Professor of Bio-nano Engineering at the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology. (University of Cambridge, UK)

Prof. Fruk studied chemistry at the University of Zagreb, obtained PhD in bio-spectroscopy from University of Strathclyde, Glasgow (2000-2004), and worked on DNA structuring and enzyme reconstitution as a Humboldt and Marie Curie fellow at the University of Dortmund, Germany (2004-2008). Prior to joining Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology in 2016, she led a research group at Centre for Functional Nanostructures at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Germany, 2009-2014).

Her research encompasses the design and development of nanoscale materials and devices for biomedical applications, including targeted drug delivery to solid tumors and detection of chemotherapy-induced aged cells. She also made significant contributions to development of hybrid bio-nano materials and their application in photocatalysis and sustainable manufacturing.

Prof. Fruk is an active science popularizer, art-science curator, and the co-author of the field-establishing Molecular Aesthetics book (MIT Press 2013), and the first textbook on Bionanotechnology (Cambridge University Press 2021). She is one of the co-founders of Senesys Bio - a Cambridge spinout developing therapeutic formulations for senescent cell removal.