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Director of the Biosciences Ph.D. Program and Professor with Tenure
George Mason University
Alessandra Luchini is director of the biosciences Ph.D. program and professor with tenure at George Mason University. Her research interests are focused on developing technologies that improve current diagnostics and therapeutics for diseases including cancer, inflammatory and infectious diseases. Dr. Luchini authored peer -reviewed publications in scientific journals in chemistry, nanotechnology and proteomics and is co-inventor in a series of issued and licensed patents covering her Mason nanotechnology research. Dr. Luchini is co-founder of Ceres Nanosciences Inc., which was created in 2008, and Monet Pharmaceuticals, created in 2019. In 2011 Dr. Luchini was named one of the top 10 most brilliant scientists by Popular Science. Dr. Luchini earned a degree in chemical engineering cum laude and a Ph.D. in bioengineering, both at the University of Padova in Italy.