Dr Marasini graduated with a PhD from the University of Queensland. He has a research interest in the development of drug and vaccine delivery platforms against pulmonary infectious diseases using novel nano/microtechnological approaches. His expertise includes synthetic chemistry (drugs, lipids, peptides and polymers), formulation and analysis of pharmaceutical compounds, in vitro biochemical analysis and in vivo animal studies. He maintains active research collaboration within academia, activities in scientific societies and serves as an expert reviewer or editor in more than 20 scientific journals.