Cristina Sánchez Carrizo

Cristina Sánchez Carrizo studied her Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain). In 2021, she obtained her MSc degree in Applied Chemistry with a specialization in Computational and Materials Chemistry at the same university. She carried out her Master’s project at IMDEA Nanociencia under the supervision of Dr. Sebastián Thompson, working on the synthesis of nanocomplexes capable of simultaneously generating and measuring heat for potential cancer treatment applications.

She later joined the same group as a research assistant for two years, further developing her research experience in nanothermometry and bio-nanotechnology. Currently, she is pursuing her PhD at IMDEA Nanociencia within the Applied Chemistry program of Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, also under the supervision of Dr. Sebastián Thompson. Her research focuses on developing extracellular nanothermometers using clinically approved dyes and serum proteins to enable non-invasive tumor temperature imaging and improve photothermal therapies.