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Yingru presented our research at a BenBedPhar COST Action Training School in Ohrid, North Macedonia, from May 26th to 30th, 2025. The focus of the Training School was on ‘NRF2 network – molecules, pathways, and therapeutic strategies in chronic disease’.

Our breakthrough research on transforming spent coffee grounds into carbon dots for cancer treatment has captured widespread attention, being highlighted across numerous news platforms.

Yingru Zhou delivered a long talk and Aravind Anilkumar presented a research poster as the Giordani Group participated in the 10th DCU Chemistry Day.

La comunità accademica italiana si conferma protagonista nel panorama della ricerca irlandese. L’Ambasciatore d’Italia a Dublino, Nicola Faganello, ha partecipato a una cerimonia presso la Dublin City University (DCU), che ha messo in luce l’eccellenza e l’impatto del lavoro di importanti studiosi italiani attivi in Irlanda.

Showcasing research from Prof. Silvia Giordani’s Group at the School of Chemical Sciences in Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland.

Professor Silvia Giordani, Chair of Nano materials at Dublin City University, is developing bio-inspired carbon-based nanoplatforms to deliver cancer drugs more precisely. With her team at DCU’s School of Chemical Sciences, Prof Giordani describes the potential of nanotechnology to transform the fight against aggressive cancers like glioblastoma, breast and pancreatic cancer whilst reducing side effects, and improve treatment outcomes.