactants as Efficient Capping Agents of Silver And Gold Nanoparticles
Dr. Martin Pisarcik, Comenius University, Slovakia

10:30 AM - 10:35 AM

Break

10:35 AM - 11:40 PM

Session
Virtual Session

RAN 2024 Scientific Committee Chairs:


Wolfgang Ensinger
Dr. Wolfgang Ensinger

Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany
Congress Chair

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Dr. Josef Jampilek
Dr. Josef Jampilek

Comenius University, Slovakia
Congress Co-Chair

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Dr. Sergio Nardini
Dr. Sergio Nardini

Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Italy
Congress Local Chair

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Dr. Dimitrios Papageorgiou
Dr. Dimitrios Papageorgiou

Queen Marry University of London, UK
Congress Local Chair

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NDDTE'24 Keynote Lecture - Virtual

April 08| 9:00 AM - 09:45 AM | Session Chair: Dr. Josef Jampilek, Comenius University, Slovakia


Dr. Manuela Calin

Nanotherapeutic Strategies to Reduce Vascular Inflammation in Cardiovascular Diseases
Dr. Manuela Calin, Institute of Cellular Biology and Pathology, Romanian Academy of Sciences, Romania


Dr. Manuela Călin studied Physics at the University of Bucharest and graduated with an M.S. in Biophysics in 1996. She then joined the research group of the Institute of Cellular Biology and Pathology “N. Simionescu”, Bucharest where she received her Ph.D. degree in Biological Sciences in 2005 under the supervision of Dr. Maya Simionescu. Then she performed a 3-year post-doc in “Biomaterials: nanocarriers for controlled drug release” at the Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry “Petru Poni”, Iasi, Romania. She received her Habilitation degree in Biology and Biochemistry in 2021. She is currently a scientific researcher grade I, head of the “Medical and Pharmaceutical BioNanoTechnologies” laboratory, and a member of the Scientific Council of the Institute of Cellular Biology and Pathology “N. Simionescu”. Her research interests lie within the field of Nanomedicine and are focused on the development of new and effective targeted drug delivery systems based on nanoparticles for cardiovascular diseases treatment. She received ten national and international prizes, and published 55 papers in ISI journals, cited >1700 times, h-index: 25 (as per Google Scholar).


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NDDTE'24 Keynote Lecture

April 08| 09:45 AM - 10:30 AM | Session Chair: Dr. Josef Jampilek, Comenius University, Slovakia


Dr. Martin Pisarcik

Cationic Gemini Surfactants as Efficient Capping Agents of Silver And Gold Nanoparticles
Dr. Martin Pisarcik, Comenius University, Slovakia


Assoc. prof. Martin Pisárčik graduated at the Slovak University of Technology, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Bratislava, Slovakia (1987), in the field of solid state physics. He received his PhD from the Slovak University of Technology, Faculty of Chemical Technology (1992) in the field of technology of macromolecular compounds. He obtained his habilitation degree in the same professional field at the Slovak University of Technology, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology (2009). Currently, he is the head of Department of Chemical Theory of Drugs at the Faculty of Pharmacy of Comenius University in Bratislava. His expert background and scientific interests are focused on novel amphiphilic molecules with distinct biological activity and synthesis and physical investigations of bioactive metal nanoparticles.


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Session

April 08| 10:35 AM - 11:40 AM | Session Chair: Dr. Josef Jampilek, Comenius University, Slovakia


Virtual Session


ICNNFC 130
Time: 10:35 - 10:45
Presenter: Ke Zhang, Harbin Institute of Technology, China
Authors: Ke Zhang, Tong Zhang, Sai Chen, Mingkuan Xu

ICNNFC 145
Time: 10:45 - 10:50
Presenter: Tuser Tirtha Biswas, University of Borås, Sweden
Authors: Tuser Tirtha Biswas

ICNNFC 117
Time: 10:50 - 11:00
Presenter: Oliwia Metryka, University of Silesia, Poland
Authors: Oliwia Metryka, Daniel Wasilkowski, Agnieszka Mrozik

NDDTE 136
Time: 11:00 - 11:05
Presenter: Eliska Gruberova, Mendel University in Brno, Czech Republic
Authors: Eliska Gruberova, Eliska Prchalova, David Malinak, Rudolf Andrys, Kamil Musilek, Zbynek Heger

NDDTE 131
Time: 11:05 - 11:15
Presenter: Gita Parviz, Marmara University, Turkey
Authors: Gita Parviz, Muhammet Emin Cam

NDDTE 140
Time: 11:15 - 11:25
Presenter: Derin Taylan, Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University, Turkey
Authors: Derin Taylan, Ilayda Gunes, Emine Durukan, Ozgul Gok

ICNNFC 141
Time: 11:25 - 11:35
Presenter: Sukanya Ramaraj, Maynooth University, Ireland
Authors: Sukanya Ramaraj, Karthik Raj, Carmel Breslin

ICNNFC 107
Time: 11:35 - 11:40
Presenter: Dulce Zarazúa-Sánchez, Universidad de Guanajuato, Mexico
Authors: Dulce Zarazúa-Sánchez, Erik Díaz-Cervantes, Faustino Aguilera-Granja


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Our program is based on British Summer Time (BST) - GMT+1

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Registrations

Skemp Room 301

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

Official Opening
Dr. Dimitrios Papageorgiou, Queen Marry University of London, UK

9:15 AM - 10:05 AM

NDDTE'24 Plenary Lecture - Physical
Continuous Manufacturing of Complex Parenterals such as mRNA Vaccines and Liposomes
Dr. Diane Burgess, University of Connecticut, USA

10:05 AM - 10:55 AM

ICNNFC'24 Plenary Lecture - Physical
STL NEMS in Silicon – Status and Limitations
Dr. Richard Syms, Imperial College London, UK

10:55 AM - 11:25 AM

Coffee Break (Skemp Room 301)

11:25 AM - 12:40 PM

Session
Nanomedicine, Drug Delivery, and Tissue Engineering I

12:40 PM - 12:45 PM

Group Photo (Skemp Room 301)

12:45 PM - 01:45 PM

Lunch Break (Skemp Room 301)

01:45 PM - 02:35 PM

ICNNFC'24 Plenary Lecture - Virtual
Nanoscale Silicon Anodes for Next-Generation Li-ion Batteries
Dr. Leon Shaw, Illinois Institute of Technology, USA

02:35 PM - 04:20 PM

Session
Nanomaterials, Nanodevices, Fabrication and Characterization I

NDDTE'24 Plenary Lecture - Physical

April 09| 9:15 AM - 10:05 AM | Session Chair: Dr. Dimitrios Papageorgiou, Queen Marry University of London, UK


Dr. Diane Burgess

Continuous Manufacturing of Complex Parenterals such as mRNA Vaccines and Liposomes
Dr. Diane Burgess, University of Connecticut, USA


Diane J. Burgess, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor, Pfizer Distinguished Chair in Pharmaceutical Technology, University of Connecticut. B.Sc. Pharmacy, University of Strathclyde (1979) and Ph.D. Pharmaceutics, University of London (1984). Fellow of AAPS, CRS, APSTJ, AIMBE and the National Academy of Inventors. 2010 CRS President; 2002 AAPS President. Editor of International Journal of Pharmaceutics (2009 – 2018). Editorial board member of 13 international journals. Recipient of: 2023 AAPS Alice E. Till Advancement of Women in Pharmaceutical Sciences Recognition; 2023 University of Connecticut AAUP Edward C. Marth Mentorship Award; 2018 AAPS Wurster Award in Pharmaceutics; 2014 AAPS Research Achievement Award; 2014 AAPS Outstanding Educator Award; 2014 CRS Distinguished Service Award; 2013 AAPS IPEC Ralph Shangraw Award; 2010 CRSI Fellowship, 2011 APSTJ Nagai International Woman Scientist Award. Over 280 refereed publications, over 730 research presentations, over 342 invited presentations, 29 keynote and plenary addresses. Founder, DIANT Pharma (2019). DIANT Pharma develops proprietary continuous manufacturing technology for nanoparticles with a wide array of applications throughout multiple industries, such as lipid nanoparticles and liposomes for harmaceutical formulations. Inventor on 14 patents/patent applications, eleven of which have been licensed to companies and five products/product lines have already been commercialized.


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NDDTE'24 Keynote Lecture

April 09| 10:05 AM - 10:55 AM | Session Chair: Dr. Dimitrios Papageorgiou, Queen Marry University of London, UK


Dr. Richard Syms

STL NEMS in Silicon – Status and Limitations
Dr. Richard Syms, Imperial College London, UK


Richard Syms has been Professor of Microsystems Technology in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Imperial College London since 1996. He was awarded BA and DPhil degrees from Oxford University in 1979 and 1982, respectively, both in Engineering Science. After postdoctoral positions at University College London, Oxford University, and the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, he joined Imperial College in 1987 where he headed the Optical and Semiconductor Devices Group for almost 30 years. His research interests lie in electromagnetic theory, RF and optical engineering, metamaterials, sensors, and micro and nano technology. In 2001 he co-founded the Imperial College spin-out company Microsaic Systems, which developed the world’s first desktop electrospray mass spectrometers based on MEMS technology. Prof. Syms is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers and Fellow of the Institute of Physics.


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Session

April 09| 11:25 AM - 12:40 PM | Session Chair: Dr. Josef Jampilek, Comenius University, Slovakia


Nanomedicine, Drug Delivery, and Tissue Engineering I


NDDTE 138
Time: 11:25 - 11:40
Presenter: Beatriz Sierra-Serrano, Center for Cooperative Research in Biomaterials (CIC biomaGUNE), Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Spain.
Beatriz Sierra-Serrano, Elisa Sturabotti, Lucia Cardo, Maurizio Prato

NDDTE 141
Time: 11:40 - 11:55
Presenter: H.B. Haroon, Newcastle University, UK
Authors: H.B. Haroon, S.M. Moghimi , P.V. Maghalaes , E. Papini , J. B. Christensen , D. Simberg , P. N. Trohopoulos

NDDTE 104
Time: 11:55 - 12:10
Presenter: Lu Bai, The University of Hong Kong, China
Authors: Lu Bai, Yanan Tan, Min Luo, Xinyuan Guan

NDDTE 130
Time: 12:10 - 12:25
Presenter: Sierri G, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy
Authors: Sierri G, Saenz-de-Santa-Maria I, Renda A, Sommi P, Koch M, Mauri M, Salerno D, Zurzolo C, Re F

NDDTE 142
Time: 12:25 - 12:40
Presenter: Nerea Pascual, Carbon Nanobiotechnology Group, Neuromuscular Diseases Group, Spain
Authors: Nerea Pascual, Nuria Alegret, Alessandro Silvestri, Francisco Javier Gil-Bea, Maurizio Prato


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ICNNFC'24 Plenary Lecture - Virtual

April 09| 01:45 PM - 02:35 PM | Session Chair: Dr. Dimitrios Papageorgiou, Queen Marry University of London, UK


Dr. Leon Shaw

Nanoscale Silicon Anodes for Next-Generation Li-ion Batteries
Dr. Leon Shaw, Illinois Institute of Technology, USA


Dr. Leon L. Shaw is Rowe Family Endowed Chair Professor in Sustainable Energy and Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, United States. He is the founding director of NSF Center of All-Solid-State Batteries. Dr. Shaw has extensive experience in nanomaterials synthesis and processing for applications in hydrogen storage, Li-ion batteries, solid-state batteries, and structural materials. He has authored and co-authored more than 300 archival refereed publications in these areas. Among these 300+ publications 229 are journal articles and invited chapters for books and encyclopedias. His publications have been cited more than 13,600 times with h-index of 61 and i10-index of 201 (according to Google Scholar). His publications are ranked top 1.4% citations for career-long impact among all scientific fields and top 0.2% citations for career-long impact in the subfield of “materials” (based on the composite score c compiled by Elsevier). His accomplishments are recognized worldwide with many honors and awards. Dr. Shaw is a Member of EU Academy of Sciences, a Fellow of International Association of Advanced Materials, a Fellow of ASM International, a Fellow of the World Academy of Materials and Manufacturing Engineering, and a Member of the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering.


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Session

April 09| 02:35 PM - 04:20 PM | Session Chair: Dr. Maribel Guzman, Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, Peru


Nanomaterials, Nanodevices, Fabrication and Characterization I


ICNNFC 110
Time: 02:35 - 02:50
Presenter: Maria Cecilia Colautti, Defense University of Republic of Argentina, Argentina
Authors: Maria Cecilia Colautti, Emilio Andrada, Mariano Ferro, Martin Diaz

ICNNFC 106
Time: 02:50 - 03:05
Presenter: Baishali G, RV University, India
Authors: Anshika G, Shruthi G, Koushal V, Kruthika S M, Radhakrishna V, Baishali G

ICNNFC 150
Time: 03:05 - 03:20
Presenter: Miquel Torras, Université de Bordeaux, France
Authors: Miquel Torras, Thierry Toupance, Marie-Hélène Delville , Jean-Pierre Delville

ICNNFC 115
Time: 03:20 - 03:35
Presenter: Faisal Alresheedi
Authors: Faisal Alresheedi, Qassim University, Saudi Arabia

ICNNFC 155
Time: 03:35 - 03:50
Presenter: Rana Sabouni, American University of Sharjah, UAE
Authors: Renuka Garg, Rana Sabouni

ICNNFC 143
Time: 03:50 - 04:05
Presenter: Krishna Kumar Singh, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, UAE
Authors: Aiswarya T, Kalpana Devi P, Dr. K. K. Singh

ICNNFC 151
Time: 04:05 - 04:20
Presenter: Krishna Kumar Singh, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, UAE
Authors: Kalpana Devi P, Aiswarya T, Krishna Kumar Singh


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Our program is based on British Summer Time (BST) - GMT+1

Skemp Room 301

9:00 AM - 9:45 AM

NDDTE'24 Keynote Lecture - Virtual
Nanomedicine hype: from Covid to Brain Diseases
Dr. Giovanni Tosi, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy

09:45 AM - 10:25 AM

Coffee Break & Posters Presentation (Skemp Room 301)
Coffee Break & Posters Presentation

10:25 AM - 12:10 PM

Session
Nanomedicine, Drug Delivery, and Tissue Engineering II

12:10 PM - 01:10 PM

Lunch Break (Skemp Room 301)

01:10 PM - 02:00 PM

NDDTE'24 Pleanry Lecture - Physical
Nanomedicine: A New Frontier in Precision Medicine
Dr. Seyed Moein Moghimi, Newcastle University, UK

02:00 PM - 02:45 PM

ICNNFC'24 Keynote Lecture - Virtual
Graphene Nanoribbons for Bandgap Engineering
Dr. Colm Durkan, University of Cambridge, UK

02:45 PM - 03:15 PM

Coffee Break (Skemp Room 301)

03:15 PM - 04:15 PM

Session
Nanomaterials, Nanodevices, Fabrication and Characterization II

07:30 PM - 10:00 PM

Gala Dinner
- Origin Kensington Restaurant in Royal Garden Hotel
2- 24 Kensington High Street London W8 4PT

NDDTE Keynote Lecture - Virtual

April 10 | 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM | Session Chair: Dr. Sergio Nardini, Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Italy


Dr. Giovanni Tosi

Nanomedicine hype: from Covid to Brain Diseases
Dr. Giovanni Tosi, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy


Since November 2005, Dr. Giovanni Tosi is researcher in the scientific field of Pharmaceutical Technology at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (PI at the department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, which belongs to the faculty of Pharmacy). Since 2015, he is associate professor in the same field. He got certificate for Full professor in 2017, and now he is full Professor since 2020.He was born in 1977 (March, 2nd) in Bologna, Italy, and got his degree in Pharmacy in 2002 with 110/110. He got his PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences in 2005 at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy. He was Coordinator of “Applied Technology” curricula for the PhD school in Health Products, member of Instruments Commission of Dep.Pharm.Sci., Contact Person ILO of Dep.Pharm.Sci, Research products, Representative of the Dep.Pharm.Sci. in the Central Board of Animal House and Committee for Research of University of Modena and Reggio Emilia. He now director of Hospital Pharmacy Specialization Programme and coordinator of KETs National Center for RNA drugs in Rare Diseases Spoke.

He is scientific delegate for international cooperation and coordinator of UNIMORE Nanomedicine Platform since 2017 and vice-chair of WG Nanotherapeutics in European Technology Platform for Nanomedicine since 2019 and now secretary of ETPN. The research activity is based on the development of lipid and polymeric systems for the delivery and the targeting of drugs to diseased tissues or cells. His works on nanomedicine for drug and gene delivery and targeting were honored with national prices and awards (La Manna Prize for Student Thesis he drived), Jorge Heller Oustanding Paper Award, 2005) and Innovation price (AFI2005, AFI 2006). His work on Nanoparticles for CNS drug delivery has been recently awarded as one of the Hot Topic (150 selected research over 19.000 proposals) at the World Neuroscience Meeting (Society for Neuroscience) in Washington DC, November 2011 and World Neuroscience Meeting (Society for Neuroscience) in New Orleans, November 2012. He is author or co-author of more than 100 publications in international journals and gave over 200 presentations (invited speaker, oral presentations and posters) in international and national congresses. He participated as collaborator or project leader in several Italian and International projects supported by the Italian Research Ministry, IMI project, Euronanomed grant, Ministry of International Cooperation Projects and POR FESR project. He is now collaborating with a broad network of scientists in the field confirmed by the international participation to publications and many national and international industries (Chiesi, Pfizer, Sanofi, Gilead Sciences, Biomarin). He currently acts as referee for the top journals in nanotechnology and nanomedicine such as Journal of Controlled Release, Biomaterial, Nanomedicine and many other journals dealing with Nanotechnology, Drug Delivery and Nanomedicine.He is Member of the Editorial Advisory Board of a number of international journals.


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Session

April 10 | 09:45 AM - 10:25 AM | Session Chair: Dr. Baishali Garai, RV University, India & Dr. Archana Mohit Navale, Parul Institute of Pharmacy, India


Posters Session


NDDTE 115
Presenter: Ruveyda Benk, Erciyes University, Turkey
Authors: Ruveyda Benk, Münevver Akdeniz, Omer Aydin

ICNNFC 153
Presenter: Aleksandra Ścigała, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland
Authors: Aleksandra Ścigała, Edward Szłyk, Marek Trzcinski, Robert Szczęsny

ICNNFC 124
Presenter: Mîndroiu Mihaela, National University for Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, Romania
Authors: Mîndroiu Mihaela

ICNNFC 131
Presenter: Dumitriu Cristina, National University for Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, Romania
Authors: Dumitriu Cristina

ICNNFC 121
Presenter: Inshad Jum'h, German Jordanian University (GJU), Jordan
Authors: Inshad Jum'h

ICNNFC 147
Presenter: Patrycja Filipek, University of Silesia, Poland
Authors: Patrycja Filipek, Stanislaw Krompiec, Michal Filapek

ICNNFC 142
Presenter: Urte Cigane, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania
Authors: Urte Cigane, Arvydas Palevicius, Giedrius Janusas

ICNNFC 101
Presenter: In Sik Choi, Kangwon National University, South Korea
Authors: In Sik Choi, Woong Ki Jang, Young Ho Seo, Byeong Hee Kim

ICNNFC 154
Presenter: Mohammad Fauzi Bin Bostanudin, Al Ain University, UAE
Authors: Mohammad Fauzi Bin Bostanudin, Kawthar Kayed, Lama Abuamer

ICNNFC 122
Presenter: Nada Fahad Alzaaqi, Department of Common Sciences, Vision College, Saudi Arabia
Authors: Nada Fahad Alzaaqi, Tandabany Dinadayalane

NDDTE 106
Presenter: Aliyah Almomen, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
Authors: Aliyah Almomen, Mohamed Badran, Adel Ali Alhowyan


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Session

April 10 | 10:25 AM - 12:10 PM | Session Chair: Dr. Sergio Nardini, Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Italy & Dr. Baishali Garai, RV University, India


Nanomedicine, Drug Delivery, and Tissue Engineering II


NDDTE 137
Time: 10:25 - 10:40
Presenter: Archana Navale, Parul University, India
Authors: Archana Navale, Sachin Jain

NDDTE 129
Time: 10:40 - 10:55
Presenter:Laura Victoria Schulte-Werning, University of Norway, Norway
Authors: Laura Victoria Schulte-Werning, Ann Mari Holsæter

NDDTE 118
Time: 10:55 - 11:10
Presenter: Berrin Chatzi Memet, Erciyes University, Turkey
Authors: Berrin Chatzi Memet, Ummugulsum Yildiz, Orhan Burak Eksi, Omer Aydin

NDDTE 128
Time: 11:10 - 11:25
Presenter: Remya Valsalakumari, Oslo University Hospital, Norway
Authors: Remya Valsalakumari, Abhilash D. Pandya, Lina Prasmickaite, Anne Grethe Myrann

NDDTE 109
Time: 11:25 - 11:40
Presenter: Orhan Burak EKSI, Erciyes University, Turkey
Authors: Orhan Burak EKSI, Omer AYDIN

NDDTE 119
Time: 11:40 - 11:55
Presenter: Kübra Yumuk, Genome and Stem Cell (GENKOK), NanoThera Lab, Drug Application and Research Center, Erciyes University, Turkey
Authors: Kübra Yumuk, Zuhal Hamurcu, Merve Ercan Ayra, Yasemin Yüksel Durmaz, Omer Aydin

NDDTE 116
Time: 11:55 - 12:10
Presenter: Munevver Akdeniz, Erciyes University, Turkey
Authors: Munevver Akdeniz, Zakarya Al-Shaebi, Awel Olsido Ahmed, Muzaffer Keklik, Omer Aydin


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NDDTE'24 Plenary Lecture - Physical

April 10 | 01:10 PM - 02:00 PM | Session Chair: Dr. Sergio Nardini, Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Italy


Seyed Moein Moghimi

Nanomedicine: A New Frontier in Precision Medicine
Seyed Moein Moghimi, Newcastle University, UK


Moein Moghimi is a Professor of Pharmaceutics and Nanomedicine at the School of Pharmacy, and Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University (UK), and an Adjoint Professor at the Skaggs School of Pharmacy, University of Colorado, Denver. He is co-founder of S M Discovery Group Inc. and S M Discovery Group Ltd. He further serves as an Associate Editor of Molecular Therapy (the flagship journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy) and Drug Delivery (Taylor and Francis). Previously, he was Chair of Nanomedicine at Durham University (UK), Professor of Nanomedicine at Copenhagen University, Director of the Centre for Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology and Nanotoxicology (Copenhagen University), Visiting Professor at the University of Padova (Italy) and Affiliate Professor at Houston Methodist Research Institute (Texas). He graduated with Honors in Biochemistry from the University of Manchester (UK) in 1985 and completed his PhD in Biochemistry at Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School (Imperial College). He is widely published and reported in the press, and recognised for his contribution to fundamental and translational research in nanomedicine and drug delivery, especially in mechanistic understanding of nanoparticle-mediated adverse reactions and complement activation processes, and as an inventor of many tissue-specific drug delivery systems and therapeutic platforms (e.g., NanoLigand Carriers for crossing the blood-brain barrier and targeting neurons and microglial cells). A 2021 study conducted by Stanford University list Moghimi among the top 0.1% of world’s leading scientists across in all fields, and top 60 in pharmacology in the world.


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ICNNFC'24 Keynote Lecture - Virtual

April 10 | 02:00 PM - 02:45 PM | Session Chair: Dr. Sergio Nardini, Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Italy


Colm Durkan

Graphene Nanoribbons for Bandgap Engineering
Colm Durkan, University of Cambridge, UK


Moein Moghimi is a Professor of Pharmaceutics and Nanomedicine at the School of Pharmacy, and Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University (UK), and an Adjoint Professor at the Skaggs School of Pharmacy, University of Colorado, Denver. He is co-founder of S M Discovery Group Inc. and S M Discovery Group Ltd. He further serves as an Associate Editor of Molecular Therapy (the flagship journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy) and Drug Delivery (Taylor and Francis). Previously, he was Chair of Nanomedicine at Durham University (UK), Professor of Nanomedicine at Copenhagen University, Director of the Centre for Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology and Nanotoxicology (Copenhagen University), Visiting Professor at the University of Padova (Italy) and Affiliate Professor at Houston Methodist Research Institute (Texas). He graduated with Honors in Biochemistry from the University of Manchester (UK) in 1985 and completed his PhD in Biochemistry at Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School (Imperial College). He is widely published and reported in the press, and recognised for his contribution to fundamental and translational research in nanomedicine and drug delivery, especially in mechanistic understanding of nanoparticle-mediated adverse reactions and complement activation processes, and as an inventor of many tissue-specific drug delivery systems and therapeutic platforms (e.g., NanoLigand Carriers for crossing the blood-brain barrier and targeting neurons and microglial cells). A 2021 study conducted by Stanford University list Moghimi among the top 0.1% of world’s leading scientists across in all fields, and top 60 in pharmacology in the world.


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Session

April 10 | 03:15 PM - 04:15 PM | Session Chair: Dr. Sergio Nardini, Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Italy & Dr. Archana Mohit Navale, Parul Institute of Pharmacy, India


Nanomaterials, Nanodevices, Fabrication and Characterization II


ICNNFC 149
Time: 03:15 - 03:30
Presenter: Meththa Gimhani, Sri Lanka Institute of Nanotechnology, Pitipana, SRI LANKA & Bangor University, UK
Authors: Meththa Gimhani, Thilina Wijethilaka, Surani Chathurika, Laksiri Weerasinghe, Warshi Dandeniya, Mojith Ariyarathne, Anurudda Karunarathne, Davey L. Jones, David R. Chadwick

ICNNFC 129
Time: 03:30 - 03:45
Presenter: Maribel Guzman, Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, Peru
Authors: Sara Cordova, Maribel Guzman, Betty C. Galarreta, Yulan Hernandez, Oscar Chumpitaz, Santiago Flores, Loïc Malet and Stéphane Godet

ICNNFC 152
Time: 03:45 - 04:00
Presenter: Antônio Felizes Pinto, University of São Paulo, Brazil
Authors: Adriana Cogo Malgueiro Lirio, Antonio C. S. de Arruda, Ronaldo D. Mansano3, Antônio Felizes Pinto, Terezinha de Jesus Andreoli Pinto

ICNNFC 148
Time: 04:00 - 04:15
Presenter: Terezinha de Jesus Andreoli Pinto, University of São Paulo, Brazil
Authors: Adriana Cogo Malgueiro Lirio, Terezinha de Jesus Andreoli Pinto


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