Dr Helena Azevedo M-eng Phd
Material Science
Queen Mary, University of London
United Kingdom
Biography
Helena Azevedo received a MEng degree in Biological Engineering from the University of Minho (Portugal) and a Ph.D. from De Montfort University (UK). Then, she joined the 3B's Research Group at University of Minho as a postdoctoral researcher. In 2006, she was awarded with a Marie Curie fellowship which allowed her to work in the laboratory of Prof. Stupp at the Institute for BioNanotechnology in Medicine (Northwestern University, USA). From 2008-2013 she had a Research position at the 3B's Research Group as a principal investigator. In 2013 she joined the School of Engineering and Materials Science as Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Engineering & Biomaterials.
Research Interest
Peptides, Biomolecular Engineering, Phage Display, Chemistry and Biology of Hyaluronan, Macromolecular and Interfacial Self-Assembly, Directed/Templated Self-Assembly, Supramolecular Biomaterials, Biomimetic Matrices, Nanocarriers for Intracellular Delivery, Regenerative Medicine
