Fulden Candar will use her expertise in material science and biochemistry to investigate effects of polymer fibre fragments on human cells in advanced in-vitro models. Here she tells about what motivates her work in the project A2: Polymer Fibre Tox: Dear Fulden, what is your professional background? I graduated with a BSc degree of Bioengineering […]
Elana Kysil takes up her project to study environmental impact of advanced materials
In her project, Elana will examine the effects of some of the materials that were developed and characterized in other case studies on marine organisms as well as aquatic and terrestrial plants. In this short interview, she introduces herself and tells us what a well-sized backpack has to do with it. Dear Elana, please tell […]
Olga Kuharenko – PhD at the interplay of chemistry and biology
Olga Kuharenko moved 1000 km to start her PhD project Cluster Tox at the Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden. Halfway through her project, she will move another 500 km to Saarbrücken to finalize her work at Leibniz Institute for New Materials. Read here why she chose this path: Dear Olga, tell us about your […]
Meet Arianna Borgers – PhD at IfADo in case study B1: dissolution control
As the first PhD student of the research alliance, biologist Arianna Borgers already started her work at IfADo in July. Here she introduces herself briefly: Dear Arianna, tell us about your professional background. I completed my bachelor’s degree in biology at the Westfälische Wilhelms University in Münster. As I was particularly enthusiastic about biomedical issues […]