Heloísa Athaydes is a PhD student in the Laboratory of Biophysics of Nanostructured Systems (Labnano) at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Brazil. Supervised by Prof. Pedro Guimarães, her research focuses on the use of hybrid nanoparticles for siRNA delivery to the lungs, aiming to reduce inflammation in viral infections. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy with emphasis on the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industry, as well as a Master's degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences, both from UFMG. Her professional experience includes working in quality assurance at the pharmaceutical industry Cristália (Brazil), working as a pharmacist in drugstores, and acting as a clinical pharmacist at the Expanded Center for Family Health and Primary Care (Nasf-AB) in Brazil, where she implemented pharmaceutical services and conducted research on the social determinants of health outcomes. In her free time, Heloísa enjoys meeting friends, traveling, running, and tending to houseplants.
