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Arianna Oddo
Country of origin: Italy Currently in: Belgium, Ghent General field of specialization: Medical and Health Sciences incl Neurosciences-
Degrees
2014 Master Chemical Sciences2012 Undergraduate Chemical Sciences -
Current Research Activities
Medical and Health Sciences incl Neurosciences
I have recently enrolled in a PhD programme at the University of Ghent, Belgium as an Early Stage Researcher within the NANOMED framework (Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action, Innovative Training Network, Horizon 2020). Besides further optimising biocompatible nanocarriers suitable for gene therapy, my projects aims at developing new methodologies to assess the sustainability of nanomedicine formulations. In this respect Life Cycle (Sustainability) Assessment provides a valuable tool to evaluate overall health benefits, toxicology implications and environmental burdens associated with such innovative pharmaceutical formulations.Current profession
Current professional activities type:ResearchBesides carrying out scientific research, I am a member of the Outreach Team of the NANOMED consortium (Marie Sklodowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks). Our goal is to visit schools and high schools, give public talks, get in touch with journalists and develop educational videos to reach the general public and inform non-expert about development in the field of nanomedicine
Workshop and Conference Attended
2017 Imperial College London NANOMED progress meetingAffiliations
Himalayan Sustainable Future FoundationNANOMED, ITN NETWORK -
Other Awards
Oct 2012DAAD Scholarship for International Students in GermanyThanks to my academic success during my BSc in Chemistry at the University of Milan, Italy, I was awarded a one-year DAAD scholarship from the German Academic Exchange Service, which allowed me to fund my MSc abroad. A second extension of my grant allowed me to carry out my final Master’s thesis on computational chemistry and drug discovery at the Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research, University College London, UK.Jan 2017PhD studentship / Marie Curie Early Stage ResearcherIn Jan 2017 I was awarded a PhD scholarship from the Marie Curie Early Stage Researcher Network