Therapeutic peptides at biological barriers and interfaces
We are pleased to share that Lucia has been awarded a Rosetrees Seedcorn Award as Project Lead for “Micropeptide-based modulation of signalling in triple-negative breast cancer”. The project will be developed in collaboration with Mr Francesco Tammaro and Prof Paolo Grieco at the University of Naples, Prof Wafa Al-Jamal at Queen’s University Belfast and Dr Maria…
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The Lombardi Lab has been awarded a Royal Society International Exchanges grant. The award will support research visits, knowledge exchange and the development of interdisciplinary links between Queen’s University Belfast and the Italian Institute of Technology. The collaboration involves Dr Lucia Lombardi at Queen’s University Belfast and Dr Maria Lombardi at the Italian Institute of…
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We are pleased to share that our proposal for a Royal Society Hooke Discussion Meeting, “Peptides at the interface of engineering biology and discovery”, has been selected for the 2027-2028 programme. The meeting will be organised by Dr Lucia Lombardi (Queen’s University Belfast), Dr Louise Walport (Imperial College London) and Dr Claudia Contini (Imperial College…
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We are very grateful to Sabanci University for funding the project “AI-Guided Discovery and Validation of Human Blood–Brain Barrier Peptide Shuttles” that will now support the collaboration with Oznur Tastan and Nur Mustafaoglu. This is only the beginning, and we are sure we will do great things together. A special thank you to Daryl Williams…
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Lucia has received funding from the Royal Society of Chemistry to support a project titled “Voices of Inclusion: Building Belonging Through Shared Stories and Open Dialogue”. The initiative aims to break down barriers within the chemistry community by fostering open conversations and shared experiences. The project will support a series of five afternoon events taking…