EDITORS-IN-CHIEF
Prof. Dr. José Luis Arias
Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Granada, Spain
Dr. José L. Arias received his Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Technology from the University of Granada in 2003. He is currently a professor of Pharmaceutical Technology, Clinical Pharmacy, Drug Delivery, as well as Biopharmacy and Pharmacokinetics, at the Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology in the University of Granada (Spain). He also worked during the years 2007 and 2008 as Associate Researcher at the UMR CNRS 8612 Institut Galien Paris-Saclay (Université Paris-Saclay, France), under the direction of Prof. Patrick Couvreur. He was included in the Stanford University Ranking of the World Scientists: World’s Top 2% Scientists, since 2020. Specifically, in the following two lists of researchers: the one that quantifies the impact throughout their entire research career or trajectory (years 1996 to 2022), and the one that includes the impact of the current year. In addition, he is one of the corresponding academics of the Academia de Farmacia Santa María de España de la Región de Murcia, since 2023. He is the co-inventor of 6 patents. His professional activity has been recognized with 12 research awards, highlighting those awarded by the Academia Iberoamericana de Farmacia in 2010 and by the Real Academia Nacional de Farmacia (Spain) in 2011.
His research group is actively involved in the development of colloidal drug delivery systems against severe diseases (cancer, autoimmune diseases, infectious diseases, etc.). His area of specialization includes a focus on the formulation of advanced drug nanocarriers on the basis of passive and active targeting strategies (mainly, magnetic-sensitive nanoplatforms), and on the engineering strategies for the preparation of theranostic nanoparticles.
Prof. Dr. Lucía Martín Banderas
Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology, University of Seville, Spain
Dr. Lucía Martín Banderas is Professor at the Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology at the Universidad de Sevilla (Spain) and the Doctoral Program in Pharmacy. Since, July 2018 she is also Director of the General Biology Service of CITIUS-US . She holds a degree in Pharmacy and a PhD from the Universidad de Sevilla. She completed her PhD thesis in the Dept. of Fluid Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering in the area of microfluidics. Prof. Martín Banderas is Principal Investigator (PI) of the research group I+DNanomed, leading several competitive research projects and contracts with companies. She is inventor of 5 patents, two of them licensed. Her professional activity has been recognized with several research awards, including Real Academia de Farmacia-Juan Abelló Award 2022.
Prof. Martín Banderas’ research career has been developed mainly in the areas of Pharmaceutical Technology and Fluid Mechanics and Engineering, with a multidisciplinary background. In recent years, her scientific interests are focused on the development of innovative drugs based on nanomedicine, from the design and synthesis to validation in animal models through in vitro assays in cell cultures.
EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERS
Prof. Dr. Mercedes Fernández-Arévalo
Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology, University of Seville, Spain
Prof. Mercedes Fernández-Arévalo is a Professor of Pharmaceutical Technology at the Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain. She also serves as the Director of the International Schools of Postgraduate and Doctorate at the same university. As the founding researcher of the I+DNanomed research group, her primary research areas include the application of nanotechnology to develop new APIs, biomolecule administration systems, drug targeting, and programmed release. Prof. Fernández-Arévalo has authored over 90 papers in international peer-reviewed (ISI) journals and presented more than 150 papers at international conferences. Additionally, she has contributed to 7 book chapters and is the co-inventor of 5 patents. Her work has attracted over €2.5 million in direct competitive funding at regional, national, and international levels. She has received numerous awards, including the 2011 Correo Farmacéutico Award for Best Pharmacy Initiatives.
Research interests: (i) nanosystems of oral administration of drugs with emphasis on the improvement of their bioavailability; (ii) functionalized nanoparticles for the treatment of selective breast cancer; and (iii) development of new nanoteragnostic agents that simultaneously allow treatment and diagnosis by imaging techniques.
Prof. Nagib Ali Elmarzugi, PhD
Dept. of Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tripoli University, Tripoli, Libya
Prof. Ngib Ali Elmarzugi is an academic staff in the department of Industrial Pharmacy, faculty of Pharmacy, Tripoli University and acting as a head of national of nanoscience and nanotechnology project, Tripoli, Libya. He worked as senior scientist in department of Bioproduct Research and Innovation, Institute of Bioproduct Development, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 2012-2016. He received his PhD degree in Pharmaceutical Bionanotechnology (2005) from the University of Nottingham, UK. In, 2009, he found the BioNano integration research group at Biotechnology research center of Libya and research work focused on preparation and characterization of nanoparticles. He published and participated in over 150 publications and obtained Silver Prize 2016 of Federation of Arab Scientific Research Councils.
Research interests: Recent research is focused on characterization and optimization of Nanospray, Nanoemulsion and Nanoemulgel formulations based on different natural oils and resources for cosmeceutical and skin care applications.
Dr. Asma Buanz, PhD
School of Science, University of Greenwich, UK
Dr Buanz is a Senior Lecturer in Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Greenwich. She is a Pharmaceutical Scientist passionate about developing innovative technologies for improving medicine design and manufacture. She holds a PhD in Pharmaceutics and an MSc in Drug Delivery from the School of Pharmacy, University College London (UCL) and a BSc in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Benghazi, Libya. She is a pharmacist by training and worked as a community pharmacist before undertaking her postgraduate studies. After completing her doctoral studies, she worked as a postdoctoral researcher and then a Lecturer in pharmaceutical engineering at UCL School of Pharmacy. Dr Buanz is a member of the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP), the Royal Society of Chemistry and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Research interests: Pharmaceutical Analysis & Preformulation, Thermal analysis and Hyphenated techniques, Crystallisation in confinement, Pharmaceutical Formulation, 3D printing for unmet clinical needs
Dr. Carola Aguzzi, PhD
Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology, University of Granada, Spain
Dr. Carola Aguzzi is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Granada, Spain. She graduated in Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Technologies from the University of Pavia, Italy, and received a PhD in Pharmacy from the University of Parma, Italy. She then completed post-graduate courses in Pharmaceutical Technology and Regulatory Activities at the University of Pavia. She is a member of the board of the PhD program in Pharmacy at the Graduate School of Health Sciences at the University of Granada. Her scientific and technical expertise focuses on tissue engineering and nanomedicine, and she is mainly involved in the design and development of biomaterials, especially those based on polysaccharides and clay minerals, as dermal substitutes.
Research interests: Biopharmaceutics; Pharmaceutical Technology; Regenerative Medicine
Dr. A. Alper Öztürk, PhD
Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Anadolu University, Eskişehir, Turkey
Dr. A. Alper Öztürk, PhD is Associate Professor in Pharmaceutics at the Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Anadolu University, Eskişehir, Turkey.
Research interests: Nanotechnology, Nanomaterials, Biomaterials, Pharmaceutical Technology, Cosmetology, Health Sciences, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Biopharmaceutical and Pharmacokinetics.
