TINA BORKE-POOCH
PhD | Polymer Chemist | Bioconjugation Expert
Blog
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5 Free tools for image creation and processing
The work of a scientist is not just about experimenting in a laboratory. We also spend a lot of time attending meetings and conferences with colleagues and other researchers. There, we present the results of our experiments and explain our hypotheses. Or we write reports of our findings for publication in scientific journals. Either way, […]
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Polymer-drug conjugates: idea and implementation
Today I want to talk about polymer-drug conjugates. What’s the idea behind such conjugates? What are the advantages and challenges? And are there any polymer-drug conjugates in clinical use? I became interested in this topic during my PhD, as I was developing a polymer carrier material for ocular use. Since my carrier should be water-soluble, […]
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Transformative businesses and my definition of success
A few weeks ago I happened to attend a workshop on transformative entrepreneurship. During the summer I had started to volunteer for the Helsinki-based not-for-profit organization The Shortcut. The Shortcut supports tech startups by bringing people with different backgrounds together. They organize a multitude of events and trainings, for example an annual series of workshops, […]
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Polymers in Ophthalmology (Part 2)
Hi and welcome back to part 2 of the series “Polymers in Ophthalmology”. This time, I’ll be talking about Lenses, Prostheses and other Medical Devices. If you missed part 1, you can find my post about Viscoelastic & Drug Delivery Formulations here.
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Polymers in Ophthalmology (Part 1)
Let’s talk about polymers in ophthalmology. It’s no secret that I’m fascinated by the various applications of polymers. I have also spent the last couple of years developing polymer-based formulations for back of the eye drug delivery for my PhD. Now, I was curious to find out where else polymer materials are used in and […]
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What a Women for Women workshop taught me about storytelling
Yesterday I attended a workshop titled “How to shine at an interview”, which was jointly organized by Women for Women workshop Finland, Women of Aalto and EITWomen. And while the interview tips were not really new to me, the format and exchange with the other participants inspired me greatly and led to an surprising insight. […]
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Call me doctor now?
Hi! Sorry for the lack of updates on this blog during the last two months. I’ve been busy finishing my PhD studies. Read on to find out how it went.
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Weekly Vision 15/2018
Hi, I want to share a few ophthalmology news that have caught my eye this week. As I’m working on ocular drug delivery systems, I’m always curious about what else is going on in the field. This week I learnt about:
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What drives you in life?
With the end of the PhD studies coming closer I believe it’s a natural step to start asking yourself, what you want to do with the rest of your life. I certainly realized that, in order to find a job that truly excites me and with all the supposed opportunities awaiting talented women scientists, I […]
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What (else) are polymers?
When they hear about polymers, most people think about plastics. Seemingly every grocery product is nowadays wrapped in a plastic foil, filled in a plastic bottle, or carried home using a plastic bag, and there is a growing awareness among consumers and government agencies of the environmental impact of plastics use.[1,2] Hence, it is understandable […]
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Why science blogging?
I have been entertaining the thought of building my own website for a very long time now. In fact, at the age of about 10 years my uncle – studying information technology at the time – gave me a 500 pages thick book about coding in HTML, which led to me building skeletons of websites, […]
TINA BORKE-POOCH
PhD | Polymer Chemist | Bioconjugation Expert