Biographical notes
Dr. Laura Modica de Mohac is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the RiMED Foundation and a pharmacist. After earning her bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy and Industrial Pharmacy (2016), Laura completed a Ph.D. through a joint program between the University of Palermo and King’s College London, where she developed devices for the controlled release of medications for treatment-resistant schizophrenia (2021).
During her work as a Teaching Fellow in Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Biopharmaceutics, she was recognized as an Associate Fellow by the Higher Education Academy at King’s College London (2020).
Scientific activity
Dr. Laura’s project focuses on a biofabrication process to develop a multi-layered bio-hybrid cardiac patch to improve cardiac function and reduce maladaptive remodeling following acute myocardial infarction. In her role, she collaborates with a team of clinicians and engineers to produce a new class of engineered medical devices for both cardiovascular and gastrointestinal applications. Specifically, she is involved in the development of multi-layered bio-hybrid tubular structures such as vascular and esophageal grafts, and is working on the creation of a TIPS (Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt) for the treatment of portal hypertension.
She is currently collaborating on two international projects involving countries such as the United States and Argentina, and is pursuing two collaborations with the University of Palermo and the University of Cagliari.
Her main areas of expertise include: the chemical-physical characterization of solid materials (differential scanning calorimetry, Fourier transform spectroscopy), decellularization protocols (whole heart, heart valves, and small intestinal submucosa), biofabrication techniques (electrospinning, TIPS), polymer synthesis, and image and data analysis (Scanning Electron Microscopy SEM, optical microscopy, MatLab).