Eileen Lambrechts
Doctoral fellow – Lab for General Biochemistry and Physical Pharmacy – Ghent Research Group on Nanomedicines – Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences (UGent)
Principal investigator: Prof. Koen Raemdonck (PhD)
Research focus
Cancer immunotherapy has emerged as a potent treatment strategy for cancer. Unfortunately, a large subset of patients does not respond to immunotherapy. We will investigate the repurposing of cationic amphiphilic drugs to reprogram the tumor microenvironment and thus to enhance the effect of immunotherapy. We will make use of lipid nanoparticles to deliver RNA therapeutics.
Biography
In 2018, Eileen Lambrechts started her Bachelor in Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Ghent. She obtained her master’s degree in Drug Development in 2023 with greatest distinction. She performed her master’s thesis in 2022 at RISE (Research Institutes of Sweden), in close collaboration with Chalmers University in Gothenburg. The title of her thesis was ‘Structure evolution and redissolution effect during phase separation of spin-coated ethyl cellulose/hydroxypropyl cellulose multilayer films’.
In October 2023, she started her PhD the Ghent Research Group on Nanomedicines, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Koen Raemdonck.
Contact & links
- Lab address: Ottergemsesteenweg 460, 9000 Ghent
- Laboratory for General Biochemistry and Physical Pharmacy
- Eileen Lambrechts is interested to receive invitations for presentations or talks