Prof. Marina Resmini Professor of Materials Chemistry School of Biological & Chemical Sciences Queen Mary, University of London Joseph Priestley Building, room 1.05 Mile End Road London E1 4NS Tel: +44 (0) 20 7882 3268 Website: http://resminilab.sbcs.qmul.ac.uk/
Marina Resmini is Professor of Materials Chemistry in the School of Biological & Chemical Sciences at Queen Mary, University of London. She has wide experience of successful transnational scientific collaborations, in particular within Europe, resulting in high-profile joint publications. The main research interests of Prof. Resmini research group are currently focused on the development of novel functional nanomaterials with potential applications at the physical and life sciences interface. The research group uses chemistry to confer special properties to materials to be used as drug delivery systems, catalysts and sensors. In the area of drug delivery the clinical targets are cutaneous diseases, hair follicles and neural stem cells. In catalysis the group is researching novel biomimetic systems by applying the molecular imprinting approach to different formats of nanoparticles. They have recently started working on the development of novel biosensors for the detection of mycotoxins. Current research projects include: Biomimetic control of product selectivity using imprinted nanogels Imprinted polymers as biosensors for the detection of mycotoxins Thermoresponsive nanogels as smart materials for topical drug delivery New fluorescent molecules for monitoring drug loading and release in nanoparticles Novel colloidal nanoparticles: physico-chemical characterization and interaction with lipid membranes Toxicity studies of nanogels using zebrafish Block-copolymer micelles for enhanced drug delivery in hair follicles Self-immolative nanoparticles Stimuli-responsive nanoparticles as novel topical drug delivery systems Novel nanoparticles as phosphatase mimic Prof. Resmini has extensive experience as coordinator of European Commission Marie Curie Actions projects and activities. She has coordinated two successful scientific projects: NASCENT (FP6 RTN) and IRMED (FP7 IAPP) and is currently the Coordinator of two scientific projects: NANODRUG (FP7 ITN) and IPCOS (HORIZON 2020 ITN).
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