PhD Student
Network of Excellence for Functional Biomaterials
National University of Ireland,
Galway
Phone:
00 353 85 7438 115
Email:
gianlu.fontana@yahoo.it Research Interests
Biomaterials in Tissue Engineering
Regeneration of Intervertebral Disc
Development of functionalised drug/cell delivery systems made by type II collagen and hyaluronan
Developing microsphere based reservoir systems for therapeutic delivery of biomolecules to a degenerated disc
Professional Qualifications
MSc in Medical Biotechnology, curriculum in molecular medicine (biomaterials thesis) obtained at the University of Trieste (Università degli Studi di Trieste-Trieste-Italy)
BSc Biotechnology (pathology thesis) obtained at the University of Trieste (Università degli Studi di Trieste-Trieste-Italy)
