Fraunhofer Institute for Microstructure of Materials and Systems IMWSProfile
M.Sc. Sofia Salazar Silva, research scientist in the group "Biofunctional Materials for Medical and Environmental Applications" within the “Biological and Macromolecular Materials” business unit
Research Focus
- Development of 3D scaffolds for cell-based material systems in regenerative medicine
- Investigation of biocompatible and cytotoxic material properties in tissue engineering
- Proteomics research
- Investigation of the formation, function, and damage to extracellular fibrous proteins
Career
Academic Career
Since 06/2022
Doctorate on the topic “Analysis of elastogenesis processes for the development of in vitro models to facilitate the production of functional elastic fibers” at the Institute of Pharmacy, Faculty of Natural Sciences I (Biosciences), Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale)
Education
04/2021–02/2022
Master’s thesis on “Three-dimensional skin wound model” Fraunhofer Institute for Microstructure of Materials and Systems IMWS, Halle (Saale)
April 2020 – February 2022
Master’s degree in biotechnology with a focus on Cell Biology and Tissue Engineering at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg
09/2019 – 02/2020
Bachelor’s thesis on “Analysis of pathogenic memory T cells and their contribution to peripheral pain sensitization in an arthritis mouse model using behavioral tests and micro-computed tomography” at the German Center for Rheumatology Research (DFRZ), Berlin
10/2016 – 03/2020
Bachelor’s degree in biotechnology at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg
Awards and Honors
2023
Poster prize. A standardized in vitro bioengineered skin for penetrating wound modeling. ESAO Winter School