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Professor Daniela Traini is a leading academic in Respiratory Science and NHMRC Investigator (2020–2024) at Macquarie University’s Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences (Department of Biomedical Sciences). She is also affiliated with the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research and Ab Initio Pharma. Her career includes roles as ARC Future Fellow at the University of Sydney (2012–2016) and leadership of research teams at both Sydney and Macquarie Universities.
Education:
- PhD in Pharmaceutics, University of Bath (2005)
- BSc (Hons) in Pharmaceutical Science and Chemistry, University of Milan (1996)
- Graduate Certificate in Higher Education, University of Sydney (2008)
Research Focus:
Specializing in inhalation drug delivery, particle engineering, and aerosol chemistry, with applications in cancer therapy, nanotechnology, and sustainable manufacturing. Recent projects include nasal drug delivery models and Alzheimer’s disease treatments using nanogels.
Grants & Projects:
- Development of a nasal integrated model for targeted drug delivery (2023–2027)
- Smart intranasal brain delivery nanogel for Alzheimer’s (2022–2027)
- Fluid-particle mechanics of dry inhalers (2022–2025)
Awards:
- Drug Delivery to the Lung 2023 (2023)
- Excellence in Postgraduate Education (Team, 2019)
- Outstanding Mentoring and Leadership (2017)
Labs/Teams: Leads the Respiratory Technology Group at Woolcock Institute, focusing on translational research in drug delivery systems.
