Drs. Olena Vepris

Olena Vepris obtained her  Master’s degree in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology at the State University of Milan in February 2017.

In 2015, Olena took part in European Union student exchange program. As a part of the exchange program she accomplished a research master’s thesis in the Radiology Department of  Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands.  During thesis period of 10 months and under supervision of  Dr. Luis J. Cruz she worked on upconversion PLGA nanoparticles based on triplet-triplet annihilation applied to tumor imaging in small animals.

In July 2017, she joined the Department of Radiology of Leiden University Medical Center to work as a researcher on upconversion nanoparticles combined with immunotherapy.