Current Group Members


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    Name: Si Gou

    Position: Senior Scientist

    Research interests:

    • Formulation and physical enhancement strategies to increase cutaneous and ungual drug bioavailability.
    • Development of hyaluronic acid-based formulation for dermatological application.
    • Development of an ex vivo human skin platform to investigate subcutaneous administration of macromolecules using qualitative and quantitative methods.

    Contact details: si.gou@unige.ch

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    Name: Jonathan Faro Barros

    Position: Postdoctoral Scientist

    Research interests:

    • Investigation into the influence of physicochemical properties on the non-invasive delivery of biological macromolecules.

    Contact details: Jonathan.Faro@unige.ch

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    Name: Laeticia Pinto

    Position: Doctoral student

    Research interests:

    • Targeted topical administration of anti-infective agents to the skin, eye and buccal mucosa.

    Contact details: Laeticia.pinto@unige.ch

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    Name: Benjamin Rossier

    Position: Doctoral student (Co-direction with Prof. Eric Allemann)

    Research interests:

    • Strategies to develop sustained-release formulations for topical drug delivery in combination with fractional laser ablation.

    Contact details: Benjamin.Rossier@unige.ch

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    Name: Leqi Wang

    Position: Doctoral student

    Research interests:

    • Development of an ex vivo model to predict active and passive transport of drugs and bioaccessibility of digested nutrients across the intestine.
    • Investigation into the influence of pharmaceutical excipients on oral absorption of drugs.

    Contact details: Leqi.Wang@unige.ch

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    Name: Erga Syafitri

    Position: Doctoral student

    Research interests:

    • Investigation the cutaneous distribution of natural products and small molecules following topical application of formulations for dermatological indications.

    Contact details: Erga.Syafitri@unige.ch

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    Name: Ivan Panchenko

    Position: Doctoral student

    Research interests:

    • Development of formulation strategies for the sustained delivery of biotechnology-derived therapeutics.

    Contact details: Ivan.Panchenko@unige.ch

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    Name: Maxime Tufeu

    Position: Doctoral student

    Research interests:

    • Investigation on the relationship between physicochemical properties of small nucleic acids and their delivery in physiological barriers.

    Contact details: mailto:maxime.tufeu@unige.ch

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    Name: Xiaoxiao Wang

    Position: Doctoral student

    Research interests:

    • Development of an ex vivo model based on Ussing chamber for drugs targeting the intestine.

    Contact details: mailto:Xiaoxiao.Wang@unige.ch

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    Name: Karen Landino

    Position: Doctoral student

    Research interests:

    • Development of methods to improve drug delivery and to determine cutaneous biodistribution after topical application to the skin.

    Contact details: mailto:karen.landino@unige.ch

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    Name: Tess Vouillamoz

    Position: Doctoral student

    Research interests:

    • Understanding and improving protein delivery for local and systemic therapeutic applications.

    Contact details: mailto:tess.vouillamoz@unige.ch

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Former PhD students and postdoctoral scientists in the group



University of Geneva M Pharm Students


2023-24
  • Zhehao Cui
  • Tarak Fendri
  • Ingrid Kuznetsova
  • Heirava Clara Laruelle
2022-23
  • Alizé Leclerc
2021-22
  • Lynda Bouchentouf
  • Gavrielle Cabrera
  • Ludovic Gaudin
  • Karen Landino
  • Céline Mermillod
  • Mahsima Mohseni Nazari
  • Lina Tlemcani
  • Olivier Vernain-Perriot
  • Tess Vouillamoz
2020-21
  • Fady Riad
  • Plinio Scapozza
  • Yosr Hassayoun
2019-20
  • Sarra Blidi
  • Adrien Jaccard
  • Théo Jaccard
  • Ameur Skhiri
2018-19
  • Siwar Messaoudi
  • Corinna Schlosser
2016-17
  • Kenza Abouir
  • Nattygane Jeannin
  • Déborah Minzaghi
  • Phedra Sahraoui
  • Sherihan Sahraoui
2015-16
  • Eleonora Bonesi
  • Joel Brunner
  • Jeanne Cresson
  • Lara Mortier
  • Amine Niederer
  • Juliette Walrawens
2014-15
  • Mona Alborzi
  • Lilia Meddeb
  • Manal Nafie
  • Virginie Vallet
2013-14
  • Julie Quartier
  • Diane Weidmann
2012-13
  • Rémi Lefaix
  • Anouk Widmer
2011-12
  • Leila Benjelloun
  • Joséphine Kizaza
  • Carole Steiner
2010-11
  • Reem Al Shorbagui
  • Rhita Zarhloule
2009-10
  • Marsha Antypas
2008-09
  • Christel Brüggmann
  • Maria Lapteva
2007-08
  • Caroline Guenat
  • Muriel Schütz
2006-07
  • Alexandre Romand
2005-06
  • Inès Ben Aziza
2003-04
  • Mireille Maouad
  • Biche-Hue Doung
2002-03
  • Thi Hai Duyen Bui

Visiting scholars