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Email

christina.cortez@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Melbourne Senior Research Fellow
Department of Chemical Engineering
Education
PhD
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree
University of Melbourne
ORCID

0000-0001-5341-175X

Dr Christina Cortez-Jugo

Melbourne Senior Research Fellow
Department of Chemical Engineering

78 Scholarly works
22 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Targeting rapidly cycling receptors CD2 and CD7 increases nanoparticle delivery to primary CD4 T cells.
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-74981-2
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Deployable 3D-Printed Vascular Stent with Surface-Catalysed Endogenous Nitric Oxide Generation
    DOI: 10.1002/adma.202520199
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Elucidating Interactions that Govern DNA Incorporation into Metal–Phenolic Networks
    DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.6c01301
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Targeted Coacervates Enabled by Polyphenol–Peptide Networks for Therapeutic Delivery
    DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6c06722
  • 2022

    Research grants (other domestic)

    mRNA-based Antiviral Therapeutics for SARS-CoV-2 Using Cas13
  • 2022

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    mRNA-based Antiviral Therapeutics for SARS-CoV-2 Using Cas13
  • 2020

    Research Grant

    Live Cell Super Resolution Imaging Facility
Christina Cortez-Jugo

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2025

    Conference Proceedings

    Targeted lipid nanoparticle delivery of short interfering RNA to treat preeclampsia
    DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2025.08.011
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Amplifying the Immune Activity of Metal Ions through Metal-Phenolic Complexation
    DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.5c01842
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Ultrasound-Driven Coassembly of Anticancer Drugs into Carrier-Free Particles
    DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.5c01284
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Antimicrobial Phenolic Materials: From Assembly to Function
    DOI: 10.1002/ange.202423654
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Antimicrobial Phenolic Materials: From Assembly to Function
    DOI: 10.1002/anie.202423654
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Polyphenol-Mediated Antibody Functionalization of Titanium Peroxide Nanoparticles for Cancer Cell Targeting
    DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.5c01645

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2026

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Developing Nanoparticle Therapies for Acute Myeloid Leukemia
  • 2026

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Quartz Crystal Microbalance (QSense Omni)

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