Dr. Beatriz Pelaz, director of the BNT Lab, ERC grantee (Starting grant 2020), and Principal Researcher at the CiQUS. Short CV: graduated in Chemistry from University of Valladolid (2005) and Biochemistry from University of Zaragoza (UZ, 2011); master degree in experimental organometallic chemistry of the University of Valladolid (2006); PhD studies @de la Fuente´s lab @INA(UZ) (2007-2012); postdoctoral researcher (2012-2013) & Humboldt Fellow (2014-2015) @Parak´s lab (Philipps-University of Marburg). In 2016 I moved to the CiQUS@USC with a JIN/RETOS-project; later, I was awarded with a Ramon y Cajal contract (2017 call). You can see my full list of publications here, and metrics in Google Scholar.
Dr. Pablo del Pino, director of the BNT Lab, and Principal Researcher at the CIQUS. Short CV: licenciado in Physics from University of Sevilla (2002); PhD studies @Molecular Biophysics @Technische Universität München (2003-07; Director: Prof. Dr. Fritz G. Parak, †2020); postdoc @Parak´s lab (CeNS@LMU, 2007-09); postdoc @de la Fuente´s lab @INA @UZ (2009-2012); ARAID researcher @INA @UZ (2013); research associate @Parak´s lab @CIC biomaGUNE (2013-2015); Ramon y Cajal contract (2016-2021, USC). Since 2021, I am Associate Professor of the USC (Dept. of Particle Physics, Condensed Matter). See my list of publications here, and metrics in Google Scholar. Since 2016, I am also Associate Editor of Journal of Nanobiotechnology.
Dr. Ester Polo (since 2017), Ramón y Cajal Fellow, and research associate. Short CV: degree in Biochemistry (2006) and M.Sc. in Molecular and Cellular Biology (2008) from the University of Zaragoza; PhD from Zaragoza University (INA, Spain, 2013); postdoctoral researcher at the CBNI (Dawson´s group, Center for BioNano Interactions, University College Dublin); research fellow of the CiQUS international postdoctoral program (2017-2018). I was awarded with a Juan de la Cierva -Incorporación contract (Chemistry panel, 2016 call) and a RyC contract (Chemistry panel, 2019 call). You can see my list of publications here, and metrics in Google Scholar.
Dr. María F. Navarro Poupard (Mafer) (since 2016), Lab manager/Research Associate; PhD 2021 (Supervisors: P. Taboada & P. del Pino). She works in “smart” delivery nanocomposites. See my publications and metrics in Google Scholar.
Dr. Manuel Rodríguez (since 2021), Research Associate, SWIMMOT project. He works in synthesis & functionalization of magnetic nanomaterials; and their application in living model systems.
Dr. Giulia Zampini (since 2021), Research Associate, REAP project. She works in synthesis & functionalization of bioimaging nanoprobes; and their application in living model systems.
Dr. José Manuel Ageitos (since 2021), Research Associate, SPACING project. He works in synthesis & functionalization of precision nanomaterials; and their application in living model systems.
Dr. André Pérez Potti (since 2021), Research Associate, SPACING project. He works in biological systems and immunology.
Aitor Álvarez (since 2018),
FPU PhD student (supervisors: Pablo del Pino & Pablo Taboada). He works in synthesis and characterization of hybrid nanosystems. See my publications and metrics in Google Scholar.
Enrica Soprano (since 2018),
Research Associate, PhD 2022 (supervisors: Beatriz Pelaz & Ester Polo). She works in nanobiomimetic systems. See my publications and metrics in Google Scholar.
Martina Migliavacca (since 2019),
PhD student (supervisors: Ester Polo & Silvia Barbosa). She works in nanobiomimetic systems. See my publications and metrics in Google Scholar.
Marta Pérez Maseda (since 2019),
FPU PhD student (supervisors: Beatriz Pelaz & Silvia Barbosa). She works in synthesis and characterization of nanoparticles.
Manuela Cedrún Morales (since 2019),
FPU PhD student (supervisors: Pablo del Pino & Pablo Taboada). She works in plasmonic nanoMOFs.
Antía Fernández Iglesias (since 2020),
PhD student student (supervisors: Pablo del Pino & Beatriz Pelaz). She works in cellsomes and their interaction with 3D tissue models.
Manuel Ceballos (since 2020)
ITN-MSCA Fellow (supervisors: Pablo del Pino & Thomas Devic). He works in nanoplasmonics in the framework of the project HeatNMof.
Samuel Funes Hernando (since 2020),
Master student (supervisors: Pablo del Pino & Beatriz Pelaz). He works in nanoMOFs.
Elvira García Morales (since 2020),
Master student (supervisors: Ester Polo and Pablo del Pino). She works in cellsomes.
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Chloé Bazile (visiting student, 2021), Sara Díaz Rodríguez (TFG, 2020/21), Lucía C. Tasende (TFG, 2020/21), Verónica Feteira Montero (TFG, 2020/21), Tania Prieto (TFM CiQUS, 2019/20); Dr. Carolina Carrillo-Carrión (MSCA-EF, 2018/20); Samuel Albo Cabaleiro (TFG, 2020), Sandra Baulde Álvarez (TFG, 2020); Magdalena S. Castro Isdahl-Troye (TFG, 2020); Javier Fernández Vega (TFM, 2019); Laura Sobral Rey (TFM, 2018); plus several visiting (short stays, > 3 months) researchers.
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