PhD Candidate
University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), Netherlands
Ginevra Mariani is a final-year PhD candidate in the Department of Biomaterials and Biomedical Technology at the University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), the Netherlands. She focuses on the synthesis of nanogels for intravenous drug delivery to the brain, investigating their hemocompatibility and red blood cells hitchhiking potential. Her work integrates nanogel synthesis with functional testing in blood-brain barrier models, 3D spheroids, and zebrafish, aiming to transform smart nanoparticles into target therapies for brain cancer.