Lara de Jong

Lara de Jong is currently serving as a Hospital Pharmacist in the Drug Manufacturing Unit of the Martini Hospital, located in Groningen, the Netherlands. Alongside her role in the hospital, Lara is a PhD student at the Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biopharmacy at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands.
Lara's academic journey commenced with the successful attainment of her Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy in 2011, which she followed with a Master's degree in Pharmacy in 2014, both earned at the University of Groningen. With a strong academic foundation in pharmaceutical sciences, Lara embarked on her professional career by joining various hospital pharmacies in 2014. She worked at the patientcare department and at the drug manufacturing department. In 2019, she decided to further specialize, undertaking a comprehensive 4-year training program to become a certified Hospital Pharmacist, successfully completing this training in July 2023.
In 2019 she started her PhD research under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Erik Frijlink, Dr. Marianne Luinstra, and Paul Hagedoorn. Her research is dedicated to the development of inhalable levodopa, reflecting her commitment to advancing pharmaceutical science and patient care.