A nossa doutoranda, Susana Rodrigues do grupo Marine Molecular Bioengineering, vai apresentar e defender a sua tese sobre “Development of polysaccharide-based carriers for pulmonary tuberculosis therapy”.

A supervisora será Ana Grenha do CCMAR e os júris Maria Leonor Quintais Cancela da Fonseca, Maria Luisa González Rodríguez, António José Almeida, Gabriela Araújo da Silva e Rui Mariano Sousa da Cruz.

Quando?
Quinta | 20 de dezembro | 14:30h

Onde?
Anfiteatro Teresa Gamito | Edifício 1 | Campus das Gambelas

Breve resumo da tese de Susana: 
Tuberculosis remains a deadly pathology and new therapeutic strategies are demanded. Considering that the lung is the primary site of infection, direct lung delivery of antibiotics is an interesting and effective approach. The strategy requires developing carriers with aerodynamic properties ensuring drug delivery in the alveoli, where bacteria are hosted by macrophages. Inhalable spray-dried microparticles with suitable aerodynamic properties to reach the alveoli are proposed with a composition based on chondroitin sulphate or k-carrageenan.