{"id":27866,"date":"2026-01-16T15:04:37","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T14:04:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sano.science\/?p=27866"},"modified":"2026-01-16T15:04:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T14:04:37","slug":"luca-gherardini-defends-phd-thesis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sano.science\/luca-gherardini-defends-phd-thesis\/","title":{"rendered":"Luca Gherardini Defends PhD Thesis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading eplus-wrapper\" id=\"h-we-re-thrilled-to-share-that-our-colleague-luca-gherardini-has-successfully-defended-his-phd-at-queen-s-university-belfast\">We\u2019re thrilled to share that our colleague <a href=\"https:\/\/sano.science\/people\/luca-gherardini\/\">Luca Gherardini<\/a> has successfully defended his PhD at Queen\u2019s University Belfast!<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer eplus-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">Luca \u2014 massive congratulations on reaching this important milestone. 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