Email:
sandramjusu@gmail.com and smjusu@wpi.edu
OFFICE LOCATION:
Soboyejo Lab 3205,Gateway Park, WPI
About me:
Ms. Jusu is a motivated and detail-oriented material scientist that currently focuses on breast cancer research. She is enthusiastic about developing drug delivery systems that will enhance the health and wellbeing of women.
Education:
- 2018-Present African University of Science and Technology (AUST), Abuja, Nigeria PhD Materials Science and Engineering
- 2016-2017 African University of Science and Technology (AUST), Abuja, Nigeria. MSc Materials Science and Engineering, Cumulative
- 2011-2016 Modibbo Adama University of Technology (MAUTECH), Yola, Nigeria. Bachelor of Technology (Hons) Biotechnology,
Research:
Developing targeted drug delivery systems for the treatment of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC).
RECENT PAPERS/SCHOLARLY WORK:
2020 J.D. Obayemi, S.M. Jusu, A.A. Salifu, et al., Degradable porous drug-loaded polymer scaffolds for localized cancer drug delivery and breast cell/ tissue growth, Materials Science & Engineering C (2020), https://doi.org/10.1016/ j.msec.2020.110794
2020 Obayemi, J.D., Salifu, A.A., Eluu, S.C. V. O. Uzonwanne, S. M. Jusu, C. C. Nwazojie, C. E. Onyekanne, O. Ojelabi, L. Payne, C. M. Moore, J. A. King & W. O. Soboyejo. LHRH-Conjugated Drugs as Targeted Therapeutic Agents for the Specific Targeting and Localized Treatment of Triple Negative Breast Cancer. Sci Rep 10, 8212 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-64979-1
2020 Jusu, S.M, Obayemi, J.D., Salifu, A.A. et al. Drug-encapsulated blend of PLGA-PEG microspheres:in vitro and in vivo study of the effects of localized/targeted drug delivery on the treatment of triple-negative breast cancer. Scientific Reports10, 14188(2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-71129-0