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In: EXCELLENCE
Robert Langer receives the USC Gold Insignia
June 9, 2022Professor Robert Langer will receive the USC Gold Insignia on June 17th at 4:30 p.m. The ceremony will take place at the Salón Noble of Pazo de Fonseca, where Langer will give the conference ‘The struggles and dreams of a chemical engineer: from micro and nanoparticles to cancer treatments and mRNA vaccines’. The awarding of this insignia of the University of Compostela is supported by Prof. María José Alonso.
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María José Alonso receives the prestigious ‘Medal of Merit in Research and Education’ granted by the Government of Spain
July 28, 2020María José Alonso’s lab has pioneered numerous discoveries in the field of Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology and Nanomedicine. Her research is focused on designing novel nanostructured materials intended to transport drugs and antigens across biological barriers and deliver them to the target tissue, with the final goal of producing innovative nanomedicines and vaccines
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María José Alonso receives the prestigious ‘Distinguished Service Award’ and the ‘Women in Science Award’ of Controlled Release Society (CRS)
June 29, 2020These are new recognitions of the outstanding career of Professor Alonso by international scientific institutions, after her election to the US National Academy of Medicine, to the prestigious College of Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering’s (AIMBE) and to the CRS College of Fellows. Alonso also received the “CRS Founders Award” granted by this scientific organization in 2018
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The Controlled Release Society doubly awarded the prestigious ‘Distinguished Service Award’ and the ‘Women in Science Award’ to María José Alonso
March 4, 2020These are new recognitions of the outstanding career of Professor Alonso by international scientific institutions, after her election to the US National Academy of Medicine, to the prestigious College of Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering’s (AIMBE) and to the CRS College of Fellows.
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The University of Santiago de Compostela awards the title of Doctor Honoris Causa to Professor Nicholas A. Peppas
May 8, 2019The USC joins other ten academic institutions that have recognized with this honor the career of this eminent scientist, Director of the Institute of Biomaterials, Drug Delivery and Regenerative Medicine of the University of Texas at Austin.
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Alonso’s Lab: champion and member of the month of the Oral Drug Delivery Focus Group of the Controlled Release Society
January 17, 2019The Oral Delivery Focus Group of the CRS announced Maria Jose Alonso as the Controlled Release Society Oral Delivery Focus Group February Member of the Month and published a ‘Member Spotlight’ profile highlighting her achievements in science.
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María José Alonso receives the prestigious “Founders Award” of Controlled Release Society (CRS) and joins the CRS College of Fellows
July 24, 2018María José Alonso, Professor of Biopharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology at the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC), received the prestigious “CRS Founders Award”, the highest distinction granted by the Controlled Release Society, Inc. (CRS, Inc), the worldwide leading organization in delivery sciences and technologies.
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María José Alonso receives the Castelao Medal from the Government of Galicia
June 28, 2018Castelao Medal is one of the most prestigious awards in this Spanish region and distinguishes Galicians whose social contribution deserves the recognition of their fellow citizens
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The government of Galicia grants the Castelao Medal to María José Alonso
June 8, 2018Castelao Medal is one of the most prestigious awards in this Spanish region and distinguishes Galicians whose social contribution deserves the recognition of their fellow citizens
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María José Alonso receives the Award of Galician Excellence in Science and Medicine
July 10, 2017AEGA-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
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