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MJ Alonso’s Lab wishes you a happy New Year!

Merry Christmas to everyone! We wish you a fabulous 2018, full of great experiences and achievements in science.

María José Alonso, enter the US National Academy of Medicine as International Member

María José Alonso, Professor of Biopharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology at the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC), has entered United States of America National Academy of Medicine (NAM) as International Member. According to the words of the President of the Academy, “Prof. Alonso was elected because has pioneered the development of nanotechnologies that help complex therapeutic molecules to overcome biological barriers. These nanomedicines have been assessed, at the preclinical and clinical level, for the treatment of varisou pathologies, as well as for vaccination”. The induction ceremony of Professor Alonso took place las saturday, October 14, during the 47th Annual Meeting of the Academy in Washington D.C.

María José Alonso, President-Elect of the Controlled Release Society

María José Alonso, Professor of Biopharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology at the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC), has been elected President of the Controlled Release Society, Inc. (CRS, Inc), the worldwide leading organization whose goal is to promote and foster delivery sciences and technologies. This is a new recognition of the outstanding career of Professor Alonso by international scientific institutions, after her election to the US National Academy of Medicine in 2016 and to the prestigious College of Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering’s (AIMBE) in 2017.

María José Alonso receives the Award of Galician Excellence in Science and Medicine

AEGA-CAT (Asociación de Empresarios Gallegos de Cataluña) has highlighted her successful professional career and her valuable contribution to research on the application of nanotechnology to pharmacy

María José Alonso, on the list ‘Top 100 of the most influential women in Spain’

Professor Alonso was chosen among the 15 women in the Top of Honor

2017 CRS Board Members Election

Voting in now open for the 2017 CRS new Board Members!

Well done Irene and Sara!

Our colleagues in the Lab Irene Santalices and Ana Sara Cordeiro have just received two well-deserved awards

The TRANS-INT project brings important advances in the use of nanotechnology for the development of new oral therapies, with relevance for the treatment of diabetes, obesity and other pathologies

The European consortium “TRANS-INT” finishes the project “New oral nanomedicines: transporting therapeutic macromolecules across the intestinal barrier”

María José Alonso, elected Member of the College of Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)

This is a new recognition of the outstanding scientific career of Professor Alonso by American institutions, after her election to the US National Academy of Medicine in 2016. The College of Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) consists of over 1,500 individuals who are the outstanding leaders, engineers, entrepreneurs, and innovators in medical and biological engineering. They represent the top 2% of the medical and biological engineering community

María José Alonso leads the ranking of Spanish researchers in Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Professor Alonso has reached h-index 65 according to the last update of this ranking, an indicator of the researchers’ influence