Dr. K. (Kristina) Djanashvili

Biography

• 2011-present
  Assistant professor, Biocatalysis and Organic Chemistry group, Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Delft University of Technology
• 2009
  PhD in chemistry (Cum Laude),  Delft University of Technology, (Prof. I.W.C.E. Arends and dr. J.A. Peters)
• 2005-present
  Head of the NMR facility, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Delft University of Technology
• 2001-2005
  NMR researcher, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Delft University of Technology
• 2001
  BSc University of Applied Sciences, Rotterdam, Netherlands, Organic Chemistry
• 1987-1992
  MSc Georgian State Pedagogic University (Tbilisi), Chemistry/Biology

Research interests

• Organic synthesis, coordination chemistry and NMR methods
• Molecular imaging and medicinal chemistry
• Development and novel use of (nano)probes for imaging and therapy

Teaching activities

• BSc/MSc programmes: analytical basic techniques (AB), various NMR courses
• HOVO (Hoger Onderwijs voor Ouderen) - Imaging Techniques, MRI and Contrast Agents
• Coordination of BSc/MSc projects and KNAW Academic Assistants programme
• (Co)Supervision of 3 PhD students

Key publications

• Djanashvili, K., ten Hagen T.L.M., Blangé, R. Schipper, D., Peters, J.A., Koning, G.A. Development of a liposomal delivery system for temperature-triggered release of a tumor targeting agent, Ln(III)-DOTA-phenylboronate (2011) Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, pp. 1123-1130.
  dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bmc.2010.06.036
• Geraldes, C.F.G.C., Djanashvili, K., Peters, J.A. (2010) Glycoconjugate probes and targets for molecular imaging using MRI. Future Medicinal Chemistry, 2 (3), 409-425.
  dx.doi.org/10.4155/FMC.09.157
• Djanashvili, K., Platas-Iglesias, C., Peters J.A. (2008) The structure of the lanthanide aquo ions in solution as studied by ¹⁷O NMR spectroscopy and DFT calculations. Dalton Transactions, pp. 602-607.
  dx.doi.org/10.1039/b714801a
• Djanashvili, K., Koning, G.A., van der Meer, A.J.G.M., Wolterbeek, H.T., Peters, J.A. (2007) Phenylboronate ¹⁶⁰Tb complexes for molecular recognition of glycoproteins expressed on tumor cells. Contrast Media & Molecular Imaging, 2, pp. 35-41.
  dx.doi.org/10.1002/cmmi.123
• Mato-Iglesias, M., Platas-Iglesias, C., Djanashvili, K., Peters, J.A., Tóth, É.,  Balogh, E., Muller, R.N., Vander Elst, L, de Blas, A., Rodríguez-Blas, T. (2005) The highest water exchange rate ever measured for a Gd(III) chelate. Chemical Communications, pp. 4729-4731.
  dx.doi.org/10.1039/b508180g

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