We are delighted to mention that Simona Salerno will be the last special guest of 14th EYEC!✨
Simona Salerno is a Senior Researcher at the Institute of Membrane Technology “Enrico Drioli”, National Research Council of Italy, in the strategic area of Chemistry and Materials for Health and Life Sciences.
She has aquired a PhD in Cellular Biochemistry and Pharmacological Activity in Oncology (2006) and Honours Degree in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology (2001), from the University of Calabria. She gained international research experience at the Biotechologisch Biomedizinisches Zentrum (University of Leipzig), the Instituto de Física (University of São Paulo), the Institute of Biocybernetic and Biomedical Engineering (Polish Academy of Sciences) and the Departamento de Ingeniería Química (Universidad de Salamanca).
Her expertise lies in membrane science and engineering applied to tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, bioartificial organs, drug loading and delivery, drug testing. She was awarded as Early-Stage Researcher by the European Membrane Society (2014). She is actively involved in several European, national and international research projects and collaborative agreements with companies, also serving as scientific responsible and WP leader. She serves as a member of several international scientific federation and committees, as an evaluator for funding institutions, and as Associate and Guest Editor for scientific journals. She has supervised more than 30 master’s degree, PhD and trainees’ students, and is the author of more than 180 scientific publication in international journals, books, encyclopaedia and conference proceedings. 🎓
