Melanie Lena Ebert
PhD Candidate
Department of Pharmaceutical Technology
Institute of Pharmacy
University of Innsbruck
About
Melanie Ebert is a PhD candidate of the Bernkop-Schnürch research Group focusing on advanced drug formulation and delivery systems.
Her research explores peptide stabilization, self-emulsifying drug delivery systems (SEDDS), and supramolecular complexes such as cyclodextrins with polyanions.
A particular emphasis lies on strategies to improve solubility, stability, and gastrointestinal absorption of challenging therapeutic peptides.
Her work also involves the use of reverse micelles to encapsulate peptides, enzymes, and other biomolecules, enabling their protection and transport through biological barriers.
This approach has already demonstrated promising results in in vivo studies, highlighting its potential for translational applications.
Publications
Eczacioglu, N., Postina, A., Ebert, ML., Laffleur, F., Kali, G., Seybold, A., Bernkop-Schnürch, A. Self-emulsifying drug delivery systems: A comparison of dry and wet reverse micelles
Schmidt, MR., Ebert, ML., Kiechle, MA., Zöller, K., Laffleuer, F., Bernkop-Schnürch, A., Self-Emulsifying delivery systems for oral administration of exenatide: Hydrophobic ion pairs vs. Dry reverse micelles
Truszkowska, M., Ebert, ML., Afzal, KB., Györgyi, V., Bernkop-Schnürch, A., Peptide Drug Delivery: Permeation Behaviour and Intracellular Fate of Hydrophobic Ion Pairs in Self-Emulsifying Drug Delivery Systems