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An Austrian-educated native, Dr. Sabine Szunerits (ORCID ID: 0000-0002-1567-4943) received her Ph.D. from Queen Mary and Westfield College (University of London, London, UK) in 1998. She undertook postdoctoral work at the ENS Paris, Tufts University, Boston, MA, ENSCPB, Bordeaux, France, and CEA Grenoble, France, before starting her independent research career as a Professor in 2004 at the INPGrenoble. In 2009, she joined the University of Lille, notably the Institute of Electronics, Microelectronics and Nanotechnology (IEMN), as a Full Professor in Chemistry. Her research focus is on the use of material science and chemistry to tackle unmet medical-related problems, such as the development of therapies against viral and bacterial infections using nanoparticles, sensitive bacterial and viral diagnostics, or transdermal/buccal/ocular delivery of therapeutic drugs. The work is published in> 500 peer-reviewed papers, with research reviews present in 24 book chapters. She has edited 4 books and has 10 patents pending (two licensed). Since July 2024, she has been on sabbatical leave at the Danube Private University (DPU), Austria, where she helps in managing the research orientation of the LiST Laboratory (LiST standing for Laboratory for Life, Sciences and Technology).