January 2026

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30JAN 2026
2026
Kick-off meeting of our new DFG funded project in collaboration with University of Rostock
The kick-off meeting of our new DFG funded joint project with the group of Prof. Hermann Seitz at the Chair of Microfluidics, Universität Rostock, took place on 29th January online. In this project, with Prof. Boccaccini as Principal Investigator for FAU, we will collaborate with the researchers in Rostock on the fabrication and characterization of a new […]
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28JAN 2026
2026
Doctoral thesis success: Ruchi Goswami
Congratulations to Ruchi Goswami on successfully defending her doctoral thesis titled “Polyacrylamide Microgel Engineering for Mechanobiology” on 27th January 2026. Ruchi carried out her doctoral project at Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light and the Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin, in Erlangen, supervised by the late Prof. Jochen Guck and co-supervised by Prof. […]
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23JAN 2026
News
Prof. Boccaccini in the Highly Ranked Scholars™ list of ScholarGPS®
Prof. Aldo R. Boccaccini has been listed as one of the Highly Ranked Scholars™ in the ScholarGPS® platform. According to the webpage of ScholarGPS®, “Highly Ranked Scholars are the most productive authors (by number of publications) whose works demonstrate exceptional impact (citations) and outstanding quality (h-index). These scholars hold a ScholarGPS® Rank within the top […]
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21JAN 2026
2026
PD Dr. Elisabeth Zinser (Franz-Penzoldt-Zentrum, FAU, UKER) visits the Institute of Biomaterials
On 21st January we received the visit of PD Dr. Elisabeth Zinser from the Franz-Penzoldt-Zentrum, who delivered a very interesting lecture to the Master’s students of the course Biomaterials for Implants in our Department of Materials Science and Engineering. The lecture focused on the 3R principle (Reduce, Refine, Replace) in the context of animal testing […]
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18JAN 2026
2026
Zhiyan Xu and Meng Li receive DAAD-STIBET Scholarship
Congratulations to Meng Li and Zhiyan Xu, PhD candidates at our Institute of Biomaterials, on being awarded the DAAD-STIBET scholarship for the final phase of their doctoral studies. This prestigious scholarship, jointly offered through the Stipendium und Betreuungsprogramm (STIBET)-Programme of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), supports international doctoral candidates living and […]Congratulations to Meng Li and Zhiyan Xu, PhD candidates at our Institute of Biomaterials, on being awarded the DAAD-STIBET scholarship for the final phase of their doctoral studies. This prestigious scholarship, jointly offered through the Stipendium und Betreuungsprogramm (STIBET)-Programme of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), supports international doctoral candidates living and […]
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16JAN 2026
2026
Doctoral thesis success: Karla Faquine Rodrigues
Congratulations to Karla Faquine Rodrigues on successfully defending her doctoral thesis titled “Electrospun nanofibers based on polycaprolactone, functionalized cellulose nanocrystals, and Melaleuca alternifolia essential oil for tissue regeneration” on 15th January, 2026. Karla carried out her doctoral research at Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica – ITA, Brazil, under the supervision of Prof. Gilmar Thim and Prof. […]Congratulations to Karla Faquine Rodrigues on successfully defending her doctoral thesis titled “Electrospun nanofibers based on polycaprolactone, functionalized cellulose nanocrystals, and Melaleuca alternifolia essential oil for tissue regeneration” on 15th January, 2026. Karla carried out her doctoral research at Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica – ITA, Brazil, under the supervision of Prof. Gilmar Thim and Prof. […]
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