Vusala Ibrahimova

Vusala Ibrahimova is a skilled research scientist with significant experience in lipid design, formulation development, and LNP platform development, currently serving as Research Scientist 2 at CureVac since November 2022. Prior roles include Research Scientist focused on downstream processes for mRNA LNP manufacturing, and Formulation Scientist at Cristal Therapeutics specializing in siRNA and polymer nanoparticle formulations. Vusala's academic background includes postdoctoral research at Université de Bordeaux working on temperature-responsive polypeptide nanocarriers, as well as dual PhDs in Organic and Polymer Chemistry from Université catholique de Louvain and Université de Bordeaux. Vusala holds Master’s degrees in Materials Science and Nanotechnology and Chemistry from Bilkent University, and a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from Baku State University.