Dr Katharina Ladewig

Ph.D., University of Queensland, Australia, 2008
M.Sc. (Chemistry), Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany, 2005

Research Fellow

Email:
Telephone: +61 3 8344 4702
Fax: +61 3 8344 4153

Room 1.06, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Building 1

Nanostructured Interfaces and Materials (NIMS) Group

Honours/Awards

• 2008: Finalist Merck UQ Young Achiever Award
• 2006: ARC Centre for Functional Nanomaterials Annual Conference Top Student Oral Presentation Award
• 2006: Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) Young Nanotechnology Ambassador Award Queensland
• 2006: University of Queensland International Research Award
• 2006: AIBN Research Scholarship
• 2006: University of Queensland International Living Allowance Scholarship
• 2005: ARC Centre for Functional Nanomaterials Annual Conference Top Student Poster Award
• 2005: AIBN PhD Scholarship

Professional Experience

• 2009 - Present: Research Fellow, Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, The University of Melbourne, Australia
• 2007: Visiting Scholar, Max-Planck-Institute for Polymer Research, Germany
• 2007 - 2008: Freelance Copy Editor, Wiley-VCh, Germany
• 2005 - 2008: Teaching and research supervision, The University of Queensland, Australia
• 2000 - 2005: Teaching and research supervision, Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany

Selected Publications

1. Ladewig, K.; Xu, Z. P.; Lu, G. Q. "Layered Double Hydroxide Nanoparticles in Gene and Drug Delivery." Expert Opin. Drug Delivery 2009, 6, 907-922. [link]
2. Xu, Z. P.; Niebert, M.; Porazik, K.; Walker, T. L.; Cooper, H. M.; Middelberg, A. P. J.; Gray, P. P.; Bartlett, P. F.; Lu, G. Q. "Subcellular Compartment Targeting of Layered Double Hydroxide Nanoparticles." J. Controlled Release 2008, 130, 86-94. [link]