Alumni
Carles Roque Greoles
Master’s thesis project
Carles is currently studying for a BSc in Physics at the University of Barcelona (UB). During his studies, he developed a passion for medical physics and image processing so he put his sight on MIPMED at IBEC to keep learning about this area of research.
He joined the team in March 2024 to carry out his curricular internship, which is focused on the design and development of RF pulses for RMN, familiarization with the applications of d-DNP hyperpolarization technique and MR in biochemistry. Moreover, Carles is learning the basics of MRI, spatial encoding, and pulse sequences.
Laura Aguiar
Master’s thesis project
Laura participated in a dual degree exchange program at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (2022) in the field of Biomedical Engineering. She began her studies in her home country of Colombia as part of a joint program between the Escuela Colombiana de Ingeniería Julio Garavito and the Universidad El Rosario (2019), in the same field.
During her studies, she was a part of the RehaTEK research group where she worked on the design projection of innovative and low-cost assistive technologies, seeking to respond to the social demands and participation of People with Disabilities (PwD). She also worked experimentally with Misty Robots as part of this initiative, initiating programming tests on Misty II. Additionally, she has experience in programming with different software such as Matlab, Python, and Colab.
Chiara Bernardi
Master’s thesis project
Chiara is currently studying Biomedical Engineering at Polytechnic of Turin (PoliTo). She began her studies in Bari, a city in the south of Italy, where she was born. After the bachelor’s degree (2021) she decided to move to Turin, to continue her studies.
During her studies, she developed a passion in biomedical signal and image processing. During a digital pathology laboratory, she developed a segmentation algorithm used for the identification of individual cell within hostological images from colon section. Additionally, she has some programming skills with Matlab and Python.
She joined the team for her master’s thesis project, followed by David Gómez Cabeza. Under his supervision she worked on HP-MR data processing and analysis of 3D non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) developed in Organ-on-a-chip device.
Dr. James Eills
Postdoctoral Researcher
James completed his PhD in Chemistry under the supervision of Prof. Malcolm Levitt at the University of Southampton in 2019. During this time he worked on hyperpolarization techniques and microfluidic NMR. He then moved to Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz to work at the Helmholtz Institute as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow under the supervision of Prof. Dmitry Budker. James was funded by a Marie Curie ITN program to develop zero- to ultralow-field NMR techniques; a unique type of NMR experiment that does not use magnets.
Having joined the MIPMED team at IBEC, James brought expertise in hyperpolarized NMR methods and NMR-based microfluidics to develop noninvasive metabolic imaging in organ-on-a-chip devices.
Nolba Miró Colmenarez
Lab Technician
Nolba holds Master’s in Clinical Trials and a master’s degree in Museums: communication and information. Biologist by vocation. Experience in Scientific research, regulatory procedures, project execution, financing and administrative management. Teamwork and individually. Motivated, creative, cheerful. Leadership, proactive and conciliatory. Excellent abilities in organizing meetings, seminars, and courses for children, communities, and professionals.
In 2023 she joined MIPMED to work on laboratory SOPs and help with organizational matters.
Theo Chaloyard
Internship
Théo is a French student doing an engineering degree in healthcare technology at EPISEN, a work-study program with Malakoff Humanis, France’s leading mutual insurance company. As part of his studies, he had to do an international internship.
During his studies, Théo acquired various programming skills such as Python and matlab. This enabled him to help James Eills and Adriana Gonzalez.
Valentina Schastlivaia
Internship
Valentina earned her MSc of Engineering in MedTech and Functional Imaging under the supervision of Prof. Markus Diemling at the University of Applied Sciences in Wiener Neustadt (Austria) in 2020. With a BSc in Mathematics and commercial experience in applying machine learning to medical problems, she brings expertise in statistics, data analysis, and deep learning for the development of non-invasive metabolomic biomarkers for human pathologies utilizing NMR and MRS imaging modalities.
Pablo Cornet Navarro
BSc student – Internship
Pablo is currently studying a CFGS of the Clinical and Biomedical Laboratory at Jesuïtes El Clot. He joined the team in September 2022 in order to carry out his internship where he helped develop the different projects underway at Mipmed.
Pablo finished his stay in March 2023.
Maria Carretero
BSc Student – BSc thesis project
Maria studied a BSc in Chemistry at University of Barcelona (UB). She joined the team in February 2022 to carry out her curricular internships where she helped to develop a platform to carry out parahydrogen polarization (PHIP), she was also aid in the adaptation of biological systems for NMR applications in a desktop spectrometer. After her internship, Maria continued her project to develop her BSc thesis on the optimization and adaptation of PHIP reactions to biomedical applications.
Alejandro Portela
Postdoctoral researcher
Alejandro is a biomedical research engineer with experience in the design and development of complex medical devices. He has mastered nano and micro-fabrication techniques for the development of biosensors, and has experience in optical spectroscopy and optical setup designs. He has acquired skills in biological procedures for cell manipulation and surface biofunctionalization, and has designed in-vitro diagnostic devices (IVD) for quantification of genetic and protein biomarkers. He has also developed microfluidic chips for various applications, including designs for organ-on-a-chip employed in NMR and MRI applications.
Jose Yeste
Postdoctoral researcher
Jose obtained his BSc degree in Electronic Engineering at Polytechnic University of Catalonia in 2006. He then started an industry career in the medical sector where he was involved in the design of multiple medical products as a part of a R&D team. In 2011, he transitioned from industry to academia and joined the group of Dr. Rosa Villa at Institute of Microelectronics of Barcelona as a research assistant. He received his MSc degree in Micro and Nanoelectronic Engineering in 2012 and his PhD in Electrical and Telecommunication Engineering in 2018 at Autonomous University of Barcelona. He joined the team in 2020 to work on the European BLOC project. His research focuses on the development of organ-on-a-chip technologies, and he has accumulated skills in nano- and micro-technologies, fabrication of microphysiological systems, and microfluidics. He is particularly experienced in microfabrication.
Òscar Solé
BSc student – BSc thesis project
Oscar studied Pharmacy at the IQS School of Engineering and the Health Sciences School Blanquerna (Ramoón Llull University). In 2020 he joined our team to work on his BSc thesis and learn about biomaterials used for 3D cell cultures.
Alba Riba
BSc student – BSc thesis project
Alba studied BSc Nanocience and Nanotechnology in Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona (UAB). In 2021 she joined the team to work on her thesis and learn about tissue engineering techniques used for 3D cell cultures.
Andrea Erazo
BSc student – Internship
Andrea is currently studying a BSc in Biomedical Engineering at Universitat Roviri i Virgili (URV). She joined the team in 2021 for a summer internship to learn about untargeted metabolomic NMR data analysis and the field of biomaterials.
Aleix Nieto
BSc student – Internship
Aleix is currently a BSc Mathematics student at the University of Barcelona (UB) with a specialization in Statistics. He joined MIPMED in October 2021 to complete his practicum hours while working on NMR data acquisition, processing, and interpretation; and to learn about NMR techniques and biosystems for metabolic studies.
Farris Ellington
Laboratory Technician
Farris holds a BSc in Biology (Georgian Court University, 2018) and a MSc in Biotechnology (College of Staten Island, 2020). After spending two years at the University of Pennsylvania in Dr. Carl June’s laboratory studying CAR T-cell therapy she has joined the MIPMED team in 2022 as a Laboratory Technician. With her background, she assisted in the biological models used to study metabolomic pathologies through non-invasive metabolomic imaging techniques.