Affiliation: Universidade de Lisboa, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutics, Universidade de Lisboa and Research Institute for Medicine (iMed.ULisboa)

Joana Marto graduated in Pharmaceutical Sciences in 2010 and obtained her PhD in 2016 for studies on novel drug delivery systems for topical application. Currently, she is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology in the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lisbon.

Joana Marto’s work is focused on the development of new drug carriers (micro/nano carriers) for topical drug delivery, including cutaneous and ophthalmic administration. This research involves a multidisciplinary platform and is mainly based on pharmaceutical technology. Her scientific area of research is the translational development of medications and health products for topical, oral, and ocular administration, following required regulations and essential requisites, pharmaceutical development based on modeling tools and experimental planning, characterization and scale-up of drug delivery systems with topical therapeutic activity, application of in vitro and in vivo methodologies, and regulatory aspects of health products, especially medications, medical devices, and cosmetic products.