Xavier Fernández Busquets

Xavier Fernández Busquets is a Research Professor and Head of the Nanomalaria Joint Unit at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) and the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal). His work focuses on developing nanotechnology-based solutions for malaria treatment, particularly targeting Plasmodium-infected cells through advanced drug delivery systems.

Education: PhD in Molecular Biology from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (1992), followed by postdoctoral training at institutions including the Friedrich Miescher Institut (Basel) and Woods Hole Marine Biological Laboratory (USA). Academic career includes a 5-year Ramón y Cajal position at Universitat de Barcelona and later senior roles at IBEC.

Research Interests: Nanovectors for antimalarial drug delivery, cell adhesion mechanisms in parasitic infections, and overcoming challenges in nanomedicine scalability and ethical deployment in developing regions.

Labs/Teams: Leads the Nanomalaria Joint Unit exploring targeted drug delivery systems, combining interdisciplinary approaches from bioengineering and global health.