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 Biography

Wound healing and drug skin penetration researcher.

Washington H. Sanchez graduated from Monash University in 1998 (BAppSci Chem), Queensland University of Technology (MApp Sci Chem 2001, PhD 2006).

He spent the first three years after his graduation in industry as a manager for a multinational science solutions company.He has also performed various consulting roles in industry where his analytical skills were sought predominantly in the polymer science area.

He joined the University of Queensland where he is currently one of the senior research officers for the Therapeutic Research Unit under Professor Michael Roberts.

Currently he holds an Emeritus researcher position at the Queensland University of Technology, with Professor Graeme George, Director of CRC for Polymers node.

His expertise includes:

  • Polymer chemistry
  • Electron microscopy
  • Mass spectrometry
  • Vibrational spectroscopy
His research interests are:
  • Polymer chemistry in scar remediation
  • Nanoparticles drug delivery
  • Wound healing

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