Yayi Ye received her Master’s degree in Biology from the South China University of Technology. Her research background lies in nanobiology and immunotherapy, with experience in designing and synthesizing targeted‑delivery and stimuli‑responsive nanomedicines to induce immunogenic cell death for cancer treatment, as well as exploring targeted protein degradation strategies to regulate intracellular proteostasis for anti‑inflammatory…
Sumei Kinzelbach was born in 2003 in Zurich, Switzerland. She studied Natural Sciences at the University of Cambridge, where she completed both her BA and MSci degrees. Her academic path brought together Materials Science, Evolutionary Biology, and Chemistry, before she ultimately specialized in Chemistry. For her Master’s thesis, she worked under the supervision of Prof.…
Soumil Kelkar is a PhD student at the Kapteyn Astronomical Institute in Groningen and his research is focused on characterizing the habitability of terrestrial planets. The conventional definition of the habitable zone (the region around a star where conditions are suitable for the presence of surface liquid water) is highly biased by our understanding of…
Simone La Spina was born and raised in Messina, Italy, in 1999, and has always been passionate about nature, science and the mechanisms of how things can influence one another. After a high school diploma, he did his bachelor’s degree in chemistry at Università degli Studi di Messina (2018-2022), with a year of Erasmus+ project…
Shahriar Mahdavi received his BSc in Chemical Engineering from the University of Mazandaran, Iran, and his MSc in Materials Science from the University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy. During his master’s studies, he conducted his thesis research through an Erasmus programme at the University of Groningen, where he worked on biopolymers, complex coacervates, and microgel-based materials. His…
M. Waleed Iqbal is a computational scientist with an interdisciplinary background, including bioinformatics, biological engineering, and computational biophysics. He completed his Bachelor’s degree in Bioinformatics at the University of Agriculture, Pakistan, followed by a Master’s degree in Biological Engineering from Beijing University of Chemical Engineering, China. Waleed’s prior research experience includes the application of machine…
Megha Suresh works on understanding the origin and evolution of the genetic code. Her research is motivated by curiosity about how simple molecular interactions can assemble into the highly organized machinery that sustains life. She completed her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in India. During her Master’s, Megha had the opportunity to conduct her dissertation research…
Jiayi Zhao was born in Hangzhou, China. She obtained her Bachelor’s degree in Analytical Chemistry from Zhejiang University of Technology, where she developed a solid foundation in organic synthesis and analytical techniques. In 2022, she began her Master’s studies at the Southern University of Science and Technology under the supervision of Prof. Chuan He. Her…
Francisco Rosciani is an EVOLVE PhD Candidate at the University of Groningen. He obtained a graduate degree on Biological Sciences at the University of Buenos Aires in his native Argentina. There he also worked on the development of alternative electrochemical methods for biocatalytic activation of DyP-type peroxidases during his specialization on Molecular Biology. Afterwards, he…
Francisco Narciso studied Biology at the University of Lisbon and completed a Master’s degree in Biochemistry at NOVA University of Lisbon. During his master’s thesis, he transitioned into materials science, where he developed biopolymer-based antibacterial and antifouling hydrogel coatings for catheter surfaces. This work sparked a strong interest in the design of functional polymeric materials…