In her conversation with the American Peptide Society, Lucia shared a research vision that bridges peptide-based drug delivery across biological barriers with antimicrobial design against resistant pathogens.
At Queen’s University Belfast, she is building not just a lab, but a culture. One where scientific rigor and genuine human connection are inseparable. Her story is about what it takes to go from postdoc to independent scientist, and why the people around you matter as much as the science itself.
