Joana Torres is currently a PhD student in Pharmaceutical Technology at the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Porto, Porto, Portugal. She is graduated in Biochemistry from University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal and obtained her Masterˈs Degree in Pharmaceutical Technology from University of Porto. Her research interests are related to the development of lipid nanoparticles formulations for nose-to-brain delivery to improve the treatment of neurological diseases.
Her PhD project explores innovative nanotechnology based strategies for nose to brain drug delivery. In particular, her research focuses on the co encapsulation of drugs in nanostructured lipid carriers (NLC) to enhance brain targeting and improve the treatment of acute migraine. Her scientific output includes five peer reviewed publications and several conference contributions, with eight poster presentations and four oral communications at national and international events. Moreover, she completed an internship at Aptar Pharma (Le Vaudreuil, France), where she investigated the olfactory deposition of an NLC formulation co encapsulating two potential drugs using a 3D printed nasal cast.
