Salime El Yakhlifi, PhD

Salima completed her PhD at the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research in Strasbourg (INSERM, France) under the supervision of Pr. Ball. During her PhD, she focused on controlling the structure and properties of polydopamine in suspensions, in films, and in hydrogels for biomedical applications. Her research efforts earned her a thesis award from the University of Strasbourg. Following her PhD, Dr. Salima El Yakhlifi pursued a Postdoctoral position at Institut Charles Sadron in Strasbourg (ICS-CNRS, France), under the supervision of Pr. Krafft. She contributed to the development of an original nanobubble formulation, which contributed to the successful patenting of this innovative project through collaboration with the startup SuperBranche.

Currently, Dr. Salima El Yakhlifi is working as a Post Doc Researcher at Exner's Lab at CWRU, where she is dedicated to developing cationic nanobubbles with specific applications in the treatment of Type 1 Diabetes.