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Endocytosis of nanomedicines Francia, Valentina
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Publication date: 2018
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Francia, V. (2018). Endocytosis of nanomedicines: Dissecting the pathways of uptake of nanosized drug carriers by cells. University of Groningen.
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About the author
Valentina graduated cum laude in Molecular Biology from the University of Milan, Italy in 2013. Her Master thesis was performed at the Institute of Molecular Oncology in Milan (IFOM) and her project was focused on the study of the adaptation of eukaryotic cells to the treatment with cancer drugs which suppress replication. Her project resulted in a publication in the same year (Vernieri et al, 2013, JCB). In 2014 she joined the Division of Pharmacokinetic, Toxicology and Targeting at the Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy (GRIP), as first PhD student of the group led by Anna Salvati. This thesis is part of the work performed in four years of studies on the endocytic mechanisms involved in the uptake of nanomaterials. Valentina will defend her PhD in September 2018 and continue her work at the University of Groningen as a postdoctoral fellow.
