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BioNano Engineering (Fruk Lab)
Professor Ljiljana Fruk
About Us
We develop novel nanostructured materials and photoactive molecules for catalysis and biomedical applications, all the while aiming to understand the fundamental principles of nanomaterial design and biofunctionalisation. Our work spans research areas ranging from the design of photocatalysts to drug nanocarriers for solid tumours and biosensors for ageing cells.
Interdisciplinarity and diversity: Two words that best describe researchers in our lab. Our diverse mix of researchers from different backgrounds and career stages, ranging from experienced postdocs to undergraduate students, makes everyday life in the lab more dynamic and much more interesting.
Our synthetic chemists are used to working on several projects at a time, making linkers and small molecules, while our physicists and biochemists might have a single project building a particular biosensor or deciphering a biological pathway. Irrespective of the number or the stage of the project, we all meet regularly to discuss results and exchange ideas. In the core of our work is the understanding that we are cleverer together and that every idea counts.
Research
Our varied work spans from photocatalyst design to drug nanocarriers for solid tumours and biosensors for ageing cells.
People
A diverse mix of researchers from different backgrounds and career stages, ranging from experienced postdocs to undergraduate students, makes everyday life in the lab more dynamic.
Creative hub
Science should not be confined to the lab and discussed only in a group of selected experts.
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