by Zahra · August 4, 2022
Yasmine Porschen is a medical student at the Justus Liebig University in Giessen, Germany. After gaining experiences at the Institute of Neuropathology in Giessen, she is now at Monash University for an internship to gain further knowledge in pharmaceutical sciences. Under the supervision of Prof. Nicolas Voelcker and Dr. Ahmed Refaat Ahmed, she will work on the permeability of the blood-brain barrier for drugs in microfluid organ-on-chip models.
In the Voelcker lab, we aim to gain a deeper understanding of the interactions between nanostructured materials and human cells and tissues, and their biomolecular products. To that effect, we are developing nanostructured materials and surface chemistries, with a focus on electrochemically etched meso- and macroporous materials. These systems are then optimised for applications in biosensing, drug delivery, regenerative medicine and others.
