Valentina Alice Cauda

Valentina Alice Cauda is a Full Professor at the Polytechnic University of Turin (DISAT), leading the Trojan Nano Horse Laboratory (ERC) and contributing to the Spectroscopy and Surface Characterization Laboratory. She serves as Scientific Coordinator of the European Technology Platform Nanomedicine (ETPN) and holds multiple research roles in non-commercial collaborations.

• Scientific Coordinator, ETPN (2024-present)
• Head of research projects: MONITOR-CRRT, RESYNC, NanoZoom, MITHoS, and more
• Advising PhD students in Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, and Medical-Science

Research Interests focus on Nanomedicine with emphasis on:

• Advanced drug delivery systems
• Extracellular vesicle biomimicry
• Metal oxide nanomaterials
• Sonodynamic and piezoelectric therapies
• Wet chemical synthesis of nanoparticles

Scientific Contributions include 15 recent articles (2023–2025) on:

• Tumor imaging with dual-mode contrast agents
• Ultrasound-responsive nanomaterials
• Acoustic wave applications in 3D cancer models
• Machine learning in renal injury prediction
• Functionalization of biomimetic nanoparticles

Collaborations span institutions like the University of Turin, Florence, and Terni. She supervises PhD students across multiple cycles (2018–2024) and contributes to patents in sonoluminescence imaging, EV-mimicking systems, and renal monitoring.