University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Biomedical EngineeringBenhabbour Lab
Soumya Rahima Benhabbour · Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Research Focus
Dr. Soumya Benhabbour's lab focuses on innovative drug delivery systems aimed at improving treatments for HIV and brain cancer. The lab develops long-acting injectable formulations and smart biomaterials that can enhance safety and efficacy, providing patients with better health outcomes and reducing the need for invasive procedures. They use advanced techniques such as ultrasound to improve cell therapy delivery and create novel systems that combine contraception with HIV prevention.
HIV preventionbrain cancerdrug delivery systemsbiodegradable implantsneural stem cells
Research Aims
5AIM 01Develop injectable biomaterials for dual HIV prevention and contraception.
AIM 02Create long-acting delivery systems for neural stem cell therapies in glioblastoma treatment.
AIM 03Investigate the pharmacokinetics of drug delivery in animal models.
AIM 04Enhance patient compliance through innovative drug administration methods.
AIM 05Evaluate safety and efficacy of novel treatments in preclinical models.
Skills the Lab Values
drug formulationin vivo animal modelingbiomaterial engineeringcell culture techniquesfocused ultrasound technology
Output against the department
Publications79bottom 12% of dept.524th of 595
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Citations1.5kbottom 10% of dept.535th of 595
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