Under the supervision of Pfr. Pablo Taboada and Dr. Pablo Del Pino at CiQUS, María F. Navarro Poupard has recently defended her thesis entitled "Porous nanosystems for biological applications".
What is your research about?
When the matter is organized at the nanoscale, the properties of the (nano)material differ from those of its bulk counterpart, where size effects and interfaces strongly influence the behavior and properties of the former. My Ph.D. thesis provides suitable information on the fundamentals of the controlled manipulation and targeted application of nanoscale porous materials.
The research interests in this work are focused on the controlled colloidal synthesis and functionalization of two specific porous materials based on porous coordination polymers (PCPs) and calcium carbonate polymeric nanoparticles (CCPNs), as nanocarriers for intended biological applications.
What would you highlight from your experience at CiQUS these years?
The Center for Research in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Materials (CiQUS) has provided me with adequate space for the development of my research, and therefore the successful completion of my doctoral studies. The Ph.D. program at a prestigious center such as CIQUS with state-of-the-art instrumentation allowed me to develop cutting edge research projects while becoming a well-rounded material scientist.
For someone who is actively seeking out information about pursuing a Ph.D. I would certainly recommend the Ph.D. research programs offered at CiQUS.