Dr. Nevena Paunovic

2018-present     ETH Zurich, PhD candidate

Development of novel biomaterials for digital light 3D printing of personalized elastic medical devices with focus on airway stents

2016-2018         University of Basel and ETH Zurich, Switzerland, MSc in Drug Sciences

Master thesis: "Development of Biodegradable Medical Implants by 3D Printing"

2016                 Roche, Belgrade, Serbia, Regulatory Affairs intern

2015-2016        Clinical Center and Pharmacy intern, Belgrade, Serbia

2009-2015        University of Belgrade, Serbia, MSc in Pharmaceutical Sciences

Master thesis: "Development of a New Method for Determination of Serum Cholesterol Synthesis and Absorption Markers by Gas Chromatography"

Publications

1. N. Paunović, J. Marbach, Y. Bao, V. Berger, K. Klein, S. Schleich, F. B. Coulter, N. Kleger, A. R. Studart, D. Franzen, Z. Luo, J.-C. Leroux, Digital Light 3D Printed Bioresorbable and NIR-Responsive Devices with Photothermal and Shape-Memory Functions. Adv. Sci. (2022) 2200907
2. N. Paunović, Y. Bao, J.-C. Leroux, 3D printed elastomers with Sylgard-184-like mechanical properties and tuneable degradability. Polym. Chem. 13 (2022) 2271-2276

3. Y. Bao, N. Paunović, J.-C. Leroux, Challenges and Opportunities in 3D Printing of Biodegradable Medical Devices by Emerging Photopolymerization Techniques. Adv. Funct. Mater. (2022) 2109864

4. Z. Luo, N. Paunović, J.-C. Leroux, Physical methods for enhancing drug absorption from the gastrointestinal tract, Adv. Drug Deliv. Rev. 175 (2021), 113814

5. N. Paunović, Y. Bao, F.B. Coulter, K. Masania, A. Karoline, K. Klein, A. Rafsanjani, J. Cadalbert, P.W. Kronen, A. Karol, Z. Luo, F. Rüber, D. Brambilla, B. Von, D. Franzen, A.R. Studart, J.-C. Leroux. Digital light 3D printing of customized bioresorbable airway stents with elastomeric properties, Sci. Adv. 7 (2021), abe9499.

6. M. Sandmeier, N. Paunović, R. Conti, L. Hofmann, J. Wang, Z. Luo, K. Masania, N. Wu, N. Kleger, F.B. Coulter, A.R. Studart, H. Grützmacher, J.-C. Leroux, Y., Bao. Solvent-Free Three-Dimensional Printing of Biodegradable Elastomers Using Liquid Macrophotoinitiators, Macromolecules 54 (2021), 7830-7839

Honors and Awards

2019                 Best poster award at the MaP Graduate Symposium 2019
2016                 Dositeja Scholarship of the Republic of Serbia Young Talents' Fund
2010, 2011      Best Student of the Class Award in Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Belgrade
2007, 2009      Winner of the Annual Serbian Chemical Olympics of High School Students