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Dr. Oliviero Gobbo

Assistant Professor (Pharmacy)
      
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Dr. Oliviero Gobbo

Assistant Professor (Pharmacy)

 Oliviero.Gobbo@tcd.ie

 


Dr Oliviero Gobbo is a pharmaceutical scientist at Trinity College Dublin, where he also completed his PhD. He has over 25 years of experience in academic research, as well as experience in the pharmaceutical industry, where he was involved in the development of novel therapeutics for traumatic brain injury (TBI) and eating disorders. This combination of academic and industry experience provides him with a strong translational perspective on drug discovery, development and delivery. His research focuses on nanomedicine and innovative drug delivery approaches, with particular interests in brain and lung cancer, neuropharmacology, obesity and the development of therapies for challenging diseases. His work integrates pharmaceutical sciences, nanotechnology, pharmacology, imaging and preclinical research, using models including rodents and zebrafish to investigate disease mechanisms, drug efficacy, safety and delivery. In 2023-2024, Dr Gobbo was a Visiting Academic at NYU Abu Dhabi, where he contributed to research and international academic collaboration. Since January 2026, Dr Gobbo has served as Director of Equality, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion within the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, supporting the development of an inclusive and equitable environment for staff and students. Dr Gobbo is also committed to advancing neuro-oncology in Ireland. He co-founded the Irish Neuro-Oncology Society (INOS) and currently serves as its President, promoting collaboration, education and advocacy across the Irish neuro-oncology community.
  Anticancer Drug Design   CANCER   Cancer drug discovery   Drug Delivery Systems   Drug discovery   Drug discovery, profiling, targeting   Imaging Techniques   In vitro testing, trial methods   Nanomedicine   nanotoxicology   Neuroimaging   Neuropharmacology   PHARMACOLOGY   Pharmacy   pulmonary drug delivery
Project Title
 Zebrafish Research Programme and Facility Development
From
2025
To
Summary
This project will establish a dedicated zebrafish research facility within Trinity College Dublin"s School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, creating a shared research infrastructure to support interdisciplinary biomedical and pharmaceutical research. The facility will provide researchers with access to a versatile and cost-effective vertebrate model that offers significant advantages for investigating human health and disease. Zebrafish are increasingly important in biomedical research because of their genetic similarity to humans, rapid development, external fertilisation, optical transparency and high genetic tractability. Their transparent embryos allow developmental processes to be observed in real time, providing an exceptional model for studying embryogenesis, organogenesis, tissue regeneration and other fundamental biological processes. Advances in genome-editing technologies further enable precise investigation of gene function and molecular pathways relevant to human disease.
Funding Agency
Research Boost Programme 2024, TCD- HEA
Programme
Strategic Research Equipment
Project Type
New Research Facility Development

Details Date
I co-founded the Irish Neuro-Oncology Society (INOS) in February 2025, creating a platform for clinicians, researchers, trainees, charities and allied healthcare professionals. I currently serve as President, supporting its strategic development and promoting national collaboration across disciplines.
Member of Animal Welfare Body, TCD, since 2025
Member of the Animal Research Ethics Committee (AREC), TCD, 2016-2025
Member of COST Action CA23132, Magnetic Particle Imaging for Next-Generation Theranostics and Medical Research (NexMPI). 2024-2028
Member of the COST action CA22103 · A Comprehensive Network Against Brain Cancer- 2023-2027
Member of the 2D-BioPAD Scientific and Industrial Advisory Board, a project funded by the European Union under Grant Agreement No. 101120706. The project, 2D-BioPAD, Supple Graphene Bio-Platform for Point-of-Care Early Detection and Monitoring of Alzheimer s Disease, focuses on developing innovative graphene-based biosensing technologies for the early detection and monitoring of Alzheimer s disease. 2023-2027
Irish Representative, Management Committee of COST Action CA171404, Cancer Nanomedicine-from the bench to the bedside (NANO2CLINIC). 2018-2022
I have been a member of the Editorial Board of the journal Nanomaterials since 2021, contributing to the peer review and development of research in the field.
Irish Representative, Management Committee of COST Action TD 1402, Multifunctional Nanoparticles for Magnetic Hyperthermia and Indirect Radiation Therapy. Vice-leader of WG5. 2014-2018
Member of the Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) committee, TCD. 2007-2010
Language Skill Reading Skill Writing Skill Speaking
English Fluent Fluent Fluent
French Fluent Fluent Fluent
Italian Fluent Fluent Fluent
Details Date From Date To
Irish Neuro Oncology Society 2025
European Technology Platform Nanomedicine 2016
International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 2006
Federation of European Neuroscience Societies 2000
Selo M.A., Gobbo O.L., Obaidi I., O'Connor C., Fayne D., Armstrong M.E., Donnelly S.C., Bridging Inflammation and Oncology: The Role and Therapeutic Potential of Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor in Lung Cancer, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 27, (6), 2026, Review, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text  DOI
Mundzic M., Ultimo A., Mladenovic M., Pavlovic A., Gobbo O.L., Ruiz-Hernandez E., Santos-Martinez M.J., Knezevic N.Z., Chlorotoxin-functionalized mesoporous silica nanoparticles for pH-responsive paclitaxel delivery to Glioblastoma multiforme, Heliyon, 11, (1), 2025, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Anna Laurenzana, Martin Albino, Giorgia Papini, Cecilia Anceschi, Elena Balica, Alessio Gabbani, Claudia Innocenti, Francesca Scavone, Francesca Margheri, Lisa Giovanelli, Danièle Bani, Oliviero L. Gobbo, Mario Del Rosso, Claudio Sangregorio, Magneto-Mechanical Nanotherapy for Adiposopathy: Targeting Lipid Metabolism and Inflammation, 2025, Preprint, PUBLISHED  DOI
Abughalia A., Flynn M., Clarke P.F.A., Fayne D., Gobbo O.L., The Use of Computational Approaches to Design Nanodelivery Systems, Nanomaterials, 15, (17), 2025, Review, PUBLISHED  DOI
Alanazi A., Craven A., Spirou S.V., Santos-Martinez M.J., Medina C., Gobbo O.L., Nanomedicine as a Promising Treatment Approach for Obesity, Journal of Nanotheranostics, 6, (3), 2025, Review, PUBLISHED  DOI
Mundzic M., Lazovic J., Mladenovic M., Pavlovic A., Ultimo A., Gobbo O.L., Ruiz-Hernandez E., Santos-Martinez M.J., Knezevic N.Z., MRI-based sensing of pH-responsive content release from mesoporous silica nanoparticles, Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, 111, (1), 2024, p95 - 105, p95-105 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Alanezi, S.T. and Almutairi, W.M. and Cronin, M. and Gobbo, O. and O'Mara, S.M. and Sheppard, D. and O'Connor, W.T. and Gilchrist, M.D. and Kleefeld, C. and Colgan, N., Whole-brain traumatic controlled cortical impact to the left frontal lobe: Magnetic resonance image-based texture analysis, Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology, 83, (2), 2024, p94-106 , Notes: [cited By 0], Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Gobbo O.L., Tackling obesity from a nanomedicine perspective, Review of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacokinetics, International Edition, 38, 2024, p15 - 17, p15-17 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Hannon, G. and Bogdanska, A. and Keogh, A. and Finn, S.P. and Gobbo, O.L. and Prina-Mello, A., Biodistribution and histological analysis of iron oxide-dextran nanoparticles in wistar rats, Nanotoxicology, 17, (8-9), 2023, p562-580 , Notes: [cited By 0], Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
LCS Erthal, Y Shi, KJ Sweeney, OL Gobbo, E Ruiz-Hernandez, Nanocomposite formulation for a sustained release of free drug and drug-loaded responsive nanoparticles: an approach for a local therapy of glioblastoma multiforme, Scientific Reports, 13, (1), 2023, p5094-, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
  

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Almudena Moreno-Borrallo, Friedrich Wetterling, Binh T. Mai, Eduardo Ruiz-Hernandez and Oliviero Gobbo, Preclinical evaluation of a pH-responsive nanocomposite in a refined GL261 Glioblastoma resection model, INOS meeting 2026, 2026, Oral Presentation, PRESENTED
Ritajaa Manna, Friedrich Wetterling, Maria Jose Santos-Martinez, and Oliviero L. Gobbo, A NEW MAGNETO-MECHANICAL APPARATUS FOR THE TREATMENT OF GLIOBLASTOMA, INOS meeting 2026, 2026, Poster, PRESENTED
Abeer Alanazi, Maria Santos-Martinez, Carlos Medina, Oliviero Gobbo, Magneto-Mechanical Stress Enhances Nanoparticle-Induced Cytotoxicity in Adipocytes, All-Ireland Schools of Pharmacy Conference, 2026, Poster, PRESENTED
Almudena Moreno-Borrallo, Binh T. Mai, Eduardo Ruiz-Hernandez, Friedrich Wetterling, Oliviero Gobbo, Preclinical evaluation of a pH-responsive nanocomposite in a refined GL261 Glioblastoma resection model, European Association of Neuro-Oncology (EANO) 2026, 2026, Poster, PRESENTED
S. Silva Saucedo and O. Gobbo, Magneto-Mechanical Treatment of Glioblastoma Cells Using Iron Oxide Nanoparticles, INOS meeting 2025, 2025, Poster, PRESENTED
Emke Bootsma, Almudena Moreno-Borrello, Eduardo Ruiz-HernandezOliviero Gobbo, Immunology Matters: Advancing GBM Models in Immunocompetent Mice, INOS meeting 2025, 2025, Poster, PRESENTED
Abeer Alanazi, Maria Santos-Martinez, Carlos Medina , Oliviero Gobbo, The Use of Magnetic Nanoparticles and Mechanical Stress to Treat Obesity, British Pharmacological Society Annual Conference, 2025, Poster, PRESENTED
Almudena Moreno-Borrallo, Binh T. Mai, Eduardo Ruiz-Hernandez and Oliviero Gobbo, Stimuli-responsive biomaterials for Glioblastoma treatment, All Ireland Schools of Pharmacy Conference, 2025, Poster, PUBLISHED
Abeer Alanazi, Maria Santos-Martinez , Carlos Medina , Oliviero Gobbo, The use of magnetic nanoparticles and mechanical stress to treat obesity: effect on macrophages, All Ireland Schools of Pharmacy conference, 2024, Poster, PUBLISHED
Anna Bogdanska, Oliviero GobboA and Adriele Prina-Mello, 3D histology volumes; an innovative tool for assessment of biodistribution and aggregation of SPIONs in vivo, NanoTech Poland meeting, 2021, Oral Presentation, PUBLISHED

  


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Award Date
Trinity Boost Funding Programme 2021
European Cooperation in Science and Technology Actions (COST actions): Short Term Scientific Mission Award dedicated to group leaders 2019
The Dean's Research Initiatives Fund Award (PI), Faculty of Health Sciences, TCD 2017
Innovation Bursary for post-doctoral researchers 2010