Georgios Dimitrios Fergadis is currently a postgraduate student in the Biomedical Engineering program of the Medical School of the University of Crete and a member of the Hybrid Nanostructures Group of the Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, Foundation for Research and Technology. He received his Bachelor’s Degree from the Department of Materials Science and Technology, University of Crete, in 2020.

Education

• 2020, Bachelor of Science, University of Crete, Department of Materials Science and Technology

Interests

• Polymer synthesis and characterization
• Polymers for biomedical applications
• Self-assembly of polymers
• Drug delivery systems

Kalliope Plexousaki is currently an undergraduate student at the Department of Chemistry of the University of Crete and an undergraduate trainee at the Hybrid Nanostructures Laboratory of the Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas. She is expected to receive her Bachelor’s Degree, from the Department of Chemistry, University of Crete, in September 2022.

Interests

• Organic-Inorganic Nanohybrid Materials

Varvara Platania is currently a PhD candidate at the Laboratory of Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering at the Department of Materials Science and Technology of the University of Crete and a member of the Hybrid Nanostructures Group of the Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas.

She received her Bachelor’s Degree from the Department of Biological Applications and Technology, University of Ioannina in 2016. 

Education

• 2019, Master of Science, National Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine
• 2016, Bachelor of Science, University of Ioannina, Department of Biological Applications and Technology

Awards/Prizes/Distinctions

• Biomaterials for bone and vascular tissue engineering and growth factor delivery
• Cell-biomaterial interactions including cell viability, morphology, differentiation - Bioprinting

Danai Papadogianni is currently (from Dec. 2020-Jan. 2022) a PhD candidate at the Laboratory of Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering at the Department of Materials Science and Technology of the University of Crete and a member of the Hybrid Nanostructures Group of the Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas.

She received her Bachelor’s Degree from the Department of Materials Science and Technology, University of Crete in 2018. 

Education

• 2020, Master of Science, University of Crete, School of Medicine
• 2018, Bachelor of Science, University of Crete, Department of Materials Science and Technology

Awards/Prizes/Distinctions

• Biomaterials for bone and cartilage tissue engineering
• Cell-biomaterial interactions including cell viability, morphology, differentiation - Bioprinting

Konstantinos Loukelis is currently a PhD candidate at the Laboratory of Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering at the Department of Materials Science and Technology of the University of Crete and a member of the Hybrid Nanostructures Group of the Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas.

He received his Bachelor’s Degree from the Department of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, National Kapodistrian University of Athens in 2016. 

Education

• 2019, Master of Science, Department of Biotechnology, School of Applied Biology and Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Athens
• 2016, Bachelor of Science, Department of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, National Kapodistrian University of Athens

Career

• bio

Interests

• Biomaterials for bone and vascular tissue engineering
• 3D printing, Bioprinting; Electrospinning
• Cell-biomaterial interactions including cell viability, morphology, differentiation

Georgia-Ioanna Kontogianni is currently a PhD candidate at the Laboratory of Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering at the Department of Materials Science and Technology of the University of Crete and a member of the Hybrid Nanostructures Group of the Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas.

She received her Bachelor’s Degree from the Department of Chemistry, University of Crete in 2017.

Education

• 2019, Master of Science, University of Crete, Department of Biology
• 2017, Bachelor of Science, University of Crete, Department of Chemistry

Interests

• Biomaterials for bone tissue engineering
• Cell-biomaterials interactions including cell viability, morphology, differentiation
• Dynamic cell cultures, co-cultures