Iren Georgia Stavrakaki obtained her Bachelor’s degree in Materials Science and Technology from the University of Crete in 2020 and completed her Master’s studies in Polymer Chemistry at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in 2023. She is currently a PhD candidate, with research interests centered on the design and synthesis of multi-responsive nanoplatforms based on polypeptides for the targeted and controlled delivery of anticancer therapeutics, as well as other advanced biomedical applications.

Christina Varfi received her Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from the Department of Chemistry at the University of Ioannina in 2022, followed by a Master’s degree in Polymer Chemistry from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in 2024. She is currently pursuing her PhD, focusing on the development of responsive polypeptide-based hydrogels for drug encapsulation and targeted drug delivery, with particular emphasis on applications in pancreatic cancer.

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Aikaterini Arvaniti obtained her Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from the University of Patras in 2024. She is currently a Master’s student, with research interests focused on the synthesis and functionalization of diblock copolymers for biomedical applications.

Evagelia Tsagaraki

Eleni Kalantzi

Afroditi Irini Iatrou

Andreas Gidas