NANOEAR

3g-Nanotechnology based targeted drug delivery using the inner ear as a model target organ

University of Tampere (UTA)

Legal address of UTA:

University of Tampere
Department of Otolaryngology
FIN-33014 University of Tampere

Partner information

Prof. Ilmari Pyykkö, Project Coordinator Ilmari Pyykkö
Dr. Paul Dalton, Project Manager
Piia Reku, Administrative Assistant
Hannelle Aufferman, Financial Assistant
Dr. Esa Soppi, IPR and Technology Manager


Researchers:
Prof. Jing Zou, Principal investigator Jing Zou
Prof. Esko Toppila, senior researcher Esko Toppila
Dr. Adele Kim

Ph.D. Student, Ya Zhang, researcher Ya Zhang
Ph.D. Student, Weikai Zhang, researcher Wiekai Zhang
Ph.D., Elena Surovtseva, postdoctoral researcher Elena Surovceva

Description of Partner

The team has produced over 600 papers on hearing, its mechanisms and modeling. Participation in 8 EU-projects (in 2 as coordinators) and 3 intercontinental research projects. The role in consortium: project coordination; In-vivo testing of shear stress damaged cochlea; PAMPA for membrane testing; MRI imaging in vitro and in vivo. Nucleotide encapsulation of liposome.